18 Nov 2024 – 24 Nov 2024
437 lots
Lot 70200 | 1878 set of values to 2r. 50c. on 5/- less the 25c.
Mauritius » 1876-78 Surcharges (SG 76-91)
1878 set of values to 2r. 50c. on 5/- less the 25c. on 6c. in fresh mint OG blocks of four (the 38c. in block of 6); a wonderfully fresh looking group….
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70201 | 1878 13c. on 3d. orange red, imprint block of 12, fresh
Mauritius » 1876-78 Surcharges (SG 76-91)
1878 13c. on 3d. orange red, imprint block of 12, fresh mint with all bar the top left stamp mint NH; a fine and rare multiple.
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70202 | 1878 « 13c. » on 3d. orange-red, wing margin block of four variety horizontal perforations 4mm from foot
Mauritius » 1876-78 Surcharges (SG 76-91)
1878 « 13c. » on 3d. orange-red, wing margin block of four variety horizontal perforations 4mm from foot, large part OG, fine mint, a visually appealing…
Estimation: 300 – 400 GBP
Lot 70203 | 1878 25c. on 6d. slate-blue, on 1878 (1 Feb.) entire to Marseilles
Mauritius » 1876-78 Surcharges (SG 76-91)
1878 25c. on 6d. slate-blue, on 1878 (1 Feb.) entire to Marseilles, tied by clear « B53 » duplex and showing arrival date stamp on reverse. fine and attractive.
Estimation: 50 – 80 GBP
Lot 70204 | 1878 « 50 cents » on 1/- orange essay, without gum, vertical
Mauritius » 1876-78 Surcharges (SG 76-91)
1878 « 50 cents » on 1/- orange essay, without gum, vertical crease in the wing margin just touching the design at lower left, otherwise fine. Scarce.
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 70205 | 1883-94 Requisition sheet, The Unique sheet from the
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1883-94 Requisition sheet, The Unique sheet from the Colonial Post Master, general Post Office in Mauritius, Dated « 14th Sep 1882 », headed « Requisition…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70206 | 1877 2c. master die proof in black on white glazed
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
2c. master die proof in black on white glazed card (90 x 60mm.), dated ‘Oct. 16 1877’, fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70207 | 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: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70208 | 1879-80 2c. to 2r 50c. set of nine imperforate imprimaturs,
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
2c. to 2r 50c. set of nine imperforate imprimaturs, each with large margins and all but the 13c. with brilliant large part og, the odd trivial wrinkles,…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70209 | 1879-80 2c. Venetian red, 38c. bright purple and 2r
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
2c. Venetian red, 38c. bright purple and 2r 50c. brown purple set of three imperforate imprimaturs, each with very large margins, overprinted « Cancelled »…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70210 | 1879-80 2c., 13c., 17c., 28c., 50c., and 2r50c. set
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
2c., 13c., 17c., 28c., 50c., and 2r50c. set of imperforate imprimaturs, all with good margins all round; a very rare and most attractive series.
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70211 | 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: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70212 | 1879-80 4c. orange marginal block of 18 from the upper
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
4c. orange marginal block of 18 from the upper right of the sheet showing plate number « 1 »; large part OG; a scarce multiple (S.G.93, £1’170)
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70213 | 1877 8c. master die proof in black on white glazed
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
8c. master die proof in black on white glazed card (90 x 60mm.), dated ‘Nov. 8 1877’, fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70214 | 1879-80 8c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 8c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, endorsed dated « Nov 8 1877 », fine; ex John Wilson and « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70215 | 1879-80 8c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card with pencil notations
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 8c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), dated « Nov 6 1877 », with pencil notations noting imperfections in the die (which are…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70216 | 1879-80 8c. blue marginal block of 12 from the upper right of the sheet
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 8c. blue marginal block of 12 from the upper right of the sheet showing plate number « 2 »; large part OG; a few fox marks on reverse and folded…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70217 | 1879-80 Issue imprimaturs
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
8c, 13c (very close margin at left), 38c and 2R50 (small wrinkle) imperf. imprimatur group, mint hr, fine (4)
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70218 | 1879-80 13c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 13c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, dated « Nov 13 1877 », fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70219 | 1879-80 13c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 13c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, endorsed dated ‘Nov 15 1877’; fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70220 | 1879-80 13c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 13c De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, dated ‘Nov 16 1877″, fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70221 | 1879-80 13c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 13c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) dated « Nov 17 1877 », fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70222 | 1879-80 13c. slate Photo-Litho Sperati forgery, « used »
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
13c. slate Photo-Litho Sperati forgery, « used » with part « B5(3); Very rare.Note: this is not the forgery described in the 1955 BPA handbook but reproduction…
Estimation: 100 – 150 GBP
Lot 70223 | 13c. slate and 1883-94 2c. green and 25c. olive-yellow, on 1888 (3 Feb) linen lined envelope registered to Paris
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
13c. slate and 1883-94 2c. green and 25c. olive-yellow, on 1888 (3 Feb) linen lined envelope registered to Paris, tied by two light strikes of « B53 », showing…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70224 | 1879-80 17c. rose block of four imperforate imprimaturs,
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 17c. rose block of four imperforate imprimaturs, large margins from the foot of the pane, brilliant large part og; insignificant gum wrinkles and…
Estimation: 400 – 600 GBP
Lot 70225 | 1879-80 17c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 17c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, endorsed « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « Dec 20 1877 », fine.
Estimation: 180 – 240 GBP
Lot 70226 | 1883-94 17c. master die proof in black on white glazed
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
17c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, endorsed dated ‘Dec 17 1877’; fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70227 | 1879-80 17c rose, on 1882 (Mar. 21) envelope to Scotland
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 17c rose, on 1882 (Mar. 21) envelope to Scotland in the hand of General Gordon (then Commander of the Royal Engineers in Mauritius), backstamped…
Estimation: 80 – 120 GBP
Lot 70228 | 1879-80 25c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 25c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card (90x60mm) endorsed « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « Nov. 2 1877 », fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70229 | 1879-80 25c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 25c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), dated « Oct 31 1877 », fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70230 | 1879-80 25c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 25c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked « AFTER HARDENING » and dated « Nov 13 1877 », fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70231 | 1879-80 25c. olive yellow in a superb mint NH block
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
25c. olive-yellow in a superb mint NH block of four, lovely rich fresh colour; a very rare multiple (S.G.97, £1’900+)Correction: Not SG97, SG110
Estimation: 500 – 800 GBP
Lot 70232 | 1879-80 38c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 38c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « Nov 24 1877 », fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70233 | Mauritius – 1879 38c, glass master negative in black,
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879 38c, glass master negative in black, broken and affixed on a smaller glass by Sperati; an exceptional item with no other cliché or trial exposure…
Estimation: 400 – 700 GBP
Lot 70234 | Mauritius – 1879 38c, trial exposure on glass in light
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879 38c, trial exposure on glass in light brown, showing a vertical crack through the glass stemming from the master negative; a unique item with no other…
Estimation: 300 – 500 GBP
Lot 70235 | Mauritius – 1879 39c, glass support cliché in brown,
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879 39c, glass support cliché in brown, a horizontal pair printed as tête-bêche.
Estimation: 300 – 600 GBP
Lot 70236 | Mauritius – 1879 38c, trial exposure on glass, somewhat
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879 38c, trial exposure on glass, somewhat damaged by humidity, in a light brown shade; an extremely rare trial with no other cliché or trial exposure…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70237 | 50c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
50c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card (90 x 60mm.), endorsed « BEFORE HARDENING » and dated « Dec. 7. 1877 », fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70238 | 1879-80 50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), dated « Dec 5 1877 », fine; ex Marion and « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70239 | 1879-80 50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
1879-80 50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), endorsed « AFTER HARDENING », and dated « Dec 11 1877 », fine; ex « Port Louis ».
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70240 | 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: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70241 | 1879-80 2r 50c. die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.)
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
2r 50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) dated « Oct 23 1877 », fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70242 | 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: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70243 | 1879-80 2r 50c. die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.)
Mauritius » 1879-80 De La Rue Watermark CC (SG 92-100)
2r 50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked « After Hardening » and dated « Oct 29 1877 », additionally initialled at lower right,…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70244 | 1893 1c. pair of beautifully hand painted essays on tracing paper (65x79mm.), in an unissued design, the other as issued design
Mauritius » 1883-94 De La Rue Watermark CA (SG 101-111)
1893 1c. pair of beautifully hand painted essays on tracing paper (65x79mm.), in an unissued design, the other as issued design, each painted in lilac…
Estimation: 3’000 – 4’000 GBP
Lot 70245 | 1883-94 1c. master die proof in black on white glazed
Mauritius » 1883-94 De La Rue Watermark CA (SG 101-111)
1c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, endorsed ‘before/ hardening’ and dated ’21 mar. 93′; fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70246 | 1893 watermark Crown CA, 15c chestnut, mint n.h. marginal block 18
Mauritius » 1883-94 De La Rue Watermark CA (SG 101-111)
1893
watermark Crown CA, 15c chestnut, marginal block 18, being the lower three rows
of the left pane, showing plate ‘1’ in margin. Superb and fresh…
Estimation: 70 – 100 GBP
Lot 70247 | 1885 hand painted essay of the 16c. issue design with blank value tablet
Mauritius » 1883-94 De La Rue Watermark CA (SG 101-111)
1885 hand painted essay of the 16c. issue design with blank value tablet, in chestnut with « Mauritius postage » in Chinese white and « 16 cents » value tablet…
Estimation: 800 – 1’200 GBP
Lot 70248 | 1883-94 De La Rue master die proof with blank value tablet
Mauritius » 1883-94 De La Rue Watermark CA (SG 101-111)
1883-94 De La Rue master die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed « AFTER HARDENING », dated « 20 SEP 83 » and additionally…
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP
Lot 70249 | 16c. issue design die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card
Mauritius » 1883-94 De La Rue Watermark CA (SG 101-111)
16c. issue design die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked « before hardening », dated « 20 SEP 83 », fine.
Estimation: 200 – 300 GBP