Mauritius, 1845, letter from PORT LOUIS/Mauritius to BORDEAUX/France via
LONDON, cancelled with double circle MAURITIUS POST OFFICE JY 10
1845, red boxed COLONIES/&C. ART 12 accountancy handstamp of
the first period and erroneously struck with English circular
SOLDIER & SEAMENS LETTER/4/BY SHIP which was crossed out,
manuscript 20 decime charge on arrival and crossed out 8 decime,
reverse with transitional cancel LONDON and arrival cancel BORDEAUX
12 OCT 43, detailed explanation enclosed, provenience ex V. Chand
Collection, signed M. Boule, a fresh letter in perfect condition,
XF! Estimate 3.800€. (Image)

Estimate € 3800

Mauritius, 1859, 1d./red on grey bluish paper, two pairs/pos 2/5 and 9/12,
worn impression, tied with blank oval of bars, on folded letter to
Romans/France, charged with 8 decimes due on arrival in France for
a letter above 7 1/2 grams, red PAYS ETR V SUEZ AMB D 6 JAN 60
transit cds, reverse GPO Mauritius DE 9 1859, this is the only
example recorded to date with 4 d rate used after 6th May 1859,
exceedingly rare entire and a magnificent showpiece, cert DAVID
BRANDON and Alberto Diena, ex Burrus and V. Chand, VF-XF! Estimate
16.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 16000

Mauritius, 1864, with m/s not LEOPOLD ACEVEDO/ZANZIBAR at lower left, 1d and
6d on folded letter to RHODE ISLAND USA, each tied with B 64
numeral cancellations applied for use by postal officials in
Seychelles, and with Seychelles, London and New York (December)
transits, one of only three covers known from Zanzibar sent via the
Seychelles bearing Mauritius stamps, this being the earliest one
recorded and hence the first cover from Zanzibar bearing adhesives
for prepaid delivery, sometime in the 1860 the Sultan of Zanzibar
inaugurated his own mail service by private sloop, later a naval
vessel to Mahe to link up with MM LINE 2 variant as Zanzibar was
experiencing problems in getting the mails to and from Europe, a
couple of missionary covers and a few commercial items are known
from East Africa, taken unstamped to Mahe where current stamps were
af?xed and cancelled B - 64. Also recorded are a batch of covers to
Zanzibar from the US which transited from Europe to Mauritius and
there transferred to the Mahe mail bag, and then to Zanzibar by the
Sultans service. It is not known exactly when this service was
inaugurated or terminated, but the service probably lasted about
seven or eight years, the Universities Mission archives note that
Mauritius adhesives were the only stamps available in this time
frame, the receiver RUFUS GREEN (Company) began trading in Zanzibar
in 1852 and were an important player in breaking the near monopoly
held by Salems traders for trade between the US and Zanzibar,
exceedingly rare entire and a magnificent showpiece, VF-XF!
Estimate 36.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 36000

Mauritius, 1869, used in SEYCHELLES, 3 x 1d. and 1s. yellow, on envelope to
NEW BEDFORD/USA via LONDON, neatly cancelled by bared oval numeral
B 64, red cancel LONDON 22 NO 69 and NEW YORK DEC 5 as well as 2
CENTS cancel, reverse with dispatch cancel SEYCHELLES OC 23, 69 and
arrival cancel NEW BEDFORD DEC 7 MASS, exceedingly rare entire and
a magnificent showpiece, VF-XF! Estimate 16.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 16000

Mauritius, 1882, used in Seychelles, 8 c. on 2 c., blue, on second issue of
the newspaper The Merchants and Planters Gazette - Overland Mail
Edition - First Year - Nr. 2, cancelled with barred numeral B64,
the newspaper is complete, without address label, very scarce and
XF! Estimate 4.000€. (Image)

Estimate € 4000