1817 (Mar 20) Wrapper from Port Louis to France with very fine strike of the oval "PORT LOUIS / POST PAID" hs (type IA-1) with "COLONIES PAR / BORDEAUX" hs alongside, endorsed "Per la Roe / Captaine / Goss" at lower left corner with "2" decimes charge mark, very fine example and unusually fine strike of this postmark Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1817 (Oct 21) Wrapper to England with two strikes of the "MAURITIUS / PACKET LETTER" unframed oval ds (type ID-1) as well as two partial strike of the "PORT LOUIS / UNPAID" hs (type IB-1), endorsed "p Badmus" and "7/-" rate mark for double rate for a packet letter, London arrival bs, sideflaps reduced and wax seal removed, attractive and very rare cover, one of only four recorded by Chand with type ID-1 Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1819 (Feb 29) Entire from Mauritius to the Cape of Good Hope with "PORT LOUIS / UNPAID" hs (type IB-2), rated "6/", annotated on the reverse "from Lt. Col. Watson, Mauritius", filing fold and some minor soiling Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1823 (Mar 6) Entire from India to England endorsed "via Mauritius", with ms notation on reverse "Port Louis Mauritius 20th May 1823 / Forwarded by Your most obdt noble servants / Sampson & Prince", sent from Bombay with various ms rates, "INDIA LETTER / PORTSMOUTH" hs, "NOT PAID POSTAGE TO LONDON" circular hs, sent to Eton College with London arrival bs, fine and rare forwarding agents cover (Image)

1828-43, Group of gazettes, two complete and two pieces, incl. "La Sentinelle de Maurice" 3rd June 1843 (complete), Gazette de Maurice 27th August 1834 (complete) and two pieces of the Mauritius Gazette, all with "MAURITIUS & DEPENDENCIES" cachets with crowned "G III R" inside and red diamond "INTERNAL REVENUE / MAURITIUS" with GR cypher inside, a very scarce group (Image)

1829 (Mar 12) Wrapper from Port Louis to France with a nice strike of the "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" hs (type IC-3), with manuscript decimes charge and "PAY D'OUTREMER / PAR BORDEAUX" boxed hs, reverse with arrival cds, very fine Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1830 (Sep 11) Entire from Mauritius with sender's cachet "REY FRERES. / MAURICE" on reverse, carried privately to France then struck with with oval "1D.", ms charge and Bordeaux cds, very fine (Image)

1834 (Mar 21) Entire from Port Louis to France with "COL. / POST OFFICE / MAURITIUS" oval hs (type IC-5), with manuscript "10" decimes charge and "PAY D'OUTREMER 7 PAR LE HAVRE" boxed hs, reverse with Bordeuax arrival cds, very fine Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1838 (April 28) Lettersheet from St. Denis, Reunion, to France with "L'AGENT / FRANCAIS / MAURICE" forwarding agents cachet, endorsed with "9" charge and by the ship "Brave", with "PAYS D'OUTREMER" boxed hs, Bordeaux arrival bs, very fine and extremely rare (Image)

1840 (Nov 20) Entire carried privately from Mauritius, endorsed "p Mary Mallaby" to Calcutta, then forwarded to Singapore with a "PENANG / SHIP LETTER" boxed ds on reverse, fine Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1848 (Apr 24) Entire letter from the village of Surinam in Souillac to Port Louis with framed "SOUILLAC" ds (type IIB-2) and "INLAND" hs (type IIA-3) adjacent, ms "2d" and "3d" at top, reverse with indistinct arrival, fine (Image)

1841 (Oct 23) Entire from Port Louis to England, endorsed "per Midora" and charged 8d, with double circle despatch (type IC-6) and with framed "L.C.O. / POSTAGE NOT PAID / TO LONDON", reverse with "DOVER / INDIA LETTER" hs and London arrival, then forwarded the next day to Carlow, Ireland, with new 9d ms rate, London and Dublin bs, fine and unusual (Image)

