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Lot 65361 | Cork – Queenstown: 1850 (27.12) Folded letter sheet
Ireland » Postal History (Arranged alphabetically by County)
Cork – Queenstown: 1850 (27.12) Folded letter sheet from Mauritius to London, bearing stunning 2-line blue QUEENSTOWN/SHIP LETTER, plus QUEENSTOWN/MR.31.1851…
Estimate: 300 – 380 GBP
Lot 65794 | 1860 (Aug 28) Entire from Madras to Mauritius with “Late Received” hs
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1860 (Aug 28) Entire from Madras, India, to Mauritius with “Late Received” hs (type IID-3, a rare postmark according to Kanai), endorsed “per Mermaid”…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65795 | Liverpool 1864 to Mauritius, bearing 1862-64 4d bright red, 6d lilac.
Mauritius » Incoming Mail
1864 Envelope from GB to Mauritius, bearing 1862-64 4d bright red pl. 4, and 6d lilac pl. 10, obliterated by Liverpool 466 duplex JA 22 64. Routed via…
Estimate: 150 – 250 GBP
Lot 65796 | 1847 POST OFFICE 1d red, 2d blue, two reprint die proofs,
Mauritius » 1847 Post Office Issue (SG 1-2)
1847 POST OFFICE 1d red, 2d blue, two reprint die proofs, each with two impressions in orange and blue (with the left stamp showing the tiny horizontal…
Estimate: 500 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 65797 | Mauritius 1847 Post Office reprints
Mauritius » 1847 Post Office Issue (SG 1-2)
1847 “POST OFFICE” 1d and 2d in Orange-Red, reprint from the original plate, thick yellowish paper (122 x 112mm) showing complete die sinking, fine condition.
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65798 | 1d orange-vermilion on yellowish paper, earliest impression,
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Earliest Impressions (SG 3-5)
1d orange-vermilion on yellowish paper, earliest impression, pos.1 with sheet corner margin and very large margins on the other two sides, neatly cancelled…
Estimate: 20’000 – 26’000 GBP
Lot 65799 | 1848-1859 POST PAID 2d blue, early print (pos. 6), early
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
2d blue, early impression (pos. 6), only slightly touched at top otherwise full margins, small light thinning on reverse, otherwise fine (S.G. £10’000).
Estimate: 1’000 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 65800 | 2d deep blue, early impression, pos.3, close to huge
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
2d deep blue, early impression, pos.3, close to huge margins, with superb strike of the “2” numeral of Flacq, rare in this outstanding quality; signed…
Estimate: 6’000 – 9’000 GBP
Lot 65801 | 1d. vermilion on yellowish paper, intermediate impression, exhibiting a spectacular pre-printing paper fold
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 10-15)
1d vermilion on yellowish paper, intermediate impression, position 12, exhibiting a spectacular pre-printing paper fold, clear to large margins showing…
Estimate: 2’600 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 65802 | 1d dull vermilion on bluish paper, late intermediate
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 10-15)
1d dull vermilion on bluish paper, late intermediate impression from position 5, four margins used with Mahebourg numeral ‘1’ cancel, some slight oxidisation,…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65803 | Mauritius 1854-57 Intermediate Impression 2d blue on bluish
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 10-15)
2d blue on bluish, intermediate impression, four good even margins fresh used with complete central target cancelWithdrawn – remargined
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 65804 | Mauritius 1855-58 Intermediate Impression 2d blue used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 10-15)
1855-58 Intermediate impression 2d blue on bluish-grey paper, cancelled double ring “1” cancel, left side cut into design, fine and scarce (S.G. £4’500).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65805 | Mauritius 1854-57 Intermediate Impression 2d pale blue on grey used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 10-15)
2d pale light blue on greyish, intermediate impression, four good to close margins, bottom left corner slightly rounded but still clear of design, fresh…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65806 | 1d red on grey, worn Impression, four margins used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
1d red on grey, worn Impression, four margins used with full ’14’ double-ring numeral cancel, slight ink running from postmark ink
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65807 | Mauritius 1857-59 Worn Impression 1d red on greyish paper used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
1d red on greyish paper, worn Impression, four good margins fresh used with part two small framed TOO LATE handstamps, fine and unusual, Georg Bühler Cert…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65808 | Mauritius 1855-58 worn Impression group of three used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
1d red on bluish, worn Impression, three used examples with variable margins used
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65809 | 1848-1859 POST PAID 1d red on bluish, worn impression
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
1848-1859 POST PAID 1d red on bluish paper, worn impression (pos. 9) cancelled by small neat 5-ring circular, small light thin in top right corner, otherwise…
