FACSIMILES: Group incl. "Post Office" facsimiles imitating the printing from the plate (not original reprints) in red (2 plus a pair cut-out), dark blue (2) and black, as well as facsimiles on a photocopy of the original page showing the Post Office 1d & 2d, different impressions of the "Post Paid", a Sherwin and a Lapirot all with "Fac-Simile" overprinted on the front, and Dardennes in sheetlet of 20 with cancels and three singles

1858 Britannia Surcharged Issue: 4d green, two imperf. singles, tied indistinct black circular target cancels on 1858 folded letter sheet from Port Louis to Cape of Good Hope, with 'MAURITIUS/JU.17.1858' crown ds alongside, Port Elizabeth & Cape Town red oval arrival bs, deep rich colours and a very rare franking Rate: 8d overseas letter rate Provenance: Seybold, Vikram Chand Expertise: Cert. BPA (1981) (Image)

1858-62 Britannia: (4d) green, imperf., neatly tied by black oval bars on 1859 folded entire to via overland Marseille to Nantes, hand struck "8" decimes charged in black alongside, deep rich colour and a scarce single franking Rate: 4d overseas letter rate Provenance: Vikram Chand Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (2007) (Image)

FIRST DAY COVER 1860 (Apr 7) Entire from Port Louis to France with 1860 2d. blue wing marginal pair (some trimmed perfs in wing margin) on the FIRST DAY OF ISSUE, tied by target cancels and French "Suez" transit, with French "16" decimes charge, reverse with clear AP 7 1860 crowned GPO despatch (datelined Apr 7 inside as well) and Bordeaux arrival, very fine and very rare first day cover (Image)