1859 Dardenne 1d. red unused, fine even margins, slight thin at top left, very fine appearance and a rare stamp in unused condition (SG £12'000) Provenance: Arnold Rudge Expertise: Cert. RPS (1934) and RPS (1987) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d. red used with good to very good margins, crisp black barred oval, very fine (SG £1'700) Expertise: Signed Bühler (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion unused with fine margins to good margins, very fine and fresh (SG £10'000) Provenance: Arnold Rudge Expertise: Cert. RPS (1992) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion unused, no margins, showing papermaker's watermark, light wrinkle, a rare stamp in unused condition, especially showing the papermaker's watermark (SG £10'000) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion used, fine to good margins, neat barred oval cancel, some thinning and a light crease, very fine appearance (SG £1'400) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d. deep dull vermilion used, very close to fine margins, neat barred oval cancel, some surface chips, fine looking example (SG £1'400) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancel to 1860 wrapper from Port Louis to France, endorsed "via Suez & Marseille" and "p Salsette", French "15c" due on arrival, French "Suez" transit, reverse with Mauritius GPO 1860.03.08 ds as well as Toulouse and Bordeaux backstamps, addressee neatly excised, some minor foxing and staining removed, a rare usage Provenance: Stevens April 1964, Schindler March 1996, Vikram Chand Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d. vermilion, two horiz. pairs tied by barred oval cancel to 1860 wrapper from Port Louis to France, one pair just cut into and one pair affected by filing fold, endorsed "via Suez & Marseille", French "16" decime hs, French "Suez" transit, reverse with Mauritius GPO 1860.03.08 ds as well as Toulouse and Bordeaux backstamps, some minor staining , a very rare usage Expertise: Cert. Brandon (2007) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d. group of 6 in different shades from pale vermilion to deep red, mixed margins and various faults with some repairs incl. added margins, plus group of 6 forgeries (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. slate-blue, position 4, with good even margins, used with crisp "PAID" hs, fine and scarce shade, reverse with "H.B." handstamp (SG £1'300) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 5, unused showing "feather" flaw below "TWO", with fine to very good margins, thinned, very fine appearance and very rare (SG £6'500) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 5 showing "feather" flaw below "TWO", used with fine to good margins, partial "(PENNY P)OST" framed cancel, ironed out crease and cleaned, still an attractive example and very rare with this cancellation (SG £950+) Expertise: Signed Bühler and cert. RPS (1998) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 64 showing cut transfer at lower left, used with good margins, neat "PAID" circle cancel, minor faults with filled thin, fine appearance of this major variety (SG £950+) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 64 showing cut transfer at lower left, used with good margins, barred oval cancel, some creasing, fine appearance of this major variety (SG £950+) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 65, with good even margins, used with neat barred oval, very fine (SG £950) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 29-30, used pair, cut into at right otherwise fine to very large margins, "PAID" circle cancels, fine (SG £1'900+) Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, Kanai and Schindler (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 13-14, used pair with just cut into to very large margins, barred oval cancels, some minor creasing, fine appearance (SG £1'900+) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, pos.23 & 29, vertical pair with target cancels, cut into at left, top stamp heavily thinned, crease at foot (SG £1'900+) Provenance: Ex Dale-Lichtenstein (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, position 36, fine to large margins, tied by two target cancels to 1861 (Sep 14) to wrapper to France, with "10" decimes hs and Paquebot transit adjacent, reverse with Packet Letter ds an Marseille and Nancy arrivals, fine and rare Provenance: Vikram Chand Expertise: Cert. RPS (1980) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 3/9, used vertical pair showing very prominent litho flaws on lower stamp, just touched in two places, tied by "PAID" circle cancels to large piece, fine and with visual impact Provenance: Schindler, Vikram Chand Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 34 & 65, two singles with very close to very large margins cancelled by barred oval cancels and tied by "8" decimes hs to 1860 (Feb 8) wrapper from Port Louis to France, endorsed "via Marseilles" and "p Steamr Columbian via Aden", French "Suez" transit, reverse with despatch and French transits/arrival, fine and rare Expertise: Cert. BPA (1966), Brandon (2007) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. blue, positions 4/10 vertical pair and 2d. pale blue, positions 40/46 vertical pair, both with good to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancels to 1860 (Feb 1) wrapper from Port Louis to Réunion, reverse with GPO double circle despatch, "M&I" hs and St. Denis arrival, small split in the address panel and some minor toning, an extremely rare franking double rate franking and possibly unique showing different shades Expertise: Cert. BPA (2002), Brandon (2007) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, position 49, used with large margins, barred oval cancel, thinned and vert. crease at right side, fine appearance (SG £850) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, positions 51-52, used pair on piece with just clear to very large margins, "PAID" circle cancels, some minor creasing, very fine example showing the stone flaw in the margin at right (SG £1'700+) Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein, Kanai and Schindler Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue, position 40, fine to huge margins, tied by barred oval cancel to 1860 (Mar 9) lettersheet from Port Louis to DENMARK with printed prices current, "FORWARDED BY / SCOTT & Co. / MAURITIUS" hs at lower left, with French "Suez" cds, reverse with GPO double circle despatch, French transits, Hamburg transits and Copenhagen arrival, very fine and rare, one of only two known Provenance: Davy, Stevens, Schindler, Vikram Chand Expertise: Cert. BPA (1995) (Image)