Lot 30076 – 1854-57 Post Paid 1d. vermilion, horizontal pair, positions 10-11, on cover from Grand Savanne to Port Louis

Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 10-15) 1854-57 Post Paid 1d. vermilion, horizontal pair, positions 10-11, on cover from Grand Savanne to Port Louis
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 10-15) 1854-57 Post Paid 1d. vermilion, horizontal pair, positions 10-11, on cover from Grand Savanne to Port Louis
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 10-15) 1854-57 Post Paid 1d. vermilion, horizontal pair, positions 10-11, on cover from Grand Savanne to Port Louis
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 10-15) 1854-57 Post Paid 1d. vermilion, horizontal pair, positions 10-11, on cover from Grand Savanne to Port Louis

Lot 30076 – 1854-57 Post Paid 1d. vermilion, horizontal pair, positions 10-11, on cover from Grand Savanne to Port Louis

Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 10-15)
Price realised
2’800 GBP
Estimate
3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 28 Oct 2020 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1854-57 Post Paid 1d. vermilion, horizontal pair, positions 10-11, large margins on two sides, just touched on the other two, each stamp neatly cancelled by numeral ’12’ within circles from Grand Savanne, paying the single internal rate on mourning envelope (upper back flap lacking) to Port Louis showing octagonal ‘Grand Sav / FE23 1857’ ds, receiving crown cds alongside, some tone spots affecting the envelope, one of only two covers recorded originating from this locality

Provenance: A. J. Stevens, Schindler, Vikram Chand

Expertise: Signed A. Diena, cert. BPA (1995)

Catalogue ref: SG 10

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