Great Britain and British Commonwealth 1859 Lapirot Issue Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
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Lot No:71373
Symbol:GBP
Cat No:37
Early Impressions (SG 36-37). 1859 Lapirot 2d blue, position 9, just touched in places, cancelled by barred oval hs, fine, and pos.6, heavily repaired, with faint Mahebourg boxed ds (rare on this issue), ex "Tatiana". (Image)
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Sale No: 21JG
Lot No:71374
Symbol:GBP
Cat No:37
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 1, touched or close margins, showing very fine strikes of barred 'B53' oval in black, and 'd 1/2' partial accountancy marking in red, some small thins and tiny tear at base, of no significance for this unique usage of these postmarks in this issue, exhibiting a most scarce combination of colours and featuring a late usage for this issue, of enormous visual appeal, ex "Tatiana" (Image)
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Intermediate Impressions (SG 38)
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Lot No:71376
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Cat No:38
Intermediate Impressions (SG 38). 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, position 3, very good margins all around, deep shade, cancelled by target cancel on 9.7.1859 folded cover from Port Louis to Coutances, France, struck with '8' due mark and red French entry cds on front, dispatch cds, various French transit and receiving cds's on reverse, cover creased and strengthened, not detracting from this very nice example, ex Vikram Chand and "Tatiana", cert. Friedl (1958) and Brandon (2007) (Image)
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Sale No: 21JG
Lot No:71377
Symbol:GBP
Cat No:38
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 11-12, just touched at base, other margins being complete to huge, on entire folded letter to Bordeaux, tied by barred oval hs and '8' décimes due hs on receipt, French entry cds on front, with 'GPO/JU12 1859/MAURITIUS' and French transit cds's on reverse, position 12 with faults at right, still though attractive and rare, ex Schindler, Vikram Chand and "Tatiana", signed Calves, cert. BPA (1995) (Image)
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Sale No: 21JG
Lot No:71378
Symbol:GBP
Cat No:38
1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, horizontal pair, positions 5-6, touched or cut very slightly into on three sides, tied by barred oval hs to envelope from Port Louis to Calcutta, with 'GPO/SP9 1859 / MAURITIUS' cds and 'CALCUTTA / SHIPLETTER' ds on reverse, an attractive usage displaying neat cancellations, ex Vikram Chand and "Tatiana", cert. RPS (2002) (Image)
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Worn Impressions (SG 39)
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Lot No:71379
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Cat No:39
Worn Impressions (SG 39). 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue, complete plate reconstruction made up of six horizontal pairs illustrating all positions from 1 to 12, all except one on bluish paper, two well margined, the other being touched or cut slightly into, cancelled by barred oval hs except for one pair with circled 'Paid', all with usual faults, a difficult reconstruction formed by pairs, ex "Tatiana"
Note: This plate reconstruction is illustrated in Rudge's "The Mauritius Primitives" on p.15 (Image)