Lot 70067 – 1859 Post Paid 1d. red on bluish, four singles, on folded 1860 entire letter from Port Louis to Granville, France

Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25) 1859 Post Paid 1d. red on bluish, four singles, on folded 1860 entire letter from Port Louis to Granville, France
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25) 1859 Post Paid 1d. red on bluish, four singles, on folded 1860 entire letter from Port Louis to Granville, France
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25) 1859 Post Paid 1d. red on bluish, four singles, on folded 1860 entire letter from Port Louis to Granville, France
Stamp of Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25) 1859 Post Paid 1d. red on bluish, four singles, on folded 1860 entire letter from Port Louis to Granville, France

Lot 70067 – 1859 Post Paid 1d. red on bluish, four singles, on folded 1860 entire letter from Port Louis to Granville, France

Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 23-25)
Price realised
3’600 GBP
Estimate
2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Auction date
Thu 21 Nov 2024 at 15:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1d. red on bluish, latest impression, four singles, margins ranging from clear to exceptional with two showing portions of adjoining stamps at top, positions 12, 6, 11 and 8, each tied by barred oval hs on folded 1860 entire letter from Port Louis to Granville, France, entering the country of destination with red cds and ‘8’ charge on front, reverse with ‘GPO/FE6 1860/MAURITIUS’ and various French cds’s, a delightful and most desirable usage.

Provenance: Maurice Burrus, October 1963 (Lot 143), Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 131) and Vikram Chand 2000 (Exhibited at British Library).

Expertise: Cert. B.P.A. (1994)

Catalogue ref: 23

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