Estimate: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65810 | Mauritius 1855-58 Worn Impression 1d red horizontal pair used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
1d worn impression red on bluish, horizontal pair with each stamp cancelled PAID in a circle in black, margins cut along top
Estimate: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 65811 | Mauritius 1848-59 1d. worn impression group of five used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
1d. worn impression group of five used, one with four margins with added top right corner clear of design and four very worn imprssions, one four margins…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65812 | Mauritius 1857-59 Worn Impression 1d red brown/bluish used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
1857-59 Worn Impression 1d red-brown on bluish, four good to large margins fresh used, RPSL Cert (2002)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65813 | Post Paid 2d blue, two examples with worn impressions, plus Lapirot worn impression
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
Post Paid 2d blue, two examples with worn impressions, one with four good margins with pen mark and pin hole and the second cleaned with small thins, with…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65814 | 2d blue, worn impression, four close to touched margin
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
2d blue, worn impression, four close to touched margin top right used with ‘1’ double circle cancel, Friedl Expert Committee Cert (1978)
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65815 | Mauritius 1855-58 Worn Impression 2 blue used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
2d blue, worn impression, four close to good margins used with complete five concentric rings cancel
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65816 | 1848-1859 POST PAID 1d red, latest impression, used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25)
1848-1859 POST PAID 1d red, latest impression, used with mute barred oval; stamp with somewhat faded colour, with very wide margins.
Estimate: 150 – 250 GBP
Lot 65817 | Mauritius 1856-58 1d red brown on greyish used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25)
1856-58 1d red-brown on greyish, latest impression, good to close margin used with virtually complete ‘6’ numeral cancel of Poudre
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65818 | 1848-1859 POST PAID latest impression, 2d grey blue
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25)
2d grey blue, latest impression, used, four different plate positions, 5-7, 9, incl. pos. 7 showing the PENOE variety; all with minor faults like slightly…
Estimate: 700 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 65819 | Mauritius 1856-58 Latest Impression 2d used x 2
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1856-58 Lapirot 2d blue worn impression, two examples with one touched margin, both cancelled with oval of bars
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65820 | 1848-1859 POST PAID 2d blue, latest impression, with PENOE
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25)
1848-1859 POST PAID 2d blue, latest impression, with PENOE instead of PENCE variety (pos. 7) struck by framed INLAND postmark; repaired (S.G. £3’500).
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65821 | 1859-61 Britannia 6d die proof in black on India paper mounted on card
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1859-61 Britannia 6d die proof in black on India paper mounted on card, 32x35mm, very fine and scarce.
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 65822 | 1859-61 Britannia 6d die proof in black on India paper, cut to stamp-size, mounted on card
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1859-61 Britannia 6d die proof in black on India paper, cut to stamp-size, mounted on card, 39x55mm, fine and scarce.
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65823 | 1859-61 Britannia 6d plate proof block of four in black on stout wove paper
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1859-61 Britannia 6d plate proof block of four in black on stout wove paper, very fine.
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65824 | Mauritius 1858 Four Pence surcharge used
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858, undenominated Britannia issue, imperforate, no watermark, surcharge four pence, four good to large margins, even showing part of stamp to right,…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65825 | Mauritius 1859-61 Britannia 1s green used ’12’ numeral
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1s yellow-green , four even margins cancelled by virtually complete ’12’ ring cancel of Grand Savanah
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 65826 | 1858-1862 four better Britannia values, incl. two vermillon and 1 shilling
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
Four better Britannia values, incl. two vermillon (6d) unused and one with left margin, also used green with surcharge four-pence, and used 1 shilling…
Estimate: 200 – 250 GBP
Lot 65827 | 1858-1862 Britannia (4d) green, a very fine vertical pair
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
(4d) green, a very fine vertical pair with good margins struck by concentric circle mute postmark; very rare, almost all pairs are horizontal (SG £450++).
