Lot 20077 – 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, worn impression, position 10, neatly tied to folded entire from Mahebourg

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Lot 20077 – 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, worn impression, position 10, neatly tied to folded entire from Mahebourg
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22) 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, worn impression, position 10, neatly tied to folded entire from Mahebourg

Lot 20077 – 1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, worn impression, position 10, neatly tied to folded entire from Mahebourg

Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
Price realised
1’400 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Auction date
Tue 30 Jun 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

2d blue, position 10, good to large margins and neatly tied by circular “1” in concentric circles and boxed ‘MAHEBOURG/MR.18.1856’ ds alongside, on 1856 small neat folded entire from Mahebourg to Port Louis, with ‘MAURITIUS/GPO’ crowned circle, cover tear, a very rare usage, apparently one of only six such covers recorded

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 remained in use and unchanged from the introduction of the Post Ordinance No. 8 of 1850

Provenance: Vikram Chand

Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (2007)

Catalogue ref: SG 22
Auction
2020 Spring Auctions
Catalogue
Mauritius

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