26 May 2025 – 1 Jun 2025
1719 lots
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
Lot 65880 | 1863-72 wmk CC 2d imperf. variety, neatly used with « PAID » cds,
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 wmk CC 2d imperf. variety, neatly used with « PAID » cds, large margins (too large to be a trimmed perf. stamp), slight trace of a thin, fine and…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 65881 | 1868 envelope Marre d’Albert to Lyon, franked with 2d and 6d
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1868 envelope Marre d’Albert to Lyon, franked with 2d blue and 6d blue-green, centrally struck by rare postmark of 4 concentric rings, also showing red…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 65882 | 1863-72 3d dull red in left wing-marginal mint block
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 3d dull red in left wing-marginal mint block of nine, heavy hinge on one stamp, minor surface abrasions on another, couple of small tone spots,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65883 | 1863-72 3d dull red in mint block of eight
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 3d dull red in mint block of eight, one stamp with tiny ink marks on surface, otherwise fine and fresh (S.G. £800+).
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65884 | 1863-72 4d rose in mint block of six
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 4d rose in mint block of six, light vertical bend at left otherwise fine and fresh (S.G. £600+).
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 65885 | 1866 (Sep 6) wrapper to France with 1863-72 4d vert. pair, underpaid with « ISNNUFICIENTLY / PREPAID » oval hs and Anglo-French +GB / 1F66c »
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1866 (Sep 6) wrapper to France with 1863-72 4d vert. pair cancelled by « B53 » numerals, underpaid with English « ISNNUFICIENTLY / PREPAID » oval hs and Anglo-French…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 65886 | 1863-72 4d. rose pair and 1/- yellow vertical pair, on 1867 (18 July) double rate entire to Bordeaux
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 4d. rose pair and 1/- yellow vertical pair, on 1867 (18 July) double rate entire to Bordeaux, marked « St. Mozambique via Suez & Marseilles », each…
Estimation: 360 – 440 GBP
Lot 65887 | 1863-81, small correspondence of 8 covers to France
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-81, small correspondence of 8 covers to Bordeaux in France, incl. 1s blue pair, two covers with 1s yellow + 4d, 4d rose vert. pair, 4d wing-marginal…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65888 | 1863-72 6d blue-green mint strip of four, central stamps mint n.h.
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 6d blue-green mint strip of four, central stamps mint n.h., small spots on one stamp, fine and fresh multiple (S.G. £1’000+).
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65889 | 1863-1876, Mauritius used in Seychelles, 19 examples
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-1876, Mauritius used in Seychelles, 19 examples struck by B64, incl. Seychelles SG Z21, Z25, Z27, and the extremely rare Z29 on 5s rosy mauve; in…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 65890 | 1863-72 6d blue-green top left corner strip of three with plate number « 1 », stamps never hinged
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 6d blue-green top left corner strip of three with plate number « 1 », stamps never hinged, slight gum toning with a little faintly showing through…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65891 | 1863-72 6d blue-green left wing-marginal mint block of four
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 6d blue-green left wing-marginal mint block of four, tiny ink spots on one stamp, fine and fresh multiple (S.G. £1’000+).
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 65892 | 1863-72 9d yellow-green mint block of four
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 9d yellow-green mint block of four, lower pair mint n.h., faint tone spot, a fine multiple (S.G. £1’000+)
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 65893 | 1863-72 1s blue in mint block of 12, lower marginal showing current number « 6 »
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 1s blue in mint block of 12, lower marginal showing current number « 6 », several stamps never hinged, a little perf. separation between stamp two…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 65894 | 1863-72 5s bright mauve mint block of four, left marginal
Mauritius » 1860-72 De La Rue Issues (SG 46-72)
1863-72 5s bright mauve mint block of four, left marginal (trimmed), odd short perf., a fine and fresh multiple (S.G. £1’300+)
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 65895 | 1879-80 4c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 4c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « Dec 4 1877 », fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65896 | 1879-80 2r50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 2r50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), showing uncleared corners and void ornaments between « MAURITIUS POSTAGE » and « TWO…
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65897 | 1879-80 2r50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 2r50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), with pencil lines highlighting imperfections in the die, dated « Oct 25 1877 », fine;…
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 65898 | 1879-80 2c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 2c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « Oct 19 1877 », fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP