Lot 20173 – 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, with usual ink flaw, tied by black oval bars cancel and manuscript “Stamped”, on 1860 miniature envelope sent locally from Black River to Mahebourg
Lot 20173 – 1859 Dardenne 2d blue, with usual ink flaw, tied by black oval bars cancel and manuscript “Stamped”, on 1860 miniature envelope sent locally from Black River to Mahebourg
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
Price realised
1’500 GBP
Estimate
1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Auction date
Tue 30 Jun 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
2d blue, with usual ink flaw, cut in to good margins on one side, tied by black oval bars cancel and manuscript “Stamped”, on 1860 miniature envelope sent locally from Black River to Mahebourg, showing framed ‘MAHEBOURG/6.MR.1860’ arrival ds alongside, plus similar ‘BLACK RIVER/3.MR.60’ despatch ds on reverse, unusual and an extremely rare usageRate: 2d inland letter rate
Provenance: Wren, 1963
Vikram Chand
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1993)
Catalogue ref: SG 44
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