1848 (Apr 27) Wrapper posted in Souillac to Port Louis with framed "SOUILLAC" ds (type IIB-2) and "INLAND" hs (type IIA-3) adjacent, ms "2d" and "3d" at top, reverse with double circle ds (type IC-6), fine (Image)

1842 (Apr 24) Entire from Port Louis to France with "CONSULAT DE FRANCE / MAURICE" cachet, with "Outre-Mer / Pauillac" transit and Bordeaux arrival bs, fine consulate mail (Image)

1840 (Oct 26) Entire from Port Louis "via Bourbon" (Réunion) to France, with Mauritius double circle despatch cds, "M&I" boxed hs, "DIRtice DES POSTES DE ILE DE BOURBONS / St. DENIS" cachet, with Nantes and Paris arrival ds, fine and unusual route for mail from Mauritius (Image)

1845 (Aug 13) Entire from Port Louis to France with "MAURITIUS / STG. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do. .." hs in red (type IE-2) on reverse along with double circle despatch (type IC-6), Colombo Steamer-Letter cds, Alexandria cds and Bordeaux arrival, front with ms rate, French paquebot ds and Malta disinfection cachet, cover with disinfection slits, very attractive and scarce cover Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1844 (Aug 20) Entire from Port Louis to France with "MAURITIUS / INWD-SHIP-POSTAGE-PD / INLAND / STEAMER" hs (type IE-1) on reverse,endorsed "Per Fasell Cussim via Bombay", with "12" decime charge, reverse wit despatch (type IC-6) and Bordeaux arrival, very fine Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1845 (Nov 3) Entire from Port Louis to France with "MAURITIUS / STG. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do. .." hs in red (type IE-2) on reverse along with double circle despatch (type IC-6) and Bordeaux arrival, front with ms rate, French paquebot ds and oval "INDIA", fine and scarce Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1846 (Aug 16) Wrapper from Port Louis to France with "MAURITIUS / STA. POSTAGE PAID / INLD. Do. .. / SHIP Do .." hs in black (type IE-2) with ms rate and double circle despatch cds on reverse, endorsed "p Earl of Claire", with "INDIA PAID" hs and Marseille transit adjacent, fine Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1847 (Dec 2) Entire sent locally from Souillac to Port Louis with framed "INLAND." hs (type IIA-3) and endorsed "Unpaid 2d", reverse with very fine strike of the Souillac boxed ds (type IIB-2) and double circle ds (type IC-6), fine, a very early example of this datestamp Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1850 (Nov 19) Wrapper from Mauritius to France with red "Foreign Letter" hs (type IIUD-1) along with double oval "PACKET LETTER" ds (type IIC-2), French "10" decimes and paquebot transit, reverse with Malta disinfection cachet and Bordeaux arrival, slight discolouration probably caused by the disinfecting, fine Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1850 (Dec 13) Entire from Mahébourg to England with blue "PAID" (type IIE-1 (type1)) and Mahébourg boxed ds (type IIB-2), endorsed "By overland via Ceylon" with ms rate, reverse with London and Braintree arrival cds, fine Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1851 (Jan 11) Envelope from Mahébourg to England with blue "PAID" (type IIE-1 (type1)) and Mahébourg boxed ds (type IIB-2), black "PACKET LETTER" double oval ds (type IIC-2), endorsed "B overland via Ceylon" with ms rate, reverse with London and Braintree arrival cds, fine (Image)

1851 (Feb 11) Wrapper from Mauritius to England with framed "INLAND." hs (type IIA-3) and "PAID." circle hs (type IIH-1) for the internal postage to Port Louis, then struck with "Ship Letter" hs (type IID-2) on top of the "INLAND." hs with crowned GPO ds, all very neatly struck, endorsed per "Tartar" with ms "8" rate, London bs, very fine Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)

1851 (Feb 11) Entire from France to Mauritius with black "Foreign Letter" hs (type IIUD-1) struck on arrival along with red double oval "PACKET LETTER" ds (type IIC-2), endorsed "via Suez & Ceylon" (ink corrosion causing split underneath) with Bordeaux despatch and "P.P." hs, Marseille transit, fine Provenance: Vikram Chand (Image)