1859 Dardenne 1d deep red, with four even margins and very neat circular PAID in black, very fine with fresh colour, most attractive (SG £2'500)

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein 1968 ("extremely fine"), Kanai 1993 (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d deep red, fresh with four margins and neatly cancelled by PAID in circle, fine (SG £2'500)

Expertise: Cert. RPS (1950) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d red exceptional horizontal strip of four, excellent deep colour and large to huge margins, shows part of the papermaker's watermark over three stamps, very neatly cancelled, a unique strip in marvellous quality, one of the key pieces of this issue.

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein ("superb and magnificent"), Kanai (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d red, fresh colour and good to large margins, neat barred oval cancel, also part of French rate marking, very fine (SG £1'700) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d red, shows extra serif on second N of PENNY, very fine with deep colour and good to large margins, light barred oval cancel (SG £1'700) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion unused, clear to good margins, trace of tiny hinge thin, small mark in hair and on PENNY, a rare stamp unused

Note: Number 20 in the Rudge census

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein 1969 ("non-philatelic ink marks") and Kanai 1993 (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, variety "cut transfer" (lower left corner truncated), very fine with large margins and light barred oval cancel, rare (SG £1'400 as normal)

Expertise: Cert. RPS (1975, does not mention the variety) and signed Th. Lemaire (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, an exceptionally large example with light barred oval, fresh colour and extremely fine (SG £1'400) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion, neat circular PAID in black, good to large margins and fine (SG £1'400)

Expertise: Cert. and signed Bühler (1970) (Image)

The Only Known Block of the Dardenne Issue

1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion block of four with large margins, tied to piece by barred ovals and part GPO MAURITIUS JA 23 1860 cds, affixed as a seal on flap of envelope and thus with tears in the top left stamp, scissor cut in margin at right well away from stamps, the only known block of the Dardenne entire issue and a great rarity this

Note: Illustrated Rudge pp.96 and 100

Provenance: Lichtenstein 1969 and Kanai 1993 (Image)

1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion pair used on internal cover Port Louis to the 5th Fusiliers at Mahébourg, cancelled light black targets, GPO MAURITIUS despatch of FE 14 1860 on flap, framed Mahébourg arrival 18 FE 1860 on face, clear to enormous margins, a most attractive use and a rare domestic franking

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein 1968 ("lovely pair") (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, deep shade, very fine with large margins and neat circular PAID in black (SG £1'300) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d slate-blue, deep fresh shade, large margin at right, neatly cancelled by circular PAID in black, very fine an attractive stamp (SG £1'300)

Expertise: Cert. Holcombe (1993), signed A. Diena (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d blue, horizontal pair, left stamp with variety vertical line through head, circular PAID cancels, good margins and colour, slight offset of address on reverse, a fine multiple (SG £1'900 as singles) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d blue, good to large margins and light barred oval cancel, fresh colour and very fine (SG £950)

Expertise: Signed A. Diena (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d blue, vertical pair in a deep shade, fine and tied to piece by barred ovals, a nice multiple (SG £1'900 as singles)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (2002), Bühler (1980) and Hunziker (1962) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, extra large margins at sides, light barred oval cancel, very fine (SG £850) (Image)

1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, showing slight doubling at foot and litho "blister" flaws, light black target cancel, good margins and fine (SG £850)

Expertise: Signed E. Diena (Image)