Great Britain and British Commonwealth 1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 51469
Symbol: F
Cat No: 43, 27
1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, good to very large margins, together in combination with Britannia 1858-62 (4d) green, both cancelled or tied by oval bars cancel, on 1860 folded letter sheet from Port Louis overland via Suez to Marseille (France), with oval red 'PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS' ds and Marseille arrival alongside, small cover defects, nevertheless and outstanding combination franking, an exhibition showpiece, ex Lars Amundsen, Hiroyuki Kanai (DF November 1993, lot 250, realised CHF 25'300), Vikram Chand and "Tatiana", cert. RPS (1994). (Image)
Opening GBP 5,000.00
Sold...GBP 3,600.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3600
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 51470
Symbol: F
Cat No: 43a
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 60, just touched at right otherwise good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancels 1860 (Feb 1) large part lettersheet from Port Louis to Flacq, with "ADVERTISED / UNCLAIMED" handstamp, reverse with GPO double circle despatch and Flacq framed arrival, addressee partly excised, a very rare internal usage and only one other example of this handstamp recorded by Ibbotson, ex "Tatiana", cert. RPS (2002) and Brandon (2007). (Image)
Opening GBP 3,000.00
Sold...GBP 2,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 51471
Symbol: F
Cat No: 43a
1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 6/12 vertical pair with top stamp showing "feather" flaw, just cut into at lower right, tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 (Mar 5) wrapper from Port Louis to Réunion, endorsed "par St. Union", reverse with GPO double circle despatch, "M&I" framed hs and Réunion arrival, small part of addressee excised, some minor soiling, fine and rare, ex Davy, Chand and "Tatiana", cert. Brandon (2007) (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 2,000.00
Closed..Dec-15-2021, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2000
Sale No: 21DG
Lot No: 51472
Symbol: F
Cat No: 44a
1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 69-70 with left stamp showing RETOUCHED NECK variety, just about touching at left, tied by barred oval cancels (leaving variety clear) to 1860 (Jan 12) wrapper from Port Louis to Réunion, reverse with arrival and "M&I" framed hs, some minor soiling, fine and very rare with only one other cover with this variety known, ex Ferrary, Burrus, Chand and "Tatiana", cert. Brandon (2007). (Image)
