27 Oct 2020 – 28 Oct 2020
1726 lots
Lot 30018 | 1845 (Aug 13) Entire from Port Louis to France with « MAURITIUS / STG. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do. .. » hs in red
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1845 (Aug 13) Entire from Port Louis to France with « MAURITIUS / STG. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do. .. » hs in red (type IE-2) on reverse along…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30019 | 1844 (Aug 20) Entire from Port Louis to France with « MAURITIUS / INWD-SHIP-POSTAGE-PD / INLAND / STEAMER » hs
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1844 (Aug 20) Entire from Port Louis to France with « MAURITIUS / INWD-SHIP-POSTAGE-PD / INLAND / STEAMER » hs (type IE-1) on reverse,endorsed « Per Fasell…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30020 | 1845 (Nov 3) Entire from Port Louis to France with « MAURITIUS / STG. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do. .. » hs in red
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1845 (Nov 3) Entire from Port Louis to France with « MAURITIUS / STG. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do. .. » hs in red (type IE-2) on reverse along…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30021 | 1846 (Aug 16) Wrapper from Port Louis to France with « MAURITIUS / STA. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do .. » hs in black with ms rate
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1846 (Aug 16) Wrapper from Port Louis to France with « MAURITIUS / STA. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do .. » hs in black (type IE-2) with ms rate…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30022 | 1847 (Dec 2) Entire sent locally from Souillac to Port Louis with framed « INLAND. » hs and endorsed « Unpaid 2d »
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1847 (Dec 2) Entire sent locally from Souillac to Port Louis with framed « INLAND. » hs (type IIA-3) and endorsed « Unpaid 2d », reverse with very fine strike…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30023 | 1849 (Mar 2) Entire sent locally to Savanne, top backflap with forwarding annotation
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1849 (Mar 2) Entire sent locally to Savanne, top backflap with forwarding annotation « Recommandé à l’obligiance de Mr. Fauque pr étre acheminée par 1ere…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30024 | 1850 (Nov 19) Wrapper from Mauritius to France with red « Foreign Letter » hs
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1850 (Nov 19) Wrapper from Mauritius to France with red « Foreign Letter » hs (type IIUD-1) along with double oval « PACKET LETTER » ds (type IIC-2), French…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30025 | 1850 (Dec 13) Entire from Mahébourg to England
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1850 (Dec 13) Entire from Mahébourg to England with blue « PAID » (type IIE-1 (type1)) and Mahébourg boxed ds (type IIB-2), endorsed « By overland via Ceylon »…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30026 | 1851 (Jan 11) Envelope from Mahébourg to England with blue « PAID » and Mahébourg boxed ds
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1851 (Jan 11) Envelope from Mahébourg to England with blue « PAID » (type IIE-1 (type1)) and Mahébourg boxed ds (type IIB-2), black « PACKET LETTER » double…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30027 | 1851 (Feb 11) Wrapper sent internally to Port Louis for shipping to England, struck with « Ship Letter » hs
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1851 (Feb 11) Wrapper from Mauritius to England with framed « INLAND. » hs (type IIA-3) and « PAID. » circle hs (type IIH-1) for the internal postage to Port…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30028 | 1851 (Feb 11) Entire from France to Mauritius with black « Foreign Letter » hs struck on arrival
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1851 (Feb 11) Entire from France to Mauritius with black « Foreign Letter » hs (type IIUD-1) struck on arrival along with red double oval « PACKET LETTER »…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30029 | 1851 (Apr 30) Entire from Port Louis to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND (Tasmania) with « PAID » circle hs
