26 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
8868 lots
Lot 65830 | Mauritius 1858-62 Britannia used group
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
Britannia issues used a group of seven values, including 6d vermilion with very large part B53, 9d dull magenta with full PAID in circle, denominated values…
Estimation: 250 – 350 GBP
Lot 65831 | 1858-62 Un-denominated Issue (9d.) dull magenta marginal block of four, unused
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858-62 Un-denominated Issue (9d.) dull magenta marginal block of four from the right of the sheet, unused without gum as usually found, lovely deep fresh…
Estimation: 440 – 600 GBP
Lot 65832 | Mauritius 1862 (9d) re-issued as (1d) used B53
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
(9d) dull magenta reissued as (1d), four good to close, at bottom right, margins fresh used with large part B53 obliterator, P Holcombe Opinion who comments…
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 65833 | 1858-1862 Britannia 6d bluem unused with remnants of
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858-1862 Britannia 6d blue unused with remnants of original gum and some light toning, otherwise very fine (SG £900).
Estimation: 180 – 250 GBP
Lot 65834 | 1859-61 Britannia Issue 6d. blue showing the Perkins Bacon « CANCELLED » handstamp
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1859-61 Britannia Issue 6d. blue, very large balanced margins, showing a crisp part strike of the Perkins Bacon « CANCELLED » handstamp, pos.2 from the single…
Estimation: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 65835 | 1859-61 Britannia 6d dull purple-slate used block of four
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1859-61 Britannia 6d dull purple-slate used block of four, good to large margins, neat « B53 » numerals, very fine used multiple (S.G. £300+).
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65836 | 1858-62 Britannia Issue 1/- vermilion showing the Perkins Bacon « CANCELLED » handstamp
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858-62 Britannia Issue 1/- vermilion, very large balanced margins, showing a crisp part strike of the Perkins Bacon « CANCELLED » handstamp [6], taken…
Estimation: 6’000 – 7’000 GBP
Lot 65837 | 1858-62 Britannia group incl. proofs, mint and used
Mauritius » 1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
1858-62 Britannia group incl. 1858-62 (6d) used (2, one with very late 1896 cds cancel, both ex Kanai), (no value) blue mint block of 91859-61 6d plate…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 65838 | 1859 Lapirot 2d deep blue, early impression, two examples in combination with Britannia 6d on cover to Batavia
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
2d deep blue, early impression, two examples (pos. 6 and 8) both with clear to large margins in combination with Britannia 6d, just shaved at top left,…
Estimation: 24’000 – 30’000 GBP
Lot 65839 | 1859 2d deep blue Lapirot issue, early impression (pos.
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
2d deep blue, Lapirot issue, early impression (pos. 8), neatly cancelled by concentric circle cds; defective (small tear and fold). (SG £4500).
Estimation: 500 – 700 GBP
Lot 65840 | 1859 2d blue Lapirot issue, early impression (pos.10) with numeral cancellation
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
2d blue, Lapirot issue, early impression (pos. 10), neatly cancelled by numeral 16 of Rivière Sèche; numeral obliterator on the Lapirot issue is very rare;…
Estimation: 2’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 65841 | Mauritius 1859 Lapirot early impression 2d blue used
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
2d blue, early impression, four good to clear margins, fresh used with light mute handstamp leaving the profile very clear, tiny cut in bottom right corner…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 65842 | Mauritius 1859 Lapirot early impression 2d blue used
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
2d blue, early impression dark blue on bluish four close to clear margins used oval of bars, slight faults.
