27 Oct 2020 – 28 Oct 2020
44 lots
Lot 30210 | The Famous Kanai Dardenne cover: 1d. red, two vertical strips of four in different shades on cover to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
THE FAMOUS KANAI DARDENNE COVER1859 Dardenne 1d. red, two vertical strips of four in different shades, with just touched to large margins, all cancelled…
Estimate: 90’000 – 120’000 GBP
Lot 30211 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. red unused, fine even margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. red unused, fine even margins, slight thin at top left, very fine appearance and a rare stamp in unused condition (SG £12’000)Provenance:…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30212 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. red with good to very good margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. red used with good to very good margins, crisp black barred oval, very fine (SG £1’700)Expertise: Signed Bühler
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30213 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion with fine margins to good margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion unused with fine margins to good margins, very fine and fresh (SG £10’000)Provenance: Arnold RudgeExpertise: Cert. RPS (1992)
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 30214 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion unused, no margins, showing papermaker’s watermark
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion unused, no margins, showing papermaker’s watermark, light wrinkle, a rare stamp in unused condition, especially showing the…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30215 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion used, fine to good margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion used, fine to good margins, neat barred oval cancel, some thinning and a light crease, very fine appearance (SG £1’400)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30216 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. deep dull vermilion used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. deep dull vermilion used, very close to fine margins, neat barred oval cancel, some surface chips, fine looking example (SG £1’400)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30217 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancel to wrapper from Port Louis to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancel to 1860 wrapper from Port Louis to France, endorsed “via Suez & Marseille”…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30218 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion, two horiz. pairs tied by barred oval cancel to 1860 wrapper from Port Louis to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion, two horiz. pairs tied by barred oval cancel to 1860 wrapper from Port Louis to France, one pair just cut into and one pair…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 30219 | 1859 Dardenne 1d. group of 6 in different shades from pale vermilion to deep red, various faults
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d. group of 6 in different shades from pale vermilion to deep red, mixed margins and various faults with some repairs incl. added margins,…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30220 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. slate-blue, position 4, with good even margins, used with crisp “PAID” hs
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. slate-blue, position 4, with good even margins, used with crisp “PAID” hs, fine and scarce shade, reverse with “H.B.” handstamp (SG £1’300)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30221 | COMBINATION COVER: 1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue in combination with Britannia 1858-62 (4d) green on 1860 folded letter sheet from Port Louis
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, good to very large margins, together in combination with Britannia 1858-62 (4d) green, both cancelled or tied by oval bars…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 30222 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 5, unused with fine to very good margins, showing “feather” flaw below “TWO”
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 5, unused showing “feather” flaw below “TWO”, with fine to very good margins, thinned, very fine appearance and very rare…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30223 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 5 showing “feather” flaw below “TWO”, used with fine to good margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 5 showing “feather” flaw below “TWO”, used with fine to good margins, partial “(PENNY P)OST” framed cancel, ironed out…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30224 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 20, with good to very good margins, used with barred oval cancel
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 20, with good to very good margins, used with barred oval cancel, small and slight thin and a small crease in the margin…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30225 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 64 showing cut transfer at lower left, used with good margins, neat “PAID” circle cancel
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 64 showing cut transfer at lower left, used with good margins, neat “PAID” circle cancel, minor faults with filled thin,…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30226 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 64 showing cut transfer at lower left, used with good margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 64 showing cut transfer at lower left, used with good margins, barred oval cancel, some creasing, fine appearance of this…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30227 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 65, with good even margins, used with neat barred oval
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 65, with good even margins, used with neat barred oval, very fine (SG £950)
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30228 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 29-30, used pair
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 29-30, used pair, cut into at right otherwise fine to very large margins, “PAID” circle cancels, fine (SG £1’900+)Provenance:…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30229 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 13-14, used pair with just cut into to very large margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 13-14, used pair with just cut into to very large margins, barred oval cancels, some minor creasing, fine appearance…
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 30230 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, pos.23 & 29, vertical pair with target cancels
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, pos.23 & 29, vertical pair with target cancels, cut into at left, top stamp heavily thinned, crease at foot (SG £1’900+)Provenance:…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30231 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 60, tied to large part lettersheet from Port Louis to Flacq, with “ADVERTISED / UNCLAIMED” handstamp
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 60, just touched at right otherwise good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancels 1860 (Feb 1) large part lettersheet…
Estimate: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 30232 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 36, fine to large margins, tied by two target cancels to 1861 (Sep 14) to wrapper to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 36, fine to large margins, tied by two target cancels to 1861 (Sep 14) to wrapper to France, with “10” decimes hs and…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30233 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 3/9 used vertical pair showing litho flaws on lower stamp tied to piece
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 3/9, used vertical pair showing very prominent litho flaws on lower stamp, just touched in two places, tied by “PAID”…
Estimate: 400 – 500 GBP
Lot 30234 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 34 & 65, two singles tied to 1860 (Feb 8) wrapper from Port Louis to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 34 & 65, two singles with very close to very large margins cancelled by barred oval cancels and tied by “8” decimes hs…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30235 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, two singles with one just touched, tied by barred cancels to 1860 (May 7) cover to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, two singles, positions 73 & 75, with one just touched, tied by barred cancels to 1860 (May 7) mourning lettersheet to France, with…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30236 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 6/12 with top stamp showing “feather” flaw, vertical pair tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 wrapper from Port Louis to Réunion
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 6/12 vertical pair with top stamp showing “feather” flaw, just cut into at lower right, tied by barred oval cancels to…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30237 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d blue tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 (Feb 7) cover to India
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 57, cut into on two sides, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d blue, good to large margins, tied by barred oval cancels…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 30238 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue vertical pair and 2d. pale blue vertical pair tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 wrapper to Réunion
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 4/10 vertical pair and 2d. pale blue, positions 40/46 vertical pair, both with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 30239 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, position 49, used with large margins, barred oval cancel
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, position 49, used with large margins, barred oval cancel, thinned and vert. crease at right side, fine appearance (SG £850)
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30240 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 51-52, used pair on piece
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 51-52, used pair on piece with just clear to very large margins, “PAID” circle cancels, some minor creasing, very…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
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
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
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…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 30242 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 41-42, pair with good to huge margins, tied to 1860 (Mar 8) wrapper to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 41-42, pair with good to huge margins, tied to 1860 (Mar 8) wrapper to France by barred oval cancels, endorsed “via…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 30243 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 1-2 horizontal pair, with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 entire to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 1-2 horizontal pair, with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 (Mar 8) entire to France with…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 30244 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 28 & 13, two singles tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 (Mar 9) entire from Port Louis to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 28 & 13, two singles with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 (Mar 9) entire from Port Louis…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 30245 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue with HEAVY RETOUCH ON NECK variety
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue with HEAVY RETOUCH ON NECK variety, pos.68, possibly unused, only one full margins but not cut into too much, has been extensively…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30246 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, pos.67-68, horizontal pair showing pair showing variety minor and major retouches to neck
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, pos.67-68, horizontal pair showing pair showing variety minor retouch to neck on left stamp and major retouch to neck on right…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30247 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 69-70 with left stamp showing RETOUCHED NECK variety tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 wrapper from Port Louis to Réunion
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 69-70 with left stamp showing RETOUCHED NECK variety, just about touching at left, tied by barred oval cancels (leaving…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 30248 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, position 58 showing “feather” flaw below “TWO”, used with large to huge margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, position 58 showing “feather” flaw below “TWO”, used with large to huge margins, neat “PAID” circle cancels, also showing…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30249 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 50/56 with top stamp showing “feather” flaw, used vertical pair
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 50/56 with top stamp showing “feather” flaw below “TWO”, used vertical pair, just cut into in places, barred oval…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30250 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 35 used examples, mixed condition
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 35 used examples, mixed margins and all with various faults, showing a range of shades incl. a three-margin steel-blue, useful…
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 30251 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 12 used examples, mixed condition
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 12 used examples, mixed margins and all with various faults, showing a range of shades, useful for plate reconstructions (includes…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 30252 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 12 used examples, mixed condition
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 12 used examples, mixed margins and all with various faults, showing a range of shades, useful for plate reconstructions or…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 30253 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 12 used examples, mixed condition
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. group of 12 used examples, mixed margins and all with various faults, showing a range of shades, useful for plate reconstructions or…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP














































