Lot 70049 – 1848-59 Post Paid Issue, Worn Impressions, 1d. bright

Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22) 1848-59 Post Paid Issue, Worn Impressions, 1d. bright
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22) 1848-59 Post Paid Issue, Worn Impressions, 1d. bright
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22) 1848-59 Post Paid Issue, Worn Impressions, 1d. bright
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22) 1848-59 Post Paid Issue, Worn Impressions, 1d. bright

Lot 70049 – 1848-59 Post Paid Issue, Worn Impressions, 1d. bright

Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-22)
Price realised
950 GBP
Estimate
1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Auction date
jeu. 21 nov. 2024 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1d. bright red on grey, worn Impression, horizontal pair, position 11/12, clear to large margins tied to a small fragment to Adelaide (AU), by dumb bar oval cancels in combination with “Britannia” issue 6d. blue, the piece with trivial age marks.

A most attractive and rare usage to an unusual destination, for an 8d. rate cover from the same correspondence see Kanai auction 1993 lot 187.

Provenance: Chand 2000 (Exhibited at British Library).

Catalogue ref: 16

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