1847-62 Classics including 1858 Barnard 'POST PAID' 1d red Medium Impression used (4 margins; cleaned & small thin) & Worn Impression used (4 margins, small thin), 1858-62 Britannia (6d) vermillion mint and (4d) green & (9d) magenta used, 1859-62 Britannia 6d blue used & 6d slate unused and 1/- vermillion & 1/- green used plus unissued 2d blue irregular block of 29 (no gum), 1859 Lapriot 'POST PAID' 2d blue Intermediate/Worn Impression x2 (both 2½ margins) and Dardenne 2d blue used (3½ margins; possibly a forgery), Cat £8000+ but the condition is very mixed so close inspection is recommended, also a range of annotated forgeries x23 including 'POST OFFICE' issue 1d x2 & 2d.
(68 stamps) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 575.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2972
Symbol: *OC
Cat No: Collection
1860-1950 collection reasonably complete including 1862 Britannia 1/- used (one pulled perf), 1863-72 3d dull red, 6d violet & 9d green * plus 4c rose with Seychelles 'B64' cancel, 1878 Surcharges set */used, 1883-94 Crown CA Wmk 2c red & 4c orange * and 1c, 15c chestnut & 15c blue 'SPECIMEN' overprints *, 1883 '16 CENTS' Surcharge x3 different, 1887 '2 CENTS' on 13c slate *, 1891 'TWO CENTS' on 4c carmine Inverted Surcharge used, Double Surcharge (at top & base) used & Double Surcharge (both at base) on local cover (Diena 1986 Certificate) and on 17c rose *, 1899 '15/CENTS' on 36c Surcharge Bar Omitted *, 1900-05 Arms set * (six low values overprinted 'SPECIMEN'), 1910 KEVII set *, 1913-22 KGV set * (ex 5r), 1921-34 KGV set including Die varieties * (the 4c green punctured 'SPECIMEN'; the 5r & 10r with 'SPECIMEN' overprints), 1925 Surcharges set 'SPECIMEN' overprints *, then complete to 1950 KGVI Pictorials * with the 1948 Stamp Centenary set punctured 'SPECIMEN' and 1933-54 Postage Dues 1c 6c & 10c punctured 'SPECIMEN', also a few extra pages and a stockbook of Seychelles stamps, condition a little variable but generally fine to very fine, Cat £6000+.
(100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$2,000
Opening AU$ 1,800.00
Sold...AU$ 3,200.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 3200
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2973
Symbol: D
1877 Surcharges 'HALF PENNY' on 10d rose, the original hand-written requisition ordering the Surcharge with a 10d rose affixed and 'TEN PENCE' obliterated in ink, signed by M Thompson, Ag Colonial Postmaster & Supt of Telegraphs" & dated "2 November 76" and marked 'Duplicate" in red ink, mounted on card; plus the covering letter with the Crown Agents embossed seal at top to De La Rue advising "...the Crown Agents do not think it desirable to incur the cost of a separate Die and Plate, and have decided on an overprint ...", both with a couple of very minor folds & blemishes. Unique & important documents. Ex De La Rue Archives. [The overprinted stamp was issued in April 1877; the new currency of 100 cents = 1 rupee was adopted on 1.1.1878]
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Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2974
Symbol: E
Cat No: Collection
REVENUES: Original handpainted stamp-size essay for an 'INLAND/REVENUE' 4c stamp in shades of violet with Chinese white highlights & simulated perforations on tracing paper (85x74mm), endorsed at the top "Jan.7.89/A". Unique and exquisite. [A similar essay is illustrated in 'The De La Rue Collection' at page 4614 dated "1878", which appears to be an error. The design was not adopted; it was decided instead to print the 4c 'POSTAGE' stamp in lilac and issue this with 'INLAND/REVENUE' overprint: see SG R2] (Image1)
Estimate AU$1,500
Opening AU$ 1,150.00
Sold...AU$ 1,150.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 1150
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2975
Symbol: PS
Cat No: Collection
POSTAL STATIONERY: Accumulation including 1893 Postal Card 6c green & 1894 Envelope both to Germany with French 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No1' & '...No6' respectively, 1894 Wrapper 3c green to the Netherlands with 1c violet added, 1897 Envelope 18c blue registered to India, 1903 Postal Card 2c with 'CARRIER' envelope h/s & 'ROSE HILL' arrival d/s, 1907 Wrapper '3' in red on '4/Cents' on 3c green to Saigon, 1912 Postcard '6/Cents' on 8c red to Germany with 'CUREPIPE' cds in red (corner crease), 1920 Postal Card 2c brown to Belgium with 4c added, etc, potential postmark interest also, plus a quantity of unused noted 1878 formular Postal Card with '2 CENTS' Surcharge affixed, QV Envelope 6d violet x3 plus 'CANCELLED' Overprint x2 and 9d brown 'CANCELLED' Overprint, KEVII Envelope 15c blue 'SPECIMEN' Overprint, Registration Envelopes, etc, condition a little variable but many are fine to very fine.
(150+) (Image1)
Estimate AU$500
Opening AU$ 380.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2976
Symbol: CPS
Cat No: Collection
POSTAL HISTORY: Group including 1855 entire from GB with very fine strike of the double-oval 'PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS' d/s on face, 1858 entire to Tasmania with 'MAURITIUS' crowned d/s, 1879 to India with '25 CENTS' on 6d slate solo and Bombay-Aden 'SEA/POST OFFICE' transit, 1901 to Transvaal with Arms 6c and Pretoria 'PASSED/PRESS/CENSOR' triangular h/s, 1913 Mahebourg Railway Station real photo postcard to France, 1938 to Scotland via "SS Norfolk" with KGVI 12c tied by 'PORT LOUIS RAILWAY' cds, 1943 inwards from Tripoli with unoverprinted GB KGVI 10d solo and 'ZA' censor label, also 1937 France first flight cover franked 1r25c with tete-beche 'PAR AVION' label pair, Postal Stationery noted 1870s Envelope 10d unused (minor aging marks), 1885 Postal Card with fine Letter Carrier 'envelope' d/s on face, 1892 Postal Card 6c green to Belgium with 'via Marseilles' H/S, 1918 Envelope 8c blue to France with 1c & 3c x2 added and Arms 18c Envelope 'SPECIMEN' overprint, 1948 Registered Letter KGVI 20c large-format (126x204mm) philatelic use with Stamp Centenary set affixed, etc, plus an 1800s map of 'Islands in the Indian Ocean' including Mauritius (minor aging marks), condition variable but most are fine to very fine.
(27 items) (Image1)
Estimate AU$300
Opening AU$ 230.00
Sold...AU$ 525.00
Closed..Nov-10-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 525
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2977
Symbol: CPS
POSTAL HISTORY: 1878 to France with '25 CENTS' on 6d (rounded corner) tied by very fine duplex with superb 'LIGNE T/PAQ FR No2' cds in red alongside, two French TPO transits & 'PAU' arrival b/s; 1896 local OHMS cover with 'Money Order Office/No 1' imprint & oval R d/s in red; 1901 '3' on '4/cents' on 2c Wrapper to France with three different postmen's h/s on the reverse & returned; and two 1906 Eastern Telegraph Co 'TELEGRAM' envelopes (one with a stamp cut-out from the reverse, the other with minor faults/repairs) both with oval R d/s & superb 'ST DENIS/REUNION' arrival b/s. Scarce quintet.
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POSTAL HISTORY: 1895 (Sept 6) social usage of Postal Card 6c green to Japan with lengthy message, 'QUATRE BORNES' cds, carried per Bombay-Aden Sea Post with 'ADEN/SE.22/95' cds, transfered to French Packet Boat and 'LIGNE N/26/SEPT/95/PAQ.FR.No7' transit d/s on face, 'YOKOHAMA/28/OCT/95' arrival cds alongside local delivery 'chop', a couple of minor blemishes.
Sale No: 249
Lot No: 2979
Symbol: L
Cat No: Collection
PHILATELIC LITERATURE: 'Classic Mauritius' by Hiroyuki Kanai hard-bound in half-leather, 'Postal History and Stamps' by Peter Ibbotson plus the 'Revisions and Additions' volume, 'Maritime Mail 1815-1868: Part 1' by JWB Ruffle, 'The B53 Obliterators' by Ken Baker and David Feldman 1993 'Mauritius' auction (including the Hiroyuki Kanai collection) catalogue & supplement, condition generally very fine. Weighs 5kg.
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