Lot 20166 – DARDENNE / DE LA RUE COMBINATION COVER
Lot 20166 – DARDENNE / DE LA RUE COMBINATION COVER
Lot 20166 – DARDENNE / DE LA RUE COMBINATION COVER
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
Price realised
2’600 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Auction date
Tue 30 Jun 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
DARDENNE / DE LA RUE COMBINATION2d blue, cut in to good margins on one side, in combination with De La Rue 4d rose, both tied by black oval bars, on envelope from Port Louis to London, England, with manuscript “4” accountancy mark being credit to the British, showing ‘MAURITIUS/GPO’ bs, cleaned and soiled, unusual and an extremely rare usage, apparently unique
Rate: 4d inland letter rate
Provenance: Schindler, March 1996; Vikram Chand, neatly mounted on exhibition page
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995)
Catalogue ref: SG 43a+48
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