Lot 11430 – Mauritius Sperati Forgeries: 1848 “Post Paid” 1d, an attractive group of four items

Lot 11430 – Mauritius Sperati Forgeries: 1848 “Post Paid” 1d, an attractive group of four items

Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue
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Price realised
Unsold
Estimate
3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Auction date
Wed 17 Jun 2026 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

Sperati Forgeries: 1848 “Post Paid” 1d, an attractive group of four items, comprising one glass cliché with impression in vermilion, and two proofs on paper, in black (numbered “117”) and in red-vermilion, also one glass cliché of the PAID in circle cds in negative coloured dark brown. A spectacular assembly of proofs, cliché and the accompanying postmark, unique as such and of the highest rarity. This lot comes with Sperati’s own cardboard box for photographic paper of the Lumiere brand.

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