Estimate: 150 – 300 GBP
Lot 65828 | Mauritius 1858-62 Britannia used group x20
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858-62 Britannia issues used group of eighteen, all with good to close margins with no value expressed (4d) green (3) including one with PAId in circle,…
Estimate: 350 – 450 GBP
Lot 65829 | Mauritius 1858-62 Britannia 4d and two 6d o.g.
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
4d green, 6d blue and 6d dull purple-slate, four good even margins fresh large part o.g.
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65830 | Mauritius 1858-62 Britannia used group
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
Britannia issues used a group of seven values, including 6d vermilion with very large part B53, 9d dull magenta with full PAID in circle, denominated values…
Estimate: 250 – 350 GBP
Lot 65831 | 1858-62 Un-denominated Issue (9d.) dull magenta marginal block of four, unused
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858-62 Un-denominated Issue (9d.) dull magenta marginal block of four from the right of the sheet, unused without gum as usually found, lovely deep fresh…
Estimate: 440 – 600 GBP
Lot 65832 | Mauritius 1862 (9d) re-issued as (1d) used B53
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
(9d) dull magenta reissued as (1d), four good to close, at bottom right, margins fresh used with large part B53 obliterator, P Holcombe Opinion who comments…
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 65833 | 1858-1862 Britannia 6d bluem unused with remnants of
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858-1862 Britannia 6d blue unused with remnants of original gum and some light toning, otherwise very fine (SG £900).
Estimate: 180 – 250 GBP
Lot 65834 | 1859-61 Britannia Issue 6d. blue showing the Perkins Bacon “CANCELLED” handstamp
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1859-61 Britannia Issue 6d. blue, very large balanced margins, showing a crisp part strike of the Perkins Bacon “CANCELLED” handstamp, pos.2 from the single…
Estimate: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 65835 | 1859-61 Britannia 6d dull purple-slate used block of four
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1859-61 Britannia 6d dull purple-slate used block of four, good to large margins, neat “B53” numerals, very fine used multiple (S.G. £300+).
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65836 | 1858-62 Britannia Issue 1/- vermilion showing the Perkins Bacon “CANCELLED” handstamp
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858-62 Britannia Issue 1/- vermilion, very large balanced margins, showing a crisp part strike of the Perkins Bacon “CANCELLED” handstamp [6], taken…
Estimate: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 65837 | 1858-62 Britannia group incl. proofs, mint and used
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858-62 Britannia group incl. 1858-62 (6d) used (2, one with very late 1896 cds cancel, both ex Kanai), (no value) blue mint block of 91859-61 6d plate…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 65838 | 1859 Lapirot 2d deep blue, early impression, two examples in combination with Britannia 6d on cover to Batavia
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
2d deep blue, early impression, two examples (pos. 6 and 8) both with clear to large margins in combination with Britannia 6d, just shaved at top left,…
Estimate: 24’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 65839 | 1859 2d deep blue Lapirot issue, early impression (pos.
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
2d deep blue, Lapirot issue, early impression (pos. 8), neatly cancelled by concentric circle cds; defective (small tear and fold). (SG £4500).
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 65840 | 1859 2d blue Lapirot issue, early impression (pos.10) with numeral cancellation
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
2d blue, Lapirot issue, early impression (pos. 10), neatly cancelled by numeral 16 of Rivière Sèche; numeral obliterator on the Lapirot issue is very rare;…
Estimate: 2’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 65841 | Mauritius 1859 Lapirot early impression 2d blue used
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
2d blue, early impression, four good to clear margins, fresh used with light mute handstamp leaving the profile very clear, tiny cut in bottom right corner…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 65842 | Mauritius 1859 Lapirot early impression 2d blue used
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
2d blue, early impression dark blue on bluish four close to clear margins used oval of bars, slight faults.
Estimate: 400 – 800 GBP