1848-59 Post Paid 1d vermilion on bluish, intermediate impression, pair in a deep shade, positions 7 8, light double-ring numeral "8" cancels of Ville Bague, clear to large margins and fresh colour, trace of crease at top, rare multiple (SG £6'000 as singles)

Expertise: Cert. RPS (1960) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 1d bright vermilion on greyish, intermediate impression, position 2 on the plate, bright deep colour and fine margins, neat central target cancel, trace of minor grease mark at top (SG £3'000)

Expertise: Cert. A. Diena (1963) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 1d dull vermilion on greyish, intermediate impression, position 10 on the plate, with four even margins and neat target cancel, fine (SG £3'000)

Expertise: Cert. A. Diena (1970) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d deep blue on bluish, intermediate impression, position 10 and thus a lower left corner example with sheet margins on two sides, good to large other sides, deep bright colour, cancelled by light circular numeral, very fine (SG £4'250) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d deep blue on greyish, intermediate impression, position 12 on the plate, light target cancel, clear to good margins and strong colour, guarantee on reverse, fine (SG £4'250)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1975) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on thin yellowish, intermediate impression, position 11 on the plate, unused with four even margins, traces of gum, hint of minor staining on reverse only, fine and a rare stamp unused (SG £24'000) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on thin greyish, intermediate impression, position 6 on the plate, very lightly cancelled and with clear to good margins, fine (SG £3'500)

Expertise: Cert. RPS (1973) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on thin greyish, intermediate impression, position 2 on the plate, good to huge margins and cancelled very neat black target, very fine (SG £3'500)

Expertise: Cert. A. Diena (1975) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on greyish, intermediate impression, position 4, a particularly fresh example with wide margins, used on piece cancelled neat central "14" numeral of Rivière du Rempart, tied by crowned MAURITIUS GPO for JA 19 1856 at right, extremely fine and most attractive (SG £3'500)

Expertise: Signed Holcombe, A. Diena, G. Bolaffi (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d light blue on thin bluish, late intermediate impression, error PENOE for PENCE of position 7, wide margins and lightly cancelled numeral "2" of Flacq, trace of offset from original address, typical shade of late intermediate, fine and rare (SG £8'000)

Expertise: Cert. Hunziker (1968) and signed Holcombe (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d light blue on yellowish, intermediate impression, extremely rare unused block of four, positions 5-6 8-9, top pair folded and with thinning, small tear in last stamp, traces of gum on reverse, mostly wide margins, good appearance and a remarkable multiple and an important item of this issue

Provenance: Hind 1934 (Image)