1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on greyish, worn impression, vertical pair, positions 7 10, sharing lightly struck boxed INLAND in black, good to large margins, a fine multiple (SG £1'900 as singles)

Expertise: Cert. A. Diena (1972) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on greyish, worn impression, position 2, fresh with large to huge margins, cancelled by part light INLAND in black, very fine (SG £950)

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

1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on bluish, worn impression, position 9, very fine with large margins, neatly cancelled by barred oval in black (SG £900)

Expertise: Cert. A. Diena (1958) and BPA (1978) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on bluish, worn impression, position 2 on the plate, very lightly cancelled by circular numeral, four margins and fine, small grease mark at right (SG £900)

Expertise: Cert. RPS (1980) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on bluish, worn impression, four examples used on 1860 cover Port Louis to Paris, each cancelled neat circular PAID in black, GPO MAURITIUS despatch for JA 7 1860 on face, red V. SUEZ entry cds for 2 FEVR, charged "16" for French postage on arrival, a fine and rare multiple franking

Expertise: Cert. A. Diena (1968) and BPA (1976), signed Holcombe. (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on bluish, worn impression, position 12 (corner of sheet), with very large margins used on local commercial cover within Port Louis and paying the local penny rate, tied dumb barred oval in black, GPO OC 6 1859 on flap, a very rare single franking, clean and fresh

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1981) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on yellowish, worn impression, position 2 on the plate, four even margins and lightly cancelled double-ring numeral "1" of Mahébourg, good colour, faint offset from original address on reverse, a fine example (SG £1'000)

Expertise: Cert. RPS (1975) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, worn impression, error PENOE for PENCE of position 9, four margins and good colour, light target cancel plus part transit marking at lower left, trace of tiny thin in upper margin only, fine and scarce variety (SG £3'500) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d grey blue on greyish, worn impression, position 6 on the plate, four margins, neat central "2" numeral of Flacq, fine (SG £1'600)

Provenance: Ferrary (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, position 6 on the plate, mint with original gum, four even margins, minor wrinkle in gum shows through to face, fine and an extremely rare stamp in mint state (SG £10'000)

Provenance: Ferrary 1921

Expertise: Cert. Brandon (1997) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue on greyish, worn impression, position 2 on the plate, fresh colour with four even margins and light numeral "1" of Mahébourg, shallow thinning at top right, excellent appearance (SG £1'600) (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d light blue on bluish, worn impression, position 5, fine with good to large margins and cancelled neat black target on cover from Port Louis to Mahébourg "in care of John Neugate Corpl. 5th Fusiliers", black MAURITIUS GPO despatch for JA 10 1857 on face, boxed Mahébourg arrival of the same day on reverse. The stamp has been placed at lower right in order to be clear of the address, a fine usage

Provenance: Stevens 1964

Expertise: Cert. A. Diena (1967) and signed W. Balasse (Image)

1848-59 Post Paid 2d light blue on bluish, worn impression, position 5 on the plate, fine with good to large margins and cancelled by double-ring numeral "3" of Souillac on cover to Port Louis, framed Souillac JA 24 1855 datestamp on face, also showing MAURITIUS GPO arrival with the day "25" altered in manuscript at right. Minor edge wear, a nice usage

Provenance: M. Burrus 1963 (Image)