Lot 51004 – 1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, position 7, used in combination with Britannia 6d blue on folded cover Port Louis to Batavia

1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, position 7, used in combination with Britannia 6d blue on folded cover Port Louis to Batavia, Dutch East Indies, sent “via Aden”, stamps very fine and cancelled neat black target, Lapirot 2d in superb condition with huge margin at right including part of next stamp, forwarder cachet of Scott & Co. on face, a striking and rare combination franking to a most unusual destination (one of only two known), in outstanding condition.

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2003).