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The Dave Tarry Mauritius Collection continued...

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

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221

RARE POSTAGE DUE (BLUE INK) USAGE OF THE PORT LOUIS "11d" ACCOUNTANCY MARK ON INDIA COVER; Fine 18 Oct. 1865 underpaid E from Bombay "Via Aden" to Port Louis with India 2as pair tied by a single fair Bombay duplex (leaving one Queen's profile clear) with a fine "BOMBAY/B.P.P/Bearing" in circle alongside. The rate had recently been increased from 4as to 8as so there is a black manuscript "5d" charge (the 6d deficiency minus 1d for India), and so there was a 5d plus ingoing 6d charge to raise in Port Louis; but there was no 11d "TO PAY" mark and so a very fine strike of the "11d" Accountancy Mark (usually struck in red) was applied in blue on the front (filing fold). Ruffle illustrates a similar Sept. 1865 cover (p.25), but very few blue "11d" covers have been recorded. Exhibition Item.Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, INDIA (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

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

222

RARE BLUE PORT LOUIS "1/4d/TO PAY" MARK ON INGOING UNDERPAID COVER EX LONDON; 19 Jan. 1870 env. (some bleaching of blued paper mainly round edges) from London to Mauritius but endorsed "over ½oz" and so liable to the 1s-8d double rate - with scarce 10d Brown (pl.1) tied by a v. fine London SW duplex; there is also a red London ms "2" Accountancy Mark (1d due to Mauritius for each ½oz rate). And so charged "1/1" postage due with a partly fine London "DEFICIENT-POSTAGE [10]/HALF-FINE [3]" on the front (10d deficiency + half the 6d fine); this was converted into a 1s-4d charge in Mauritius (1s-1d + the other half of the 6d fine) and there is a very fine rare blue Port Louis "1/4d/TO PAY" mark also on the front. Spectacular and rare 10d-franked cover. [Illustrated in Ruffle, p.14.] Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £650.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

223

BALANCE OF THE STERLING "TO PAY" MARKS - "2d/TO PAY" + "6d/TO PAY" (2) ON INDIA MAIL, ETC.; 11 Aug. 1868 EL ex Bombay "Via Aden" with 8as strip of three tied by v. fine Bombay duplexes with mainly fine rare scarce "2d/TO PAY", 8 Nov. 1865 EL with 8as tied by blue Calcutta "B/1" octagon having a mainly very fine blue "6d/TO PAY" alongside, and an unusual [Nov.?] 1865 env. (some wear) from Madras "per Steamer" with 2as strip of four tied by heavy duplexes having a fine blue "6d/TO PAY" alongside. Good trio. With a sad group of stamp-removed 1864-70 covers (8) ex various countries to Port Louis all with mainly fine to v. fine blue "TO PAY" marks; rare 2d (2), 6d (3), scarce 8d, 10d and very rare "2/". (11 covers)Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, INDIA (Image)

Starting at £ 130

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

224

PORT LOUIS CENTS "TO PAY" MARKS ON LOCAL MAIL (4c+8c), EX FRANCE (8c) & EX INDIA (20c); 1879 underpaid EL ex France with blue "T" in triangle & v. fine blue "8c/TO PAY" (early usage), 1895 India ½a env. with "T" in circle overstruck by mainly fine scarce "20c/TO PAY", and pair of local Mauritius 1902/19 P. Stat. envs. (4c on 18c, or 2c) with mainly very fine "8c/TO PAY" or "4c/TO PAY" respectively. Scarce group. (4 covers)Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, INDIA, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 110

SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

225

MADAGASCAR/REUNION - UNPAID COVERS WITH PORT LOUIS "26c/TO PAY" MARK OR MS "20c" MARKINGS; 3 Feb. 1881 unpaid mourning env. from St. Denis (Reunion; fair cds on front) to Port Louis with fair small "T" in triangle and so having a Port louis ms "20c" Postage Due marking in blue crayon also on the front. Plus rare 26/29 Mar. 1887 unpaid mourning env. (slight toning; with original contents) from "Tamatave" (Madagascar) to Port Louis with a very fine rare Port Louis "26c/TO PAY" mark (Proud UP68) nicely placed on the front. Unusual pair. (2 covers) Cross Reference: REUNION, MADAGASCAR, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

INSTRUCTIONAL MARKS, 1845-1940

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THE RARE 1ST-TYPE (BOXED) "LATE RECEIVED" MARK (ERD) ON INGOING COVER EX FRANCE; 14 Mar. 1845 EL prepaid from Nantes to Port Louis "Pr [Ship] Pionnier" with red boxed Nantes "P.P." on the front, but most unusually also having a mainly very fine boxed Port Louis "LATE RECEIVED" (filing crease) inverted on the front matching the mainly fine 2-ring "MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE/JY 02/1845" ds on the side-flap. This Late mark indicated that the letter was landed from the Pionnier after the local mail despatches for the day had closed; Proud records it (I 6) only from 20/7/1845 to 17 May 1850, and it seems likely that the Port Louis cds on this cover was meant to read 20 July and so this must be the Earliest Recorded Date. Few examples known. Cross Reference: FRANCE, LATE FEE MAIL (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

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

227

AUSTRALIA - INGOING COVER EX MELBOURNE WITH EARLY USAGE UNFRAMED PORT LOUIS "Late Received" MARK; Very fine 14 Nov. 1854 EL sent direct from "Melbourne" to Mauritius "P. [Ship] Rollo" with mainly fine crowned "MAURITIUS/GPO" ds (15 Jan.) on the front beside a matching mainly fine "Late Received" mark (Proud I 7; recorded 10 Nov. 1854 to 1933). A good early usage and an unusual country of origin. Cross Reference: VICTORIA, LATE FEE MAIL (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

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

228

AUSTRALIA - INGOING COVER EX MELBOURNE WITH EARLY USAGE UNFRAMED PORT LOUIS "Late Received" MARK; Very fine 2 Sept.. 1854 EL sent direct from "Melbourne" to Mauritius "P. [Ship] Heatherbell" with mainly fine crowned "MAURITIUS/GPO" ds (2 Dec.) on the front beside a matching inverted mainly fine "Late Received" mark (Proud I 7; recorded 10 Nov. 1854 to 1933). A good early usage and an unusual country of origin. Cross Reference: VICTORIA, LATE FEE MAIL (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

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

229

UNIQUE(?) USAGE OF RARE BOXED "FREE." ON INGOING COVER FROM GB REDIRECTED LOCALLY; 29 Oct. 1857 E (some creasing and toning) from London to a "Hotel Keeper, Souillac, District of Savaine, Mauritius" franked with a cut-square Embossed 6d Lilac (margins on 3 sides; cut into at top) cancelled by a London diamond numeral (with faint General Office cds on the flap). There is a mainly fine double-oval "PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS" ds 11 Jan. 1857) just across the join on the reverse, but the letter was endorsed "Returned" on the front, so presumably the addressee could not be found in Souillac and the letter was returned to Port Louis. There is also a mainly fine rare small boxed "FREE" mark of Port Louis (Proud OPD 29) on the top flap endorsed "Local" which matches the handwriting of the redirection on the front to "Ville Bague". It seems that there was a rule that redirected letters from overseas were not to be charged local postage. Very few covers have been recorded with this FREE mark, and this is thought to be the only known example on ingoing mail. Fascinating and probably Unique cover. Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, FREES, EMBOSSED ISSUES (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £800.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

230

PORT LOUIS "TOO LATE" MARKS - ALL DIFFERENT TYPES - TO REUNION PLUS 2 TO INDIA; 23 Mar. 1861 E to Reunion "Par Str. Paul Amsterdam" with 4d Rose (crease) cancelled by void barred oval having a very fine boxed Port Louis "TOO LATE" (Proud I 8; EKD) on the front matching the crowned cds on the lower flap beside a fine blue boxed St. Denis "M & I" mark; plus 19 Oct. 1861/11 Mar. 1870 E/EL to Calcutta/Karachi with 4d Rose tied by "B53" duplex or with 6d+4d+1d (latter damaged) tied by fair"B53" numerals, each with mainly fine Port Louis "TOO LATE" marks (framed or unframed; not recorded by Proud & Proud I 9 respectively). Fine trio of these remarkably elusive Mauritius markings. (3 covers)Cross Reference: TOO LATE MARKS, REUNION, FRANCE, INDIA (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £2,600.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

231

LATER PORT LOUIS FORWARDING AGENT CACHETS - MAIL TO PRUSSIA/FRANCE/GB; 1880/94 envs. + wrapper with fair to very fine strikes of oval-framed FACs of "IRELAND FRASER & CO/MERCHANTS" (1880; to France with 17c Red), "BLYTH BROTHERS & Co." (1885 to Prussia with 4c Red), or "SCOTT & Co." (1894 wrapper to GB with faded 1c + 2c). Unusually late usages for FACs. (3 covers) Cross Reference: FORWARDING AGENTS, FRANCE, GERMANY (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

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

232

NOVA SCOTIA - SPECTACULAR COVER REGISTERED WITH MAURITIUS 3-COLOUR FRANKING, ETC.; Colourful 7 May 1869 env. (very slight edge wear) from "Port Louis" to "Halifax, Nova Scotia" endorsed "Via Marseilles" and "Registered" with 6d Green, 9d Dull Purple & 1/-Yellow cancelled by fine "B53" numerals (the 1/- tied by the red London 4 June transit d.s.) for the 2s-3d rate (1/- reg. fee + 1s-3d postage) with a very fine red Port Louis "REGISTERED/No.[2]" mark (Proud R4; this example predates his dates by 1 month) alongside. There is also a 16 June Halifax oval arrival ds on the front. The original enclosure is still present; a "Second [Bill] of Exchange for £50 Sterling" and it has a very fine Mauritius 1d Blue "SECOND OF EXCHANGE" stamp tied by the sender's signature. A rare rate, an early registered item, and a rare destination. Wonderful Exhibition Quality Cover. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, NOVA SCOTIA, REVENUES (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £8,000.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

233

THE MYSTERIOUS PORT LOUIS "R" MARKS - IN RED (1876 REGD. TO FRANCE) OR BLACK (4 LOCAL PCs); Attractive 12 Oct. 1876 EL registered to Nantes "Per Messageries Maritimes" with 1/- Yellow + 4d Rose tied by fair large "B53" numerals (8d postage + 8d reg. fee) with a very fine oval red "REGISTERED/No./MAURITIUS" d.s. on the front but also having a very fine red boxed "R" (Proud I 80; ERD - very rare in red) nearby; this usage of the R mark may suggest a connection at this early period to registered mail. Plus 1879 formula PC with 2c on blank tablet and 1887/97 trio of 2c Brown PCs; all to Port Louis and 3 from different villages which suggests a possible usage for Rural mail, or Ride mail? Fascinating and attractive group. (1 covers + 4 cards)Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £240.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

234

MADAGASCAR - INGOING "TELEGRAM" COVER REGISTERED FROM PORT LOUIS; Attractive 13 Mar. 1896 "EASTERN TELEGRAPH CO. TELEGRAM" env. addressed to "Tamatave" with Port Louis telegram station oval ds on reverse beside the Mauritius 25c+12c tied by a fine Port Louis cds. The undersea cables did not reach Madagascar at this date, so the telegram probably came from India or Europe and had to be forwarded by ship. Rare and attractive ingoing cover registered to Madagascar. Cross Reference: TELEGRAMS, MADAGASCAR, REGISTERED MAIL (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £240.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

235

BALANCE OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL MARK COVERS - BOER WAR, EARLY POSTAGE DUES, "Late Received", ETC.; 1887-1940 covers/cards with varied instructional markings etc.; 1887/99 local PCs pair with CARRIER ds, ingoing WWI 'fags PC', 1901 pair of envs. to Ceylon Boer POW (5 different Diyatalawa Camp censors!) or censored to L. Marques, 1911/29 PC/env. pair with v. fine "Late Received" late usages, 1930 env. with GB PUC 1d tied by v. fine "Ship Letter", and 1933-40 quartet of covers with scarce early Mauritius Postage Dues (4c+10c+2c ex Madagascar, 6c pair ex Reunion, 10c+20c+4c+2c ex Paris, and military 1940 "F.M." env. ex Madagascar with 3x10c + 3x2c), 2 Arms covers, and 4 1930s covers. Good lot. (19 covers/cards + 4 stamps) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, MADAGASCAR, LATE FEE MAIL, MILITARY - BOER WAR (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 160

SOLD for £650.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

WORLD WAR II - CENSORS, PO BOX 1000 INTERNEES, ETC., 1939-1945

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236

BRITISH FORCES MAIL - NAVAL, R.A.F. & "E.A. A.P.O." COVERS WITH SCARCE CENSOR MARKS, ETC.; Fine range of Military covers from Mauritius inc. 2 stampless O.A.S. but the others with KGVI frankings; inc. Feb. 1940 OAS env. to GB with purple oval censor + tombstone Naval Censor, 1944/45 trio to same GB address with fair to v. fine diamond "RAF/CENSOR" marks (194/160), and range of East Africa Command/A.P.O. covers inc. 2 Honour envs. & 2 Air Letters to GB, stampless OAS, redirected to/from(?) Rodrigues and several "E.E./" boxed censor marks with manuscript "2" or "3", etc. Scarce lot. (12 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, NAVAL MAIL (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 160

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

237

THE AIRGRAPHS COLLECTION - INCL. XMAS GREETINGS, 2 WITH ENVELOPES + AN INGOING ENVELOPE; Rare group of 1943-45 Airgraphs (12; two with their original envs.) plus one ingoing June/July 1943 env. prepaid ex Joburg; 3 to Victoria League, 6 to Cow and Gate Ltd. or to BA Tobacco, and two from E.A. military - one of the latter being a 20 Nov. 1943 pictorial Christmas greeting type). Exceptional collection that took Dave many years to assemble. (12 airgraphs + 3 envs.) Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, AIR MAIL COVERS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

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

238

CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - THE PORT LOUIS HANDSTRUCK OVAL TYPES IN BLACK OR PURPLE; 1939-1940 collection of covers with the triple-oval "PASSED BY CENSOR/*MAURITIUS*" marks (almost all in purple; several different types), a few also with censor labels of Mauritius or other countries; inc. ingoing covers ex W. Samoa (posted 29 Aug. 1939!), Tanganyika, GB(2), Madagascar (with Unique? black Type IID oval), India or France; plus good range of covers from Mauritius to other countries (GB x10, USA, France, Australia x3, Canada or S. Africa). Plus c.1940 piece with Mauritius franking tied by "PAQUEBOT" marks. Excellent study worthy of further expansion. (24 covers + 1 piece) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII, AUSTRALIA, SAMOA (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

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

239

CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - THE PORT LOUIS CENSOR LABELS, TYPES I - IIID (BLACK, RED, BLUE OR ORANGE TEXTS); 1939-41 collection of covers with the various "Opened by Censor/Mauritius" or plain "OPENED BY/CENSOR" labels used in Mauritius Types I (with Unique? 28 Aug. 1939 ex India with Type I label tied by purple double-oval "CENSORSHIP/OFFICE/MAURITIUS") through to Type IIID; inc. some ingoing covers ex India (3), Luxemburg, KUT, Burma, or Egypt; plus good range used on covers from Mauritius to other countries (GB x8, USA x5, New Caledonia x2, S. Africa x3, Madagascar x3, & S. Rhodesia). Some very scarce types included and a few with other countries labels in addition. Very good study. (30 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £460.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

240

CIVIL CENSOR MAIL - THE PORT LOUIS CENSOR LABELS, TYPES IVA - V WITH PRINTED "EE/" CODES (INC. MS NUMBERS); Remarkable 1943-45 Collection of covers with the various "OPENED BY/EXAMINER/EE/" labels (on blue or white papers) used in Mauritius Types IVA through to Type V; inc. 4 transit covers ex Reunion (2) or Madagascar (2) to USA/India/Reunion with printed "EE/1", "EE/2" or "EE/5" (2) labels; plus wide range of covers from Mauritius to a wide variety of other countries inc. printed "EE/" numbers (2x3, 3x2, 10, 12x2, 2x4 on blue papers, 4 on blue paper, or 10 on blue paper), as well as the manuscript numbered types on blue or white paper labels (2, 3, 5, , 12 - both colours - 14, 15 with 87 both separated from the cover, 22x2, 25, 33, 45x2, 4 changed to 45, 48, 87x2, 1 changed to 100 & 103). Wonderful lot that took many years to assemble and which deserves further study and expansion. (36 covers) Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 260

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