18 Nov 2024 – 24 Nov 2024
7867 lots
Lot 70300 | 1899 (13 Dec.) Mahé de la Bourdonnais, 15c. selection incl. stamp-size proof, etc.
Mauritius » 1899 Birth Bicentenary of la Bourdonnais (SG 136)
1899 (13 Dec.) Mahé de la Bourdonnais, 15c. selection comprising stamp-size proof in black on thick paper, one overprinted « SPECIMEN », two mint (one with…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70301 | 1899 (13 Dec.) Mahé de la Bourdonnais 15c. die proof in vermilion plus SPECIMEN
Mauritius » 1899 Birth Bicentenary of la Bourdonnais (SG 136)
1899 (13 Dec.) Mahé de la Bourdonnais 15c. die proof in vermilion on thick surfaced wove paper, plus 15c. blue overprinted « SPECIMEN », fine and scarce;…
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 70302 | 1900-05 Arms issue, striking book piece with stamp size master die proof with blank value tablet and stamp size proof of the value tablet
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms issue, stamp size master die proof with blank value tablet and stamp size proof of the value tablet, both in black on glazed card, mounted…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70303 | 1900-05 « Arms » master die proof with blank value tablet in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 « Arms » master die proof with blank value tablet in black on glazed card, stamp-size, scarce; ex Marion and « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70304 | 1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix E sheets with 27 imperforate colour trials for the low values
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix E sheets with 27 imperforate colour trials for the low values, on coloured and white papers, mostly affixed by top…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70305 | 1896 (Dec) De La Rue master die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1896 (Dec) De La Rue master die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), marked « Before Hardening » and dated « 17 Dec 96 » in…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70306 | 1896 (Dec 31) De La Rue striking book piece with stamp size die proof with blank value tablet
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1896 (Dec 31) De La Rue striking book piece with stamp size die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card, showing endorsements for the amount…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70307 | 1897 (Oct) Arms central die proof with uncleared surround, in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1883-91 Surcharges, Arms & Jubilee Issues (SG 112-35, 137)
1897 (Oct) Arms central die proof with uncleared surround, in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed « BEFORE / HARDENING » and dated « 20 Oct 97 » in blue,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70308 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on buff imperforate colour trials (4)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on buff imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in light green, green, black…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70309 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on buff imperforate colour trials (3)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on buff imperforate colour trials (3) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in black, purple or red, very…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70310 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on white, imperforate colour trials (4)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on white imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in green (mint n.h.), blue,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70311 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on white, imperforate colour trials (4)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on white group of imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in brown, blue, black…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70312 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. purple on yellow, imperforate colour trials (3)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. purple on yellow, imperforate colour trials (3) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in black (light corner crease),…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70313 | 1900-05 small arms 1c. green on yellow, imperforate colour trials (2)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms group of four 1c imperf. colour trials on gummed watermarked paper, incl. green on yellow with the duty plates in black or blue (small…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70314 | 1900-05 small arms 1c. purple on red and 1c. black on red, imperforate colour trials (2)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. purple on red and 1c. black on red, imperforate colour trials (2) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in different…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70315 | 1900-05 Small Arms 1c. black on white, imperforate colour trials (2)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Small Arms 1c. black on white imperforate colour trials (2) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in either green or blue (light corner…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70316 | 1900-05 « Arms » 1c. imperf colour trial, affixed to day book piece
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 « Arms » 1c. imperf colour trial, affixed to De La Rue day book piece, and endorsed at left « Blue paper/D.F. Black/Ovptd. Blue/15 cents »; fine and…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70317 | 1900-05 Arms, wmk. multiple Crown CC. 1c to 50c set of 15 values plus 25c on chalk-surfaced paper
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05
Arms, wmk. multiple Crown CC. 1c to 50c set of 15 values plus 25c on
chalk-surfaced paper. Very fine fresh mint. SG 138-152, 151a
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 70318 | 1900-05 Arms, complete mint set of 18 values plus 1R with inverted watermark and 1904-07 Arms wmk multi Crown mint set
Mauritius » Collections
1900-05 and 1904-07 Arms mint group, incl. complete mint set of 18 values, fine or very fine (S.G. £400) plus 1c to 50c mint and extra 25c on chalk paper…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70319 | 1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet B, with imperforate colour trials on coloured and white papers
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet B, with imperforate colour trials on coloured and white papers, 24 different low values all denominated 1…
Estimation: 4’000 – 6’000 GBP
Lot 70320 | 1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet D, undated, mounted with 9 different 1c. and 5 different 1r. colour trials
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet D, undated, mounted with 9 different 1c. and 5 different 1r. colour trials, a spectacular and unique page;…
Estimation: 2’000 – 3’000 GBP
Lot 70321 | 1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix C sheets with chosen colours for the original 14 values represented by imperforate colour trials
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms De La Rue Appendix C sheet (in two parts) with chosen colours for the original 14 values represented by imperforate colour trials (one cent…
Estimation: 1’800 – 2’400 GBP
Lot 70322 | 1900-05 Arms Issue Small format, group of three De La Rue strking book pieces
Mauritius » 1883-91 Surcharges, Arms & Jubilee Issues (SG 112-35, 137)
1895-99 and 1900-05 Arms (small format) group of 3 striking book pieces, one with master die proof with blank value tablet in black on glazed card initialled…
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 70323 | 1900-05 Arms 1R group seven of imperforate colour trials
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 1R group seven of imperforate colour trials incl. black on red with blue duty (small corner crease), black on red with red duty, purple on…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70324 | 1900-05 set of 18 to 5r. overprinted « SPECIMEN »
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 set of 18 to 5r. overprinted « SPECIMEN », large part to full OG, the odd blemish, though a very fresh set, scarce complete (S.G.138s-155s, £425)
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70325 | 1900-05 Arms 3c group of 12 imperforate colour trials with purple head plates
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 3c group of 12 imperforate colour trials with purple head plates and duty tablets in all different colours, incl. one cancelled with Mauritius…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70326 | 1900-05 Small Arms 3c. dull green, imperforate colour trials (7)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 3c imperforate colour trials (7) with green head plate on un-watermarked paper, with the duty plates in blue (2, one with trial cancel), red,…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70327 | 1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet date Aug 12 1895 mounted with 11 different 3c. colour trials
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet date Aug 12 1895 mounted with 11 different 3c. colour trials with purple head plate, plus a green head plate…
Estimation: 1’300 – 1’800 GBP
Lot 70328 | 1902 3c, 5c and 6c, plus 1944 4c, in strips of four, overprinted « SPECIMEN » and Spanish « Spécimen »
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1902 3c. green and carmine/yellow, 5c. dull purple and black on buff and 6c. purple and carmine on red in strips of four, overprinted « Specimen », with…
Estimation: 150 – 200 GBP
Lot 70329 | 1900-05 3c., 5c. (dull purple and black on buff) and
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 3c., 5c. (dull purple and black on buff) and 6c, marginal examples from the top of the sheet showing plate number « 1 », each overprinted « Specimen »,…
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 70330 | 1900-05 range of values 2x4c., 5c., 8c., 12c., 25c., 50c. along with 1902 12c. on 8c. and 1903 Express 15c., each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger pages
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 range of values 2x4c., 5c., 8c., 12c., 25c., 50c. along with 1902 12c. on 8c. and 1903 Express 15c., each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to…
Estimation: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 70331 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 5c. in green very similar to the 1910 design except for the value tablet, affixed to card
Mauritius » Later Issues
1908 Arms 5c essay in green very similar to the 1910 design except for the value tablet, affixed to card (90x115mm.) dated « Jan 16th 08 », fine and very…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70332 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 5c. die proof of the value tablet with manuscript « Maurs » in red ink above, in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 5c die proof of the value tablet with manuscript « Maurs » in red ink above, in black on glazed card (92x60mm), dated « 22 JAN. 97 », fine; ex…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70333 | 1900-05 6c. purple and carmine on red, variety watermark sideways to right, mint
