Lot 60278 – Mauritius: 1788-1914, Large Gold-medal exhibit collection of maritime mail

Mauritius: 1788-1914, Large Gold-medal exhibit collection of maritime mail, incl. 1700s privately carried and slave trade covers from the French period, packet mail with covers from each contacted carrier with routing, a variety of British Ship Letter hs, early 1880s markings incl. « POST PAID / PORT LOUIS », « Ship Letter », « Late Received », « PACKET », accountancy hs and postage due hs on incoming mail from GB, France, India, Reunion and 1864 cover from USA with three-colour franking (one of only 5 known covers to Mauritius with the 1861 issue), two Britannia 6d imperf. frankings, a range of unusual usages inc. disinfected mail, Crimean war wreck mail, forwarded, 1866 franked newspaper, etc., a fantastic specialised exhibit (230)