Lot 30187 – 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 5, very large margins all around, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue on cover to India
Lot 30187 – 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 5, very large margins all around, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue on cover to India
Lot 30187 – 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 5, very large margins all around, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue on cover to India
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
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Price realised
2’800 GBP
Estimate
1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 28 Oct 2020 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 5, very large margins all around, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d. blue, mainly huge margins with portion of neighbouring stamp at right, each tied by oval bar cancel to folded cover from Port Louis to Calcutta, showing on back ‘GPO/OC7 1859/MAURITIUS’ cds and framed receiving maritime ds, probably the finest of three covers recorded exhibiting this combination with the worn impression
Provenance: Vikram Chand
Expertise: Cert. RPSL (1970)
Catalogue ref: 39, 32
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