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 6c. purple and carmine on red, variety watermark sideways to right, mint o.g., some gum creasing though of very fine appearance, the only recorded…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70334 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 8c. die proof of the value tablet with manuscript « Maurs » in red ink above, in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 8c De La Rue die proof of the value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm), with manuscript « Maurs » in red ink above, dated « 22 JAN. 97 »,…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70335 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 12c. in green, essay with the value tablet excised and « 12 cents » in claret inserted
Mauritius » Later Issues
1908 Arms 12c essay of the accepted design for the 1910 issue, with the value tablet excised and « 12 CENTS » in claret inserted (although the 12c value…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70336 | 1900 (Jun) 12c. De La Rue die proof of the value tablet in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900 (Jun) 12c. De La Rue die proof of the value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm), dated « 26 JUN. 00 » in blue, very fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70337 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 15c. die proof of the value tablet with manuscript « Maurs » in red ink above
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 15c De La Rue die proof of the value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm) with manuscript « Maurs » in red ink above, dated « 22 JAN. 97 »,…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70338 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 25c. De La Rue die proof of the value tablet with manuscript « Maurs » in red ink above, in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 25c De La Rue die proof of the value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm) with manuscript « Maurs » in red ink above, dated « 22 JAN. 97 »,…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70339 | 1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet B undated mounted with 6 different 1r.. colour trials
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet B (from the May 20th 1897 submission by De La Rue to the Crown Agents) mounted with six different 1R colour…
Estimation: 1’500 – 2’000 GBP
Lot 70340 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 1r. imperforate colour trials (5)
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms 1r imperforate colour trials (5 on gummed watermarked paper), in green and violet, green and purple (some paper adhering to reverse), dull…
Estimation: 260 – 340 GBP
Lot 70341 | 1900-05 Arms issue, 7 large arms imperforate colour trials in various denominations and colours each affixed to single piece of De La Rue appendix sheet,
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms issue, 8 large Arms imperforate colour trials in various denominations and colours each affixed to archive pieces of De La Rue appendix sheets…
Estimation: 800 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70342 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 1r., 2r.50c. and 5r. stamp-size die proofs of the value tablets with manuscript « Mauritius » at top, all affixed to piece
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms Issue 1r., 2r.50c. and 5r. stamp-size die proofs of the value tablets with manuscript « Mauritius » at top, all affixed to piece (102x53mm.)…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70343 | 1900-05 1r. grey-black and carmine corner marginal pair from the lower left of the sheet showing plate number « 1 », variety watermark inverted
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 1r. grey-black and carmine corner marginal pair from the lower left of the sheet showing plate number « 1 », variety watermark inverted, fine mint…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70344 | 1900-05 1r. grey-black and carmine, variety watermark inverted mint
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 1r. grey-black and carmine, variety watermark inverted, large part original gum. (S.G.153w, £140)
Estimation: 40 – 60 GBP
Lot 70345 | 1908 3r. Arms essay, deeply engraved in maroon on varnished
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1908 3r. Arms essay, deeply engraved in maroon on varnished card, stamp-size and affixed to small piece. Unique and most attractive.
Estimation: 1’000 – 1’500 GBP
Lot 70346 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 3r. in pink, attractive essay with heavily engraved design of a large format with arms in centre
Mauritius » Later Issues
1908 Arms 3R in pink, attractive essay of an unissued design with arms in centre, small touch-ups by hand, affixed to card (90x115mm) dated « Jan 16th 08″…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70347 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 3r. essay in brown, a horizontal design with arms in centre
Mauritius » Later Issues
1908 Arms 3R essay in brown of an unissued design in horizontal format with arms in centre showing a dodo and Rusa deer either side in oval border, affixed…
Estimation: 700 – 1’000 GBP
Lot 70348 | 1900-05 « Arms » 2r 50c. imperf colour trial, affixed to De La Rue day book piece
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 « Arms » 2r 50c. imperf colour trial, affixed to De La Rue day book piece and endorsed at left « 1R. 85 cts »; fine and scarce
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70349 | 1900-05 Arms Issue 2r.50 imperforate colour trial in dull purple and ultramarine
Mauritius » 1900-05 Arms Issue (SG 138-155)
1900-05 Arms Issue 2r.50 imperforate colour trial in dull purple and ultramarine on gummed unwatermarked paper, mint n.h., fresh and fine; ex Marion and…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP