26 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
1719 lots
Lot 65949 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on buff imperforate colour trials (3)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on buff imperforate colour trials (3) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in black, purple or red, very…
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65950 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on white, imperforate colour trials (4)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on white group of imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in brown, blue, black…
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65951 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on buff imperforate colour trials (4)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on buff imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in light green, green, black…
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65952 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on white, imperforate colour trials (4)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on white imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in green (mint n.h.), blue,…
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65953 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. purple on yellow, imperforate colour trials (3)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. purple on yellow, imperforate colour trials (3) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in black (light corner crease),…
Estimate: 130 – 180 GBP
Lot 65954 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. black on white, imperforate colour trials (2)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. black on white imperforate colour trials (2) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in either green or blue (light corner…
Estimate: 90 – 120 GBP
Lot 65955 | 1900-05 Arms 3c group of 12 imperforate colour trials with purple head plates
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 3c group of 12 imperforate colour trials with purple head plates and duty tablets in all different colours, incl. one cancelled with Mauritius…
Estimate: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 65956 | 1900-05 Small Arms 3c. dull green, imperforate colour trials (7)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 3c imperforate colour trials (7) with green head plate on un-watermarked paper, with the duty plates in blue (2, one with trial cancel), red,…
Estimate: 260 – 340 GBP
Lot 65957 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 1r. imperforate colour trials (5)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 1r imperforate colour trials (5 on gummed watermarked paper), in green and violet, green and purple (some paper adhering to reverse), dull…
Estimate: 260 – 340 GBP
Lot 65958 | 1900-05 Arms 1R group seven of imperforate colour trials
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 1R group seven of imperforate colour trials incl. black on red with blue duty (small corner crease), black on red with red duty, purple on…
Estimate: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65959 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 2r.50 imperforate colour trial in dull purple and ultramarine
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms Issue 2r.50 imperforate colour trial in dull purple and ultramarine on gummed unwatermarked paper, mint n.h., fresh and fine; ex Marion and…
Estimate: 90 – 120 GBP
Lot 65960 | 1900-05 3c., 5c. (dull purple and black on buff) and
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 3c., 5c. (dull purple and black on buff) and 6c, marginal examples from the top of the sheet showing plate number “1”, each overprinted “Specimen”,…
Estimate: 70 – 90 GBP
Lot 65961 | 1902 3c, 5c and 6c, plus 1944 4c, in strips of four, overprinted “SPECIMEN” and Spanish “Spécimen”
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1902 3c. green and carmine/yellow, 5c. dull purple and black on buff and 6c. purple and carmine on red in strips of four, overprinted “Specimen”, with…
Estimate: 130 – 180 GBP
Lot 65962 | 1900-05 range of values 2x4c., 5c., 8c., 12c., 25c., 50c. along with 1902 12c. on 8c. and 1903 Express 15c., each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger pages
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 range of values 2x4c., 5c., 8c., 12c., 25c., 50c. along with 1902 12c. on 8c. and 1903 Express 15c., each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65963 | 1900-05 6c. purple and carmine on red, variety watermark sideways to right, mint
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 6c. purple and carmine on red, variety watermark sideways to right, mint o.g., some gum creasing though of very fine appearance, the only recorded…
Estimate: 700 – 900 GBP
Lot 65964 | 1909 front of large envelope “ON HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1909 front of large envelope “ON HIS MAJESTY’S SERVICE insured for 125 francs, poid 48 gram”, franked with 1900-05 25c single and pair and 1902 50c overprinted…
Estimate: 150 – 250 GBP
Lot 65965 | 1910 (10 Jan.) 2c. brown card, uprated with 15c. black and blue on blue, from Beau Bassin to Quatre Bornes, marked “Express Delivery”
Mauritius » Later Issues
1910 (10 Jan.) 2c. brown card, uprated with 1904-07 15c black and blue on blue, from Beau Bassin to Quatre Bornes, endorsed in manuscript “Express Delivery”…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65966 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 5c. in green very similar to the 1910 design except for the value tablet, affixed to card
Mauritius » Later Issues
1908 Arms 5c essay in green very similar to the 1910 design except for the value tablet, affixed to card (90x115mm.) dated “Jan 16th 08”, fine and very…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65967 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 12c. in green, essay with the value tablet excised and “12 cents” in claret inserted
Mauritius » Later Issues
1908 Arms 12c essay of the accepted design for the 1910 issue, with the value tablet excised and “12 CENTS” in claret inserted (although the 12c value…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65968 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 3r. in pink, attractive essay with heavily engraved design of a large format with arms in centre
Mauritius » Later Issues
