Lot 30241 – 1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, position 40, fine to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancel to 1860 printed matter lettersheet from Port Louis to DENMARK

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, position 40, fine to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancel to 1860 (Mar 9) lettersheet from Port Louis to DENMARK with printed prices current, “FORWARDED BY / SCOTT & Co. / MAURITIUS” hs at lower left, with French “Suez” cds, reverse with GPO double circle despatch, French transits, Hamburg transits and Copenhagen arrival, very fine and rare, one of only two known

Provenance: Davy, Stevens, Schindler, Vikram Chand

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995)