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1851 (Apr 30) Entire from Port Louis to VAN DIEMEN’S LAND (Tasmania) with « PAID » circle hs (type IIH-1), crowned GPO ds (type IIB-1) and « Ship Letter »…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30030 | 1851 (Jun 21) Wrapper to India with double oval Mauritius Packet Letter ds in black (type IIC-2) with « via Ceylon » hs adjacent
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1851 (Jun 21) Wrapper to India with double oval Mauritius Packet Letter ds in black (type IIC-2) with « via Ceylon » hs adjacent, reverse with Calcutta Steam…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30031 | 1851 (Sep 27) Entire sent locally from Souillac to Port Louis with framed « INLAND. » hs IN RED
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1851 (Sep 27) Entire sent locally from Souillac to Port Louis with framed « INLAND. » hs IN RED (type IIA-3) with Souillac boxed ds (type IIB-2), no ms rate,…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30032 | 1852-53 Pair of covers from Mauritius via the Cape to England with instructional handstamps
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1852-53 Pair of covers from Mauritius via the Cape to England: 1852 (Oct 14) envelope endorsed « Per Queen of the South » with ms charge erased and hs « POSTAGE…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 30033 | 1852 (Feb 11) Front from POUDRE D’OR to England, with black framed despatch ds
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1852 (Feb 11) Front from POUDRE D’OR to England, with black framed despatch ds (type IIB-2), endorsed « via Southampton » with ms « 1/2 » paying the 2d inland…
Estimation: 500 – 750 GBP
Lot 30034 | 1852 (Mar 17) Entire from Souillac to Port Louis sent unpaid with framed « SOUILLAC » ds
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1852 (Mar 17) Entire from Souillac to Port Louis sent unpaid with framed « SOUILLAC » ds (type IIB-2), « INLAND » hs (type IIA-3) and crisp crowned GPO ds,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30035 | 1852 (Nov 10) Envelope from Mahébourg to Port Louis with blue « PAID » and Mahébourg boxed ds
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1852 (Nov 10) Envelope from Mahébourg to Port Louis with blue « PAID » (type IIE-1 (type1)) and Mahébourg boxed ds (type IIB-2), black « INLAND » (type IIA-3)…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30036 | 1853 (Nov 15) Entire from Souillac to France with Souillac boxed ds
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1853 (Nov 15) Entire from Souillac to France with Souillac boxed ds (IIB-2), « PAID. » hs type (IIE-4) and Packet Letter oval ds, ms « 1/6d » rate, with French…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 30037 | 1854 (Feb 11) Wrapper from Mauritius to France with « ENVOYÉ PAR / JULIEN GONNET / MAURITIUS » commercial cachet
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1854 (Feb 11) Wrapper from Mauritius to France with « ENVOYÉ PAR / JULIEN GONNET / MAURITIUS » commercial cachet, with « PACKET LETTER » oval double framed…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30038 | 1855 Envelope (incl. original contents) sent from Mauritius to India, ms notation on arrival « Not found / Return to Mauritius », plus « Returned Letter » cover from the Dead Letter Office
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1855 (Dec 31) Envelope (incl. original contents) sent from Mauritius to India, with crowned GPO despatch ds, ms notation on arrival « Not found / Return…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30039 | 1857 (Dec 17) Envelope sent from Mauritius to India with ms notation on arrival « Not found / Return to Mauritius » plus returned letter cover
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1857 (Dec 17) Envelope from Pipon Bell (incl. original contents) sent from Mauritius to India, endorsed « p Mont Blanc » with crowned GPO ds, with ms notation…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30040 | 1860 (Aug 28) Entire from Madras to Mauritius with « Late Received » hs
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1860 (Aug 28) Entire from Madras to Mauritius with « Late Received » hs (type IID-3 and a rare postmark according to Kanai), endorsed « per Mermaid » and charged…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30041 | 1862 (Dec 22) Envelope with original letter from a missionary in MADAGASCAR, with red « Ship Letter » hs
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1862 (Dec 22) Envelope with original letter from MADAGASCAR, sent from Antananarivo by the Anglican missionary William Ellis, with ms « 8d » erased and replaced…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 30042 | 1834-56, Group of 7 stampless covers