1908 Arms 3R in pink, attractive essay of an unissued design with arms in centre, small touch-ups by hand, affixed to card (90x115mm) dated “Jan 16th 08″…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65969 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 3r. essay in brown, a horizontal design with arms in centre
Mauritius » Later Issues
1908 Arms 3R essay in brown of an unissued design in horizontal format with arms in centre showing a dodo and Rusa deer either side in oval border, affixed…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65970 | 1908 5c essay in dark green on buff in an unadopted design
Mauritius » Later Issues
1908 5c essay in dark green on buff in an unadopted design, affixed to card (24x28mm.), very fine and rare; ex De La Rue Archives (illustrated on p.4614…
Estimate: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65971 | 1910 (Jan) issue 5c., 12c., 25c., 50c., 1R., 2R 50c., 5R and 10R. De La Rue die proofs of the name and duty plates in black on glazed cards
Mauritius » Later Issues
1910 (Jan) 5c., 12c., 25c., 50c., 1R., 2R 50c., 5R and 10R. De La Rue die proofs of the name and duty plates in black on glazed cards (92x60mm), all dated…
Estimate: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 65972 | 1910 (Jan) issue Arms De La Rue master die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card
Mauritius » Later Issues
1910 (Jan) Arms De La Rue master die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), endorsed “BEFORE / HARDENING” and dated “18 AUG.1908”,…
Estimate: 90 – 120 GBP
Lot 65973 | 1910 issue 1c to 10R complete set affixed to two complete Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger pages
Mauritius » Later Issues
1910 issue 1c to 10R complete set with three of each all overprinted “SPECIMEN” and affixed to two complete Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger pages,…
Estimate: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 65974 | 1910 set of 15 values to 10r. mounted on pieces of album pages, almost certainly from the Natal P.O. Archive, each overprinted “Specimen”
Mauritius » Later Issues
1910 set of 15 values to 10r. mounted on pieces of album pages, almost certainly from the Natal P.O. Archive, each overprinted “SPECIMEN”, very fresh…
Estimate: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 65975 | 1910 2r.50c. mint corner marginal block of four with plate number
Mauritius » Later Issues
1910 2R50c mint corner block of four with plate number “1”, plus a 10R single mint l.h. example, very fine (S.G. £328+).
Estimate: 50 – 70 GBP
Lot 65976 | 1913-22 range of values comprising 5c., (3), 25c (3) and 10r. (3), each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger page
Mauritius » Later Issues
1913-22 range of values comprising 5c., (3), 25c (3) and 10r. (3), each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger…
Estimate: 360 – 500 GBP
Lot 65977 | 1913-22 range of values comprising 12c., 25c (2), 50c., 1r. (2), 5r., 10r. and 2r 50c. in strips of three, each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger page pieces
Mauritius » Later Issues
1913-22 range of values comprising 12c., 25c (2), 50c., 1r. (2), 5r., 10r. and 2r 50c. in strips of three, each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar…
Estimate: 440 – 600 GBP
Lot 65978 | 1913-22 10r. green and red on blue green (olive back), a superb mint n.h. block of four
Mauritius » Later Issues
1913-22 10r. green and red on blue green (olive back), a superb mint n.h. block of four with interpanneau margin at left, a lovely fresh example of this…
Estimate: 1’300 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 65979 | 1921 (Dec) 4c. De La Rue die proof of the value tablet in black on glazed card
Mauritius » Later Issues
1921 (Dec) 4c De La Rue die proof of the value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed “BEFORE / STRIKING” and dated “12/19/21”, very fine and…
Estimate: 90 – 120 GBP
Lot 65980 | 1921-22 group of five duty tablet De La Rue die proofs
Mauritius » Later Issues
1921-22 group of five duty tablet De La Rue die proofs incl. 1921 (Dec) 4c value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed “BEFORE / STRIKING”…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65981 | 1921-26 10c. grey, overprinted “Specimen”, showing constant variety broken “M”
Mauritius » Later Issues
1921-26 10c. grey, overprinted “Specimen”, showing constant variety broken “M” large part original gum, very fresh and attractive, rare with only 7 possible…
Estimate: 70 – 80 GBP
Lot 65982 | 1922 (Jan) two 20c. De La Rue die proofs of the value tablet in black on glazed cards (92x60mm.), marked “Before Striking” and “After Striking”
Mauritius » Later Issues
1922 (Jan) two 20c De La Rue die proofs of the value tablet in black on glazed cards (92x60mm), endorsed either “BEFORE / STRIKING” or “AFTER / STRIKING”,…
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65983 | 1921-26 Arms 50r dull purple and green imperforate, attached to part Appendix Sheet plus two specimens
Mauritius » Later Issues
1921-26 Arms 50r dull purple and green imperforate, attached to part Appendix Sheet endorsed “29th April 1924/ Mauritius reqn 2839” and again endorsed…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65984 | 1921-34 issue group of 14 De La Rue die proofs of the value tablet and name in black on glazed cards
Mauritius » Later Issues
1921-34 issue group of 14 De La Rue die proofs of the value tablet and name in black on glazed cards (92x60mm), incl. 1c Before Hardening 1 JUN 1926 and…
Estimate: 1’200 – 1’400 GBP
Lot 65985 | 1921-34 1c. to 5r. fifteen values in horizontal pairs overprinted “SPECIMEN”
Mauritius » Later Issues
1921-34 1c. to 5r. group of fifteen values in horizontal pairs overprinted “SPECIMEN”, large part to full o.g., the odd imperfection though mostly very…
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65986 | 1921-34 2c. brown, die II, mint nh horizontal strip of three showing major misplacement of duty tablets
Mauritius » Later Issues
1921-34 2c brown, die II, mint n.h. horizontal strip of three showing major misplacement of duty tablets, a superb and very visually appealing variety,…
Estimate: 900 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 65987 | 1931 20c. die proof in blue, on thick laid surfaced paper, dated “25.10.33” at lower right
Mauritius » Later Issues
1931 20c die proof in blue on thick laid surfaced paper, dated “25.10.33” and endorsed “Approved 26/x”, very fine and most attractive; ex “Port Louis”.
