Great Britain and British Commonwealth 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20137
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 41
1d red, unused single without gum, clear even margins, a fine and an extremely rare unused single (SG £10'000)
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, March 1970 (Lot 93)
Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 216) (Image)
Opening GBP 4,000.00
Sold...GBP 4,200.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 4200
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20138
Symbol: H
Cat No: 41
1d deep red vermilion, used horizontal pair with oval bars cancel, large to huge margins, showing impressions out of alignment and one with "stitch", minor stains, extremely fine and a rare pair (SG £3'400+)
Provenance: Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 228)
Expertise: Cert. BPSB (2002) (Image)
Opening GBP 800.00
Sold...GBP 1,700.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20139
Symbol: H
Cat No: 41a
1d red, used horizontal pair with oval bars cancel, good to huge margins, extremely fine and a rare pair (SG £3'400+)
Expertise: Signed Herbert Bloch, Cert. David Brandon (1999) (Image)
Opening GBP 700.00
Sold...GBP 1,900.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1900
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20140
Symbol: F
Cat No: 41a
UNIQUE COMBINATION COVER
1d red, HORIZONTAL STRIP OF THREE, clear to large margins, together in combination with Post Paid 1d from the worn impression, large to very large even margins, all neatly tied by oval bar cancels, the strip is additionally tied by a faint pen-stroke, on 1860 folded letter sheet from Mauritius via Suez and Marseille to Granville, France, fine array of despatch, transit and arrival bs, few small cover faults that do not detract from the outstanding franking, an exhibition showpiece
Rate: 4d overseas letter rate
Provenance: Arthur Hind, April 1934 (Lot 411)
Boucher
Maurice Burrus, October 1963 (Lot 220)
Hiroyaki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 223, Realised CHF 43'700)
Vikram Chand
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1964), RPS (2004) and David Brandon (2007) (Image)
Opening GBP 20,000.00
Sold...GBP 18,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 18000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20141
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 42
MAJOR UNUSED RARITY
1d dull vermilion, unused horizontal pair, touched to clear margins, without gum, a fine and an extremely rare unused multiple (SG £20'000+)
Provenance: Arthur Hind, April 1934 (Lot 388)
A.J. Stevens, April 1964 (Lot 11128)
Expertise: Cert. RPS (1936) and David Brandon (2007) (Image)
Opening GBP 10,000.00
Sold...GBP 8,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20142
Symbol: H
Cat No: 42
1d dull vermilion used with good margins, void barred oval cancel, small and slight thin, fine appearance (SG £1'400) (Image)
Opening GBP 240.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20143
Symbol: F
Cat No: 42
UNIQUE PRINTED MATTER USAGE
1d dull vermilion, HORIZONTAL PAIR, clear to large margins, tied neat black target cancels, on 1860 folded printed circular 'Prices Current', dated Port Louis, February 6, 1860, very fine and a desirable item, an exhibition showpiece
Rate: 2d inland printed circular rate, paying for letters between a rural post town, not exceeding 1/2 ounce, this rate remaining in use and unchanged from the introduction of the Postal Ordinance No. 8 of 1850
Provenance: Caspary, February 1958 (Lot 709)
Chan
Davy
Gray
Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 222, Realised CHF 32'200),
Vikram Chand, neatly mounted on exhibition page
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1994) (Image)
Opening GBP 20,000.00
Sold...GBP 18,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 18000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20144
Symbol: F
Cat No: 42+44
COMPLETE SET ON COVER
1d dull vermilion and 2d pale blue, both with clear to very large or huge margins, cancelled or tied by oval bars cancel, on 1862 folded entire from Port Louis via Suez and Marseille to Paris (France), with red PD hs and Marseille transit cds alongside, extremely fresh and of very fine appearance, a superlative combination franking, an exhibition showpiece and one of only two known such frankings, also being the latest of all known Dardenne issues
Rate: 3d overseas rate
Provenance: Maurice Burrus, October 1963 (Lot 224)
Vikram Chand, neatly mounted on exhibition page
Expertise: Cert. Alberto Diena (1974), David Brandon (2007) (Image)
Opening GBP 20,000.00
Sold...GBP 18,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 18000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20146
Symbol: G
Cat No: 43
2d slate-blue, used vertical pair tied on fragment by complete oval bars cancels, positions 40/46, good to large uneven margins, showing retouch in right margin, very fine & scarce (SG £2'600)
Provenance: Arthur Hind, June 1934 (Lot 419)
Dale Lichtenstein, March 1970 (Lot 138)
Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 277)
Schindler, March 1996
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995) (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 1,100.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20147
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
THE LARGEST RECORDED MULTIPLE OF THE 2d DARDENNE ISSUE
2d blue, VERTICAL STRIP OF FOUR, positions 6, 12, 18, 24, clear to very large uneven margins, used with oval bars, usual attractive ink flaws, ironed our creases, small thins, an important showpiece
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, October 1968 (Lot 107)
Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 252)
Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (2007) (Image)
Opening GBP 6,000.00
Sold...GBP 8,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 8000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20148
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43ab
PLATE FLAW RETOUCHED BELOW THE "TWO"
2d blue, horizontal pair, positions 7-8 with position 7 showing retouched below the "TWO", good to large even margins, used with oval bars, some faults, an important showpiece
Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (1996) (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20149
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, position 14, large even margins, used with clear complete central oval bar cancel, light corner crease, very fine (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20150
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d pale blue, used horizontal pair with part oval bars cancels, position 31-32, good to huge margins, a very fine pair (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 750.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20151
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, position 31, good to very large margins, used with part oval bar cancel, very fine appearance (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20152
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
EXTREMELY RARE USAGE WITH INDIA CANCEL
2d blue, horizontal pair, positions 45-46, very large margin to huge margins with portions of adjoining stamps at top, each cancelled with clear octagonal "B102" of Kedgeree, India, tiny thin and ms pen-strokes removed, still an attractive showpiece
Note: A very rare usage with an Indian cancel, it is also known on the Britannia issue
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, September 1969 (Lot 180)
Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 253)
Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (2007) (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 2,200.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20153
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, position 45, large to huge even margins, used with oval bar cancel, showing dramatic printing flaw bottom right, trace of thin. very fine appearance (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20154
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
THE UNIQUE STRIP OF THREE
2d blue, VERTICAL STRIP OF THREE, positions 54, 60, 66, good to very large even margins, used with oval bars, usual attractive ink flaws, small thins, the only known strip of three and an important showpiece
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, September 1969 (Lot 193)
Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 251)
Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (2007) (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 3,200.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20155
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, vertical pair, good to very large margins, positions 54/60, used with part oval bar cancel, very fine appearance and scarce in a pair
Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, September 1969 (Lot 190)
Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (1987) (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 750.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20156
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, position 6, good to large margins, used with oval bar cancel, showing dramatic printing flaws bottom right, very fine appearance (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20157
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, position 71, good to very large margins, used with clear central oval bar cancel, vertical crease, very fine appearance (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20158
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, position 10, good to very large margins, used with circular PAID cancel, central thin, very fine appearance (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20159
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, position 34, good to very large margins, used with circular oval bar cancel, minor creases, very fine appearance (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 340.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20160
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, position 45, good to huge margins, used with circular PAID cancel, minor creases, superb appearance (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 750.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20161
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, mixed lot of used, mostly with good to large margins, some with defects and thins, a mixed assembly, all with very fine to superb appearances (10, incl. positions 14, 20, 29, 42, 43, 53, 60, 62 and 63(2)) (SG £8'500+) (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 2,600.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20162
Symbol: H
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, mixed lot of used, mostly without margins, some with defects and thins, a mixed assembly (12, incl. positions 9, 55, 8, 50 (retouch below TWO), 12, 68 (neck retouch), 48 (probably), 49, 13, 14, 17 and 58) (SG £10'000+) (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20163
Symbol: F
Cat No: 43a
FIRST DAY OF USAGE OF THE TWO PENCE DARDENNE
2d blue, horizontal pair, good to large margins, positions 41-42, cancelled or tied by superb circular PAID hs, on 1859 folded entire from Port Louis carried on the "Benares" P&O steamer via Suez to Marseille (France), with red maritime Suez transits and "8" decimes hs alongside, good colour, a superb usage and the earliest example recorded to date of the 2d Dardenne issue and is one of only three covers sent on December 9th 1859, exhibition showpiece
Rate: 4d overseas rate indicating a weight upto 1/2 ounce which is the correct postal rate from the Government Gazette of May 1st, 1859
Provenance: Maurice Burrus, October 1963 (Lot 218)
Vikram Chand, neatly mounted on exhibition page
Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (2007) (Image)
Opening GBP 6,000.00
