Lot 30172 – 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, two examples, positions 6 & 5, on letter to Bushire, Persia

Stamp of Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38) 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, two examples, positions 6 & 5, on letter to Bushire, Persia
Stamp of Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38) 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, two examples, positions 6 & 5, on letter to Bushire, Persia
Stamp of Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38) 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, two examples, positions 6 & 5, on letter to Bushire, Persia
Stamp of Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38) 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, two examples, positions 6 & 5, on letter to Bushire, Persia

Lot 30172 – 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, two examples, positions 6 & 5, on letter to Bushire, Persia

Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
Prix réalisé
12’000 GBP
Estimation
4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Date de vente
Wed 28 Oct 2020 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description

1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, two examples, positions 6 & 5, just touched in places, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 1s. vermilion, clear to wide margins, tied by barred oval hs on entire letter endorsed ‘Via Egypt & Beirut’ from Pot Louis to Bushire, Persia, with red crayon ‘4’ accountancy mark showing credit due to the Br.P.O., on reverse ‘GPO/JU30 1859/MAURITIUS’ and British ‘Alexandria’ cds’s, cover edge imperfections, the only recorded cover to this destination in this classic period, exhibiting a unique franking

Provenance: Vikram Chand

Expertise: Cert. Brandon (2007)

Catalogue ref: 38, 34

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