12 Jun 2018 – 15 Jun 2018
3736 lots
Lot 20838 | 1859 Lapirot 2d intermediate impression used
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d intermediate impression, pos.4, with large to huge margins tied to large piece/small part cover by void barred ovals, looks to have been…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 20839 | 2d. blue, horizontal pair, early impression, positions 9-10, touched to huge margins, on 1859 cover to France
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
2d. blue, horizontal pair, early impression, positions 9-10, touched to huge margins, on 1859 cover to France tied by dumb ovals in black, GPO MAURITIUS…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 20840 | 2d blue, intermediate impression, position 3, in combination with 2d blue, worn impression, position 9, on 1859 folded lettersheet
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
2d blue, intermediate impression, position 3, in combination with 2d blue, worn impression, position 9, on 1859 folded lettersheet from Port Louis to France…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 20841 | 1859 Lapirot 2d blue Double Impression
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, position 6, showing an amazing DOUBLE PRINT of the stamp with a strong vertical shift of the second impression,…
Estimation: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 20842 | 1859 Lapirot 2d worn impression
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d worn impression, pos.3, appears unused but has had various repairs, a presentable example and a rare stamp, cert. Sismondo (2002)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20843 | 1859 Lapirot 2d worn impression used pair
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d worn impression used pair, pos.9-10, with good to huge margins, crisp void barred oval cancels, contemporary pen mark, very fine
Estimation: 700 – 1000 GBP
Lot 20844 | 1859 Lapirot 2d worn impression used
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d worn impression, pos.7, with large to huge margins, neat void barred oval cancel, very fine, cert. Holcombe (1991)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20845 | 1859 Lapirot 2d worn impression used
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d worn impression, pos.3, with fine to huge margins, light target « 1 » numeral, small corner crease at upper right otherwise fine, cert. Sismondo…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20846 | 2d blue, position 8, used
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 Lapirot 2d blue, position 8, used, with clear to good margins, oval bar cancel, small thin, cert. Sismondo (2001) (SG £900)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 20847 | 1859 Sherwin 1d plate proof from the
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 1d plate proof from the undefaced plate on white wove paper, lightly inked in black on folded paper, resulting in second albino impression…
Estimation: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 20848 | 1859 Sherwin 1911 reprints of the 1d and 2d
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 1911 reprints made after the plates were presented to the Royal Philatelic Society London and defaced, with the 1d in black mounted on sunken…
Estimation: 5’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 20849 | 1859 Sherwin unissued 1d « Royal » reprint in black f
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin unissued 1d « Royal » reprint in black from the defaced plate, some foxing, plus five facsimiles of the 1d & 2d in different colours
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 20850 | 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, pos.6 from the plate, w
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, pos.6 from the plate, with good to large margins, two light concentric circle cancels, very fine and attractive stamp, signed…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 20851 | 1859 Sherwin 2d with 124 numeral of Aden
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d blue, pos.7, with 124 numeral of ADEN, just touched to narrow margins, slight thins and corner crease, very presentable and rare, cert….
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 20852 | 1859 Sherwin 2d with 124 numeral of Aden
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d blue, pos.9, with 124 numeral of ADEN, just touched to narrow margins, tiny slight thins, very presentable and rare, cert. Sismondo (2002)
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 20853 | 2d deep blue, position 8, used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue, position 8, used, close but clear even margins, repaired, very rare, cert. Sismondo (2001) (SG £8’000)
Estimation: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 20854 | 1859 Sherwin 2d with 124 numeral of Aden
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d blue, pos.8, with CLEAR 124 numeral of ADEN, cut into, slight thins and corner creases, very presentable and rare
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 20855 | 1d deep red, used with oval bars, clear to good margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1d deep red, used with oval bars, clear to good margins, thin spots, scarce (SG £2’500), cert. PF (1994)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20856 | Dardenne 1d dull vermilion
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, good to huge margins, barred oval cancel, fine (SG £1’400)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20857 | 1d dull vermilion, used, touched at right, three adequate to very large margins,
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, used with « PAID » in circle, touched at right, three adequate to very large margins, repaired, scarce, cert. Sismondo (2001)…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 20858 | Dardenne with transfer flaw
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, pos.50, with « feather » transfer flaw variety at foot, good to huge margins, neat PAID circular hs, very fine and attractive…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 20859 | Dardenne unused vertical pair
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d blue unused vertical pair, pos.2/8, just touched to close margins on three sides, lower margin large showing characteristic scratch for…
Estimation: 1000 – 1500 GBP
Lot 20860 | Dardenne with minor retouch
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d blue pair, pos.61-62, with both stamps showing the « minor retouch » variety, fine to large margins, viod barred oval cancels, a unique…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 20861 | Dardenne with cut transfer flaw
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d blue pair, pos.63-64, with right stamp showing « cut transfer » at lower left corner, good to huge margins, void barred oval cancels, very…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 20862 | Dardenne used pair
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d blue vertical pair, pos.41/47, with fine to good margins, void barred oval cancels, creasing in between stamps, fine appearance
