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The Dave Tarry Mauritius Collection continued...

Q.V. STAMPED MAIL WITH ACCOUNTANCY MARKS continued...

Lot

Catalog No.

Descrip

Opening

201

MADAGASCAR - RED "9d" PORT LOUIS MARK ON 1s-4d RATE COVER TO GB VIA MAURITIUS PREPAID EXTRA 6d TO MAURITIUS; [Aug.?] 1869 env. (minor wrinkling & torn flap) addressed to "Messrs S.W. Silver & Co." in London, franked for the 1s-4d rate, which was made up of 6d from Madagascar to Mauritius + the regular 10d rate to GB.; there is a contemporary note inside; "Rainilaiebivony, The Prime Minister of Madagascar. Its Capital is Antananarvo" (was he the sender?). [S.W. Silver was a significant figure within the British and Foreign Bible Society, and is known to have had London Missionary Society connections, as well as an interest in Madagascar.] The London Missionary Society maintained an account with the Mauritius P.O. so that their outgoing Madagascar letters could be stamped en route at Port Louis. This cover has a 4d Rose + 1/- Orange with fair "B53" numerals (one just tied by London "PAID" arrival cds) as well as a very fine 1st-type red Port Louis handstruck "9d" Accountancy Mark (5d for GB + 4d for France). It also has a v. fine blue "MAURITIUS/A" backstamp of 30 Oct., but the letter was probably written in about August (in Madagascar). Very rare Accountancy Marking cover from Madagascar. Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, MADAGASCAR (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 260

SOLD for £1,200.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

202

RED "9d" OR "9d" PORT LOUIS MARKS ON 10d-RATE COVERS TO GB "VIA MARSEILLES"; 18 Sept. 1867 & 18 Jan. 1869 env. (slight creasing) and EL both to London and both with 6d Green + 4d Rose (tied to each other or just tied to the cover) by v. fine or mainly fine Port Louis "B53" numerals; each with a very fine or mainly fine strike of the the two different types of the scarce red Handstruck "9d" Accountancy Mark (Proud A21 & A22 - with and without the underline below the "d"; each crossed by filing fold) alongside; 5d due to GB & 4d due to France from the 10d rate. Good pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £340.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

203

RED "10d" PORT LOUIS MARK ON REGISTERED 1s-3d RATE COVER TO PONDICHERRY "VIA BOMBAY" & ADEN; 11 Oct. 1875 E (short top flap removed and all reinforced internally) to "Pondichery" endorsed "Per Messageries Maritimes Via Bombay" but also having a mainly fine "ADEN STEAMER POINT" transit cds (25 Oct.) on the front; with 1/- Orange + 3d Red tied by a single large Port Louis "B53" numeral with a mainly very fine blue oval "REGISTERED/No./MAURITIUS" ds alongside, as well as a superb strike of the red Handstruck "10d" Accountancy Mark; 10d due to GB from the 1s-3d rate with Mauritius keeping 2d postage and the 3d fee. Rare usage of an Accountancy Mark on Registered Mail. Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, INDIA, REGISTERED MAIL, ADEN (Image)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £850.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

204

INDO-CHINA - RED "10d" PORT LOUIS MARK ON 1s-2d RATE COVER TO SAIGON ON 1st CAPE TO CEYLON VOYAGE; Fine and attractive 6 July 1866 E to "Saigon, Cochin Chine" endorsed "Via Galle per Steamer Natal" (the second leg of the very first Union Line Steamship Direct sailing from Cape Town to Ceylon) franked for the 1s-2d rate with 4d Rose strip of three + 1d Brown pair all tied by fine Port Louis "B53" numerals having a very fine strike of the red Handstruck Port Louis "10d" Accountancy Mark alongside; 10d due to GB from the 1s-2d rate with Mauritius keeping 4d postage. Rare destination. Exhibition Quality.Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, CEYLON/SRI LANKA (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £850.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

205

INDO-CHINA - RED "10d" PORT LOUIS MARK ON 1s-2d RATE COVER TO SAIGON "VIA ADEN" ROUTING; 7 May 1866 E (small part of one flap lost) to "Saigon, Cochin Chine" (same address as the previous lot) endorsed "Via Aden" franked for the 1s-2d rate with 1/- Orange + 1d Brown pair (all with faults) all tied by mainly very fine Port Louis "B53" numerals having a very fine strike of the red Handstruck Port Louis "10d" Accountancy Mark (filing crease) alongside as well as a blue crayon "1 2" (presumably the sender's note of postage to be paid?); 10d due to GB from the 1s-2d rate with Mauritius keeping 4d postage. Rare destination.Cross Reference: FRENCH COLONIES, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £440.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

206

BALANCE OF THE PORT LOUIS RED H.S. "ACCOUNTANCY MARKS COLLECTION - "1½d" + "10d" (2) COVERS, ETC.; 6 May 1869 env. (minor faults) from "BLACK RIVER" (part very early cds on reverse) to GB "Via Suez & Southampton" with 2d+6d tied by unclear 2-ring numerals but also having a very fine rare red P. Louis "1½d" mark alongside; 1872/6 env. (stain) & E (minor faults) pair to Calcutta "Via Aden" franked by 1/- Blue or 1/- Orange pair tied by larger "B53" numerals and each with a mainly very fine red Port Louis "10d" mark. Plus a group of covers (7) from which some or all of the stamps have been removed with mainly fine to superb red Port Louis Accountancy Marks "4d" (to India), "5½d" (2 to GB), "9d" (the 2 types; to GB), "11d" (to GB), and "1/8d" (to India). (10 covers)Cross Reference: INDIA, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, ADEN (Image)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

207

INDIA - RED "10d" PORT LOUIS MARK ON PAIR OF COVERS (11d OR 1/- RATES) TO BOMBAY/CALCUTTA VIA ADEN; 18 Apr. 1868 & 26 June 1873 pair of envs. (second-language annotations on address sides) to Bombay or to Calcutta franked for the 11d or 1/- rates respectively. The first with 9d Dull Purple + 2d Light Blue (on reverse; latter with fault) cancelled by mainly very fine Port Louis "B53" numerals, the second with 1/- Blue tied by fine "MAURITIUS/B53" duplex on the address side. Both have mainly very fine strikes of the red Handstruck Port Louis "10d" Accountancy Mark; 10d due to GB from the 1s-2d rate with Mauritius keeping 4d postage. The later cover also has a very fine large oval Aden to Bombay "SEA POST OFFICE/F" transit ds. Great pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, INDIA, ADEN (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £260.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

208

RED "11d" PORT LOUIS MARK ON 1/- RATE COVER TO GB "VIA MARSEILLES"; 6 Nov. 1865 env. (printed address; slight faults) to Kent with 4d Rose (2) + 1/- Orange cancelled or tied by fine Port Louis "B53" numerals with a very fine strike of the red Handstruck "11d" Accountancy Mark (rare; only used on double-rate letters via France to GB such as this) alongside; 3d due to GB & 8d due to France from the 1/- rate leaving just 1d for Mauritius. Attractive example. Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £500.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

209

RED "1s/-" PORT LOUIS MARK ON SHORT-LIVED 1s/1d RATE COVER TO GB "VIA BRINDISI"; 10 Feb. 1871 env. (slight wear) to Wiltshire with 1d Brown + 6d Blue (both 6d's with faults) tied by partly fine large Port Louis "B53" numerals with a mainly very fine strike of the rare red Handstruck "1s/-" Accountancy Mark (seldom seen) alongside; 9d due to GB & 3d due to Italy from the 1s/1d rate leaving just 1d for Mauritius. This 1s-1d rate via Brindisi (due to the Franco-Prussian War) was only in effect from Mauritius from 9 Jan. to 31 Mar. 1871, hence the rarity of this 1s/- marking. Attractive example. [Ex Ted Proud.] Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £850.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

210

INDIA - RARE RED "1/8d" PORT LOUIS MARK ON COVERS AT 2/- RATES TO CALCUTTA VIA ADEN SEA P.O.; 21 Aug. 1873 env. (faint sender's ds and filing note on address side) to Calcutta "Per Str. Dupleix via Bombay" franked for the double 2/- rate with pair of 1/- Blues tied by fine large "B53" numerals and also tied by a very fine rare red Handstruck Port Louis "1/8d" Accountancy Mark; 1s-8d due to GB from the 2s-0d rate with Mauritius and India each due for 2d postage. There is also a mainly fine large oval Aden to Bombay "SEA POST OFFICE/B" transit ds on the reverse. Rare thus. Cross Reference: INDIA, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, ADEN (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £1,200.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

