Great Britain and British Commonwealth 1848-59 Post Paid Issue
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 51454
Symbol: F
Cat No: 12, 25
1848-59 1d red, intermediate impression, pos.7, touched to large margins, in combination with 2d blue, worn impression, pos.6, large even margins, both tied by numeral '3' on folded entire sent locally from Souillac to Port Louis, showing 'MAURITIUS/GPO' crowned ds alongside, with bevelled framed 'Souillac/DE.3.1857' bs, some cover faults, 1d somewhat toned as usual, an important showpiece, this being one of only three 1d and 2d combination covers recorded and unique with Intermediate / Worn franking, ex Ibbotson (illustrated in his book on p.45), Vikram Chand and "Tatiana", cert. David Brandon (2007). (Image)
Opening GBP 4,000.00
Sold...GBP 6,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 51455
Symbol: F
Cat No: 18
1857-59 Post Paid 1d red on bluish, worn impression, pos.5, two largely margined vertical pairs, position 2/5 and 9/12, both tied to envelope from Port Louis to Romans, France, red French entry cds and '8' charge alongside, struck on dispatch with 'GPO / DE9 1859 / MAURITIUS' and arrival cds on reverse, fault at base of bottom stamp of left hand pair, ex "Tatiana". (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 2,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 51456
Symbol: F
Cat No: 23
1859 Post Paid 1d red on greyish, latest impression, vertical strip of four, pos.3/6/9/12, margins ranging from ample to large and displaying a full sheet margin at top, tied by barred oval cancels on folded cover from Port Louis to Bordeaux, below struck with '8' décimes rate in Marseilles and red French entry cds, as well as 'GPO/JA8 1860/MAURITIUS', French transits and arrival cds's on reverse, addressee's name cut out and backed and two folds to cover, one of the most spectacular of the few items known bearing this multiple, ex Arthur Hind, A. J. Stevens, Vikram Chand and "Tatiana", cert. A. Diena (1974), Holcombe (1993), Brandon (2007). (Image)
Opening GBP 3,000.00
Sold...GBP 2,800.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 51457
Symbol: F
Cat No: 24, 32
1848-59 Post Paid 1d red-brown on bluish paper, latest impression, horizontal pair, positions 5-6, in combination with 1859-61 Britannia 6d blue (just touched), tied by barred ovals, on the reverse of 1859 (Aug 8) entire (reduced) from Port Louis to TRANQUEBAR, Danish India, GPO double circle and blue Tranquebar arrival ds, front with ms "4" and Madras transit, cover faults, an extremely rare combination to a very rare destination, ex Vikram Chand and "Tatiana", signed Caves, cert. Brandon (2007). (Image)
Opening GBP 1,500.00
Sold...GBP 1,700.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 51458
Symbol: G
Cat No: 25 var.
1854-57 Post Paid 2d blue, latest impression, position 6, pin-perforation at top and right where margins are large, roughly separated at left, showing numeral '16' of two concentric rings with matching octagonal 'EASTERN SUBURB/FE18.1857 hs at right of piece, presumably struck at Rivière Such, two slight creases affecting the stamp, of no importance for this, the only pin-example recorded in the 'Post Paid' issues, presumably from private origin, further enhanced by the exceedingly scarce usage of this rural town postmark, ex Vikram Chand and "Tatiana", cert. BPA (1998). (Image)
