Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65796
Symbol: M
Cat No: 60, 65
1847 POST OFFICE 1d red, 2d blue, two reprint die proofs, each with two impressions in orange and blue (with the left stamp showing the tiny horizontal line in the bottom right hand corner) on paper with markings "reprint" on back. An attarctive and extremely fine pair. (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 550.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 550
1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Earliest Impressions (SG
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65798
Symbol: H
Cat No: 3
1d orange-vermilion on yellowish paper, earliest impression, pos.1 with sheet corner margin and very large margins on the other two sides, neatly cancelled by barred circle, superb impression and vivid colour, the finest known single of the rare earliest impression, unique in this condition and one of the most iconic items of the entire Post Paid issue; cert. BPA 1987) and RPS (1988) (S.G. £18'000 for a regular stamp). (Image)
Opening GBP 20,000.00
Sold...GBP 26,000.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 26000
1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Early Impressions (SG 6-
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65799
Symbol: H
Cat No: 8
2d blue, early impression (pos. 6), only slightly touched at top otherwise full margins, small light thinning on reverse, otherwise fine (S.G. £10'000). (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,100.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 1100
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65800
Symbol: H
Cat No: 9
2d deep blue, early impression, pos.3, close to huge margins, with superb strike of the "2" numeral of Flacq, rare in this outstanding quality; signed Holcombe as early, cert. BPA (2025), Scheller (2018) and Bühler (1989) (S.G. £11'000). (Image)
Opening GBP 6,000.00
Sold...GBP 7,500.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 7500
1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Intermediate Impressions
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65801
Symbol: H
Cat No: 10 var
1d vermilion on yellowish paper, intermediate impression, position 12, exhibiting a spectacular pre-printing paper fold, clear to large margins showing the design complete in a very much oversized example, cancelled by double target hs also struck on the white area caused by the variety, a unique showpiece of immense eye appeal, simply spectacular
Provenance: Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 (Lot 67); "Port Louis", November 2024
Expertise: Cert. BPB (2002) (Image)
Opening GBP 2,600.00
Sold...GBP 3,800.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 3800
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65802
Symbol: H
Cat No: 11
1d dull vermilion on bluish paper, late intermediate impression from position 5, four margins used with Mahebourg numeral '1' cancel, some slight oxidisation, a good example with a host of expertising marks on reverse and BPA Cert (2020) (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65804
Symbol: H
Cat No: 14
1855-58 Intermediate impression 2d blue on bluish-grey paper, cancelled double ring "1" cancel, left side cut into design, fine and scarce (S.G. £4'500). (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65805
Symbol: H
Cat No: 15
2d pale light blue on greyish, intermediate impression, four good to close margins, bottom left corner slightly rounded but still clear of design, fresh used (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 1,500.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 1500
1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Latest Impressions (SG 2
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65817
Symbol: H
Cat No: 24
1856-58 1d red-brown on greyish, latest impression, good to close margin used with virtually complete '6' numeral cancel of Poudre (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65818
Symbol: H
Cat No: 25
2d grey blue, latest impression, used, four different plate positions, 5-7, 9, incl. pos. 7 showing the PENOE variety; all with minor faults like slightly touched margins (SG £6400). (Image)
Opening GBP 700.00
Sold...GBP 700.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 700
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65820
Symbol: H
Cat No: 25a
1848-1859 POST PAID 2d blue, latest impression, with PENOE instead of PENCE variety (pos. 7) struck by framed INLAND postmark; repaired (S.G. £3'500). (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
1848-59 Post Paid Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 16-
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65807
Symbol: H
Cat No: 16
1d red on greyish paper, worn Impression, four good margins fresh used with part two small framed TOO LATE handstamps, fine and unusual, Georg Bühler Cert (1980) (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 250.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65809
Symbol: H
Cat No: 18
1848-1859 POST PAID 1d red on bluish paper, worn impression (pos. 9) cancelled by small neat 5-ring circular, small light thin in top right corner, otherwise fine. (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 260.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 260
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65810
Symbol: H
Cat No: 18
1d worn impression red on bluish, horizontal pair with each stamp cancelled PAID in a circle in black, margins cut along top (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 170.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 170
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65811
Symbol: H
Cat No: 18, 23
1d. worn impression group of five used, one with four margins with added top right corner clear of design and four very worn imprssions, one four margins with neat PAID handstamp, the other three with variable margins
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65812
Symbol: H
Cat No: 19
1857-59 Worn Impression 1d red-brown on bluish, four good to large margins fresh used, RPSL Cert (2002) (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65813
Symbol: H
Cat No: 21-22
2d blue, worn to very worn impressions, three examples with one large part target cancel thinned, the second four good margins with pen mark and pin hole and the third cleaned with small thins (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 320.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 320
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65814
Symbol: H
Cat No: 22
2d blue, worn impression, four close to touched margin top right used with '1' double circle cancel, Friedl Expert Committee Cert (1978) (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65815
Symbol: H
Cat No: 22
2d blue, worn impression, four close to good margins used with complete five concentric rings cancel (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
1858-62 Britannia Issues (SG 26-35)
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65821
Symbol: P
1859-61 Britannia 6d die proof in black on India paper mounted on card, 32x35mm, very fine and scarce. (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 1,000.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 1000
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65822
Symbol: P
1859-61 Britannia 6d die proof in black on India paper, cut to stamp-size, mounted on card, 39x55mm, fine and scarce. (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65823
Symbol: J,P
1859-61 Britannia 6d plate proof block of four in black on stout wove paper, very fine. (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65824
Symbol: H
Cat No: 26
1858, undenominated Britannia issue, imperforate, no watermark, surcharge four pence, four good to large margins, even showing part of stamp to right, fresh used with slightly smudged rings cancel (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65825
Symbol: H
Cat No: 26
1s yellow-green , four even margins cancelled by virtually complete '12' ring cancel of Grand Savanah (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 55.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 55
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65826
Symbol: DCE,H
Cat No: 26, 55
Four better Britannia values, incl. two vermillon (6d) unused and one with left margin, also used green with surcharge four-pence, and used 1 shilling deep green perforated, (SG £925 for the two high values). (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65827
Symbol: H
Cat No: 27
(4d) green, a very fine vertical pair with good margins struck by concentric circle mute postmark; very rare, almost all pairs are horizontal (SG £450++). (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65828
Symbol: H
Cat No: 27, 29, 32-34
1858-62 Britannia issues used group of eighteen, all with good to close margins with no value expressed (4d) green (3) including one with PAId in circle, (9d) dull magenta (4) including '1' in three-ring handstamp and '16' in two ring, denominted 6d blue (4), 6d grey (3) and 1s vermilion (4) one with '5' in double circle; good to fine (Image)
Opening GBP 350.00
Sold...GBP 350.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 350
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65830
Symbol: H
Cat No: 27, 32-33
Britannia issues used a group of seven values, including 6d vermilion with very large part B53, 9d dull magenta with full PAID in circle, denominated values with both 6d and 1s, fine and attractive (Image)
Opening GBP 250.00
Sold...GBP 240.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 240
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65831
Symbol: DCE,J
Cat No: 29
1858-62 Un-denominated Issue (9d.) dull magenta marginal block of four from the right of the sheet, unused without gum as usually found, lovely deep fresh colour. A rare and stunning multiple of this lovely stamp; ex "Port Louis" (S.G.29, £2'700 as singles) (Image)
Opening GBP 440.00
Sold...GBP 440.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 440
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65833
Symbol: DCE
Cat No: 32
1858-1862 Britannia 6d blue unused with remnants of original gum and some light toning, otherwise very fine (SG £900). (Image)
Opening GBP 180.00
Sold...GBP 120.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 120
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65834
Symbol: H,RoW
Cat No: 32 var
1859-61 Britannia Issue 6d. blue, very large balanced margins, showing a crisp part strike of the Perkins Bacon "CANCELLED" handstamp, pos.2 from the single block of six that was originally presented to Ormond Hill in 1861, a superb example and of this great rarity (S.G. £13'000)
Provenance: Peter Jaffe.
Expertise: Cert B.P.A. (2024). (Image)
Opening GBP 6,000.00
Sold...GBP 6,000.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 6000
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65835
Symbol: H,J
Cat No: 33
1859-61 Britannia 6d dull purple-slate used block of four, good to large margins, neat "B53" numerals, very fine used multiple (S.G. £300+). (Image)
Opening GBP 100.00
Sold...GBP 900.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 900
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65836
Symbol: H,RoW
Cat No: 34 var
1858-62 Britannia Issue 1/- vermilion, very large balanced margins, showing a crisp part strike of the Perkins Bacon "CANCELLED" handstamp [6], taken from the single block of six that was originally presented to Ormond Hill in 1861, a superb example and the finest of the five recorded examples (S.G.34, £11'000).
Provenance: Peter Jaffe, "Port Louis"
Expertise: Cert. David Brandon (2009) (Image)
Opening GBP 6,000.00
Sold...GBP 7,000.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 7000
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65837
Symbol: C,H,J
Cat No: Collection
1858-62 Britannia group incl. 1858-62 (6d) used (2, one with very late 1896 cds cancel, both ex Kanai), (no value) blue mint block of 91859-61 6d plate proof in black single and pair, two 6d dull purple-slate mint, 1s vermilion used pair (ex Kanai),1s green mint, 1s green used (ex Kanai), and 1862 perf. 6d slate-blue block of 8, fine to very fine selection. (Image)
Opening GBP 400.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
1859 Dardenne Issue (SG 41-44)
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65853
Symbol: H
Cat No: 41
1d Dardenne in rare deep red shade, cancelled by complete circular PAID, with full margins all around. A very scarce shade; Kanai only had two singles and one pair. (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 420.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65854
Symbol: H
Cat No: 42
1d dull vermilion, four good even margins fresh used with barred oval cancel (Image)
Opening GBP 150.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65856
Symbol: F
Cat No: 43a
1859 Dardenne 2d. bright blue, two singles with clear to huge margins, from positions 18 & 4, on 1860 cover from Port Louis to Réunion, cancelled by dumb ovals in black, GPO MAURITIUS despatch for MR 23 1860 on flap, St. Denis arrival 29 Mars, and showing framed "M & I" (Mauritius and India) hs, fresh and attractive, a rare usage; ex Chartwell, Chand 2002 (Exhibited at British Library), "Port Louis"; cert. BPA (2012). (Image)
Opening GBP 2,600.00
Sold...GBP 1,700.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 1700
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65857
Symbol: H
Cat No: 44
2d pale blue on white laid paper, four good even margins used with very large part PAID handstamp, Bolaffi handstamp and RPSL Cert (1979) (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 360.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 360
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65858
Symbol: H
Cat No: 44
1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, laid paper, four good even margins used with large part mute cancel (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65859
Symbol: H
Cat No: 44
2d pale blue Dardenne issue, with fine margins on all sides and lightly cancelled; with some repairs. (SG £950). (Image)
Opening GBP 80.00
Sold...GBP 80.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 80
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65861
Symbol: J,F
Cat No: 44
2d. pale blue horizontal pair, pos.25-26 (pos.26 showing hair retouch), fresh colour, wonderful wide margins, on entire letter to France, stamped by two clear and distinctive strikes of the void barred ovals, red French transit stamp 3 Apr adjacent, reverse with MAURITIUS MR 8 1860 departure and CHALON-S-SAÔNE 4 AVRIL 60 arrival cancellations, address partially crossed out. A very fine, rare and pristine cover; cert. BPA (2020); ex Hiroyuki Kanai (Feldman auction Nov. 1993, lot 243) (Image)
Opening GBP 6,000.00
Sold...GBP 7,000.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 7000
1859 Lapirot Issue » Early Impressions (SG 36-37)
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65838
Symbol: F
Cat No: 32, 36
2d deep blue, early impression, two examples (pos. 6 and 8) both with clear to large margins in combination with Britannia 6d, just shaved at top left, all tied by void barred ovals to wrapper sent to Netherlands Indies, reverse with sender's commercial cachet, GPO Mauritius despatch, Madras and Singapore transits, very fine, the best Lapirot-Britannia mixed franking and one of only two to the Netherlands Indies; cert. Brandon (2007) and Scheller (2024); ex A. J. Stevens and Davy. (Image)
Opening GBP 24,000.00
Sold...GBP 26,000.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 26000
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65839
Symbol: H
Cat No: 36
2d deep blue, Lapirot issue, early impression (pos. 8), neatly cancelled by concentric circle cds; defective (small tear and fold). (SG £4500). (Image)
Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 500.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 500
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65840
Symbol: H
Cat No: 37
2d blue, Lapirot issue, early impression (pos. 10), neatly cancelled by numeral 16 of Rivière Sèche; numeral obliterator on the Lapirot issue is very rare; a very attractive stamp with very wide margins (quite similar to Kanai lot 162), with BPA certificate 1996 (noting a central surface fault which is due to a tiny surface abrasion from the "sticky" postmark). (Image)
Opening GBP 2,000.00
Sold...GBP 3,000.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 3000
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65841
Symbol: H
Cat No: 37
2d blue, early impression, four good to clear margins, fresh used with light mute handstamp leaving the profile very clear, tiny cut in bottom right corner that does not run into design, a good looking example; cert. Georg Buhler (1984). (Image)
Opening GBP 1,000.00
Sold...GBP 600.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 600
1859 Lapirot Issue » Worn Impressions (SG 39)
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65843
Symbol: H
Cat No: 39
1859 entire from 'Boulanger Rostand', Port Louis to Paris franked pair 2d tied by two black oval bars, endorsed "Voie de Suez", '8' decimes charge and red transit cds, Marseille A Paris tpo on reverse, stamps without margins on three sides, vertical and horizontal creasing to entire and some heavy staining (Image)
Opening GBP 600.00
Sold...GBP 650.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65844
Symbol: H
Cat No: 39
2d blue, worn impression, four margins with large one at left used with complete crisp single circle PAID handstamp (Image)
Opening GBP 300.00
Sold...GBP 300.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 300
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65845
Symbol: H
Cat No: 39
2d blue, worn impression, four good to large margins used part two framed straight-line handstamps (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 200.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 200
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65846
Symbol: H
Cat No: 39
2d blue on grey paper, worn impression, four even margins heavily used with part mute oval bar cancellation (Image)
Opening GBP 200.00
Sold...GBP 250.00
Closed..May-29-2025, 01:00:00 EST
Sold For 250
Sale No: 25MAYGBP
Lot No: 65848
Symbol: H
Cat No: 39
2d blue, Lapirot, worn impression (pos. 7), some margins repaired but a very attractive example struck by small 5 concentric circles. (Image)
