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Literature: "Classic Mauritius" by Hiroyuki Kanai, 1981, leather luxury edition with golden title imprint on spine and slipcase, excellent condition, a rare and very important reference book.
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Literature: "The Mauritius Primitives: Lapirot, Sherwin and Dardennes. A Study of the Postage Stamps Issued in 1859" by Arnold Rudge, 2006, HB, incl. the David Feldman pricing supplement, excellent condition, a rare and very important reference book.
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1844 (OC 17) entire to Bordeaux, endorsed "via England" with various manuscript rate markings and ships name, showing fine double-ring Mauritius post Office date stamp, red framed Colonies& Art 12 handstamp, French entry cds, reverse with straight-line SHIP LETTER, London and Bordeaux cds
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1849 (DE 05) entire to La Rochelle bearing good strike of crowned GPO date stamp, top right showing blue-green COVE/ SHIP LETTER handstamp, red French Colonies Et ART 13 handstamp and Calais entry cds, reverse with Queenstown date stamp, British transits and Paris cds; less usual Irish route
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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.
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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
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Great Britain 1864 (NO 19) envelope, pink embossed backflap of 'Royal Gardens Kew/ Director' addressed to "His Excellency/ Sir Henty Barkly,/ Government House', franked 6d lilac tied London duplex with fine strike below in red of '4d 1/2', arrival backstamp (DE 23); small tear top centre of envelope
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1847 Post Office "Stocken" reprints taken from the original copper plate in 1912, in the issued colours with one sheetlet in blue and one in orange, very fine.
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1859 Post Paid 1d. red on bluish, worn impression, very fine with clear to mostly large even margins, cancelled by tied by mute barred oval on 9.7.1859 ‘Bulletin Commercial’ newspaper masthead from Port Louis to probably France, with red French entry cds adjacent, only three usages on newspapers are
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1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, intermediate impression, pos.6, with good to huge margins, superb target cancel, very fine and stunning example; cert. RPS (2025) (S.G. £4'500).
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1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on bluish, worn impression, four very fine examples with full to wide margins all around used on 1860 cover Port Louis to Paris, each cancelled by scarce neat circular PAID in black, GPO MAURITIUS despatch for JA 7 1860 on face, red V. SUEZ entry cds for 2 FEVR, charged “16”
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1848-59 Post Paid 2d blue, worn impression, pos.4, just cut into at top left corner otherwise clear to large margins, neat target cancel, very fine; cert. RPS (2025) (S.G. £2'000).
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1848-59 Post Paid 1d red on greyish, latest impression, top marginal vertical strip of four (pos.3, 6, 9, 12), good to very large margins elsewhere, on 1860 (Jan 8) wrapper from Port Louis to France, paying the 4d rate for up to 1/2oz, tied by void barred ovals with "8" decimes charge in black below
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1858-62 Britannia (9d) dull magenta mint large part o.g., a superb example with lovely rich colour, rare so fine.
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1859 (9d) dull magenta in block of four used with "PAID" in circle cancels, bottom left stamp with thin at back and top pair with internal crease, an attractive and scarce block (S.G. £720+).
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1859-61 Britannia 6d imperf. proof pair in black on wove paper, large margins, very fine.
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1859-61 6d. blue, large margins all round, full original gum and displaying superb fresh colour, a rare stamp in this exceptional quality and certainly one of the finest we have seen (S.G. 32, £900).
Expertise: Signed Roumet.
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1859 Lapirot issue accumulation of 37 stamps in very mixed condition, most of which are plated, showing various states of impression from early to worn, a handful of decent examples, ideal for resale on the internet.
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1859 Lapirot 2d, early impression, large to huge margins (pos.6), in combination with 1858-62 Britannia 6d blue, fine to good margins, paying the 8d overseas rate, both tied or cancelled by void barred ovals, on 1859 (Jun 14) envelope to India, reverse with G.P.O. despatch cds and Calcutta Steamlett
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1859 Lapirot 2d early impression, pos.9, with close to large margins, very neatly cancelled by a void barred oval, a striking example; cert. RPS (2025) (S.G. £4'000).
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1859 Lapirot 2d pos. 1 corner marginal with good to huge margins, cancelled by void barred oval and red transit cds, small thin spot, very fine example with such large margins (S.G. £1'400).
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1859 Lapirot, intermediate impression, 2d. blue, margins on two sides, fine used.
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1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, position 7, used in combination with Britannia 6d blue on folded cover Port Louis to Batavia, Dutch East Indies, sent “via Aden”, stamps very fine and cancelled neat black target, Lapirot 2d in superb condition with huge margin at right including part
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1900 Sherwin coloured autotype illustrations of the 1d vermilion and 2d, taken from the original page from the RPSL handbook on British Africa published in 1900, very scarce, see footnote under SG40 in the SG catalogue.
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1911 Sherwin reprints made after the plates were presented to the Royal Philatelic Society, London, and defaced, including 1d (unissued) and 2d sheets of 12 in black, each mounted on sunken card, in superb condition, plus reprints from the back of the original plates printed also in black, with reve
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1859 Dardenne 1d red, just shaved at top right otherwise clear margins, good strike of the void barred oval cancel, slight thins, a presentable example of a scarce stamp (S.G. £2'250).
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1859 1d dull vermilion with large to huge margins, neatly cancelled by void barred oval, a particularly fine example; cert. Behr (2016) (S.G. £1'800).
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1859 Dardenne 1d dull vermilion pair used on internal cover from Port Louis to the 5th Fusiliers at Mahébourg, cancelled light black targets, GPO MAURITIUS despatch of FE 14 1860 on flap, framed Mahébourg arrival 18 FE 1860 on face, clear to enormous margins. A most attractive use. The Dardenne 1 pe
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1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue pair, left stamp with re-touch on nose, used on large piece of entire to France, cancelled by mute ovals, the pair very fresh and most attractive; Chand 2002 (Exhibited at British Library) and "Port Louis"; cert. BPA (2011).
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1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue showing "feather flaw" under "TWO", cut into in places, used and has been cleaned of the cancel and repaired, still a very presentable example of this scarce variety; ex "Port Louis"; cert. Brandon (2012).
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1860-63 1d. purple-brown (top overlapping right edge of envelope), on 1860 (Jul 7) envelope sent at the concessionary rate to the UK, cancelled by concentric circle cancel, endorsed "From Pte. Thomas Tandy 2nd Battn. 24 Regt No 9 Compy" and countersigned by his commanding officer, reverse with Mauri
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1860-63 1d. purple-brown, mint large part o.g., typical centring to left and remarkably fresh and fine for this stamp, plus 1883-94 wmk CA 25c olive-yellow mint n.h. block of four (yellowish gum); ex "Port Louis" (S.G. £489+).
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1860-63 4d. rose on 1860 (Apr 7) outer wrapper to Nantes, France, endorsed "Suez et Marseilles", tied by dumb oval of bars used on the first day of issue, the front showing "Pays etr. Y.Suez/AMB.D" French entry cds alongside MS"16" (decimes), the reverse showing superb "GPO/Mauritius" despatch cds,
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1860-63 4d. rose vertical pair, on 1862 (July 8) entire letter from Flacq to Bordeaux, endorsed ''Voie de Suez'', neatly cancelled ''B53'', backstamped Mauritius code A ''JY 9/62'' cds and Aug. 7 arrival, attractive; ex "Port Louis".
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1860-63 1s buff imperforate imprimatur on thin paper in left marginal block of four with partial marginal inscription, very fine.
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1872ca. 1d. bistre, 2d. bright blue, 4d. rose, 6d. blue-green, 10d. maroon and 1/- orange "set" of six matching imprint blocks of 12 plate proofs from the foot of the sheet on thick glazed wove paper, overprinted "Cancelled" (type d7), the odd trivial bends and surface marks though a beautiful and m
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1863-81, small correspondence of 8 covers to Bordeaux in France, incl. 1s blue pair, two covers with 1s yellow + 4d, 4d rose vert. pair, 4d wing-marginal pair, two 4d on cover and a single 4d franking, plus 1878 17c on 4d (2) on cover, some stamps with small faults.
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1879-80 4c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) marked "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "Dec 4 1877", fine; ex "Port Louis".
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1879-80 13c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card, endorsed dated 'Nov 15 1877'; fine.
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1879-80 13c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) dated "Nov 17 1877", fine.
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1879-80 25c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "AFTER HARDENING" and dated "Nov 13 1877", fine; ex "Port Louis".
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50c. De La Rue die proof in black on white glazed card (90 x 60mm.), endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "Dec. 7. 1877", fine; ex "Port Louis".
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1895-99 "Arms" set of 6 to 18c, two sets each overprinted "SPECIMEN", the first set mounted on album page pieces almost certainly from the Natal P.O. Archive, the 2c to 4c and 18c all showing identical "M" flaw with dot in-between, the second set with large part o.g. and showing lovely fresh colour,
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1895 Arms hand painted essay of the low value format in blue showing "3 cents" value crossed through in red, on thin card (90x92mm) and endorsed ""Key" die for various duties" and "Appd, EEB, 23.3.95"; the card a trifle spoiled away from the design, delightful; ex De La Rue Archives (p.1898 in the D
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1898 Diamond Jubilee, De La Rue die proof of the complete design with blank value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "BEFORE HARDENING", with ms "60 Set in pencil" and dated "9 DEC. 97" in blue, very fine; ex Marion and "Port Louis".
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1898 Diamond Jubilee, photographic essay of the finished design, stamp-size, affixed to card (114x89mm) dated "Sept 1st 97", two pinholes at top well clear of design; ex De La Rue archives (p.1905 in the De La Rue collection by Frank Walton et al), Marion and "Port Louis".
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1897 (Oct) Arms central die proof with uncleared surround, in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "20 Oct 97" in blue, fine; ex "Port Louis".
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1898 Diamond Jubilee, die proof of the complete design with blank value tablet in black on glazed card (58x43mm), dated "8.12.97" in pencil, fine; ex De La Rue Archives (p.1905 in the De La Rue collection by Frank Walton et al), Marion and "Port Louis",
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1898 Diamond Jubilee De La Rue striking book piece, with die proofs of the complete design with blank value tablet and "THIRTY SIX CENTS" value tablet with manuscript "Mauritius Postage" above, both stamp-size in black on glazed card and affixed to piece (107x57mm) showing "Dec 13" and "Dec 17" resp
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1899 6c on 18c green and ultramarine with variety surcharge inverted along with normal on a 4c. on 36c. stationery envelope piece, all tied by Mauritius cds, fine; ex Marion and "Port Louis"; cert. RPS (1941) (S.G. £300).
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1899 6c on 18c green and ultramarine with variety surcharge inverted, tied to small piece by Mauritius cds (14.6.1900), fine; ex Marion and "Port Louis" (S.G. £300).
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1899 (29 May) Mahé de la Bourdonnais (15c.) die proof in black on surfaced wove paper (49x54mm) with complete die sinking, a progressive proof with blank value tablet and shading incomplete, dated in blue "29 MAY 99", superb and most probably unique in this form; ex Kanai and "Port Louis".
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1899 Mahé de la Bourdonnais complete stamp size die proof in myrtle-green on thick surfaced wove paper, a very rare and beautiful proof; ex Kanai and "Port Louis".
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1899 Mahé de la Bourdonnais colour trial in slate on unwatermarked wove paper, rare; ex De La Rue Archives and "Port Louis".
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1899 (Dec.) Mahe de la Bourdonnais Bicentenary essays, 18c. composite stamp-size essay with photographic head in brown and frame printed in blue in a design similar to that issued but with value also in the upper corners, affixed to card (90x115mm) lettered "B" and dated "March 28th 99". A superb es
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1899 (Dec.) Mahe de la Bourdonnais Bicentenary essays, 18c. composite stamp-size essay with head and frame printed in blue in a design later modified for the final issue, affixed to card (90x115mm.) lettered "BB", dated "March 28th 99" and endorsed "Dupl."(icate) at foot, a superb essay; ex De La Ru
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1899 (Mar.) Mahé de la Bourdonnais Bicentenary essays, the unique 15c. working die proof from the printers day book, with date annotations vertically down the left hand side from May 27 to June 10 1899, very rare; ex De La Rue archives (illustrated on p.1910 in the De La Rue Collection book by Frank
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1899 La Bourdonnais, die proof in issued ultramarine on wove paper (49 x 45mm.), a few trivial stains and slight creasing; ex Kanai and "Port Louis".
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1899 (13 Dec.) Mahé de la Bourdonnais, 15c. stamp-size proof in black on thick paper, very fine; ex "Port Louis".
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1900-05 Arms 1c group of 7 imperforate colour trials on different paper and different head/duty plate combinations, three with faults; six items ex Marion, all ex "Port Louis".
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1900-05 Arms 3c group of 6 imperforate colour trials with purple head plates and duty tablets in black (2), green (2, one on small archive piece), red and purple (on small archival piece), fine to very fine; ex "Port Louis".
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1900-05 Arms 5c, 8c, 15c and 25c die proofs of the value tablet with manuscript "Maurs" in red ink above, and the 12c without manuscript, all in black on glazed card (92x60mm), dated "22 JAN. 97" or 2"6 JUN 00", fine; ex Marion and "Port Louis".
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1900-05 "Arms" master die proof with blank value tablet in black on glazed card, stamp-size, scarce; ex Marion and "Port Louis".
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1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet date Aug 12 1895 mounted with 11 different 3c. colour trials with purple head plate, plus a green head plate with hand-painted "2Rs 50Cts", each initialled with the proposed value alongside, a spectacular and unique page; ex De La Rue archives (illustrate
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1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet B (from the May 20th 1897 submission by De La Rue to the Crown Agents) mounted with six different 1R colour trials, a spectacular and unique page; ex De La Rue archives (illustrated on p.1904 of the De La Rue Collection by Frank Walton et al).
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1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet B, with imperforate colour trials on coloured and white papers, 24 different low values all denominated 1 cent, and 10 different high values, each denominated 1 rupee, lovely fresh colours and a most impressive showpiece; ex De La Rue archives (illustrate
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1900-05 Arms De La Rue Appendix C sheet (in two parts) with chosen colours for the original 14 values represented by imperforate colour trials (one cent for the low values, one rupee for the high values), extra trial for the 15c on Crown CA blue paper, a very fresh assembly, few with light creasing,
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1900-05 Arms issue, De La Rue Appendix sheet D, undated, mounted with 9 different 1c. and 5 different 1r. colour trials, a spectacular and unique page; ex De La Rue Archives (illustrated on p.1912 of the De La Rue Collection by Frank Walton et al) and "Port Louis".
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1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on buff imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in light green, green, black and red, very fine; ex "Port Louis".
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1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on buff imperforate colour trials (3) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in black, purple or red, very fine.
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1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on white imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in green (mint n.h.), blue, black or red, fine to very fine; ex "Port Louis".
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1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on white group of imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in brown, blue, black or red, two with small corner creases otherwise very fine; ex "Port Louis".
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1900-05 Small Arms 1c. purple on yellow, imperforate colour trials (3) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in black (light corner crease), red (light crease) and black (very fine); ex "Port Louis".
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1900-05 Small Arms group of four 1c imperf. colour trials on gummed watermarked paper, incl. green on yellow with the duty plates in black or blue (small corner crease), and 1c black on red (heavy crease in corner) with red duty and purple on blue with black duty, other two very fine; ex "Port Louis
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1900-05 Arms 3c group of 12 imperforate colour trials with purple head plates and duty tablets in all different colours, incl. one cancelled with Mauritius cds, fine to very fine; ex "Port Louis".
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1900-05 3c., 5c. (dull purple and black on buff) and 6c, marginal examples from the top of the sheet showing plate number "1", each overprinted "Specimen", large part original gum, very fresh and attractive; a rare and remarkable trio with only six sheets of each value overprinted. Also 4c. green ve
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1902 3c. green and carmine/yellow, 5c. dull purple and black on buff and 6c. purple and carmine on red in strips of four, overprinted "Specimen", with additional Spécimen (Spanish) diagonal receiving handstamps, also 1944 4c. purple and carmine/yellow, (distributed in unused condition by the UPU) in
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1900-05 range of values 2x4c., 5c., 8c., 12c., 25c., 50c. along with 1902 12c. on 8c. and 1903 Express 15c., each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to a complete Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger page, plus another complete ledger page with just three 15c, all tied by "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES
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1910 (10 Jan.) 2c. brown card, uprated with 1904-07 15c black and blue on blue, from Beau Bassin to Quatre Bornes, endorsed in manuscript "Express Delivery" and showing a fine "EXPRESS" h.s. in a type unlisted by Proud, arrival cds (10.1) alongside, most unusual.
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1908 Arms 3R in pink, attractive essay of an unissued design with arms in centre, small touch-ups by hand, affixed to card (90x115mm) dated "Jan 16th 08" with ms "Dupl."(icate) at lower left; ex De La Rue archives (illustrated on p.1917 of the De La Rue Collection by Frank Walton et al), Robert Mari
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1908 Arms 3R essay in brown of an unissued design in horizontal format with arms in centre showing a dodo and Rusa deer either side in oval border, affixed to card (90x115mm), dated "Jan. 31st 08" and endorsed "DUPLICATE." at lower left, very fine and very rare; ex De La Rue Archives (illustrated on
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1908 Arms 5c essay in green very similar to the 1910 design except for the value tablet, affixed to card (90x115mm.) dated "Jan 16th 08", fine and very rare; ex De La Rue Archives (illustrated on p.1917 in the De La Rue Collection by Frank Walton et al), Marion and "Port Louis".
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1908 Arms 12c essay of the accepted design for the 1910 issue, with the value tablet excised and "12 CENTS" in claret inserted (although the 12c value did not come in this design until 1921), the join touched up in Chinese white, affixed to card (90x115mm), dated "June 24th 08" and endorsed "Dupl."(
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1910 (Jan) 5c., 12c., 25c., 50c., 1R., 2R 50c., 5R and 10R. De La Rue die proofs of the name and duty plates in black on glazed cards (92x60mm), all dated "10 Aug 08" except the 5R which is dated "09 Aug 09", fine and scarce; ex "Port Louis".
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1910 (Jan) Arms De La Rue master die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), endorsed "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "18 AUG.1908", very fine; ex "Port Louis".
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1910 issue 1c to 10R complete set with three of each all overprinted "SPECIMEN" and affixed to two complete Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger pages, tied by "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE BERNE / MADAGASCAR" hs, a unique group; ex "Port Louis".
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1913-22 range of values comprising 5c., (3), 25c (3) and 10r. (3), each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger page piece and hand stamped "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES/COLLECTION/DE BERNE/MADAGASCAR" with m/s heading at top indicating that these stamps were receive
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1913-22 range of values comprising 12c., 25c (2), 50c., 1r. (2), 5r., 10r. and 2r 50c. in strips of three, each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger page pieces and hand stamped "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE BERNE / MADAGASCAR", a unique group.
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1921-22 group of five duty tablet De La Rue die proofs incl. 1921 (Dec) 4c value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "BEFORE / STRIKING" and dated "12/19/21"; 1922 (Jan) two 10c proofs in black on glazed cards (92x60mm.) endorsed either "BEFORE / STRIKING" or "AFTER / STRIKING", dated
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1921-26 10c. grey, overprinted "Specimen", showing constant variety broken "M" large part original gum, very fresh and attractive, rare with only 7 possible examples; ex "Port Louis".
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1921-26 Arms 50r dull purple and green imperforate, attached to part Appendix Sheet endorsed "29th April 1924/ Mauritius reqn 2839" and again endorsed below "approved (Signed JP) 30/4/24", unique, ex De La Rue archives (illustrated on p.1921 in the De La Rue Collection by Frank Walton et al); also i
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1921-34 issue group of 14 De La Rue die proofs of the value tablet and name in black on glazed cards (92x60mm), incl. 1c Before Hardening 1 JUN 1926 and After Striking 11.9.26, 2c Before Hardening 1 JUN 1926 and After Striking 11.9.26, 3c After Striking 11.9.26, 4c Before Hardening and After Strikin
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1921-34 1c. to 5r. group of fifteen values in horizontal pairs overprinted "SPECIMEN", large part to full o.g., the odd imperfection though mostly very fine and fresh; ex Koh i Noor and "Port Louis".
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1931 15c die proof in light blue on thick laid surfaced paper, dated "5.11.31" at lower left and endorsed "Reqn 4438.", pin holes from being pinned to a page, superb.
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1931 20c die proof in blue on thick laid surfaced paper, dated "25.10.33" and endorsed "Approved 26/x", very fine and most attractive; ex "Port Louis".
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1921-34 25c, 1r, 2r 50c, 5r and 10r each in a horizontal strips of three overprinted "SPECIMEN", large part original gum, very fresh and scarce in multiples.
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1921-34 10r. green and red on emerald mint block of four, virtually full o.g. with the lower pair mint n.h., a very fine and scarce multiple (S.G. £640+).
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1926, two pieces of De La Rue appendix pages bearing eight different 1c. perforated colour trials for the eight new values in 1926, each with the value of the issued stamp written alongside, both pieces endorsed "Appd for colour 19/7/26", two very important keyplate issue pieces; ex De La Rue Archiv
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1921-34 1c. to 20c. set of nine values in strips of three being the new issues made in 1926, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" and affixed to Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger page pieces and hand stamped "POSTES ET TELEGRAPHES / COLLECTION / DE BERNE / MADAGASCAR", unique.
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1931 15c. imperforate colour trial in light blue on glazed paper, endorsed "OK 6/11", "Reqn 4438." and dated "5.11.31", superb; ex John Wilson and "Port Louis".
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1935 12c. imperforate colour trial in grey on glazed paper, endorsed "Appd. 25/11", "Mauritius 5327." and dated "22.11.35" ; superb; ex John Wilson and "Port Louis".
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1903-04 surcharged in one operation 15c. grey-green, variety surcharge inverted, mint part original gum, scarce; ex "Port Louis"; cert. RPS (2002) (S.G. £950).
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1859-1970 Mint & used collection neatly presented in brown Beumer stockbook, showing early QV issues used from the 1859 Dardenne with both 1d red struck by clear crisp circular PAID and 2d blue cancelled with oval bats, Britannia Issues both unused and used values from 4d to 1s (16), plus useful lat
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1900-05 and 1904-07 Arms mint group, incl. complete mint set of 18 values, fine or very fine (S.G. £400) plus 1c to 50c mint and extra 25c on chalk paper (S.G. £232+), fine 1900-05 1r. grey-black and carmine, variety watermark inverted, mint large part original gum (S.G.153w, £140), and 1904-07 Arm
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