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 65988 | 1921-34 25c., 1r. 2r 50c., 5r. and 10r. each in a horizontal strip of three, overprinted “Specimen”
Mauritius » Later Issues
1921-34 25c, 1r, 2r 50c, 5r and 10r each in a horizontal strips of three overprinted “SPECIMEN”, large part original gum, very fresh and scarce in multiples.
Estimate: 260 – 300 GBP
Lot 65989 | 1922 2r50c. De La Rue die proof of the value tablet and name in black on glazed card
Mauritius » Later Issues
1922 2r50c De La Rue die proof of the value tablet and name in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed “AFTER / STRIKING” and dated “26.11.22” at lower…
Estimate: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 65990 | 1921-34 10r. green and red on emerald, a lovely fresh mint block of four
Mauritius » Later Issues
1921-34 10r. green and red on emerald mint block of four, virtually full o.g. with the lower pair mint n.h., a very fine and scarce multiple (S.G. £640+).
Estimate: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65991 | 1926, two pieces cut from the De La Rue appendix pages
Mauritius » Later Issues
1926, two pieces of De La Rue appendix pages bearing eight different 1c. perforated colour trials for the eight new values in 1926, each with the value…
Estimate: 1’800 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 65992 | 1921-34 1c. to 20c. set of nine values in strips of three being the new issues made in 1926, each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger page pieces
Mauritius » Later Issues
1921-34 1c. to 20c. set of nine values in strips of three being the new issues made in 1926, each overprinted “SPECIMEN” and affixed to Madagascar UPU…
Estimate: 360 – 500 GBP
Lot 65993 | 1930 shipletter/paquebot to Paris franked with French 50c with ship letter cancel
Mauritius » Later Issues
1930 shipletter/paquebot to Paris franked with French stamp Jeanne d’Arc 50c with margin showing advertisement, tied by line cancel “ship letter” and with…
Estimate: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65994 | 1931 15c. imperforate colour trial in blue, on glazed paper, marked “ok 6/11” and dated “5.11.31”
Mauritius » Later Issues
1931 15c. imperforate colour trial in light blue on glazed paper, endorsed “OK 6/11”, “Reqn 4438.” and dated “5.11.31”, superb; ex John Wilson and “Port…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65995 | 1933, registered letter 15/11/1933 franked with two
Mauritius » Later Issues
1933, registered letter 15/11/1933 franked with two stamps (1,25 R) for Réunion in France, Samat raid and return flight, Muller n° 1, very fine.
Estimate: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 65996 | 1935 12c. imperforate colour trial in grey, on glazed paper
Mauritius » Later Issues
1935 12c. imperforate colour trial in grey on glazed paper, endorsed “Appd. 25/11”, “Mauritius 5327.” and dated “22.11.35” ; superb; ex John Wilson and…
Estimate: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65997 | Mauritius 1938-49 KGVI 3c sliced ‘S’ and 25c ‘IJ’ variety hinged
Mauritius » Later Issues
1938-49 KGVI 25c brown-purple ‘IJ’ flaw in pair with normal hinged mint and a 3c positional block of four, the two right-hand stamps with ‘Sliced S’ at…
Estimate: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65998 | Mauritius 1938-49 3c reddish lilac and red sliced S var used
Mauritius » Later Issues
1938-49 3c reddish lilac and red variety Sliced ‘S’ at right used with good part cds, BPA Cert (2024)
Estimate: 80 – 100 GBP