Great Britain and British Commonwealth Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30000
Symbol: F
1817 (Mar 20) Wrapper from Port Louis to France with very fine strike of the oval "PORT LOUIS / POST PAID" hs (type IA-1) with "COLONIES PAR / BORDEAUX" hs alongside, endorsed "Per la Roe / Captaine / Goss" at lower left corner with "2" decimes charge mark, very fine example and unusually fine strike of this postmark
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30001
Symbol: F
1817 (Oct 21) Wrapper to England with two strikes of the "MAURITIUS / PACKET LETTER" unframed oval ds (type ID-1) as well as two partial strike of the "PORT LOUIS / UNPAID" hs (type IB-1), endorsed "p Badmus" and "7/-" rate mark for double rate for a packet letter, London arrival bs, sideflaps reduced and wax seal removed, attractive and very rare cover, one of only four recorded by Chand with type ID-1
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 3,600.00
Sold...GBP 3,800.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30002
Symbol: F
1819 (Feb 29) Entire from Mauritius to the Cape of Good Hope with "PORT LOUIS / UNPAID" hs (type IB-2), rated "6/", annotated on the reverse "from Lt. Col. Watson, Mauritius", filing fold and some minor soiling
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30003
Symbol: F
1823 (Mar 6) Entire from India to England endorsed "via Mauritius", with ms notation on reverse "Port Louis Mauritius 20th May 1823 / Forwarded by Your most obdt noble servants / Sampson & Prince", sent from Bombay with various ms rates, "INDIA LETTER / PORTSMOUTH" hs, "NOT PAID POSTAGE TO LONDON" circular hs, sent to Eton College with London arrival bs, fine and rare forwarding agents cover (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30004
Symbol: F,DFE
Cat No: Collection
1828-43, Group of gazettes, two complete and two pieces, incl. "La Sentinelle de Maurice" 3rd June 1843 (complete), Gazette de Maurice 27th August 1834 (complete) and two pieces of the Mauritius Gazette, all with "MAURITIUS & DEPENDENCIES" cachets with crowned "G III R" inside and red diamond "INTERNAL REVENUE / MAURITIUS" with GR cypher inside, a very scarce group (Image)
Opening GBP 360.00
Sold...GBP 440.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30006
Symbol: F
1829 (Mar 12) Wrapper from Port Louis to France with a nice strike of the "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" hs (type IC-3), with manuscript decimes charge and "PAY D'OUTREMER / PAR BORDEAUX" boxed hs, reverse with arrival cds, very fine
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 220.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 220
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30007
Symbol: F
1830 (Sep 11) Entire from Mauritius with sender's cachet "REY FRERES. / MAURICE" on reverse, carried privately to France then struck with with oval "1D.", ms charge and Bordeaux cds, very fine (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30008
Symbol: F
1834 (Mar 21) Entire from Port Louis to France with "COL. / POST OFFICE / MAURITIUS" oval hs (type IC-5), with manuscript "10" decimes charge and "PAY D'OUTREMER 7 PAR LE HAVRE" boxed hs, reverse with Bordeuax arrival cds, very fine
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30010
Symbol: F
1838 (April 28) Lettersheet from St. Denis, Reunion, to France with "L'AGENT / FRANCAIS / MAURICE" forwarding agents cachet, endorsed with "9" charge and by the ship "Brave", with "PAYS D'OUTREMER" boxed hs, Bordeaux arrival bs, very fine and extremely rare (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 480.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30011
Symbol: F
1840 (Nov 20) Entire carried privately from Mauritius, endorsed "p Mary Mallaby" to Calcutta, then forwarded to Singapore with a "PENANG / SHIP LETTER" boxed ds on reverse, fine
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30012
Symbol: F
1848 (Apr 24) Entire letter from the village of Surinam in Souillac to Port Louis with framed "SOUILLAC" ds (type IIB-2) and "INLAND" hs (type IIA-3) adjacent, ms "2d" and "3d" at top, reverse with indistinct arrival, fine (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30013
Symbol: F
1841 (Oct 23) Entire from Port Louis to England, endorsed "per Midora" and charged 8d, with double circle despatch (type IC-6) and with framed "L.C.O. / POSTAGE NOT PAID / TO LONDON", reverse with "DOVER / INDIA LETTER" hs and London arrival, then forwarded the next day to Carlow, Ireland, with new 9d ms rate, London and Dublin bs, fine and unusual (Image)
Opening GBP 160.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30014
Symbol: F
1848 (Apr 27) Wrapper posted in Souillac to Port Louis with framed "SOUILLAC" ds (type IIB-2) and "INLAND" hs (type IIA-3) adjacent, ms "2d" and "3d" at top, reverse with double circle ds (type IC-6), fine (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30015
Symbol: F
