1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, intermediate impression, horizontal pair positions 6 7, enormous margins all round, black barred oval cancels, extremely fine and most desirable in this exceptional condition

Provenance: Dale-Lichtenstein 1970 (illustrated in colour) (Image)

1859 Lapirot 2d blue pair, positions 5-6, enormous margins incl. part of neighbouring stamp at foot, neatly cancelled by barred ovals, part red transit cds and French rate marking in margins, slight thinnings on reverse, excellent appearance (SG £2'800 as singles)

Provenance: Lichtenstein 1970 ("extremely fine") and Kanai 1993 (Image)

1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, position 9 on the plate, large to enormous margins, neatly cancelled barred oval, very fine (SG £1'400)

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1976) and signed Bloch (Image)

1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, position 3 with four even margins, unusually cancelled by neat framed FREE. in black, trace of thinning in upper margin, very fine appearance (SG £1'400)

Expertise: Cert. RPS (1960) (Image)

1859 Lapirot 2d blue, intermediate impression, exceptional vertical pair with wide sheet margin at right (positions 8 12 on the plate), tied barred ovals to cover Port Louis to France by the vessel "Benares" via Aden, black GPO MAURITIUS despatch for JY 9 1859 on flap, French V SUEZ entry cds 3 AOUT, stamps lifted and replaced, overall staining reduced, a rare cover

Expertise: Cert. BPA (1996) and signed Calves. (Image)