Mauritius continued...
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 1854/57: 1 d. vermilion, intermediate impression, a used example with large margins all round, lightly cancelled with tiny thin spot in the chignon and marginal closed tear near light horizontal wrinkle mentioned for accuracy.
Desoiet the imperfections a most appealing stamp. Signed Herbert Bloch probably prior to the faults occuring Gi = £ 3'250 (Image 1)
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 1857/59: 1 d. red-brown on bluish, two examples (positions 5 and 6 on the sheet of twelve subjects), used on 1857 cover to 'Courtier en Ville' each cancelled by fine strikes of circular "16" numeral handstamps of Rivière
Seche; with octagonal "Eastern Suburb" datestamp adjacent (Oct 31) with "♚ / MAURITIUS / GPO" datestamp of receipt (Nov 2) below, both in black. An exceptional cover with just 6 covers with an internal rate of 2 d. recorded. Rare and most appealing
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 1859 (March-Nov): Lapirot 2 d. blue on bluish paper, worn impression, a used example with good to large margins, cancelled by the void obliterator in black. Signed Brun Gi = £ 950 (Image 1)
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 1859 (Dec 12): Dardenne 1 d. dull vermilion on horizontally laid paper, a used example with ample margin at left and very large margins on three sides, cancelled by void obliterator in black. A fine example of a scarce stamp.
Signed Nils Strandell Gi = £ 1'500 (Image 1)
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| 410 |
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 1800c.: Cover from France to the "Chef du Bureau Trésor de la Colonie, Isle-de-France, Côte d'Afrique", with reverse showing "Acheminée par. V.C.L., Lanchon Frères de l'Orient". Undated but nevertheless very scarce (Image 1)
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 1823: Cover from Port Louis to Paris, struck with fine oval framed "PORT LOUIS / POST PAID" handstamp in brownish ink (Proud fig. PD2), a late usage of this marking, slightly overstruck by "Colonies Par / Bordeaux" entry
marking in black with Paris arrival (Sept 9) in red on reverse (Image 1)
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| 412 |
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 1830 (Feb 12): Entire letter from Port Louis to Bordeaux endorsed per "L'Europe", struck on despatch with "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" handstamp in black (Proud PS3), slightly over-inked but later than the recorded usage; fine
strike of framed "PAYS D'OUTREMER / PAR NANTES" in black with arrival (May 26) alongside. A rare entire, especially so for reference, rated "10" décimes due on delivery. Note: According to E.W. Proud this handstamp was in use from October 3, 1827
until December 29, 1829 (Image 1)
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| 413 |
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 1833 (May 5): Entire letter from Port Louis to Bordeaux, struck on despatch by oval framed "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" handstamp in black (Proud PS4) carried by French ship with framed entry marking of "PAYS D'OUTREMER" and
Nantes cds (Sept 2) alongisde. Rated "7" décimes due on delivery with Bordeaux arrival cds (Sept 4) on reverse. A good strike of a rare marking. Note: According to E.W. Proud this handstamp was in use from May 9, 1831 until July 27, 1833 (Image 1)
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| 414 |
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 1834: Cover from Port Louis to France struck on despatch with oval framed "COL. / POST OFFICE / MAURITIUS" in black (Proud PS5), carried by French ship with framed entry marking of "PAYS D'OUTREMER" with Bordeaux cds (May 18)
adjacent in black. Rated "21" décimes to pay with Altkirch arrival cds on reverse. A very rare marking with less than a dozen such recorded. Note: According to E.W. Proud this handstamp was in use from October 8, 1833 until August 15, 1834 (Image 1)
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| 415 |
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 1834 (July 15): Entire letter from Antananarivo, Madagascar struck in transit with oval framed "COL. / POST OFFICE / MAURITIUS" in black (Proud PS5), fair only, reverse with fair framed "DOVER / INDIA LETTER" in black
(Robertson In.4) and London arrival cds (Jan 14) in red. The Mauritius handstamp is very rare with less than a dozen such recorded. Note: According to E.W. Proud this handstamp was in use from October 8, 1833 until August 15, 1834 (Image 1)
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| 416 |
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 1837: Entire letter to London, endorsed at top "Post Office Port Louis - 18/2/37" in manuscript, struck on reverse with framed "INDIA LETTER / HASTINGS" in red (Robertson fig. In. 1) and London arrival (June 12) adjacent in
red. Rated "2/4d." due to pay: 4 d. for an India Letter and triple the Hastings to London rate of 8 d. A scarce entire - one of just two known which conforms to the 1834 Ordinance. Note: The 1834 Ordinance stated "The sum charged as postage should be
marked thereon together the dates of the month and year in which it was received into the Office". Starngely no inland charge is shown except perhaps the "X" under the endorsement potentially denoting the 3 d. prepaid, and only two covers (both dated
in 1837) appear to have been mailed with the Ordinance's instructions correctly followed (Image 1)
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| 417 |
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 1842 (Oct 5): Entire letter from Port Louis endorsed "via Bourbon" to Bordeaux, France with manuscript "Acheminée par" alongside oval Forwarding Agent's cachet of "GRANGIER FRÈRES / ILE BOURBON" in blue with "ST. DENIS / ILE
BOURBON" cds (Oct 18) in black. Nantes entry marking (Feb 4, 1843) in red and rated "7" décimes due to pay (Image 1)
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| 418 |
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 1843 (Feb 2): Large part entire letter from Port Louis to Bordeaux endorsed "Emerald Isle via London" at lower left, struck with fair "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" circular datestamp in blacK (Proud PS6). Landed with straight line
SHIP LETTER of London in black with cds in red alongside and rated there at "3/-" in manuscript (April 26) - a double letter rate of 1/4 d. (2 x 8 d.) plus 1/8 d. accountancy rate for Anglo-French Treaty, with French "15" grams notation at top left,
with a charge of 14 décimes from Paris to Bordeuax + 36 décimes (equal to 3/-) leaving a total payable to 71 décimes to pay. Small imperfections but a most unusual cover (Image 1)
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 1845 (Dec 22): Entire letter to Bordeaux endorsed "pr. Steamer Tenorperim via Ceylon", struck with "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" cds of despatch in red (Dec 22) with manuscript "Paid 1/8d." alongside, with transits of "COLOMBO /
STEAMER LETTER" in black (Jan 15, 1846) and carried by the "Hindostan" steamer via Galle to Suez and the "Oriental" from Alexandria with Marseille entry marking in red (Image 1)
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| 420 |
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 1848 (Dec 2): Unpaid entire letter mailed locally within Port Louis, struck with extremely small framed "PENNY POST" handstamp in black (Proud fig. A1) with manuscript "2" adjacent for the amount due upon delivery. An
extremely rare usage. Note: The 1847 Ordinance included the rate of 1 d. for prepaid delivery within Port Louis. The handstamp was made by J. O. Barnard, the printer of the Post office and Post Paid stamp issues. Three strikes are known on the famous
1 d. Post Office "Ball Covers" and just two further examples are recorded including the above entire (Image 1)
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 1847 (Nov 22): Cover from Souillac to Port Louis endorsed "Unpaid 2d." at top, with reverse showing framed "SOUILLAC" datestamp in black (Proud D1) with framed "INLAND" in black and "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" cds alongside (Nov
24). Some minor imperfections but the earliest recorded usage of the Souillac handstamp by nearly three months and the first year of use of the "INLAND" handstamp. Rare (Image 1)
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| 422 |
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 1848 (April): Cover from Souillac to Port Louis, with fine framed "SOUILLAC" datestamp in black (Proud D1) endorsed "2d." alongside in manuscript. Fair framed "INLAND" in black and "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" cds on reverse
(April 25), where total charge annotated "3d." at top right (2 d. Inland rate + 1 d. local rate to pay). A rare early and fine usage of the Souillac handstamp (Image 1)
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| 423 |
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 1848 (July 24): Entire letter to Bordeaux endorsed "via Ceylon", struck on despatch with "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" cds of despatch in black with manuscript "Paid 2/-" alongside, with transits of "COLOMBO / STEAMER LETTER" in
black (Sept 15) and thence carried by the "Bentinck" via Galle to Suez. British Post Office "ALEXANDRIA" cds (Oct 14) in black and the "India" to Malta, with "Purifie au Lazaret / Malte" in black and Marseille entry cds (Oct 23) and Bordeaux arrival.
Obverse somewhat aged but fine strikes on reverse (Image 1)
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 1849 (March 1): Entire letter from Port Louis to Savane struck with very fine framed "PAID" handstamp in black (Proud fig. PD3) with framed "INLAND" alongside and "Mauritius / Post Office" despatch cds on reverse. Manuscript
notation "Paid 2d." but altered to "4" below the "Paid" notation; reverse with "Recommandée à s'obligance de Monsieur Faique pr. être acheminée le plus tôt possible" in manuscript and signed by A. Pipon; Mr. Faique being the Postmaster at Souillac.
Sensible slight repair due to acid ink but rare (Image 1)
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| 425 |
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 1849 (March 2): Entire letter from Port Louis to Savane struck with fine framed "PAID" handstamp in black (Proud fig. PD3) with framed "INLAND" alongside and rated "2d." in manuscript. Notation on reverse "Recomandée à la
obligance de Mr. Faique pour être acheminée par 1ere occasion" and signed A. Pipon, Mr. Faique being the Postmaster at Souillac. rare (Image 1)
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