30 Jun 2020 – 2 Jul 2020
2780 lots
Lot 20116 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, used pair with complete oval bars cancels, positions 3-4
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d blue, used horizontal pair with complete oval bars cancels, positions 3-4, touched to one good margins, tied on fragment by oval bars, a scarce pairProvenance:…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20117 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, used with part oval bar cancels, position 5
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d blue, used with part oval bar cancels, position 5, good to large margins, repaired, very fine appearanceProvenance: Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (ex…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20118 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, used with complete oval bar cancel, position 6
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d blue, used with complete oval bar cancel, position 6, good to large margins, thins, very fine appearanceProvenance: Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (ex…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20119 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, used with crisp large part target cancel, position 7
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d blue, used with crisp large part target cancel, position 7, huge even margins, thins, superb appearance, showpieceProvenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, September…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20120 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, used with crisp part oval bars cancel, position 8
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d blue, used with crisp part oval bars cancel, position 8, close to large margins, thins, fine appearanceProvenance: Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (ex…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20121 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE, used with array
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d blue, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE, used with array of oval bar cancels, positions 9-11, good margins all round, defects, an extremely rare used multipleProvenance:…
Estimate: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 20122 | EXTREMELY RARE DESTINATION TO DENMARK: 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, wprn impression, on cover to Denmark
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
EXTREMELY RARE DESTINATION TO DENMARK2d blue, close at bottom left to very large uneven margins, tied by black oval bars cancel, on 1859 folded letter…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 20123 | THE LARGEST KNOWN MULTIPLE OF THE 1859 LAPIROT ON COVER AND TO A RARE DESTINATION
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
THE LARGEST KNOWN MULTIPLE ON COVER AND TO A RARE DESTINATION2d blue, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF FOUR, positions 9-12, touched to small margins, all cancelled…
Estimate: 5’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 20124 | THE UNIQUE “MAURITUIS” ERROR IN PAIR: 1859 Lapirot 2d blue from the RETOUCHED PLATE with “MAURITUIS” error of spelling on the right stamp of a used pair
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Retouched Plate
THE UNIQUE “MAURITUIS” ERROR IN PAIR1859 Lapirot 2d blue from the RETOUCHED PLATE with “MAURITUIS” error of spelling on the right stamp of a used pair,…
Estimate: 60’000 – 80’000 GBP
Lot 20125 | THE UNIQUE ‘MAURITUS’ ERROR COVER: 1859 Lapirot 2d blue horizontal pair both from the RETOUCHED PLATE, position 9 showing the UNIQUE ‘MAURITUS’ for MAURITIUS error
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Retouched Plate
THE UNIQUE ‘MAURITUS’ ERROR ON COVER2d blue, HORIZONTAL PAIR, positions 9-10, both from the RETOUCHED PLATE, position 9 showing the UNIQUE ‘MAURITUS’ for…
Estimate: 60’000 – 80’000 GBP
Lot 20126 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue unused with large to huge margins, position 4
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
2d deep blue, unused with large to huge margins, from position 4 on the plate, pinhole and some faint toning, extremely rare with only five fine unused…
Estimate: 60’000 – 80’000 GBP
Lot 20127 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue unused with good to huge margins, position 5
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
2d deep blue unused with good to huge margins, from
position 5 on the plate, faint corner crease at lower right as well as a diagonal natural paper wrinkle,…
Estimate: 60’000 – 80’000 GBP
Lot 20128 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, unused with large to huge margins, position 11
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
2d deep blue, unused, just touched at left to clear margins, from position 11 on the plate, small repair at lower left, one of the rarest classic stamps…
Estimate: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 20129 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, VERTICAL PAIR, position 2/5, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
2d deep blue, VERTICAL PAIR, positions 2/5, just clear upper right to large margin on all other sides, used showing clear crisp oval bar cancels, fine…
Estimate: 7’000 – 10’000 GBP
Lot 20130 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 2, close to clear margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
2d deep blue, position 2, close to clear margins, used, good to sharp impression, fine and rare (SG £8’000)Provenance: Ferrary (sale II lot 425)
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 20131 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 4, good even margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
2d deep blue, position 4, good even margins, used, deep rich colour, repairs, very fine appearance and rare (SG £8’000)
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 20132 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 5, good to large margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
2d deep blue, position 5, good to large margins, used, deep rich colour, crease and repairs, very fine appearance and rare (SG £8’000)
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 20133 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 9, good even margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
2d deep blue, position 9, good even margins, used showing clear crisp oval bars, fine impression with deep rich colour, defects, very fine appearance and…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 20134 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 12, good even margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
2d deep blue, position 12, good even margins, used showing clear crisp circular PAID, fine impression with deep rich colour, very fine appearance and rare…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 20135 | The Finest Known Sherwin Cover – 1859 Entire letter to Bordeaux with FOUR 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
The Finest Known Sherwin Cover
1859 Entire letter to Bordeaux with FOUR 1859
Sherwin 2d deep blue, pos. 4, 11, 2, 5, tied by void ovals and red
French…
Estimate: 60’000 – 80’000 GBP
Lot 20136 | THE UNIQUE COMBINATION COVER TO A UNIQUE DESTINATION: 1859 Sherwin 2d dark blue in combination with Britannia 1858-62 (9d) dull magenta on cover to Nova Scotia
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
THE UNIQUE COMBINATION COVER TO A UNIQUE DESTINATION2d dark blue, position 6, margins clear to touching at the bottom and larger on other two sides, franked…
Estimate: 50’000 – 70’000 GBP
Lot 20137 | 1859 Dardenne 1d red, unused single without gum, clear even margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1d red, unused single without gum, clear even margins, a fine and an extremely rare unused single (SG £10’000)Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, March 1970…
Estimate: 4’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 20138 | 1859 Dardenne 1d deep red vermilion, used horizontal pair with oval bars cancel
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1d deep red vermilion, used horizontal pair with oval bars cancel, large to huge margins, showing impressions out of alignment and one with “stitch”, minor…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 20139 | 1859 Dardenne 1d red, used horizontal pair with oval bars cancel
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1d red, used horizontal pair with oval bars cancel, good to huge margins, extremely fine and a rare pair (SG £3’400+)Expertise: Signed Herbert Bloch, Cert….
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 20140 | UNIQUE COMBINATION COVER: 1859 Dardenne 1d red, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE in combination with Post Paid 1d worn impression
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
UNIQUE COMBINATION COVER1d red, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE, clear to large margins, together in combination with Post Paid 1d from the worn impression,…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 20141 | MAJOR UNUSED RARITY: 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, unused horizontal pair
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
MAJOR UNUSED RARITY1d dull vermilion, unused horizontal pair, touched to clear margins, without gum, a fine and an extremely rare unused multiple (SG £20’000+)Provenance:…
Estimate: 10’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 20142 | 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion used with good margins, void barred oval cancel
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1d dull vermilion used with good margins, void barred
oval cancel, small and slight thin, fine appearance (SG £1’400)
Estimate: 240 – 300 GBP
Lot 20143 | UNIQUE PRINTED MATTER USAGE: 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, HORIZONTAL PAIR on 1860 folded printed circular ‘Prices Current’
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
UNIQUE PRINTED MATTER USAGE1d dull vermilion, HORIZONTAL PAIR, clear to large margins, tied neat black target cancels, on 1860 folded printed circular…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 20144 | BOTH DARDENNE VALUES ON COVER: 1d dull vermilion and 2d pale blue on 1862 folded entire from Port Louis
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
COMPLETE SET ON COVER1d dull vermilion and 2d pale blue, both with clear to very large or huge margins, cancelled or tied by oval bars cancel, on 1862…
Estimate: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 20145 | 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: 15’000 – 20’000 GBP
Lot 20146 | 1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, used vertical pair tied on fragment, positions 40/46
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d slate-blue, used vertical pair tied on fragment by complete oval bars cancels, positions 40/46, good to large uneven margins, showing retouch in right…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 20147 | THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 1859 DARDENNE ISSUE: 2d blue, VERTICAL STRIP OF FOUR, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 2d DARDENNE ISSUE2d blue, VERTICAL STRIP OF FOUR, positions 6, 12, 18, 24, clear to very large uneven margins, used…
Estimate: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 20148 | PLATE FLAW RETOUCHED BELOW THE “TWO”: 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, horizontal pair with one stamp showing retouch
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
PLATE FLAW RETOUCHED BELOW THE “TWO”2d blue, horizontal pair, positions 7-8 with position 7 showing retouched below the “TWO”, good to large even margins,…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 20149 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, position 14, large even margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, position 14, large even margins, used with clear complete central oval bar cancel, light corner crease, very fineExpertise: Cert. BPA (1933)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20150 | 1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, used horizontal pair with part oval bars cancel
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d pale blue, used horizontal pair with part oval bars cancels, position 31-32, good to huge margins, a very fine pair
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 20151 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, position 31, good to very large margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, position 31, good to very large margins, used with part oval bar cancel, some light creasing, very fine appearanceExpertise: RPS (1979)
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20152 | EXTREMELY RARE USAGE WITH INDIA CANCEL: 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, horizontal pair with clear octagonal “B102” of Kedgeree, India
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
EXTREMELY RARE USAGE WITH INDIA CANCEL2d blue, horizontal pair, positions 45-46, very large margin to huge margins with portions of adjoining stamps at…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 20153 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, position 45, large to huge even margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, position 45, large to huge even margins, used with oval bar cancel, showing dramatic printing flaw bottom right, trace of thin. very fine appearanceExpertise:…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20154 | THE UNIQUE STRIP OF THREE: 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, VERTICAL STRIP OF THREE, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
THE UNIQUE STRIP OF THREE2d blue, VERTICAL STRIP OF THREE, positions 54, 60, 66, good to very large even margins, used with oval bars, usual attractive…
Estimate: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 20155 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, vertical pair, good to very large margins, used, positions 54/60
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, vertical pair, good to very large margins, positions 54/60, used with part oval bar cancel, very fine appearance and scarce in a pairProvenance:…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 20156 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, position 6, good to large margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, position 6, good to large margins, used with oval bar cancel, showing dramatic printing flaws bottom right, very fine appearance
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20157 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, position 71, good to very large margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, position 71, good to very large margins, used with clear central oval bar cancel, vertical crease, very fine appearance
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20158 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, position 10, good to very large margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, position 10, good to very large margins, used with circular PAID cancel, central thin, very fine appearance
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20159 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, position 34, good to very large margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, position 34, good to very large margins, used with circular oval bar cancel, minor creases, very fine appearance
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20160 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, position 45, good to huge margins, used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, position 45, good to huge margins, used with circular PAID cancel, minor creases, superb appearanceExpertise: Cert. BPA (2004)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20161 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, mixed lot of used (10)
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, mixed lot of used, mostly with good to large margins, some with defects and thins, a mixed assembly, all with very fine to superb appearances…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 20162 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, mixed lot of used, mostly without margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, mixed lot of used, mostly without margins, some with defects and thins, a mixed assembly (12, incl. positions 9, 55, 8, 50 (retouch below TWO),…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 20163 | FIRST DAY OF USAGE OF THE 1859 TWO PENCE DARDENNE
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
FIRST DAY OF USAGE OF THE TWO PENCE DARDENNE2d blue, horizontal pair, good to large margins, positions 41-42, cancelled or tied by superb circular PAID…
Estimate: 6’000 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 20164 | 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, horizontal pair, good to huge margins, on 1860 folded entire from Port Louis
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d blue, horizontal pair, good to huge margins and showing portions of an adjoining stamp below, positions 43-44, cancelled or tied by oval bars cancel,…
Estimate: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 20165 | RARE DESTINATION TO RUSSIA / FINLAND: 1859 Dardenne 2d intense blue on cover to Uleaborg
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
EXTREMELY RARE DESTINATION TO RUSSIA (FINLAND)2d intense blue shade, very close at bottom to very large margins, position 69, tied by superb circular ‘PAID’…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP