2d blue, unused without gum, very large to huge even margins, tiny insignificant thin, a superb showpiece (SG £9'500) Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (1997) (Image)

ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN STRIPS OF FOUR 2d blue, horizontal STRIP OF FOUR, positions 1-4, touched to good margins, each used with oval bars in black, minor imperfections as can be expected with such a delicate multiple, a most desirable rarity (SG £5'600+) Rarity: One of the two known such strips and no larger multiples recorded Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995) (Image)

2d blue, used horizontal pair with oval bars cancels, position 1-2, close to very large uneven margins, thins, a scarce pair (Image)

2d blue, used with part bars cancel, position 2, good to huge margins, very fine (Image)

2d blue, used with clear large part oval bars cancel, position 3, large to huge margins, extremely fine, showpiece (Image)

2d blue, used with complete bars cancel, position 3, good to huge margins, very fine (Image)

2d blue, used with clear large part oval bars cancel, position 4, clear to large margins, very fine (Image)

2d blue, used with crisp oval bars cancel, position 4, good to very large margins, small nick top right margin, very fine appearance (Image)

ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN STRIPS OF FOUR 2d blue, horizontal STRIP OF FOUR, positions 5-8, close to large margins, each cancelled with oval bars in black, some minor imperfections as can be expected with such a delicate multiple, very fine appearance and a most desirable rarity and no larger multiple recorded, showpiece Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, October 1968 (Lot 79) Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 171) Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995) Note: Kanai classified this as "Early" impression but Rudge identifies it as "Intermediate" even though position 5 and 8 are very close to "Early" (Image)

2d blue, used with almost complete oval bars cancel, position 5, four clear even margins, horizontal wrinkle/crease at top, fine (Image)

2d blue, used with almost complete target cancel, position 6, large to very large even margins, thins, very fine (Image)

2d blue, used with oval bars cancel, position 7, good even margins, thins and tear at foot, fine appearance (Image)

2d blue, used with circular PAID cancel, position 8, good to large margins, thins and crease, nice enough appearance (Image)

2d blue, used with clear crisp target cancel, position 9, close to large margins, tiny thins, very fine appearance Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, March 1970 (Lot 88) (Image)

2d blue, used, position 9, good to large margins tied on fragment in combination with Britannia 6d blue, unusual and a scarce combination Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995) (Image)

2d blue, used with oval bars cancel, position 10, large even margins, tiny thins and corner crease, very fine appearance and impression (Image)

2d blue, used with oval bars cancel, position 11, large to huge margins, two small insignificant thins, very fine appearance and impression, showpiece (Image)

2d blue, used with oval bar cancel, position 12, four large even margins all round, marginal tear at right, very fine appearance and impression Provenance: Arnold Rudge Expertise: Cert. RPS (1993) (Image)

2d blue, horizontal pair, positions 5-6, large even margins, both tied by black oval bars cancels, on 1859 folded entire from Port Louis via Suez and Marseille to Bordeaux (France), with "16" decimes hs and Suez red cds alongside, the stamps have been lifted and then reaffixed, extremely fine appearance Rate: 4d overseas letter rate Provenance: Vikram Chand Expertise: Cert. Peter Holcombe (1989), David Brandon (2007) (Image)

2d blue, single, position 3, touched at right to large uneven margins, in combination with 1858-62 Britannia (6d) vermilion, both tied by clear black target cancels, on 1859 folded entire from Port Louis "via Aden" to Pondicherry (French India), with Madras transit cds alongside, plus Mauritius GPO and Pondicherry bs, a wonderful colourful combination cover, apparently unique Rate: 8d overseas letter rate Provenance: Vikram Chand Expertise: Cert. RPS (1983) (Image)

UNIQUE MIXED FRANKING COVER 2d blue, two singles, showing intermediate and worn impressions, positions 8 and 4, both neatly tied by oval bars cancels, on small envelope from Port Louis to Cape Town (Poste Restante), and reposted back to Port Louis with Cape Triangular 4d blue (small faults), bs of Mauritius, Cape Town and Mauritius Crown Circle. An outstanding combination full of character from the Mitchell correspondence. One other cover known from the same find and bearing Britannia 6d and Cape 4d refranking Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, October 1968 (Lot 84) Expertise: David Brandon (2007) (Image)