Lot 20187 – 1859-61 Britannia 6d blue, good to large margins, in combination with De La Rue 2d blue, both cancelled or tied by oval bars, on 1860 folded letter sheet
Lot 20187 – 1859-61 Britannia 6d blue, good to large margins, in combination with De La Rue 2d blue, both cancelled or tied by oval bars, on 1860 folded letter sheet
Lot 20187 – 1859-61 Britannia 6d blue, good to large margins, in combination with De La Rue 2d blue, both cancelled or tied by oval bars, on 1860 folded letter sheet
Mauritius » Later Issues
Dear collector, we present you lot 20187 which you can now add to your Mauritius » Later Issues collection. If you have any questions about our stamps or letters, please feel free to contact us here.
Price realised
4’200 GBP
Estimate
3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Auction date
Tue 30 Jun 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1859-61 Britannia 6d blue, good to large margins, in combination with De La Rue 2d blue, both cancelled or tied by oval bars, on 1860 folded letter sheet via “Par overland mail via Aden” to Calcutta (India), showing ‘GPO/MAURITIUS’ despatch and boxed ‘CALCUTTA/STEAM LETTER’ bs, a fine and very rare mixed issue franking
Provenance: Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 277)
Expertise: Cert. Peter Holcombe (1990) and BPA (1994)
Catalogue ref: SG 32
Auction
Catalogue
Additional scans and images are being uploaded on a continuous basis.
Should you require further images and are unable to find the material you need online, please do not hesitate to contact us.
For further information regarding this lot, please contact us.