Great Britain and British Commonwealth Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20000
Symbol: F
1778 (30.4) Native unmarked private envelope and enclosed letter from Port Louis to L'Orient (France), headed "Port Louis Isle de France", annotation "par Les au Le Sitsjaur" and wax seal with coat of arms on reverse, fine and rare early cover
Note: The first official postal system on the island was established on 21st of December 1772.
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20001
Symbol: F
1789 (2.6) Folded entire from Port Louis to Bordeaux (France), bearing black straight-line 'ISLE DE FRANCE' hs, with small horseshoe 'COL BORDEAUX' alongside in black and "20" solst maritime charge mark on reverse, fine and extremely rare, one of only nine examples recorded to date, this being the latest of them all
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 3,800.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20002
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
1809 & 1810 Two entires both carried privately from Isle de France (Mauritius) to St. Malo and St. Servan, France with straight-line 'LA ROCHELLE' and 'BAYONNE', mounted and written up on exhibition album page, scarce (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20003
Symbol: F
1811 (20.1) Folded entire from Île Bourbon (Reunion) via Port Louis, Mauritius to the Island of Mull (Scotland), bearing fine strike of the black oval 'PORT LOUIS/POST PAID' despatch hs on front and an array of transit markings, fine and scarce
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 3,200.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20004
Symbol: F
1815 (27.3) Folded entire from Port Louis, Mauritius to Dublin, Ireland and then redirected to Rome, Italy, bearing fine strike of the black oval 'PORT LOUIS/POST PAID' despatch hs on front and an array of transit markings, fine and scarce
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 480.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20005
Symbol: F
1816 (22.4) Folded lettersheet to Bordeaux, France, bearing fine strike of the very rare straight-line 'le Henry Cap.ne L. Rey' hs in black on reverse, with 2-line 'COLONIES PAR/BORDEAUX' on front, very fine and extremely rare, apparently the only example recorded to date
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 900.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20006
Symbol: F
1816 (9.9) Folded entire from Port Louis to London, England, bearing fine strike of the 2-line 'PORT LOUIS/UNPAID' despatch hs on front (Type I) and oval black 'India/DEC.09/1816/Packet-letter' transit ds alongside, annotation "forwarded Cape Andersen", arrival bs, cover creases, fine and scarce
Rated: 3s6d "3/6" rate marking the single rate for a letter, under the act of George III 1815-55
Provenance: Vikram Chand (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: 20007
Symbol: F
1816 (8.7) Folded entire from Port Louis to Melle, France, bearing fine strike of the black oval 'PORT LOUIS/POST PAID' despatch hs on front and 2-lined 'COLONIES PAR/BORDEAUX' transit alongside, fine and scarce
Provenance: Vikram Chand (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: 20008
Symbol: F
1817 (20.1) Folded entire from South Port to Melle, France, bearing fine strike of the black oval 'PORT LOUIS/POST PAID' despatch hs on front and 2-lined 'COLONIES/PAR Le HARVE' transit alongside, fine and scarce
Provenance: Vikram Chand (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: 20009
Symbol: F
1820 (1.2) Folded part entire from Port Louis to London, England, bearing superb strike of the 2-line 'PORT LOUIS/UNPAID' despatch hs on front (Type II) and boxed black 'INDIA LETTER/DEAL' alongside, cover creases, fine and scarce
Rated: 2s4d "2/4" double rate which was the correct rate under the Act of 1812, for letters up to 1oz
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 1,200.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1200
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20010
Symbol: F
1822 (1.6) Folded entire from Port Louis to Bewdley, England, bearing 2-line 'PORT LOUIS/UNPAID' despatch hs on front (Type III) and boxed red 'INDIA LETTER/PORTSMOUTH' alongside, cover creases, with attractive black wax seal on reverse, fine and scarce
Rated: 3s8d "3/8" rate 2which was the correct rate under the Act of 1812
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20011
Symbol: F
1826 (23.12) Folded printed circular entire from Port Louis to Nantes, France, bearing fine strike of the 2-line 'MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE' despatch hs on front (Type I) and 2-line 'COLONIES/PAR BORDEAUX' transit ds alongside, annotation "10" decimes charge mark, arrival bs, fine and scarce
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20012
Symbol: F
1828 (15.3) Folded printed circular entire from Port Louis to London, bearing fine strike of the 2-line 'MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE' despatch hs on front (Type II) and large circular 'INDIA SOLDIER & C/1/LONDON' transit ds alongside, arrival bs, fine and scarce
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 2,200.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20013
Symbol: F
1832 (13.2) Folded entire from Antanarivo, Madagascar via Port Louis, Mauritius to London, England, bearing fine strike of the black fancy oval 'MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE' despatch hs on front and boxed 'INDIA LETTER/DEAL' transit alongside, rated "1/-", fine and scarce
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 900.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20014
Symbol: F
1834 (13.3) Folded entire from Mahebourg, Mauritius to Staffordshire, England, bearing fine strike of the small neat black oval 'COL/POST OFFICE/MAURITIUS' despatch hs on front and an array of transit markings including boxed 'INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH' and London transit, fine and scarce
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 400.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 400
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20015
Symbol: F
1839 (14.3) Folded entire from Port Louis to Bordeaux, France, bearing black double circle 'L'AGENT/FRANCAIS/MAURICE' forwarding agents despatch hs on front and reverse, with "2" decimes charge mark alongside, cover creases, fine and extremely rare, apparently this is the only recorded example to date
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20016
Symbol: F
1841 (3.1) Folded letter sheet from Port Louis via 'P. Valen' to Batavia, bearing bevelled blue boxed 'ZEERIEF/ONGEFRANKEERD/P.S.B', with 'MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE' cds and 'SINGAPORE/SHIP LETTER' boxed ds both applied on reverse, fine and a scarce destination (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20017
Symbol: F
1843 (25.1) Entire from Port Louis to Bordeaux, France, bearing large black 'MAURITIUS/INWD-SHIP-POSTAGE-PD/INLAND/STEAMER' ds on reverse, with boxed 'BOMBAY/SHIP LETTER' on front, attractive and scarce (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 2,200.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2200
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20018
Symbol: F
1845 (1.12) Entire incoming from Surrey, England via "Per Briton or first Stmr. Ship/Paid Letter" to Port Louis, showing boxed 'LATE RECEIVED' ds in red, London despatch ds in red alongside, arrival bs, very fine and extremely rare usage, unrecorded by Ibbotson and Kanai, apparently unique (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 440.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20019
Symbol: F
1845 (10.7) Entire from Port Louis to Bordeaux, France, bearing 'MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE' cds, red boxed 'COLONIES & C.ART 12' and erroneously struck with circular 'SOLDIER & SEAMENS LETTER/4/BY SHIP' alongside, fine and scarce
Rate: With annotations '20' decime charge mark (due on arrival in France) and deleted '8' decime mark, and struck with the red boxed 'COLONIES & C.ART 12' accountancy hs (under the first period of 1st June 1843 to 31st December 1845 of the Anglo-French Postal Convention, referring to a division of the way bill which stated the postal rate to be charged '1/4d' per ounce or 30 grams) (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20020
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
1848 (10.4) Entire letter from Souillac to Port Louis, showing boxed 'SOUILLAC/AP.10.1848' ds and boxed 'INLAND' hs alongside, mounted and written up on exhibition album page, scarce
Rate: Annotation manuscript '2d / 3d' indicating '2d' for the inland postage rate which under the 1846 Postal Ordinance is the correct rate between Post Towns or Villages for letters unto 1/2 ounce, the '3d' presumably indicating the rate of 2d + (1d), the 1d being the additional town rate within Post Louis as the cover was presumably uncollected by the recipient and hence was re-delivered in town. The '2d' should have been crossed (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20021
Symbol: F
1849 (20.10) Entire from Port Louis to Bordeaux, France, bearing large black 'PACKET' ds with 'MAURITIUS/GPO' alongside, 'COLOMBO/NO.10.1849/STEAM LETTER' cds, fine (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 140.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 140
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20022
Symbol: F
1850 (27.12) Small neat stampless entire from "Bon Air Pamplemousses" to Rennes, France, showing straight-line black hs 'Ship Letter' with circular 'PAID' alongside, with 2-line 'QUEENSTOWN/SHIP LETTER' and Queenstown cds both in blue, plus other markings on front and reverse, attractive (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20023
Symbol: F
1850 (8.3) Soldiers rate cover from Port Louis to Suffolk, England, bearing black 'MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE' cds alongside scarce 'SOLDIERS & SEAMENS LETTER/4/BY SHIP', fine and scarce
Rate: 2d for the ship Captains gratuity and 1d for the British Inland Soldiers letter rate, and an additional 1d fine (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20024
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
1850 (17.5) "Pipon Bell" entire letter from London, England via steamer "Per Harry" to Mauritius, showing fine framed 'Late Received' and 'SHIP' hs in black with 'MAURITIUS/GPO/MY.17.1850' crowned circle alongside, mounted and written up on exhibition album page, scarce (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20025
Symbol: F
1851 (17.9) Small envelope from Torquay to London and then on to Mauritius, franked GB 1851 1d red tied by 'B03' P&O Mail Boat barred oval and 'MAURITIUS/GPO/SP.17.1851' crowned circle with unframed black 'Ship Letter' alongside, cover faults, unusual and scarce
Rate: The 1d paid the local postage rate within London and readdressed and then forwarded to Mauritius with apparently no surcharged raised (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20026
Symbol: F
1851 (8.1) and (6.3) Two neat stampless entires both sent locally from Port Louis to Savane, both bearing clear crisp circular 'PAID' hs, plus boxed 'INLAND' and 'MAURITIUS/GPO' crown circles alongside, an attractive pair (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: 20027
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
1851 (2.1) "Pipon Bell" entire letter from Calcutta, India to Mauritius. showing very fine unframed 'Ship Letter' hs in black with 'MAURITIUS/GPO/JA.2.1851' crowned circle alongside, mounted and written up on exhibition album page, scarce (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 180.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 180
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20028
Symbol: F
1852 (8.6) Folded letter sheet from Port Louis via 'Per Caraclue' to Calcutta, struck by superb circular 'PAID' and straight line 'Ship Letter', with additional 'MAURITIUS/GPO' crowned circle alongside, 'CALCUTTA/SHIP LETTER' bs, somewhat tatty (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20029
Symbol: F
1854 (7.5) Incoming stampless envelope from Pointe de Galle, Ceylon, via steamer 'Per steamer Chuan via Ceylon' to Port Louis, bearing double oval 'PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS' ds with boxed forwarding agents cachet 'FORWARDED/JOHN BLACK/GALLE', with despatch ds on 'GALLE/STEAM LETTER', fine (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20030
Symbol: F
1854 (10.6) Stampless entire from Mauritius to Geneva, Switzerland, showing clear black oval ds 'PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS', with red boxed 'COLONIES/&atART.13', arrival bs, clean and very fine (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20031
Symbol: F
1854 (6.7) Locally sent stampless entire from Souillac to Port Louis, bearing framed 'SOUILLAC/JL.06.1854' ds, with numeral '3' in two concentric circles, very fine and scarce usage of the numeral hs in duplex format with boxed ds, apparently the only known example of this (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 1,300.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 1300
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20032
Symbol: F
1855 (12.4) Folded letter sheet incoming from Calcutta via 'via Galle/per S.V. Bombay' and Mauritius to St. Denis, Ile de Reunion, bearing double oval 'PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS' on front, in addition franked on reverse by India 1854 2a green strip of four (one defective), all tied or cancelled by diamond of dots, attractive and a scarce usage
Expertise: Cert. BPA (1997) (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 5,000.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 5000
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20033
Symbol: F
1855 (14.7) Folded entire from Port Louis and headed 'Mauritius 14th July 1855, via steamer 'Per Bunnymide via Bombay' to Calcutta, presumably carried privately on board the vessel, franked India 1854 1a red pair being applied in Mauritius, but cancelled and or tied on arrival by diamond pars numeral '1', cover faults and stains, a scarce usage (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 2,800.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2800
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20034
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
1855 (11.5) "Pipon Bell" entire letter from Melbourne, Australia to Mauritius. showing very fine unframed "Late Received" hs in black with MAURITIUS/GPO/JY.9.1855 crowned circle alongside, mounted and written up on exhibition album page (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 150.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20035
Symbol: F
1856 (1.4) Small neat envelope sent locally from Pamplemousse to Port Louis, bearing bevelled framed 'Pamplemousse/AP1.1856' with boxed 'PAID' alongside, and additional struck by 'MAURITIUS/GPO' crowned circle, very fine and unrecorded by Ibbotson, apparently unique
Rate: 2d inland letter rate (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 2,400.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 2400
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20036
Symbol: F
1856 (17.2) Small mourning envelope from London, England to Mauritius, franked GB Embossed 6d tied by London numeral in oval bars and 'PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS/FE.17.1856' double oval ds, cover creases, scarce (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20037
Symbol: F
1857 (21.5) Folded entire from Port Louis via 'Steamer Ireland' to Bordeaux, France, bearing despatch red 'PACKET' boxed hs on reverse, with neatly struck green 'CAPE PACKET/PAID/A/AU.13.57/BRISTOL' cds and accountancy mkg 'GB/1f60c' alongside, fine (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 900.00
Closed..Jun-29-2020, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 2004
Lot No: 20038
Symbol: F
Cat No: Collection
1863 (9.10) "Pipon Adam" entire letter from St. Dennis, Reunion to Mauritius. showing very fine unframed "Late Received" and "Ship Letter" hs in red with MAURITIUS/DE.10.63 arrival bs, mounted and written up on exhibition album page, a rare combination of handstamps (Image)
