Mauritius continued...
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| 446 |
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 1863//2: 2 d. pale blue and 6 d. yellow-green used on 1868 cover to Lyon, France each cancelled by circular handstamps in blue-black. Reverse with "MARRE D'ALBERT" thimble cds (June 18) and Mauritius cds of the same day;
obversse with red "P.D." mailed via French Packet with octagonal Marseille entry marking in red and Lyon arrival cds. Scarce and fine (Image 1)
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| 447 |
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 1865: 6 d. yellow-green, a single example used on 1877 entire letter from Port louis to Marseille endorsed "via Aden & Marseille", well tied by Mauritius / B53 duplex (May 24) in black. Carried on steamer "Godavery" with
octagonal "POSS. AN / PAQ. FR. T No. 2" datestamp in red alongside (Salles fig. 2151) with arrival cds (June 18) on reverse. Superb quality. Note: Mauritius joined the UPU on 1 April 1877 and the rate dropped to 6 d (Image 1)
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 1900/05: 25 c. green & carmine on green, single and vertical pair, with 1902 50 c. green used on Insured 1909 front to Neuilly sur Seine, France endorsed "Poids 48 grams", and "Insured for One hundred & twenty five
francs" with red perforated "Insured / Valeur Déclarée" label at left, the adhesives all tied by light "Mauritius" cds's (Jan 12) in black. An unusual item (Image 1)
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| 449 |
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 1929: France Joan od Arc 50 c. deep blue (Yvert 257) used on 1930 cover to Paris tied by "ship Letter" straight line handstamp (as first utilised in 1850) struck in black alongside "GPO / MAURITIUS" cds (Jan 4) in black.
Scarce and most attractive (Image 1)
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| 450 |
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 1965 (March 16): 1 r. "Mauritus Dodo" on light yellow-olive background, an unused example with variety "Light Grey (ground) Omitted", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare Perron's MU656MCb = £ 200 / Gi = £ 475 (Image 1)
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| 451 |
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 1965 (March 16): 1 r. "Mauritus Dodo" on light yellow-olive background, an unused example with variety "Pale Orange (wing-tips) Omitted", fresh and fine, unmounted og. Rare, sold together with 4 c. light reddish-purple with
variety "Mauve Pink (background) Omitted", unmounted og. with used normal for comparison Perron's MU656MCa+MU638MCa = £ 250 / Gi = £ 405 (Image
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| 452 |
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 Rodrigues Island 1859/61: Britannia 6 d. blue imperforate, a used example cancelled by fine strike of "B65" Rodrigues obliterator in black (and extremely rare on this stamp) and 1863/72 wmk. Crown CC 1 d. brown, 4
d. rose and 6 d. yellow-green, all with superb strikes of the "B65" Rodrigues obliterator in black. A very scarce group (Image 1)
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| 453 |
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 Circular Numeral Handstamps 1857/85: The Exhibit Collection with the "set" of the 14 cancellations known numbered between 1-16 (nos. 11 and 15 have yet to be found) all superbly struck on Britannia or De La Rue
issues; rare front of cover with (1 d.) re-issue in magenta in a strip of three all cancelled "1" of Mahebourg and used to Port Louis (Gi 29a), 1865 cover with three 2 d. blue used to New Zealand; rare 1863 cover from Souillac with 1 d. brown and 2
d. blue tied "3" numeral; 1865 cover to France at 8 d. rate cancelled "4" numeral of Pamplemousses; 1862 entire with Britannia 6 d. blue and De La Rue 4 d. rose tied by "5" numerals of Black River to France; De La Rue 4 d. and 6 d. usage to France
tied by "5" numerals of Black River mailed via Calcutta; 1885 cover from Calabasses to Curepipe Road bearing 4 c. orange tied by rare "10" numeral - earliest recorded date of use; 1848/54 Post Paid 1 d. pale blue, latest impression, used on 1858
cover to Port Louis tied by "12" numeral handstamp with champfered "Grand Sava" handstamp (Proud figs K1 and D1) with "Sava" in manuscript adjacent; delightful 1865 cover to France with 4 d. rose pair tied by "14" numeral handstamps in blue with
"Plaine Magnien" cds on reverse (latest recorded usage - (Proud K2 and D3) and 1857 cover to Port Louis franked by defective Post Paid 1 d. red-brown pair cancelled by "16" numeral obliterators (Proud fig. K1) with champfered "Eastern Suburb"
handstamp adjacent - earliest recorded usage (Proud D1). Some faults but an extraordinarily difficult collection to assemble (24 items) (Image
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| 454 |
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 Barred Oval Numeral Cancellations 1868/1896: The Exhibit collection on leaves with 1889 2 c. brown card cancelled BONC "8" in black (Proud fig. K2, latest recorded usage); local cover with 4 c. orange tied "9"
numeral (Proud fig. K2 - first week of use); rare 1877 cover from Mapou with 6 d. green to France tied by "7" numeral (Proud K2 - earliest recorded date of use) with mis-spelt MAPON cds alongside; 2 c. brown card cancelled by Flacq "10" numeral
(Proud fig. K3); 2 c. brown card with Mahebourg "14" numeral; 2 c. brown cards, each being 1880 usages with superb strikes of "15" numeral of Union-Vale in black (Proud figs. K1 and D2); 1868 cover with 2 d. blue tied by bold "16" numeral in black
(Proud K1) with rare "TOO LATE" alongside of Rose Bellw, this being the earliest known usage of a BONC handstamp; rare 1876 cover to Beau Bassin with 1 d. brown pair tied by bold "18" numeral of Grand Savane (Proud figs. K2 and D2); 2 c. brown card
with "21" numeral of Curepipe mailed via St. Julien to Flacq - one of the rarest BONC numbers (Proud fig. K2); 1877 cover to France with 6 d. green tied by bold "22" numeral (Proud fig. K2 - earliest recorded date of use); 2 c. brown card with Moka
"26" numeral; 2 c. on 2 c. brown card with "29" numeral of Bambous - the proving card for this cancellation (Proud fig. K1); 2 c. brown card with rare "31" numeral of Coromandel; 2 c. brown card with "33" numeral of Rivieree Dragon struck in blue; 2
c. brown card with "38" numeral superbly struck with Midlands cds alongside; 2 c. brown card with superb "41" numeral of St. Pierre (Proud K1 - latest date of use now recorded) dated 21 Oct 1891 used to Flacq; 2 c. card with rare "B44" obliterator
oif Montagne Blanche; 2 c. brown card with perfect "B47" obliterator in blue of St. Julien (Jan 20, 1888); 3 c. stat. wrapper with "B48" of Forest Side in black (Proud K1 - now the latest known usage). An outstanding collection with nearly all
strikes in wonderful quality, an extraordinarily difficult to assemble group (20 items) (Image 1)
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| 455 |
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 Pillar Box Datestamps 1881/1904: Early usages with 2 c. brown stationery cards, each locally used with "B53" obliterators and first struck with PILLAR BOX / I / PORT LOUIS cds (2 April 1881) in black, the second
card with PILLAR BOX / B / PORT LOUIS cds (20 Sept 1881) in black (As Proud fig. D100, code B unlisted); and 2 c. brown card used to Beau-Bassin cancelled by bod strike of PILLAR BOX / A / CUREPIPE in black (22 April 1904) - a rare early usage as
Curepipe had but one pillar-box, erected in 1901, the datestamp in use for two years only. Scarce trio (Image 1)
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| 456 |
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 Registered Mail 1893/1912: Group with cover front from Souillac with 1 c. (2) and single 25 c. used to Canada all tied by "19" barred numeral handstamps with "REGISTERED / No." below in black - earliest recorded
usage (Proud fig. R1); 1900 cover from Mahebourg to Port Louis franked at 16 c. with "REGISTERED / No." handstamp in black on obverse (Proud fig. R1); rare 1902 cover registered from Island of RODRIGUES to Port Louis at special reduced rate of 16 c.
tied "Rodrigues" cds with Registered cachet (Proud fig. R1) on obverse and 1912 cover to Germany with registered cachet used from Riviere Dragon. Scarce group (4) (Image 1)
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| 457 |
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 Express Fee Usages 1907/1910: Covers (3) with 1907 usage from Port Louis to Beau-Bassin bearing 4 c. and 1904 Express 15 c. grey-green tied by Mauritius cds's with oval EXPRESS cachet (Proud fig. EXP2) at right in
red, 1909 usage with similar franking used from Quatre Bornes to Port Louis but without the cachet; 1910 cover from Port Louis franked by 4 c. and 15 c. definitives to Curepipe with oval EXPRESS cachet in black (Proud fig. EXP2). Scarce (Image 1)
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 Railway Travelling Post Offices 1914/27: The collection on Exhibit leaves with 2 c. brown stationery card cancelled "TRAVELLING BOX" in violet (6 March 1914) - this being the earliest usage recorded (Proud fig.
