Lot 51467 – 1859 Lapirot 2d blue pair and Britannia 6d blue on cover to Great Britain
Lot 51467 – 1859 Lapirot 2d blue pair and Britannia 6d blue on cover to Great Britain
Lot 51467 – 1859 Lapirot 2d blue pair and Britannia 6d blue on cover to Great Britain
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue
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Price realised
6’000 GBP
Estimate
6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 16 Dec 2021 at 14:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, worn impression, vertical pair with wide margins all around, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d blue, full to ample margins, tied or cancelled by target cancels on 8 November 1859 cover to London, with “G P O / MAURITIUS” cds on reverse, the only cover known to Great Britain bearing Mauritius primitives, being additionally a unique franking; cert. BPA (1995); ex Maurice Burrus (1963).
Catalogue ref: SG S.G. 39, 32
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