Sold...GBP 7,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 7000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20164
Symbol: F
Cat No: 43a
2d blue, horizontal pair, good to huge margins and showing portions of an adjoining stamp below, positions 43-44, cancelled or tied by oval bars cancel, on 1860 folded entire from Port Louis via Suez and Marseille to Bordeaux (France), with red maritime Suez transits and "8" decimes hs alongside, good colour, an extremely fine appearance
Rate: 4d overseas rate indicating a weight upto 1/2 ounce which is the correct postal rate from the Government Gazette of May 1st, 1859
Provenance: Maurice Burrus, October 1963 (Lot 221)
Vikram Chand, neatly mounted on exhibition page
Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (2007) (Image)
Opening GBP 4,000.00
Sold...GBP 5,500.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 5500
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20165
Symbol: F
Cat No: 43a
EXTREMELY RARE DESTINATION TO RUSSIA (FINLAND)
2d intense blue shade, very close at bottom to very large margins, position 69, tied by superb circular 'PAID' hs, on 1860 folded entire from Port Louis via Suez and Marseille to Uleaborg, Russia (now Finland), with red maritime Suez transits and "2" manuscript marking, alongside, vivid deep colour, a stunning showpiece and apparently a unique destination usage
Rate: 2d postage on priced catalogues mailed outward by Packet Letter under Article 7 of the Postal Ordinance No. 1 of 1850
Provenance: Vikram Chand, neatly mounted on exhibition page
Expertise: Cert. Peter Holcombe (1988), David Brandon (2007) (Image)
Opening GBP 3,000.00
Sold...GBP 5,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20166
Symbol: F
Cat No: 43a+48
DARDENNE / DE LA RUE COMBINATION
2d blue, cut in to good margins on one side, in combination with De La Rue 4d rose, both tied by black oval bars, on envelope from Port Louis to London, England, with manuscript "4" accountancy mark being credit to the British, showing 'MAURITIUS/GPO' bs, cleaned and soiled, unusual and an extremely rare usage, apparently unique
Rate: 4d inland letter rate
Provenance: Vikram Chand, neatly mounted on exhibition page
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995) (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 2,600.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2600
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20167
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 44
2d pale blue, unused single without gum, position 28 showing cut transfer type 2, clear to very large margins, a fine and an extremely rare unused single (SG £6'000)
Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (1999) (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 2,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20168
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 44b
2d pale blue, unused single without gum, position 52, good to huge margins, showing retouch below "TWO", superb and an extremely rare unused single with the famous "Feather" plate variety (SG uncatalogued)
Provenance: Arthur Hind, April 1934 (Lot 412)
Maurice Burrus, October 1963 (Lot 210)
Arnold Rudge
Expertise: Cert. RPS (1975) & (1990) (Image)
Opening GBP 3,000.00
Sold...GBP 4,800.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 4800
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20169
Symbol: H
Cat No: 44
2d blue, horizontal pair, positions 1-2, large to very large even margins, used with oval bars, some faults, very fine
Provenance: Caspary, February 1958
Gray, June 1962
Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 277)
Schindler, March 1996
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995) (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20170
Symbol: H
Cat No: 44
2d pale blue, used vertical pair partial oval bars cancels, position 14/20, large to huge margins, showing retouch in right margin, very fine & scarce (SG £2'600)
Provenance: Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 277)
Schindler, March 1996
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1962) & (1995) (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 800.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 800
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20171
Symbol: H
Cat No: 44
2d pale blue, used horizontal pair with part ovals bars cancels, position 39-40, good to huge uneven margins, showing attractive ornate watermark, creases, extremely rare as example with watermarks are seldom seen (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 750.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20172
Symbol: F
Cat No: 44
EXTREMELY RARE DESTINATION TO DENMARK
2d pale blue, very close at bottom left to large uneven margins, tied by black target cancel, on 1860 folded entire from Port Louis via Suez and Marseille to Copenhagen (Denmark), with 'FORWARDED BY/SCOTT & CO/MAURITIUS' and red maritime Suez transits markings alongside, stamp with light diagonal crease, a very fine and extremely rare destination, apparently one of only two such
Rate: 2d postage on priced catalogues mailed outward by Packet Letter under Article 7 of the Postal Ordinance No. 1 of 1850
Provenance: Vikram Chand, neatly mounted on exhibition page
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1994) (Image)
Opening GBP 3,000.00
Sold...GBP 4,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 4000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20173
Symbol: F
Cat No: 44
2d blue, with usual ink flaw, cut in to good margins on one side, tied by black oval bars cancel and manuscript "Stamped", on 1860 miniature envelope sent locally from Black River to Mahebourg, showing framed 'MAHEBOURG/6.MR.1860' arrival ds alongside, plus similar 'BLACK RIVER/3.MR.60' despatch ds on reverse, unusual and an extremely rare usage
Rate: 2d inland letter rate
Provenance: Wren, 1963
Vikram Chand
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1993) (Image)