D1), 1916 detailed handstamps with piece showing four "Test Prints / Proof Strikes" from the Midland Line with "Travelling 5 UP " and "Travelling 7 UP" strikes; 1927 3 c. stationery wrapper to Moka cancelled "Travelling / Box M.L" datestamp in black;
1922 3 c. up-rated stat. wrapper to Moka cancelled "Travelling / Box M.K" datestamps in black; similar item to Mika with "TRAVELLING BOX" handstamp in black. All are scarce (5 items) (Image 1)
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| 459 |
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 1940/44: Covers/cards (3) showing the re-use of the 1850 (!) numeral "3" handstamp originally supplied to Souillac; with 1940 cover from Mauritius tied by "Pillar Box / General Post Office" cds (Oct 23) with
handstamp "3" adjacent, mailed to a Captain in the Royal Artillery in Gibraltar and not found: struck with "Gibraltar return / To ARMY POST OFFICE" (unlisted in Haycock) in black; returned with "FPO / 475" cds (1 Jan 1941) with oval PASSED BY CENSOR
/ MAURITIUS in violet and Reseal OPENED BY CENSOR at right (Types IIC). GPO / Mauritius arrival (April 1); 1941 cover to Arizona, USA franked at 20 c. rate with 10 c. pair tied "Pillar Box / General Post Office" (April 9) again with handstamp "3"
alongside in black and OPENED BY CENSOR Reseal at left; 1944 postcard franked 2 c. for local use tied "Pillar Box / General Post Office" (Feb 18) with handstamp "3" alongside "Grand River S.E." cds. It appears that the handstamp "3", after some
ninety plus years, was being used as a Postman's collection number, but we are open to further suggestions. A rare group (Image 1)
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| 5528 |
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 1845 (Oct 9): Entire letter from Port Louis to France endorsed "via England" and "pr. Thomas Blyth", showing circular "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" cds on reverse in red (Oct 14), thence landed with "NEW ROMNEY / INDIA LETTER"
handstamp in black (Robertson fig. In.3) where charged "8" pence for ship fee; via London (Jan 1) where poor "Colonies / &c Art 12" applied in red and thence via Boulogne to Bordeaux where charged "30" décimes ro pay (Image 1)
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| 5529 |
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 1872: 1 s. orange, wmk. Crown CC, a single example used on 1877 entire letter to Melbourne, Victoria endorsed "Par Redbreast", tied by "Mauritius / B53" duplex in black (Aug 25). Reverse with Melbourne arrival cds (Oct 19) in
black. A fresh and fine entire (Image 1)
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| 5530 |
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 1845/93: Small collection of entires/cards (6 items) with 1845 entire from Mauritius to Bordeaux via London and carried on the "Acorn" and rated "45" décimes to pay on arrival, 1855 cover with fine oval "PACKET
LETTER / MAURITIUS" in black to London, 1859 cover via Southampton to Hastings with oval "PACKET LETTER / MAURITIUS" in red, 1864 stampless envelope from London to Governor Higginson's wife struck with superb "4½d." rate marking in red, France 1866
cover from Bordeaux with France 1862 10 c., 20 c. and 40 c. tied by "532" gros chiffres with blue "10d. / TO PAY" struck on arrival; and 1893 6 c. green stationery card to Arnhem carried on French ship. A fine group (Image 1)
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| 90096 |
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 1877: Album page comprising four covers illustrating the British GPU India & Far East surcharge rate on mail from Mauritius (2) - to Edinburgh and Marseille, Hong Kong (1) - to London (via French Mail) and Straits
Settlements (1) - to Edinburgh. These rates were in place for a limited period and the stamps had to comply with the colour scheme implemented. A mostly fine selection, informatively presented (Image 1)
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| 90180 |
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 1872/83: Selection of three item originating from Mauritius, comprising two covers and a stationery card. Includes, 1872, 1 shilling orange, fresh colour and fine perforations, tied by duplex “B53 Mauritius JA 7 75” to an
entire to Melbourne, Australia, with red accountancy “10d” and endorsed “Via Aden”. Reverse, with arrival cds “MELBOURNE FE 21 76”. Fine 1s rate from Indian Ocean to Australia. Also, 1878, surcharge 17 CENTS on 4 pence rose, fresh colour and
perforations mainly fine, tied by duplex “B53 MAURITIUS JA 5 80” sent to Bordeaux, with transit cds in red “POSS ANG. PAQ. FR. T No. 2”, endorsed “per Godavery”. Reverse, arrival cds “PARIS BORDEAUX 31 JA 80”. Fine maritime letter rate. An 1883,
stationery post card 2 cents brown on buff uprated with 1883 4 cents rose, bright colour and perforations fine, tied by cds “MAURITIUS DE 6 94” sent to London, England with neat printed address label. Fine examples for specialised study (Image 1)
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| 90181 |
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 1878: Stampless envelope endorsed “On Postal Service” and with handstruck “GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS” Crown oval seal in black to lower left, sent to Bordeaux, France, transit cds “POSS. AN PAQ. FR. T No1 8 NOV. 78”.
Reverse, despatch cds “MAURITIUS OC 30 78”, transit cds “MARSEILLE A LEON SPECIAL 6 DEC 78” and arrival cds “BORDEAUX 7 DEC 78”. Flap with official embossed seal. Two vertical filing folds, which do not detract. Fine. Comes with a similar example
from Tonga, the stampless envelope sent to Ipswich, England bearing the free frank “TONGA GOVERNMENT FRANK” seal alongside a despatch cds of Nukualofa (Image
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