1842 (Apr 24) Entire from Port Louis to France with "CONSULAT DE FRANCE / MAURICE" cachet, with "Outre-Mer / Pauillac" transit and Bordeaux arrival bs, fine consulate mail (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30016
Symbol: F
1840 (Oct 26) Entire from Port Louis "via Bourbon" (Réunion) to France, with Mauritius double circle despatch cds, "M&I" boxed hs, "DIRtice DES POSTES DE ILE DE BOURBONS / St. DENIS" cachet, with Nantes and Paris arrival ds, fine and unusual route for mail from Mauritius (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30018
Symbol: F
1845 (Aug 13) Entire from Port Louis to France with "MAURITIUS / STG. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do. .." hs in red (type IE-2) on reverse along with double circle despatch (type IC-6), Colombo Steamer-Letter cds, Alexandria cds and Bordeaux arrival, front with ms rate, French paquebot ds and Malta disinfection cachet, cover with disinfection slits, very attractive and scarce cover
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 900.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30019
Symbol: F
1844 (Aug 20) Entire from Port Louis to France with "MAURITIUS / INWD-SHIP-POSTAGE-PD / INLAND / STEAMER" hs (type IE-1) on reverse,endorsed "Per Fasell Cussim via Bombay", with "12" decime charge, reverse wit despatch (type IC-6) and Bordeaux arrival, very fine
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30020
Symbol: F
1845 (Nov 3) Entire from Port Louis to France with "MAURITIUS / STG. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do. .." hs in red (type IE-2) on reverse along with double circle despatch (type IC-6) and Bordeaux arrival, front with ms rate, French paquebot ds and oval "INDIA", fine and scarce
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30021
Symbol: F
1846 (Aug 16) Wrapper from Port Louis to France with "MAURITIUS / STA. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do .." hs in black (type IE-2) with ms rate and double circle despatch cds on reverse, endorsed "p Earl of Claire", with "INDIA PAID" hs and Marseille transit adjacent, fine
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 380.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 380
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30022
Symbol: F
1847 (Dec 2) Entire sent locally from Souillac to Port Louis with framed "INLAND." hs (type IIA-3) and endorsed "Unpaid 2d", reverse with very fine strike of the Souillac boxed ds (type IIB-2) and double circle ds (type IC-6), fine, a very early example of this datestamp
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 340.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 340
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30024
Symbol: F
1850 (Nov 19) Wrapper from Mauritius to France with red "Foreign Letter" hs (type IIUD-1) along with double oval "PACKET LETTER" ds (type IIC-2), French "10" decimes and paquebot transit, reverse with Malta disinfection cachet and Bordeaux arrival, slight discolouration probably caused by the disinfecting, fine
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 480.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 480
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30025
Symbol: F
1850 (Dec 13) Entire from Mahébourg to England with blue "PAID" (type IIE-1 (type1)) and Mahébourg boxed ds (type IIB-2), endorsed "By overland via Ceylon" with ms rate, reverse with London and Braintree arrival cds, fine
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30026
Symbol: F
1851 (Jan 11) Envelope from Mahébourg to England with blue "PAID" (type IIE-1 (type1)) and Mahébourg boxed ds (type IIB-2), black "PACKET LETTER" double oval ds (type IIC-2), endorsed "B overland via Ceylon" with ms rate, reverse with London and Braintree arrival cds, fine (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30027
Symbol: F
1851 (Feb 11) Wrapper from Mauritius to England with framed "INLAND." hs (type IIA-3) and "PAID." circle hs (type IIH-1) for the internal postage to Port Louis, then struck with "Ship Letter" hs (type IID-2) on top of the "INLAND." hs with crowned GPO ds, all very neatly struck, endorsed per "Tartar" with ms "8" rate, London bs, very fine
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 220.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30028
Symbol: F
1851 (Feb 11) Entire from France to Mauritius with black "Foreign Letter" hs (type IIUD-1) struck on arrival along with red double oval "PACKET LETTER" ds (type IIC-2), endorsed "via Suez & Ceylon" (ink corrosion causing split underneath) with Bordeaux despatch and "P.P." hs, Marseille transit, fine
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30029
Symbol: F
1851 (Apr 30) Entire from Port Louis to VAN DIEMEN'S LAND (Tasmania) with "PAID" circle hs (type IIH-1), crowned GPO ds (type IIB-1) and "Ship Letter" hs (type IID-2), endorsed "per James Gibson" and "via Sydney", reverse with Australian "SHIPLETTER" boxed ds and Launceston arrival, some staining and creasing, an unusual destination (Image)
Opening GBP 110.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30030
Symbol: F
1851 (Jun 21) Wrapper to India with double oval Mauritius Packet Letter ds in black (type IIC-2) with "via Ceylon" hs adjacent, reverse with Calcutta Steam Letter bevelled framed ds, some trivial cover faults, unusual with this private instructional hs (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 750.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 750
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30031
Symbol: F
1851 (Sep 27) Entire sent locally from Souillac to Port Louis with framed "INLAND." hs IN RED (type IIA-3) with Souillac boxed ds (type IIB-2), no ms rate, reverse with annotation "Prière d'envoyer de suite à son adresse c'est ..." and signed A Pipon, fine and thought to be unique with "INLAND." in red
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30033
Symbol: DFE
1852 (Feb 11) Front from POUDRE D'OR to England, with black framed despatch ds (type IIB-2), endorsed "via Southampton" with ms "1/2" paying the 2d inland and 1s packet rate, plus "8" for letters directed to London, stained but still a very rare example of this village date stamp
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 1,500.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30034
Symbol: F
1852 (Mar 17) Entire from Souillac to Port Louis sent unpaid with framed "SOUILLAC" ds (type IIB-2), "INLAND" hs (type IIA-3) and crisp crowned GPO ds, unusually with ms "Unpaid 4" at top, fine (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30035
Symbol: F
1852 (Nov 10) Envelope from Mahébourg to Port Louis with blue "PAID" (type IIE-1 (type1)) and Mahébourg boxed ds (type IIB-2), black "INLAND" (type IIA-3) and crowned GPO ds, rated "2d Inland / 1d py post", cover toned but unusual (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30036
Symbol: F
1853 (Nov 15) Entire from Souillac to France with Souillac boxed ds (IIB-2), "PAID." hs type (IIE-4) and Packet Letter oval ds, ms "1/6d" rate, with French "15" decime charge, "COLONIES & c.ART 13" hs and Calais transit, London and Paris bs, very fine and scarce mail from a village
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 280.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 280
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30037
Symbol: F
1854 (Feb 11) Wrapper from Mauritius to France with "ENVOYÉ PAR / JULIEN GONNET / MAURITIUS" commercial cachet, with "PACKET LETTER" oval double framed ds (type IIC-2) and Marseilles transit adjacent, "20" decimes charge, Paris arrival bs, very fine (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 100.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 100
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30038
Symbol: F
1855 (Dec 31) Envelope (incl. original contents) sent from Mauritius to India, with crowned GPO despatch ds, ms notation on arrival "Not found / Return to Mauritius", and sent back on 13th Mar with Calcutta boxed ship letter ds on reverse with ms rates, with further crowned GPO despatch on arrival dated nearly a year later. Also incl. a "Returned Letter" cover from the Dead Letter Office in Mauritius (for this same correspondence but not the matching cover) to Ripon Bell & Co., dated July 28 1857 inside, an unusual duo which would make a nice exhibit page (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 550
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30039
Symbol: F
1857 (Dec 17) Envelope from Pipon Bell (incl. original contents) sent from Mauritius to India, endorsed "p Mont Blanc" with crowned GPO ds, with ms notation on arrival "Not found / Return to Mauritius", and sent back on 26th Jan with Calcutta boxed ship letter ds on reverse with ms rates, plus a "Returned Letter" cover from the Dead Letter Office in Mauritius (for this same correspondence but not the matching cover) and sent back to Pipon Bell & Co., dated June 23 inside, most unusual
Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30040
Symbol: F
1860 (Aug 28) Entire from Madras to Mauritius with "Late Received" hs (type IID-3 and a rare postmark according to Kanai), endorsed "per Mermaid" and charged "1/", reverse with GPO Mauritius double circle ds, some minor soiling, fine (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 150.00
Closed..Oct-28-2020, 02:00:00 EST
Sold For 150
Sale No: 20OG
Lot No: 30042
Symbol: F,Col
Cat No: Collection
1834-56, Group of 7 stampless covers incl. 1834 entire from Port Louis to London endorsed "N(ew) Y(or)k Pkt" with "INDIA LETTER / HASTINGS" hs on reverse, 1838 entire from Mauritius to France with Mauritius double circle desptach cds, 1855 & 1856 entires from Mauritius to Switzerland, 1856 entire and a part cover to Melbourne Australia, and a stained 1856 entire to USA with double oval Packet Letter ds, all ex Virkam Chand (Image)