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20863 | Dardenne unused vertical pair
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d blue, pos.53, used with fine to good margins, neat void barred oval, tiny corner crease, fine (SG £850)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 20864 | Dardenne unused vertical pair
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d blue, pos.6, used with fine even margins, neat void barred oval, small thin at top, fine appearance (SG £850)
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 20865 | 1860 (Mar 8) Entire datelined « Ile Maurice, St. Av
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1860 (Mar 8) Entire datelined « Ile Maurice, St. Avolo, Moka », sent to Reunion with 1859 Dardenne 2d blue pair with good to very large margins cancelled…
Estimation: 10’000 – 15’000 GBP
Lot 20866 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. bright blue, two singles with clear to huge margins, on 1860 cover from Port Louis to Réunion
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. bright blue, two singles with clear to huge margins, from positions 18 & 4, on 1860 cover from Port Louis to Réunion, cancelled by dumb…
Estimation: 5’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 20867 | 1860 Wrapper to Reunion with 1859 Dardenne vertical pair
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1860 (Mar 17) Wrapper to Reunion with 1859 Dardenne vertical pair, pos.2/8, just cut into to fine margins, tied by void barred ovals, endorsed « per Union »,…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 20868 | Dardenne unused
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue unused, with good to very good margins, light corner crease at lower left, very fine and rare unused example, cert. Sismondo…
Estimation: 1000 – 1500 GBP
Lot 20869 | Dardenne with line flaw
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d blue, pos.51, showing partial kiss print with line flaw at foot, large to huge margins, void barred oval cancel, very fine and unusual,…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20870 | Dardenne used pair
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue pair, pos.29-30, with fine to very good margins, neat PAID cancels, two central thins, fine appearance
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 20871 | 1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, pos.72, with large to very large margins and neat barred oval in black, faint trace of a thin under the hinge, fine (SG £850)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 20872 | Dardenne used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, pos.73, with good even margins, neat barred oval cancel, small thin, fine, cert. RPS (1988)
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20873 | 1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue vertical pair on cover
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue vertical pair, pos.38/44, on cover from Port Louis to France, just tied by barred ovals at right, GPO MAURITIUS MR 8 1860 despatch…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 20874 | 1859 Dardenne 1d and 2d group of 6
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 1d and 2d group on a fragment of album page from Kanai’s introduction (introductory text included on separate fragment), showing the three…
Estimation: 2000 – 3000 GBP
Lot 20875 | Dardenne group
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne group, all variously repaired, incl. 1d unused cert. Sismondo, four 1d used and three 2d used incl. major retouch to neck variety, useful…
Estimation: 600 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 20876 | 1876 Entire to Australia with 1863-72 1s orange
Mauritius » Later Issues
1876 (May 26) Entire to Australia with 1863-72 1s orange wing marginal tied by B53 duplex, with « d / 10 » accountancy hs adjacent, arrival bs, a fresh and…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 20877 | 1860-63 De La Rue no watermark 1d brown paying concession rate
Mauritius » Later Issues
1860-63 De La Rue no watermark 1d brown, paying the military concession rate on Soldier’s Letter, cover correctly countersigned by officer commanding the…
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 20878 | 1860 Soldier’s concessionary rate cover to England
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1860-63 1d. purple-brown (top overlapping right edge of envelope), on 1860 (Jul 7) envelope sent at the concessionary rate to the UK, cancelled by concentric…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 20879 | 1861 Soldier’s concessionary rate cover to England
Mauritius » Later Issues
1861 (Oct 5) Envelope sent at the concessionary rate to the UK with 1860-63 1d cancelled by B53 numeral, endorsed « From Sapper. P. Cunningham 21st Compy…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 20880 | 1860 De La Rue No Wmk unused set
Mauritius » Later Issues
1860 De La Rue No Wmk unused set with extra 4d, 6d green with light gum creasing and minor toning, 1s faulty, rest average to fine (SG £4’575)
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 20881 | 1860-63 De La Rue imperforate Imprimaturs
Mauritius » Later Issues
1860-63 De La Rue imperforate Imprimaturs on unwatermarked paper, 1d, 2d, 4d (marginal with streaky gum), 6d green pair and 1s buff (crease), all fresh,…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 20882 | Unique Mauritius Used in Reunion Cover
Mauritius » Later Issues
1861 (Apr 7) Wrapper from REUNION to India franked with Mauritius 1860-63 4d rose pair tied by blue lozenge of dots cancellations with matching St. Denis…
Estimation: 8’000 – 12’000 GBP
Lot 20883 | 1862 1s Deep Green unused
Mauritius » Later Issues
1862 1s Deep Green perf. 14-16 unused, trimmed perfs at left otherwise a fine space filler, plus 6d slate unused singles (2) and mint strip of three
Estimation: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 20884 | 1868 Cover to Saigon
Mauritius
1863-72 Crown CC 1d purple brown used with 4d rose and 6d yellow green on folded cover to Saigon « via Aden », stamps cancelled small B53 numerals, red « 11d »…
Estimation: 600 – 900 GBP
Lot 20885 | 1863-72 De La Rue wmk Crown CC mint/unused group
Mauritius » Later Issues
1863-72 De La Rue wmk Crown CC mint/unused group incl. 6d & 1s imperf. plate proofs, 2d imperf. single (cert. RPS 1949), 1d and 1s with inverted watermarks,…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 20886 | De La Rue Specimen manuscripts
Mauritius » Later Issues
1863-72 Crown CC 1d brown, 2d pale blue, 3d dull red, 4d rose, 6d dull violet, 9d yellow-green, 1s yellow and 5s bright mauve all with manuscript « Specimen »…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 20887 | 1863-72 Imperf proofs with CANCELLED overprint
Mauritius » Later Issues
1863-72 Imperf. proofs with CANCELLED overprint in marginal horizontal blocks of 12, with the 1d, 2d, 4d, 6d, 10d and 1s, ungummed, some faint toning on…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP