Lot 20062 – 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, early impression, position 7, showing the “PENOE” for “PENCE” variety on 1851 small neat folded entire

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Lot 20062 – 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, early impression, position 7, showing the “PENOE” for “PENCE” variety on 1851 small neat folded entire
Stamp of Mauritius » <mark>1848</mark>-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9) <mark>1848</mark>-59 Post Paid 2d blue, early impression, position 7, showing the "PENOE" for "PENCE" variety on 1851 small neat folded entire

Lot 20062 – 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, early impression, position 7, showing the “PENOE” for “PENCE” variety on 1851 small neat folded entire

Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
Price realised
8’000 GBP
Estimate
8’000 – 10’000 GBP
Auction date
Tue 30 Jun 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

2d blue, position 7, showing the famous and popular “PENOE” variety for “PENCE”, touched to large uneven margins and neatly tied by circular “3” in bars and boxed ‘SOUILLAC/MY.3.1851’ ds, on 1851 small neat folded entire from Souillac to Port Louis, with MAURITIUS/GPO crowned circle and boxed ‘INLAND’ alongside, an attractive usage, apparently unique (SG £17’000 as a single off cover)

Rate: 2d inland rate. This rate was for letters from rural post towns or villages to Port Louis, not exceeding 1/2 ounce, this rate remaining in use and unchanged from the introduction of the Post Ordinance No. 8 of 1850

Provenance: Vikram Chand

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1996) and David Brandon (2007)

Catalogue ref: SG 8a
Auction
2020 Spring Auctions
Catalogue
Mauritius

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