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1834-56, Group of 7 stampless covers incl. 1834 entire from Port Louis to London endorsed « N(ew) Y(or)k Pkt » with « INDIA LETTER / HASTINGS » hs on reverse,…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30043 | 1843-56, Group of four stampless covers
Mauritius » Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
1843-56, Group of four stampless covers incl. 1843 entire from Mauritius to France endorsed « per Victoria », 1849 wrapper from Port Louis to France with…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30044 | CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1849 (Dec 22) Entire from Paarl, Cape of Good Hope, sent to Mauritius, with « 12 » octagonal for Paarl
Mauritius » Incoming Mail
CAPE OF GOOD HOPE: 1849 (Dec 22) Entire from Paarl to Mauritius, with « 12 » octagonal for Paarl and nice « GENERAL POST OFFICE / CAPE TOWN » with crown oval…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30045 | GREAT BRITAIN: 1860 (Nov 1) Wrapper from London to Mauritius with three 1858-76 2d blue pl8 tied by London « 88 » duplexes
Mauritius » Incoming Mail
GREAT BRITAIN: 1860 (Nov 1) Wrapper from London to Mauritius with three 1858-76 2d blue pl8 tied by London « 88 » duplexes, with « 4 1/2d » accountancy hs…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 30046 | NATAL: 1853 (Sep 5) Wrapper from NATAL to Mauritius with blue Natal crown in circle ds
Mauritius » Incoming Mail
NATAL: 1853 (Sep 5) Wrapper from Natal to Mauritius, endorsed « Per Mercury » and rated 6d with blue Natal crown in circle ds, with Mauritius crowned GPO…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30047 | VICTORIA: 1856 (Oct 11) Entire from Melbourne to MAURITIUS with 1854-55 6d dull orange
Mauritius » Incoming Mail
VICTORIA: 1856 (Oct 11) Entire from Melbourne to Mauritius with 1854-55 6d dull orange, very close to large margins (top left corner cosmetically repaired…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 30048 | NEW SOUTH WALES: 1852 (Jul 13) Wrapper from Sydney to MAURITIUS with 1850-51 Sydney View 3d emerald green
Mauritius » Incoming Mail
NEW SOUTH WALES: 1852 (Jul 13) Wrapper from Sydney to Mauritius with 1850-51 Sydney View 3d emerald green on soft yellowish wove paper, pos.8, good to…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30049 | NEW SOUTH WALES: 1851 (Dec 1) Entire from Sydney to MAURITIUS with 1850-51 Sydney View 3d emerald green on soft yellowish wove paper
Mauritius » Incoming Mail
NEW SOUTH WALES: 1851 (Dec 1) Entire from Sydney to Mauritius with 1850-51 Sydney View 3d emerald green on soft yellowish wove paper, close to very good…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 30050 | NEW SOUTH WALES: 1856 (Dec 31) Wrapper from Sydney to REUNION with 1852 3d dull yellow green
Mauritius » Incoming Mail
NEW SOUTH WALES: 1856 (Dec 31) Wrapper from Sydney to Réunion with 1852 3d dull yellow green, close but clear margins all around, tied by dumb barred oval,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 30051 | 1852-54 Post Paid 1d. vermilion, position 11, unused without gum
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Earliest Impressions (SG 3-5)
A « FERRARY » EARLIEST IMPRESSION 1D. POST PAID UNUSED1852-54 Post Paid 1d. vermilion, position 11, unused without gum, good margins all around, bright color…
Estimation: 30’000 – 40’000 GBP
Lot 30052 | 1852-54 Post Paid 1d. orange-vermilion, position 5, used with « 3 » numernal
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Earliest Impressions (SG 3-5)
1852-54 Post Paid 1d. orange-vermilion, position 5, clear to very large margins, crisp impression on thick yellowish paper, cancelled at Souillac by numeral…
Estimation: 3’000 – 5’000 GBP
Lot 30053 | 1848-49 Post Paid 2d. blue, position 11, wide to very large margins, neatly tied by bars cancel to folded entire letter to Bordeaux
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Earliest Impressions (SG 3-5)
1848-49 Post Paid 2d. blue, position 11, wide to very large margins, neatly tied by bars cancel to folded entire letter to Bordeaux, endorsed ‘p. Bougainville’…
Estimation: 20’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 30054 | THE UNIQUE EARLIEST IMPRESSION ‘PENOE’ ON COVER
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Earliest Impressions (SG 3-5)
THE UNIQUE ‘PENOE’ EARLIEST IMPRESSION COVER1848-49 Post Paid 2d. blue, position 7, exhibiting the famous ‘PENOE’ variety, intense deep shade, large to…
