Mauritius. 1848-49 Post Paid Issue. 1d. orange-vermilion, early impression, with large to huge margins on three sides and an uneven margin to the right torn from the sheet at top and bottom just touching the design; lightly cancelled and fresh colour. S.G. 7, £7,000 (Image1)

Est. £700-900

Mauritius. 1848-49 Post Paid Issue. 1d. dull vermilion, intermediate impression, used with concentric circles cancellation and part manuscript; large even margins; a few minor faults, and 2d. blue, just clear to touching the design on all sides, lightly cancelled. S.G. 11 and 14, £6,500 (Image1)

Est. £600-800

Mauritius. 1848-49 Post Paid Issue. 1d. red on greyish paper, worn impression, unused vertical pair, [7/10], with very large even margins, tiny closed tear and small stain mark at top of upper stamp; scarce. Edgar Mohrmann Certificate (1964). S.G. 16, £8,000 (Image1)

Est. £2,000-4,000

Mauritius. 1848-49 Post Paid Issue. 1d. red, worn impression, group of used comprising a vertical pair with boxed 'inland' cancellation in black, two singles with similar cancellations and good to large margins, two further examples with concentric circle cancellations, and a final example with c.d.s; an interesting group, mixed condition with a few faults. S.G. 16-19 group, £5,000+ (Image1)

Est. £500-700

Mauritius. 1848-49 Post Paid Issue. 1d. red-brown on grey paper, early-worn impression, an unused example which has been regummed; large margins, slightly soiled at upper right. S.G. 17, £8,000 (Image1)

Est. £700-900

Mauritius. 1848-49 Post Paid Issue. 1d. red, latest impression vertical pair cancelled by three strikes of 'paid' circular stamp, good to large margins; a couple of light horizontal creases. S.G. 23, £1,600 (Image1)

Est. £300-400

Mauritius. 1858-61 mint and used selection on two stock pages including 1858 'four-pence' green used, 1858-62 4d. green (2), 6d. vermilion (6 including a pair), 9d. dull magenta, all unused along with at least one used example of each value and prepared for use but not issued red-brown (3) and blue (7, including a pair), 1859-61 6d.. blue, 6d. dull purple-slate and 1/- yellow-green both mint and used, 6d. dull purple-slate block of fifteen from the left of the sheet and 1/- vermilion used (6 including a pair), etc.; condition a little mixed though plenty good to fine (Image1)

Est. £800-1,200

Mauritius. 1858-1910 mint and used collection including 1858 "four-pence" green used, 1858-62 4d. green used, 6d. vermilion unused (4), 9d magenta pair used on piece and unissued red brown and blue (3, also blocks of four and nine), 1859-61 6d. blue used (2), 6d. dull purple-slate unused (also block of twelve) and used and 1/- used (2), 1859 Lapirot 2d. blue used, 1863-72 to 1/- mint and to 5/- used, 2d., 4d., 5/- and 1/- on 5/- each overprinted 'cancelled', 1878 surcharge set of nine mint, other surcharges, 1879-80 set of nine mint and used, 1900-05 5r. mint, etc.; chiefly good to fine (Image1)

Est. £1,000-2,000

Mauritius. 1858-1935 mint collection on album pages including 1858-62 (4d.) green and (6d.) vermilion, 1860-63 no wmk 6d. green, 1863-72 CC 1d. to 5/-, 1876-78 surcharges, 1879-80 CC set to 2r.50c., 1883-94 CA to 50c., 1900-05 set to 5r., 1910 set to 10r., 1913-22 set to 10r., 1921-34 set to 10r., Express Delivery and Postage Due sets, etc.; chiefly good to fine, condition a little mixed early on with some minor faults such as toning. Cat. well in excess of £6,000 (Image1)

Est. £1,500-2,500

Mauritius. 1859 Lapirot Issue. 2d. blue, early impression, [8] showing reversed 'n' of pence, used with barred oval; minor faults including a thin and a tiny tear at right, fine appearance. S.G. 37, £3,250 (Image1)

Est. £250-350

Mauritius. 1859 Lapirot Issue. 2d. blue, early impression [2] clear to large margins, cancelled by barred oval; fine. S.G. 37, £3,250 (Image1)

Est. £600-800

Mauritius. 1859 Lapirot Issue. 2d. blue, two used examples, one early impression cancelled by part boxed 'inland' cancellation with large even margins and an intermediate impression cancelled by c.d.s. with large margins; tiny corner crease at lower right. R.P.S. Certificate (1966) for the latter. S.G. 37, 38; £4,650 (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

Mauritius. 1859 Lapirot Issue. 2d. blue, worn impression, [5], large even margins cancelled by oval of bars; tiny thin in the margin at bottom right. S.G. 39, £900 (Image1)

Est. £200-300

Mauritius. 1859 Lapirot Issue. 2d. blue, worn impression, group of four used examples; one with three margins and touched at top and the others with one or two margins, all quite neatly cancelled with oval of bars or boxed cancellations. S.G. 39, £3,600 (Image1)

Est. £300-500

Mauritius. 1859 Sherwin Issue. 2d. deep blue with four clear margins and cancelled by crisp strike of oval of bars; thinned and repaired as per R.P.S. Certificate (1951). S.G. 40, £8,000 (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

Mauritius. 1859 Dardenne Issue. 1d. red, good to large margins cancelled by 'paid' circular cancellation; fine. S.G. 41a, £1,700 (Image1)

Est. £500-600

Mauritius. 1859 Dardenne Issue. 2d. pale blue, large even margins and cancelled by 'paid' circular obliteration; fine. Guilio Bolaffi (1972) and Alberto Diena (1972) Certificates. S.G. 4, £850 (Image1)

Est. £200-300

Mauritius. 1859 Dardenne Issue. 2d. pale blue group of used examples (5) including two horizontal pairs; most with four margins, both pairs touched on just one side; all cancelled by barred oval and in mixed condition, some a little toned. S.G. 44, £5,950 (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

Mauritius. 1859-1977 mainly mint collection in an album including a range of Britannia issues with 1859-61 1/- vermilion (poor) and 1/- yellow-green, 1863-72 values to 10d., 1878 to 2r.50, 1883-94 to 50c., 1886 2c. on 38c., 1891 2c. on 17c., 1900-05 set to 5r., 1902 to 2r.50, 1904-07 to 1r., 1910 to 10r., 1913-22 to 10r. (7), 1921-34 to 10r., 1938-49 to 10r. (2), etc.; mixed condition though plenty good to fine (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

Mauritius. 1860-1924 mint and used selection in a stockbook including 1860-63 set to 1/- (both) mint and also used, 1863-72 set to 5/- both mint and used, 1876 "half penny" on 9d. purple with surcharge inverted, 1878 surcharge set both mint and used, 1879-80 set to 2r.50 both mint and used, 1891 surcharge errors including inverted and double (mint and used) and 2c. on 4c. block of four all with surcharge double, one inverted, 1902 12c. on 36c. with surcharge inverted mint and 1924 50r. unused (regummed); a useful and valuable lot in mixed condition, some toning in places and some unused without gum. Cat. £8,000+ (Image1)

Est. £1,500-3,000