Lot 20112 – 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, in combination with 1858-62 Britannia (6d) vermilion, both tied by black target cancels on 1859 entire from Port Louis

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Lot 20112 – 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, in combination with 1858-62 Britannia (6d) vermilion, both tied by black target cancels on 1859 entire from Port Louis
Stamp of Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38) 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, in combination with 1858-62 Britannia (6d) vermilion, both tied by black target cancels on 1859 entire from Port Louis
Stamp of Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38) 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, in combination with 1858-62 Britannia (6d) vermilion, both tied by black target cancels on 1859 entire from Port Louis
Stamp of Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38) 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, in combination with 1858-62 Britannia (6d) vermilion, both tied by black target cancels on 1859 entire from Port Louis
Stamp of Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38) 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, in combination with 1858-62 Britannia (6d) vermilion, both tied by black target cancels on 1859 entire from Port Louis

Lot 20112 – 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, in combination with 1858-62 Britannia (6d) vermilion, both tied by black target cancels on 1859 entire from Port Louis

Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
Price realised
4’200 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Auction date
mar. 30 juin 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

2d blue, single, position 3, touched at right to large uneven margins, in combination with 1858-62 Britannia (6d) vermilion, both tied by clear black target cancels, on 1859 folded entire from Port Louis “via Aden” to Pondicherry (French India), with Madras transit cds alongside, plus Mauritius GPO and Pondicherry bs, a wonderful colourful combination cover, apparently unique

Rate: 8d overseas letter rate

Provenance: Vikram Chand

Expertise: Cert. RPS (1983)

Auction
2020 Spring Auctions
Catalogue
Mauritius

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