Estimation: 40’000 – 50’000 GBP
Lot 30055 | 1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, used with « 14 » numeral of Plaine Magnan
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, clear to ample margins, cancelled by unusually clear strike of numeral ’14’ hs from Plaine Magnan, tiny tear…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30056 | 1853-55 1d. orange-vermilion, position 9, used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1853-55 1d. orange-vermilion, position 9, three very large margins, ample at left, all being even, remarkably vivid colour, lightly cancelled by framed…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30057 | 1853-55 1d. vermilion, vertical pair, positions 4/7, used
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1853-55 1d. vermilion, vertical pair, positions 4/7, excellent margins being balanced and fresh impression, each design quite centrally cancelled by elusive…
Estimation: 5’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 30058 | 1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, on local cover with « PENNY POST » hs
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1853-55 Post Paid 1d vermilion, position 3, ample to huge margins, tied by concentric rings hs on local printed wedding invitation dated 2.8.1856, showing…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 30059 | 1853-55 1d. orange-vermilion, position 10, used with numeral ‘3’ hs from Souillac
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1853-55 1d. orange-vermilion, position 10, graced by excellent margins which are even and very large, very fresh, lightly cancelled by numeral ‘3’ hs from…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30060 | 1853-55 1d. orange-vermilion, position 10, used with « 2 » numeral
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1853-55 1d. orange-vermilion, position 10, margins varying from clear to huge, cancelled by elusive ‘2’ numeral hs from Flacq, minor corner wrinkle -which…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30061 | 1853-55 Post Paid 1d. orange-vermilion, pair, positions 8-9, tied to piece by « 3 » numerals of Souillac
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1853-55 Post Paid 1d. orange-vermilion pair, positions 8-9, cut to shape or slightly into in places, tied by numeral ‘3’ within concentric rings on piece…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 30062 | 1853-55 Post Paid 1d red, position 3, very good margins for the most part, cancelled by target cancel and tied to large piece by neat framed ‘PENNYPOST’ hs
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1853-55 Post Paid 1d red, position 3, very good margins for the most part, cancelled by target cancel and tied to large piece by neat framed ‘PENNYPOST’…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 30063 | 1849-54 Post Paid 2d blue, position 3, cancelled by ‘2’ target hs
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1849-54 Post Paid 2d blue, position 3, good to mostly large margins, partly cancelled by ‘2’ target hs of Flacq, slight thin barely detracting from this…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 30064 | 1849-54 Post Paid 2d blue, position 4, used with « 2 » numeral
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1849-54 Post Paid 2d blue, position 4, close to mainly large margins, showing complete ‘2’ target cancel of Flacq, tiny surface scuff in margin at top…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 30065 | 1849-54 Post Paid, 2d. blue, position 8, used, ex Burrus
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1849-54 Post Paid 2d. blue, position 3, very large uniform margins, good impression, used with circular barred hs, crisp and uniform impression, couple…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 30066 | 1849-54 Post Paid 2d blue, position 11, on cover to Plaine Magnan
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1849-54 Post Paid 2d. blue, position 11, very good margins, cancelled by circular mute type, on folded cover to Plaine Magnan, shoring framed ‘INLAND’…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 30067 | 1849-54 Post Paid 2d. blue, position 7, exhibiting the famous ‘PENOE’ for ‘PENCE’ error
Mauritius » 1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-9)
1849-54 Post Paid 2d. blue, position 7, exhibiting the famous ‘PENOE’ for ‘PENCE’ error, close to mainly wide even margins, attractive sharp impression,…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP