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Mauritius continued...

**Pre-Stamp & Stampless Postal History**
Lot	Symbol	Catalog No.	Descrip	Opening
41271			1820, folded letter sheet struck on front by PORT LOUIS/UNPAID (type Ib-2) and framed INDIA LETTER/DEAL.On back is London arrival 14.2 1820. A scarce Port Louis postmark. A very similar example sold with David Feldman, Tatiana Collection (lot 20009) for 1200 GBP. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Mauritius Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41272			1827 folded letter with large part of commercial content, struck on front by red MAURITIUS/POST-OFFICE and black COLONIES/PAR BORDEAUX sent to Le Havre, with manuscript directive "Per brick Londais via Bordeaux". Note of 24 décimes payment due from recipient. A similar strike sold for 1000 GBP in the Tatiana Collection, David Feldman (lot 20011). (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Mauritius Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41273			1833, complete folded letter with contents datelined "Ile Maurice le 22 Janvier 1833", sent to Saint Maixant, France. On front is struck black MAURITIUS/POST OFFICE, a scarce postmark; alongside are framed PAYS D'OUTREMER and circular Bordeaux 4 JUIN 1833.6 décimes noted. A very attractive and fresh entire with a note inside of this being a duplicate letter. David Feldman sold a less interesting example in the Tatiana Collection (lot 20013) for 900 GBP: (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images) Get Market Data for [Mauritius Collection] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census	Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41274			1834, complete folded letter with full content sent to Bordeaux, datelined "Port Louis Maurice 8 July 1833". On front is struck very fine COL./POST OFFICE/MAURITIUS, type 1C-5, with boxed PAYS D'OUTREMER beside. Bordeaux arrival 12 Nov. 1834. A very fine and fresh entire with shipping directive and rate marking on front. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 200 Currently (SAN)...GBP 200.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41274A			1849 (Oct 20) entire from Mauritius to France with boxed "PACKET" hs and crowned GPO despatch ds, endorsed "Packet pr Enigma via Ceylon and Marseilles", reverse with very fine "COLOMBO / STEAMER-LETTER" transit, Marseille transit and Bordeaux arrival, very fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41275			1850, complete folded letter datelined Mahebourg October 17th '50. On front are boxed and dated MAHEBOURG in blue and with boxed PAID alongside. Written directives on front "Via Ceylon" and "By overland to England". Sent to Braintree, Essex, with London transit 19 DE 1850 and Braintree arrival DE 20. With interesting rate notations on front. Very fine and fresh. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 150 Currently (SAN)...GBP 150.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41275A			1854 incoming envelope stampless envelope endorsed "p. Steamer "Chusan" via Ceylon", with very fine strike of "FORWARDED BY / JOHN BLACK / GALLE" bevelled-framed hs, with oval Mauritius Packet Letter ds struck on arrival, reverse with Galle cds, very fine, rare incoming mail from Ceylon particularly with a forwarding agent cachet. (Image 1) (Image 2) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 500 Currently (SAN)...GBP 500.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM

Montserrat

**Montserrat**
Lot	Symbol	Catalog No.	Descrip	Opening
41276			1769 Entire sent by private ship to a wine merchant in Madeira, endorsed “To be delivered by Capt Mansfield” with manuscript notation on inner sideflap: “Copy / Montserrat / Alexr Gordon / Received 15th Feb 1769", some inconsequential toning in places not unduly detracting from the earliest known cover sent outside of the British Empire. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 500 Currently (SAN)...GBP 500.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41277			1777 Entire sent by private ship to a wine merchant in Madeira, datelined internally at end of message “Montserrat / July 13th 1777”, with message talking about receiving butts of wine from St. Kitts (“the expense is so high that we must not have them sent that way again”) and alternate routes through Jamaica or Antigua (“That island being to the windward of this archipelago can run down with it in five or six hours. They are sometimes 2 or 3 days in coming from St. Kitts”), with “bishop” arrival ds and “PORTSMOUTH /SHIP-LRE” hs, ms “10” rate, fine. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41278			1789 & 1792 Pair of entires to a wine merchant in Madeira, both datelined “Montserrat”, one endorsed “By Capt. L”, both carried by favour, and both complaining of the quality of the wine, fine (Image 1)	Estimate. GBP 300 Currently (SAN)...GBP 300.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41279			1790 (Mar 22) Entire to London with “Montserrat” straight line hs (type N1), sent by local schooner to Antigua (with ms “2d” rate) to catch the UK Packet Boat (ms “1/-” rate), arrival backstamp, the earliest known usage of this handstamp, very fine and scarce with only 22 recorded by Britnor (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 1,000 Currently (SAN)...GBP 1,000.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41280			1791 (Apr 21) Entire to London with “Montserrat” straight line handstamp (type N1), ms 1s rate, arrival bs, some soiling, scarce with only 22 recorded by Britnor (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 500 Currently (SAN)...GBP 500.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41281			1791 (Jun 28) Entire to wine merchants in London with “Montserrat” straight line handstamp (type N1), rated “1s”, crossed out and stamped with “Crown” inspector’s hs and rated “2s” instead, arrival bs, fine and scarce with only 22 recorded by Britnor. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 500 Currently (SAN)...GBP 500.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41282			1796 (Jul 14) Entire to London with “MONTSERRAT” straight line hs (type N1), ms “1/-” rate, arrival bs, a fine and late usage of this handstamp with only 22 recorded by Britnor (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 1,000 Currently (SAN)...GBP 1,000.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41283			1808 (May 14) Entire to London with faint example of the very rare “MONTSERRAT” horse-shoe ds (type C1), rated “2/”, arrival bs, one of only seven examples recorded of this datestamp by Britnor (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 800 Currently (SAN)...GBP 800.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41284			1810-1836, Small group of pre-stamp mail, all used in the no handstamp period, with 1816 entire to London with only arrival cancel, 1821 Packet Letter entire, 1828 Ship Letter Gravesend and three further entires to London, one with inspectors crown denoting re-rating. (Image 1)	Estimate. GBP 600 Currently (SAN)...GBP 600.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41285			1836 (Sep 27) Wrapper to the Wesleyan Mission in London with the very rare “MONTSERRAT” fleuron cds (type C2) on reverse, rated “2/2”, arrival bs, very fine and very rare datestamp with only eight recorded by Britnor and this being the earliest known (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 1,500 Currently (SAN)...GBP 1,500.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41286			1841 (Jan 23) Entire to London with “MONTSERRAT” large “trolley wheel” cds (type C3), rated “2/” with arrival bs, fine and scarce, with only 16 of these datestamps recorded by Britnor. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 800 Currently (SAN)...GBP 800.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41287			1844 Pair of covers to London rated 2s and 1s, the first an entire (toned) datelined "Montserrat" and the second a wrapper to the Wesleyan Mission with receiver notation. (Image 1)	Estimate. GBP 200 Currently (SAN)...GBP 200.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM
41288			1845 (Oct 27) Entire to London with “MONTSERRAT” large “trolley wheel” cds (type C3), rated “2/” with arrival bs, minor restoration inside, rare with only 16 of these datestamps recorded by Britnor. (Image 1) (Image 2) (Image 3) (All Images)	Estimate. GBP 600 Currently (SAN)...GBP 600.00 Closing..Dec-08, 02:00 AM

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