Cavendish Philatelic Auctions Ltd. Sale

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The Dave Tarry Mauritius Collection continued...

LATER STAMPLESS MAIL, 1860-1871 continued...

Lot

Catalog No.

Descrip

Opening

101

REUNION - COVER TO PORT LOUIS WITH BLUE BOXED "PF" + BLUE "1/TO PAY": 5 June 1866 EL from Reunion to Mauritius (7 June backstamp) with fine blue "REUNION/ST DENIS" cds & boxed "PF" hs on the front along with a fair early usage of the "1/ /TO PAY" hs in blue and red crayon "1" charge possibly for local delivery within Port Louis. Cross Reference: REUNION, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 65

SOLD for £70.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

102

RARE BLACK "1/4d/TO PAY" ON UNPAID COVER FROM FRANCE VIA SUEZ: 24 Dec. 1866 EL from Nantes to Port Louis (31 Jan. 1867 backstamp) "Voie Suez/Steamer anglais" with a couple of Nantes marks on the front along with a very fine early usage of "1/4d/TO PAY" hs (Proud, UP34, p.260; ERD 28/11/1865). An attractive cover. Cross Reference: FRANCE, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £340.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

103

RARE "8d/TO PAY" CANCELLED BY "B53" WITH "1/8d TO PAY" ALONGSIDE: 7 May 1867 EL (inside folds reinforced by thin archival tape) from Nantes to Port Louis (6 June backstamp) endorsed "Via Suez/Messagies 'imp'les" uniquely having a fine "8d/TO PAY" struck in error, obliterated by "B53" barred numeral & replaced by very fine "1/8d/TO PAY" on the front. Tarry notes: "J.W.B. Ruffle in 10SC Handbook No2 'The TO PAY Manuscript & H.S. Markings 1860-76' records only 3 examples of 'Error in Charges' on pages 35-36" including this cover. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £1,100.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

104

BLUE "10d/TO PAY" MARK ON COVER FROM FRANCE VIA SUEZ & CEYLON: 25 Nov. 1867 EL (very fragile inside, tears on folds) from Nantes to Port Louis (30 Dec. backstamp) endorsed "Via Suez & Ceylon/Paquebot anglais" with blue "10d/TO PAY" finely struck on the front (slightly over Nantes cds & address), this mark seemingly predating Proud's ERD (30/12/1867; UP30, p.259). (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £220.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

105

BLUE "6d/TO PAY" MARK ON "CONSIGNEE'S LETTER" FROM GB: 13 Oct. 1869 EL (slight ink etching) from Liverpool to Mauritius (2 Dec. backstamp) "pr Nestor" endorsed "Consignees letter" with fine blue "6d/TO PAY" attractively struck on the front. (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

106

REUNION - BLUE "8d/TO PAY" ON UNPAID COVER FROM SAINT DENIS TO PORT LOUIS: 31 Aug. 1870 EL from Saint Denis to Port Louis (4 Sep. backstamp) endorsed "par Messageries Imperiales" with fine "8d/TO PAY" in blue on the front (slightly over very fine St Denis cds) with attractive blue laurel-framed sender's cachet in corner. All marks finely & attractively struck. Cross Reference: REUNION, POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, REUNION (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £400.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

107

REUNION - UNPAID COVER TO PORT LOUIS WITH BLUE "Ship Letter" + MATCHING HS "3d" MARK: 3 Nov. 1870 EL (slight weakness on inner fold) from St. Denis to Port Louis (6 Nov. backstamp) with fine "Ship Letter" above mostly fine "3d" accountancy mark (used from 1867 as a 'To Pay') both struck in the same blue ink on the front along with "COMMISSION CONSIGNATION/Z. BERTHO/ST DENIS (ILE DE LA REUNION)" sender's cachet. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, REUNION, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £160.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

108

PORT LOUIS HARBOUR COVER FROM SHIP'S CAPTAIN TO THE TOWN WITH BLUE "6d/TO PAY" + MATCHING "Ship Letter": Unique 21 Dec. 1870 EL (slight bleaching) from Port Louis harbour to Port Louis (21 Dec. backstamp, same day), endorsed inside "Rade de Port Louis (Maurice)" with fine "Ship Letter" & equally fine "6d/TO PAY" marks struck in the same blue ink on the front. Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £260.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

109

PAIR OF UNPAID COVERS FROM FRANCE WITH BLUE "1/8d/TO PAY" OF PORT LOUIS: Jan. or May 1871 pair of ELs (one with reinforced folds, other torn at folds) both from Nantes to the same address in Port Louis & both endorsed "Via Suez/Messagies" & with fine blue "1/8d/TO PAY" marks (one mark affected by closed tear) on the front. (2 covers) Cross Reference: POSTAGE DUE STAMPS & COVERS, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

ACCOUNTANCY MARKINGS ON STAMPLESS MAIL , 1844-1869

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110

COLONIES/&c ART.12 OR "COLONIES/&c ART.13" MARKS ON MAIL TO FRANCE BY NAMED SHIPS VIA GB; 1844-54 E/ELs from Port Louis to Bordeaux/Nantes/Marseille by named ships (Argo, Mercury, Fanny Houghton & 2x Queen of the South) with "MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE" cds's (2) or oval "PACKET LETTER/MAURITIUS" ds (3); all with mainly fine/v. fine red boxed "ART." marks (one 1844 ART.12 - with partial Brighton? Ship Letter; the others "ART.13" - via London or Plymouth). (5 covers) Cross Reference: FRANCE, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image) (Image2) (Image3)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £110.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

111

COLONIES/&c ART.13 COVER WITH RED MAURITIUS "PAID" IN CIRCLE + "Ship Letter" PLUS "DUBLIN/Ship Letter"; Unusual 26 Jan. 1853 E (some creasing) from Port Louis to Toulouse (redirected to Paris) "Par [ship] Aristide & Marie" with fine "MAURITIUS/GPO" crowned cds on the front with matching overstruck "Ship Letter" and v. fine red encircled "PAID" (showing that the outgoing 4d Ship Letter charge - introduced in 1850 - had been prepaid). It was landed in Ireland and so has an over-inked scarce "DUBLIN/Ship Letter" also on the front. Spectacular and unusual combination of markings.Cross Reference: FRANCE, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, SHIP LETTERS, ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £320.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

112

THE PORT LOUIS LOZENGE-FRAMED "GB/40c" ACCOUNTANCY MARK - COVERS + PIECE TO FRANCE; Mar.1866/Jan. 1869 pair of small unpaid envs. (1869 reduced at left) to Paris each with v. fine Port Louis lozenge-framed "GB/40c" Accountancy Marking; plus Mar. 1869 underpaid part E to France with Mauritius 2d+4d franking beside a very fine scarce red oval Port Louis "INSUFFICIENTLY/PREPAID" mark and so having the same v. fine "GB/40c" alongside. Rare Maritius Accountancy marking usages. (3 items)Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 110

SOLD for £120.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

113

PORT LOUIS DIAMOND-FRAMED "GB/1F224/10C" OR "GB/1F624/10C" ACCOUNTANCY MARKS ON COVERS TO FRANCE; 6 Aug. 1861 unpaid E (faults; stamps tragically removed from lower left) from Port Louis ("MAURITIUS" backstamp) to Bordeaux with a very fine very rare Port Louis diamond-framed "GB/1F224/10C" Accountancy Mark on the front; plus similar 6 June 1863 unpaid EL from "Port Louis" to Bordeaux "Via Aden, Suez & Marseille" with "MAURITIUS/C" backstamp and a mainly very fine matching diamond-framed Port Louis "GB/1F624/10C" Accountancy Mark on the front. Van der Linden only records one example of this 22c mark (which he says was struck by mistake!), and he rates the 62c mark almost as highly. Rare pair. (2 covers)Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FRANCE (Image)

Starting at £ 100

SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

114

PORT LOUIS DIAMOND-FRAMED "GB/1F624/10C" + RARE "GB/1F66C" ACCOUNTANCY MARKS ON COVERS TO FRANCE; 9 July 1862 unpaid EL from "Port Louis" to Bordeaux by "Packet via Suez & Marseille" with "MAURITIUS/A" blue backstamp and a mainly very fine diamond-framed Port Louis "GB/1F624/10C" Accountancy Mark on the front; plus 6 Nov. 1866 unpaid env. (tears on reverse) to Paris "Via Galle-Suez a Marseille" with blue "MAURITIUS/A" cds on reverse, and with very fine rare Port Louis diamond-framed "GB/1F66c" Accountancy Mark (Van der Linden 1608; rarity 7 - "Cette marque est rare"!) nicely placed on the front. Fine pair of rare Mauritius Accountancy Markings. (2 covers)Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS, FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 130

SOLD for £850.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

IMPERFORATE ISSUES ON COVER, 1859-1862

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115

'NO VALUE' BRITANNIA 4d GREEN ON COVER TO ST. DENIS IN REUNION WITH BOXED "M&I" MARK ON REVERSE; 21 May 1859 env. (some scuffing clear of stamp slightly affecting address; toning at left) to "St. Denis, Ile de la Reunion franked by Britannia 'No Value' 4d Green (4 even margins; light corner crease at lower right) tied by two fair void barred oval, having fine 2-ring "GPO/MAURITIUS" cds on reverse beside faint "ST. DENIS/REUNION" cds and faint boxed "M&I" mark. Rare usage of this issue on mail to Reunion.Cross Reference: REUNION (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 260

SOLD for £480.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

116

'NO VALUE' BRITANNIA 9d DULL MAGENTA ON COVER TO GB "VIA MARSEILLE"; Fine and attractive 20 June 1859 env. from Port Louis (fine crowned "MAURITIUS/GPO" ds on reverse) to Dorset "Via Marseille" franked by the 'No Value' Britannia 9d Dull Magenta (shaved at top, almost clear on the other 3 sides) tied by a light 'target' cancel with red crayon "7" (credit to GB) Accountancy Marking alongside. Very difficult stamp to find on cover. (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £1,900.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

117

CRASH & WRECK MAIL - 6d BRITANNIA COVER TO FRANCE CARRIED ON S.S. 'NORTHAM' THAT RAN AGROUND OFF JEDDAH; 8 Aug. 1859 env. (minor creasing & light central vertical fold clear of stamp & marks) from Port Louis (2-ring "G P O/MAURITIUS" backstamp) to Bordeaux "Voie de Suez et Marseille" franked by Britannia 6d Blue (good margins all round, though close at lower right) tied by target cancels. This letter was carried on the P&O S.S. Northam from Sydney to Suez, but she struck a reef off Jeddah en route on 20 Aug., and was refloated 5 days later. Hoggarth & Gwynn record that covers to GB from this voyage have 13 Sept. London backstamps; this cover has a faint 12 Sept. red Marseilles "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ/AMB. C[?]" cds on the front and TPO/Bordeaux cds's (13 & 14 Sept.) on the reverse. Important and Attractive Exhibition Item for both Mauritius, Saudi & Wreck Mail collectors. Cross Reference: FRANCE, CRASH/WRECK MAIL, SAUDI ARABIA (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 340

SOLD for £1,400.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

118

6d BRITANNIA COVER TO GB CARRIED ON P&O S.S. 'BOMBAY' & 'DELTA' "VIA SOUTHAMPTON"; Fine 8 Oct. 1859 env. from Port Louis (fine crowned "MAURITIUS/GPO" ds backstamp) to Hastings "Via Southampton" franked by Britannia 6d Blue (close to huge - at left - margins all round) tied by a fine void barred oval, having a red crayon "4" (credit to GB) Accountancy Marking alongside. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: ACCOUNTANCY MARKS (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £650.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

119

LAPIROT 2d VERTICAL PAIR ON COVER TO FRANCE WITH TARGET CANCELS; Fine 12 Oct. 1859 E from Port Louis (v. fine blue oval "CHARLES DANIEL & cie" sender's cachet on front) to Marseille franked by an unusual Vertical Pair of the 1859 Lapirot 2d Blue (positions 4 & 8; trimmed on all sides but with giant margin between) placed sideways and tied by two very fine target cancels (also tied by the top of the hs French "8" postage due mark) with a very fine crowned "MAURITIUS/GPO" Port Louis ds nicely placed on the lower flap. There is also a v. fine French hs "16" cancelled in manuscript on the front; struck in error for the correct single 8 decimes charge. Rare on-cover usage of this rare and famous issue. [Ex James Ruffle; Cavendish 21 Apr. 1995, lot 368, realised £360+BP]. Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 340

SOLD for £4,400.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM

120

OVERLAPPED LAPIROT 2d's ON COVER TO FRANCE WITH VOID BARRED OVAL CANCELS; 10 Nov. 1859 env. from Port Louis to Paris "Overland via Aden & Marseilles" franked by two 1859 Lapirot 2d Blues (both with faults/closed tears - slightly over edge at top) tied by two very fine void barred oval cancels with a partly fine 2-ring "G P O/MAURITIUS" Port Louis cds on the flap. There is also a fine red 2-ring Marseilles "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ/AMB. C" cds and a fine French hs "16" delivery charge mark on the front. Rare on-cover usage of this rare and famous issue. Cross Reference: FRANCE (Image) (Image2)

Starting at £ 200

SOLD for £460.00
Closing..Apr-17, 06:00 AM