Estimation: 400 – 800 GBP
Lot 65843 | Mauritius 1859 entire Lapirot 2d pair on entire to Paris
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 entire from ‘Boulanger Rostand’, Port Louis to Paris franked pair 2d tied by two black oval bars, endorsed « Voie de Suez », ‘8’ decimes charge and…
Estimation: 600 – 600 GBP
Lot 65844 | Mauritius 1859 Lapirot worn impression 2d blue used Paid hs
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d blue, worn impression, four margins with large one at left used with complete crisp single circle PAID handstamp
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65845 | Mauritius 1859 Lapirot worn impression 2d blue used
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d blue, worn impression, four good to large margins used part two framed straight-line handstamps
Estimation: 200 – 400 GBP
Lot 65846 | Mauritius 1859 Lapirot worn impression 2d blue grey paper used
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d blue on grey paper, worn impression, four even margins heavily used with part mute oval bar cancellation
Estimation: 200 – 400 GBP
Lot 65847 | 1859 2d blue, Lapirot, two used examples with touched margins
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
1859 2d blue, Lapirot, two used examples with touched margins but otherwise fine and attractive, struck by small circular PAID and mute barred oval.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65848 | 1859 2d blue, Lapirot, worn impression (pos. 7), some
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d blue, Lapirot, worn impression (pos. 7), some margins repaired but a very attractive example struck by small 5 concentric circles.
Estimation: 100 – 200 GBP
Lot 65849 | 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, worn impression horizontal pair, positions 1-2, used on large part cover front
Mauritius » 1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
2d. blue, worn impression horizontal pair, positions 1-2, used on large part cover front, sent « via Suez & Marseille » to Amsterdam, each neatly cancelled…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 65850 | 1859 Sherwin 2d. blue on bluish paper, position 6, a superb used example
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1859 Sherwin 2d. blue on bluish paper, position 6, a superb used example with very large and balanced margins all around (a most unusual occurrence on…
Estimation: 2’600 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 65851 | Mauritius 1859 bluish paper 2d deep blue used
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
2d deep blue on bluish paper, four close to clear margins fresh used, two small tears at base and one at left running into design, large mount across top…
Estimation: 1’500 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 65852 | Mauritius 1859 Sherwin 2d deep blue illustration page from RPSL handbook
Mauritius » 1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
1900 Sherwin coloured autotype illustration of 2d blue, removed from the original page from the RPSL handbook on British Africa published in 1900, scarce
Estimation: 200 – 250 GBP
Lot 65853 | 1859 1d in rare deep red shade, cancelled by complete PAID
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1d Dardenne in rare deep red shade, cancelled by complete circular PAID, with full margins all around. A very scarce shade; Kanai only had two singles…
Estimation: 500 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 65854 | Mauritius 1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1d dull vermilion, four good even margins fresh used with barred oval cancel
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65855 | Mauritius 1859 1d dull vermilion and 2d pale blue (2) used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1d dull vermilion, four just clear to good margins used with slightly smudged cancel, 2d pale blue with three good margins and one close at right used…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65856 | 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: 2’600 – 3’400 GBP
Lot 65857 | Mauritius 1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d pale blue on white laid paper, four good even margins used with very large part PAID handstamp, Bolaffi handstamp and RPSL Cert (1979)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65858 | Mauritius 1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue used
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, laid paper, four good even margins used with large part mute cancel
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65859 | 1859 2d pale blue Dardenne issue, with fine margins
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d pale blue Dardenne issue, with fine margins on all sides and lightly cancelled; with some repairs. (SG £950).
Estimation: 80 – 100 GBP
Lot 65860 | 1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue pair, left stamp with re-touch on nose, used on large piece of entire to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue pair, left stamp with re-touch on nose, used on large piece of entire to France, cancelled by mute ovals, the pair very fresh…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 65861 | 1859, Dardenne 2d. pale blue horizontal pair on letter to France
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
2d. pale blue horizontal pair, pos.25-26 (pos.26 showing hair retouch), fresh colour, wonderful wide margins, on entire letter to France, stamped by two…
Estimation: 6’000 – 8’000 GBP
Lot 65862 | 1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue showing « feather flaw » under « TWO », used with cleaned cancel
Mauritius » 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue showing « feather flaw » under « TWO », cut into in places, used and has been cleaned of the cancel and repaired, still a very presentable…
Estimation: 200 – 400 GBP
Lot 65863 | 1860-63 1d. purple-brown mint plus 1883-94 wmk CA 25c olive-yellow mint n.h. block of four
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1860-63 1d. purple-brown, mint large part o.g., typical centring to left and remarkably fresh and fine for this stamp, plus 1883-94 wmk CA 25c olive-yellow…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65864 | 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: 360 – 500 GBP
Lot 65865 | 1860-63 no wmk 1d, 2d, 4d and 9d (2) with « SPECIMEN » handstamp
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1860-63 no wmk 1d, 2d, 4d and 9d (2) with « SPECIMEN » handstamp, small part or no gum, one 9d with small fault, the others fine to very fine, very scarce…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65866 | 1860-63 4d. rose on 1860 (Apr 7) outer wrapper to Nantes, France, used on the first day of issue
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1860-63 4d. rose on 1860 (Apr 7) outer wrapper to Nantes, France, endorsed « Suez et Marseilles », tied by dumb oval of bars used on the first day of issue,…
Estimation: 500 – 600 GBP
Lot 65867 | 1861, 1864, complete folded wrapper to Réunion, bearing
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1861, 1864, complete folded wrapper to Réunion, bearing a single 4d rose tied by mute oval grid, with note « Steamer » and rate marking 70 in red crayon,…
Estimation: 300 – 600 GBP
Lot 65868 | 1860-63 4d. rose vertical pair, on 1862 (July 8) entire letter from Flacq to Bordeaux
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1860-63 4d. rose vertical pair, on 1862 (July 8) entire letter from Flacq to Bordeaux, endorsed »Voie de Suez », neatly cancelled »B53 », backstamped…
Estimation: 130 – 180 GBP
Lot 65869 | 1860-63 6d slate mint block of four
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1860-63 6d slate mint block of four, toning on reverse showing through in places, otherwise a fine and scarce multiple (S.G. £1’300+).
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65870 | 1860-63 1s buff unused block of four
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1860-63 1s buff unused block of four (small traces of o.g.), small paper impurity on top right stamp, fine and fresh (S.G. £1’300).
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65871 | Mauritius 1862 intermediate perf 14 to 16 1s deep green used
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1862 Britannia 1s deep green, intermediate perf 14-16, fresh used with B53 obliterator, Georg Bühler Cert (1985)
Estimation: 120 – 180 GBP
Lot 65872 | 1863-72 1d pale purple brown right wing-marginal block of four and 1d purple-brown with inverted watermark in mint n.h. block of four
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 1d pale purple brown right wing-marginal block of four and 1d purple-brown with inverted watermark in mint n.h. block of four (lower pair hoiz….
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65873 | 1863-72 1d. purple-brown, wmk CC (inverted) imperforate block of four imprimaturs
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 1d. purple-brown, wmk CC (inverted) imperforate block of four imprimaturs from the foot of the sheet with good margins on other sides, lovely fresh…
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65874 | 1863-72 1d purple brown with watermark inverted in mint block of 12
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 1d purple brown with watermark inverted in mint block of 12, most stamps never hinged, one small tone spot and alittle faint gum toning, a fine…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 65875 | 1863-72 1d purple-brown with inverted watermark in mint n.h. block of four and 1s bistre mint block of four
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 1d purple-brown with inverted watermark in mint n.h. block of four (internal crease) and 1s bistre mint block of four, slightly heavy hinge, lower…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65876 | 1863-72 1d. brown, 2d. bright blue, 4d. rose, 6d. blue-green, 10d. maroon, 1/- yellow imperforate imprimaturs
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 1d. brown, 2d. bright blue, 4d. rose, 6d. blue-green, 10d. maroon, 1/- yellow imperforate imprimaturs, large margins all round and large part og,…
Estimation: 600 – 800 GBP
Lot 65877 | 1872ca. 1d., 2d., 4d., 6d., 10d. and 1/- « set » of six matching imprint blocks of 12 plate proofs
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1872ca. 1d. bistre, 2d. bright blue, 4d. rose, 6d. blue-green, 10d. maroon and 1/- orange « set » of six matching imprint blocks of 12 plate proofs from…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 65878 | Mauritius 1864 oiuter letter sheet to Bordeaux, 2d x 7
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1864 (JU 6) outer letter sheet to Bordeaux, France bearing seven 1863-72, watermark Crown CC 2d pale blue each cancelled by B53 obliterators, despatch…
Estimation: 200 – 400 GBP
Lot 65879 | 1863-72 2d pale blue and bright blue mint blocks of four
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 2d pale blue and bright blue mint blocks of four, pale blue with horiz. crease through top pair, bright blue with some small tone spots and minor…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP