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389

1904 (22 April): Stationery postcard 2 c. brown from Curepipe to Beau Bassin, the indicium struck by perfect D30 "PILLAR BOX / CUREPIPE" despatch cds with "BEAU BASSIN" arrival cds of the same day alongside.The pillar box was erected by 1901, the corresponding datestamp was in use for only two years from 1904-1906. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF260.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

390

1904 (21 May): Registered cover from Rose Hill to Paris, endorsed "Via Colombo", bearing 1895 Arms 3 c. dull purple, a single and a block of four together with 1902 '12 CENTS' on 36 c. orange & ultramarine, tied by D4 "ROSE HILL" despatch cds, the ovpt. adhesive by part strike of oval 'R' in red, oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS". Single rate cover with 15 c. postage to France plus 12 c. registration fee. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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391

1905 (12 Dec.): Registered stationery envelope KEVII 15 c. blue from Curepipe to Leiden, Netherlands, bearing in addition Arms 12 c. grey-black & carmine, struck by D4 CUREPIPE despatch cds, black 'R' in oval, indistinct French entry datestamp in black and oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" datestamp in red alongside. Reverse with LEIDEN arrival (17 Jan.) cds. Minor theeth toning, a usage to an unusual destination franked correctly with 15 c. plus 12 c. registration fee. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

392

1907 (23 Sept): Registered Stationery envelope 36 c. brown from Beau Bassin to Paris with 1900/05 6 c. purple & carmine on red, both struck by D5 "BEAU-BASSIN" despatch cds, local 'R' registration mark unrecorded by Proud and oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS No 23 SP 07" alongside, all in black. Reverse with "PARIS DISTRIBUTION 19 10 07" arrival cds. Appealing cover, the franking paying correctly the letter rate up to 30 grams plus 12 c. registration fee. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

393

1908 (11 Jan.): Cover from St. Julien to Susa, Italy, bearing 1905 Arms 15 c. black & blue on blue with gutter at right, tied by D4 "ST. JULIEN" despatch cds, reverse with MAURITIUS transit cds and "SUSA (TORINO) 14 2 08" arrival datestamp on reverse. Appealing cover to a rare destination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

394

1909 (24 May): Stationery postcard '4 CENTS' ovpt. on 8 c. blue from Forest Side to Daressalam, endorsed "Via Zanzibar", bearing in addition pair 1893 1 c. pale violet, the indicium and stamps cancelled by D3 "FORREST SIDE" despatch cds with MAURITIUS transit cds alongside. A perfect card to an astonishingly rare detination. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

395

Lots & Collections, Outgoing, 1833/49: Collection 75 prephilatelic / stampless letters / covers, nearly exclusively to Bordeaux, France, an interesting selection with cancellation interest incl. 1833 fancy "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE", French "PAYS D'OUTREMER" entry handstamps, rare framed 1835 "COLONIES PAR / St. MARTIN-ISLE-DE-RE", 1838 "INDIA LETTER PORTSMOUTH", 1839 via Reunion with St. Denis datestamp, rare French "PAUILLAC / BATEAU A VAPr" entry cds in red, 1846 entire with "COLOMBO / STEAMER LETTER", ALEXANDRIA datestamp and "PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE" carantine handstamp, 1846 via "St. DENIS / ILE DE BOURBON", 1846 via Bombay and via Aden with Malta Carantine, 1847 via COLOMBO, 1847 overland via COLOMBO, ALEXANDRIA and Malta, 1848 with Ostende forwarder, and 1849 MAURITIUS with Crown datestamp and framed PACKET handstamp. Lot includes in addition four 1865/87 stamped covers to Reunion, England, France and Scotland, the adhesives tied by 'B53' or 'B32' oval barred numerals of Port Louis. Ex collection Robert Marion. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40)

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SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

396

Ingoing, 1830/80: Collection of 180 letters / covers sent to Mauritius from Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon, France, England, India, Netherlands, Reunion and Thailand, with a wide range of despatch, transit and arrival handstamps, the majority prephilatelic and stampless, few bearing adhesives. Lot includes 1857 from Amsterdam, 1854 from Melbourne, 1852/80 five covers from Capetown, 1854 from Bombay, 28 covers from Calcutta with Packet mail, General Screw Steamship Company, one cover bearing 8 a. adhesive via Bombay & Aden, six covers from Madras, 19 covers from London, 16 covers from Liverpool, one from Lisburn Ireland, from France via Reunion or with British carrier, and from Reunion directly. Covers in mixed condition with some frankings cut out, nevertheless a very interesting Shipmail assembly. Ex collection Robert Marion. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32) (Image 33) (Image 34) (Image 35) (Image 36) (Image 37) (Image 38) (Image 39) (Image 40)

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SOLD for CHF2,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

397

1858/65c.: Collection of the double circle obliterators showing neat and central strikes of the numerals '1' to '14' cancelling primarily 1860/72 De La Rue adhesives, the '7' obliterator on 1859 Sherwin 2 d. adhesive (def.). The numerals '1' of Mahebourg and '2' of Flacq are also presented with triple circle strikes. A rare and complete ensemble of all numerals known, difficult to assemble even on detached stamps. Ex collection Robert Marion. (Image 1)

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SOLD for CHF1,200.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

398

1864/1913c.: The Balance of the Robert Marion Collection of Village Post Office cancellations of Mauritius, mounted attractively for the Stockholmia 2019 as Eight-Frame Presentation, an extensive array of 188 covers / postcards / stationeries and 143 detached stamps / multiples / pieces from the small offices outside of Port Louis, presented with a detailed and knowledgeable write up. The collection includes obliterations with the oval barred numerals and the accompanying circular datestamps up to 1894, further on with the consecutive circular datestamps with Fleuron at base in use up to 1899, and finally with the thimble circular datestamps in use up to 1913 before the datestamps with MAURITIUS at base came into use. Special emphasis was put by the collector on the earliest and latest recorded usages of the different datestamps. The collection is structured along the districts and within each district along the railway lines which were started to be built from 1864.rnThe presentation starts with the Plaines Wilhelms district incl. COROMANDEL with latest Fleuron date on adhesive, BEAU BASSIN in red on inland stationery card and a very early usage of the barred oval numeral in 1879, eight years in advance to the date given by Proud, ealiest date of the Thimble cds on stamp, ROSE HILL on registered stationery cover to Argentina, earliest date for the barred obliterator and D2 cds in 1879, again years in advance to Proud, earliest and latest date of the Fleuron, two 1904/05 registered covers to France and Ireland, respectively, QUATRE BORNES 1904 registered cover to Reunion, PHOENIX 1908 registered stationery to Paris, VACOAS with earliest date of the Thimble cds and 1906 registered cover to France, CUREPIPE ROAD with ealiest 1880 usage of the D2 cds, rare usage of "TO PAY" handstamp on scarce local registered mail, local registration mark on cover to France, CUREPIPE earliest use of the D2 cds in 1876 on local cover, postcard to the Netherlands, registered 1897 stationery cover to Germany, earliest dates of Fleuron on stamp and Thimble on local cover, registered stationery cover with Avis de Reception to Belgium, FOREST SIDE with attractive multiple franking to pay the local letter rate, MIDLANDS with earliest date of the D2 cds, rare FRESSANGES with two stamps and stationery cover.rnThe difficult Black River district with PETITE RIVIERE postcards, short living CLARENS with Thimble cancellation, BLACK RIVER incl. earliest Fleuron date on stamp, rare BAMBOUS and CASE NOVALE, CHAMAREL with four-colour local registered stationery cover.rnFlacq district with MONTAGNE BLANCHE, with earliest usage of numeral, the elusive ETOILE on detached stamp, SEBASTOPOL on stationery postcard to Paris, BEL AIR with earliest and latest dates on stamps, GRAND RIVER and OLIVIA with latest dates for the Thimble cds, RIVIER SECHE with registered cover to Bordeaux, ARGY with mourning cover in Argy, sent on the date of death of Queen Victoria, FLACQ with rare local registered cover, ST JULIEN on incoming card from France, CAMP de MASQUE on postcard and registered cover to France.rnPamplemousses district with with elusive ROCHE BOIS oval barred numerals on two adhesives, RICHE TERRE with Fleuron cds on adhesive, unknown to Proud, TERRE ROUGE on 1879 local cover, six years in advance of Proud, CALEBASSES with late usage of double circle '10', registered cover to France, PAMPLEMOUSSES with registered covers 1897 to France, 1900 to Germany, and 1908 to Italy, MONTAGNE LONGUE and TROU AUX BICHES, two tiny villages off the railway line.rnMoka district with REDUIT four colour franking to Paris, MOKA early D2 cds used in 1875 as receiver, QUARTIER MILTAIRE with registered cover to England, an unexpectedly rare destination, ST. PIERRE with latest known date for the D2 cds in 1894, VERDUN with latest date of the Thimble cds in 1908, and PAILLES.rnDistrict of Savanne with RIVIERE DU POSTE with initially handwritten cancellation of the franking on registered cover to Reunion and on piece, GRANDE SAVANNE, RIVIERE DRAGON on rare local registered cover front, RIVIERE DES ANGUILLES with latest date of the Thimble cds on adhesive, SOUILLAC with early usage of the D3 cds in November 1864, the first Village cds at all, BAIE DU CAP unknown D2 cds on adhesive, and CHEMIN GRENIER Fleuron in red.rnDistrict of Grand Port with ROSE BELLE registered cover to Toulouse, CLUNY latest usage of Thimble cds in 1909 on stamp, OLD GRAND PORT, a single stamp of this extremely rare office, MARE D'ALBERT with particular five-circle obliterator on two adhesives incl. worn POST PAID 1 d. orange and 1867 cork obliterator on 1863 6 d. blue-green, UNION VALE with earliest date on formular postcard and registered cover to France, and MAHEBOURG on two local registered cover to Port Louis resp. vice versa, last dates of the D2 cds, registered cover to France.rnDistrict of Riviere du Rempart with MAPOU registered cover to London, an unexpectedly rare destination from Mauritius, POUDRE D'OR, POUDRE D'OR VILLAGE forwarded stationery cover with datestamps from three villages, RIVIERE DU REMPART with earliest date of the Fleuron cds, GRAND GAUBE, a small fishing village with correspondingly low traffic, VILLEBAGUE with a rare oval barred numeral on adhesive, and GRAND BAY with latest date of Thimble cds.rnThe collection closes with a presentation of the items from the pillar boxes in Beau Bassin, Curepipe, Mahebourg and Rose Hill and it shows fine examples documenting same day delivery between villages. 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SOLD for CHF10,000.00
Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

399

1864/1913ca: Study collection 89 covers / stationery envelopes and postcards as well as hundreds of used stamps from the rare village post offices of Mauritius, sorted in alphabetic order, including 1895/96 BEAU BASSIN two registered to London, CASE NOYALE 1895 postcard to Bombay, CHEMIN GRENIER in red, Seychelles stationery envelope to Chemin Grenier, CUREPIPE 1897 registered to France and Germany, and RIO SECHE rare local registered envelope to Port Louis. An interesting basis for further studies. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29)

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400

Mauritius, French Shipmail connection with the Messageries maritimes, 1870/1934: Collection of 60 covers / postcards and postal stationery primarily to Mauritius, few ingoing, departing / going primarily from / to France but also from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Bosnia, Tunesia and Madagascar using vessels of the lines N, T, U and V. The place of despatch on Mauritius is primarily Port Louis, but also village post offices such as CUREPIPE, FORREST SIDE, QUATRE BORNES, RIVIERE DES ANGUILLES, or QUATRE-BORNES. Covers in mixed condition with some covers with franking cut out, nevertheless a very interesting Shipmail assembly. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18) (Image 19) (Image 20) (Image 21) (Image 22) (Image 23) (Image 24) (Image 25) (Image 26) (Image 27) (Image 28) (Image 29) (Image 30) (Image 31) (Image 32)

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401

Airgraphs & Air Letters 1943/53: Selection of 20 Air Letters used/unused from Mauritius, including 1944 First Day usage, franked with King George VI 10c.and 25. tied by "Mauritius GPO 27 DE 44" cds to England with typographed note: "The air letter service available between Mauritius and the United Kingdom starts as from this day", three diff. types of Christmas Greetings (10) of which three used, two of 1947 and third registered (1957), 1951 used Air Mail Letter card endorsed 'FORCES MAIL' and Air Letter from 'Quatre Bornes' to Canada, 1953 Coronation and 1956 to Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands, together with seven airgraphs with one Christmas leaflet and two with attached envelopes (1945). A fine and very rare offer, hardly seen on the market, viewing essential. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4) (Image 5) (Image 6) (Image 7) (Image 8) (Image 9) (Image 10) (Image 11) (Image 12) (Image 13) (Image 14) (Image 15) (Image 16) (Image 17) (Image 18)

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Closing..Jun-04, 11:59 PM

5153

1848: POST PAID 1 d. orange-vermilion, horizontal pair, positions 2-3 on the sheet of 12 subjects, used on cover from Souillac to Port Louis, dated 19 March 1855, tied by double circle "3" in black, with framed "TOO LATE" alongside the Souillac datestamp, beautiful deep colour and crisp impression, cut into top left otherwise good margins all round, two vertical filing creases and some small rubs to envelope, otherwise fine and very rare. One of just two covers in the Kanai sale which were described as "1 d. early impression", there being no covers known with the earliest.rnProvenance: Collection Arthur Hind, Harmers, 4 April 1934, lot 1464; Collection Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, 1 October 1963, lot 135; Collection Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman, 3 November 1993, lot 35. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF24,000.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

5154

1848: POST PAID 2 d. blue on white paper, position 1 on the sheet of 12 subjects, used on cover to Calcutta, dated 2 July 1849, good to very large margins, tied by circular bar grid cancel in black, with 'Mauritius Crown GPO' datestamp in black alongside, to reverse a 'Calcutta / Ship Letter / 1849 / JY 30 / Inland Bg. "1", Ship Do. "2", Total "3 annas", stamp exhibits the "dry" or "sticky" impression which is associated with stamps from the "EARLIEST IMPRESSION", some ink erosion to the address, however very attractive, a great rarity of classic philately with an exemplary philatelic pedigree.rnRemark: The cover was part of a 'find' of covers originating from the same correspondence, all written in the same hand, addressed to "...Dutt / Calcutta or Bordeaux", all of which bear the 2d. blue on white paper used between May and July 1849. In the "Kanai" sale it was confirmed that this example comes from a sheet, or series of sheets, printed at the same time and having the dry or sticky appearance which confirms the stamp is from the 'Earliest' Impression. rnProvenance: Collection W. S. Davy, Harmers, London, 9-10 May 1960, lot 207; Collection A.J. Stevens, Harmers, London, 15 April 1964, lot 1030; Collection Lars Amundsen, Stanley Gibbons, London, 6-8 December 1967, lot 648; Collection Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman, Geneva, 3 November 1993, lot 30. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

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SOLD for CHF38,000.00
Closing..Jun-05, 11:59 PM

7075

1851: Entire letter struck with fair crowned "MAURITIUS GPO NO 05 1850", endorsed "via London" to France with superb blue "QUEENSTOWN SHIP LETTER", matching "QUEENSTOWN FE 7 1851" c.d.s. and red boxed "COLONIES & c. ART. 13", markings on front, taxed on arrival with handstruck "15" decimes, a fine and scarce entire. (Image 1) (Image 2)

SOLD for CHF360.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM

7076

1858: FOUR-PENCE green, just touched in the upper right corner, otherwise good to mostly large margins, used with 5-ring target on cover endorsed "p. Meteor" with adjacent straight line "SHIP LETTER" from "MAURITIUS SP 6 1858" to Calcutta, backstamped "COLOMBO/POST NOT PAID" and with framed Calcutta Steam Letter marking (Oct 17) in black, adhesive with small wax spot, otherwise a fine and scarce entire. Signed Calves. Cert BPA (2020). (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3)

SOLD for CHF1,300.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM

7077

1859: Lapirot 2 d. blue, intermediate impression, a used horizontal pair, positions 5-6, of fine fresh colour and with enormous margins on all sides, tied by two light strikes of the barred oval obliterator to 1859 entire letter with "GPO MAURITIUS JY 9 1859" to Granville, France, with multiple transit cds's and arrival backstamps, a marvellous and famous letter of outstanding quality. Cert BPA (2020).rnProvenance: Collection Lars Amundsen, Stanley Gibbons, London, 8 Dec 1967, lot 680; Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman, 3 Nov 1993, lot 169. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF7,000.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM

7078

1859: Sherwin 2 d. deep blue on bluish paper, a used block of four, positions 4-5/7-8 on the sheet of twelve subjects, fresh colour and good to huge margins all round, neatly cancelled by mute barred oval obliterator, slight paper defect between left pair, small thin and faint surface blemishes, otherwise very fine and fresh, the largest recorded multiple of this elusive stamp and a major rarity of both Mauritius and worldwide classic philately. Certificate BPA (2020).rn Provenance: Collection G. Kirchner of St. Petersburg; Arthur Hind, Harmers, London, 11-14 June 1934, lot 392; Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, London, 1 Oct 1963, lot 181; Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman, 3 Nov 1993, lot 206. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF27,000.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM

7079

1859: Dardenne 2 d. pale blue, a used horizontal pair with large margins all round and of vibrant fresh colour, neatly tied by two clear strikes of barred oval to 1860 entire letter from "MAURITIUS MR 8 1860" to France, endorsed "pr. Salsette", with transit and arrival marks on both sides, addresee´s name crossed-out, else very fine and fresh. Cert BPA (2020).rnProvenance: Collection Hiroyuki Kanai, David Feldman, 3 Nov 1993, lot 243. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (Image 4)

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SOLD for CHF4,400.00
Closing..Jun-06, 11:59 PM