211

INGOING MAIL EX G.B. WITH RED LONDON "4d½" OR "1d" ACCOUNTANCY MARKS; 1860-66 covers from GB to Port louis inc. 1864/5 pair of envs. with Small Letters 6d+4d or White Letters 6d tied by Brighton or Belfast duplexes each with mostly v. fine red London "4d½" marks on the front, 1866 trio of large part Es ex London with 6d+4d frankings with the same red London "4d½", 1860/1 cash-pair ELs pair ex Liverpool with the same "4d½" London marks, a sad stamps-removed 1861 EL ex London with a BLACK hs "4d½" cancelled by a red one, and 1865 EL ex Manchester "Per French Packet" with 6d+4d but with red London "1d" mark. Plus 2 other stamp-removed covers. Useful research lot. (11 covers) Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, SUSSEX (Image)

Starting at £ 160

CLOSED
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

Q.V. STAMPED & STAMPLESS MAIL WITH "TO PAY" NUMERALS

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212

BLUE PORT LOUIS "1d/TO PAY" MARKS - THE TWO TYPES ON COVERS EX CALCUTTA VIA CEYLON/ADEN; Very fine 6 June 1867 EL from Calcutta to Port Louis "P. Str. Golconda via Galle" with 8a Red tied by v. fine blue "B/1" octagon & firm's "Stamped" having a mainly very fine blue 1st-Type (narrow "1") Port Louis "1d/TO PAY" Postage Due mark alongside; plus matching fine 7 Dec. 1868 EL from Calcutta to P. Louis "via Bombay & Aden" with similar franking and a very fine 2nd-Type (thick "1") "1d/TO PAY" mark on the front, but also having a mainly fine small unframed red "ADEN/STEAMER POINT" cds (19 Nov.!) on the flap. Fine pair showing the two recorded types of the very scarce 1d charge mark. Both of Exhibition Quality. (2 covers)Cross Reference: INDIA, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, CEYLON/SRI LANKA, ADEN (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £180.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

213

RARE BLUE PORT LOUIS "2d/TO PAY" MARK ON PORT LOUIS LOCAL TOWN LETTER; Fine unpaid 21 Sept. 1869 EL (a few closed flap tears) from Port Louis to "M.Laplace, Consul de France, Port Louis" with a very fine blue Port Louis "2d/TO PAY" Postage Due mark nicely placed on the front with matching blue Port Louis "MAURITIUS" cds on the reverse across the join. Ruffle only recorded one other on a local letter like this. [Pitray only recorded 8 examples of this mark in Mauritius, whereas he recorded 49 of the 1d mark and 155 of the 6d mark.] Rare and of Exhibition Quality. (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

214

BLUE PORT LOUIS "3d" MARK ON UNPAID REUNION COVER TO PORT LOUIS; Very fine unpaid 24/27 Oct. 1870 EL from St. Denis Reunion (sender's cachet on the front) to Port Louis "P. [Ship]. Sucrier" with a very fine blue Port Louis "3d" Postage Due mark nicely placed on the front with very fine matching blue Port Louis "MAURITIUS" cds on the reverse. [Pitray only recorded 13 examples of this mark in Mauritius, whereas he recorded 49 of the 1d mark and 155 of the 6d mark.] Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, REUNION (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £280.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

215

VERY RARE BLUE PORT LOUIS "4d/TO PAY" MARK ON INCOMING REGISTERED COVER FROM INDIA TO PORT LOUIS; Remarkable small 11 June 1869 env. (slightly trimmed at left) from Calcutta to Port Louis "Via Bombay by Mail Steamer" with a mainly very fine blue Port Louis "4d/TO PAY" Postage Due mark on the reverse where the English address and stamps are; franked by India 8a+4a tied by fine blue Calcutta "B/1" octagons with a faint red boxed Calcutta "REGD. LETTER No." alongside (beneath the 4d mark), with very fine matching blue Port Louis "MAURITIUS" cds (9 July) on the reverse. Dave Tarry had only recorded one other example of this "4d/TO PAY" on Registered Mail. Exhibition Quality. [This cover was illustrated on the back cover of Ruffle's 1985 book on these To Pay marks.]Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, INDIA, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £1,500.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

216

BLUE PORT LOUIS "6d/TO PAY" MARK ON COVER EX INDIA ALSO WITH RED "Late Received" MARK; Fine 2 June 1864 EL from Calcutta to Port Louis "P. Ship Beau Monde" franked by India 1a (fault) + 2a tied by v. fine Calcutta "B/1" octagons, with a fine blue Port Louis "6d/TO PAY" Postage Due mark nicely placed on the front but most unusually also alongside a very fine red Port Louis "Late Received" mark. The Late mark - of which Dave Tarry had only recorded one other example in red ink - is explained by a red P.O. endorsement on the flap; "Received from the Captain of the Beau Monde"; he handed in his letters after the last Port Louis delivery time of the day. There is a red boxed "CALCUTTA/SHIP LETTER/PAID" ds and blue Port Louis "MAURITIUS" cds 26 July) on the reverse. Possibly a unique combination of Port Louis markings? Spectacular and of Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: LATE FEE MAIL, INDIA, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £600.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

217

BLUE PORT LOUIS "6d/TO PAY" MARK - BOTH TYPES - ON PAIR OF COVERS FROM CALCUTTA; Very fine 23 Dec. 1864 & 26 Jan. 1868 ELs from the same correspondence from Calcutta to Port Louis "P. Nemesis via Aden" or "Pr Ship Henry Handley" franked by India 4a or 1a pair all tied by partly fine blue Calcutta "B/1" octagons, and each with a very fine blue Port Louis "6d/TO PAY" Postage Due mark - with short gap and long gap between "d" and underline respectively. Excellent matched pair showing the two types. (2 covers) Cross Reference: INDIA, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £200.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

218

REUNION - PAIR OF UNPAID COVERS TO PORT LOUIS WITH BLUE "6d/TO PAY" OR "8d/TO PAY" MARKS; Fine 29 Jan. 1867 EL from St. Denis (no Reunion marks) to Port Louis with a very fine dark blue "6d/TO PAY" mark on the front; plus 24 Nov. 1871 mourning env. from St. Denis (partial 2-ring cds on the front) to Port Louis with mainly fine very scarce bright blue "8d/TO PAY" mark on the front. Good pair, showing the unpaid Ship Letter and Packet Letter rates from Reunion. (2 covers)Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, REUNION (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

219

RARE BLUE PORT LOUIS "7d/TO PAY" MARK ON INGOING UNDERPAID COVER EX IRELAND; Spectacular 6 June 1866 env. (slight flap faults) from "PARSONSTOWN" (v. fine cds on reverse) to Mauritius "By French Mail Packet from Marseilles" (for which the rate was 10d) but only franked for the 8d rate - with 6d Lilac (pl.5) and 2 1d Reds (all tied by v. fine Parsonstown "371" Irish numerals) and so charged postage due. There is a very fine London "DEFICIENT-POSTAGE [12]/HALF-FINE [3=45]" on the front along with the red London "1d" Accountancy Mark (only 1d credit from GB to Mauritius) and so also having the rare blue Port Louis "7d/TO PAY" on the front. This 7d hs is thought to be one of the three rarest of the Port Louis TO PAY marks. [Ruffle/Pitray only recorded three hs 7d's compared to 156 6d's.] Exceptional and attractive ingoing GB cover; we can only recall having seen one similar underpaid GB cover with this 7d mark, from this same correspondence. [Viz. Cavendish June 2021, lot 1552; realised £1,100+BP.] Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, POSTAGE DUE MARKS, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 260

SOLD for £900.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

220

BLUE PORT LOUIS "10d/TO PAY" OR "1/ /TO PAY" MARKS ON COVERS FROM FRANCE OR CALCUTTA; Fine pair of ELs to Port Louis; 27 Mar. 1864 unpaid EL from Marseille "Via Suez" with a very fine scarce dull blue "10d/TO PAY" mark nicely placed on the front; plus 20 Dec. 1875 EL from India "Pr French Mail" with India 2a(2)+4a (double rate) all tied by fine Calcutta "B/1" octagons with very fine "SHIP.LETTER/G.P.O./CALCUTTA" & "CALCUTTA/INDIA PAID" cds's on the top flap, and so with a double-rate very fine scarce bright blue "1/ /TO PAY" on the front. Scarce markings and an attractive pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, INDIA, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 110

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM