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)

1847 "POST OFFICE" 1d and 2d in Orange-Red, reprint from the original plate, thick yellowish paper (122 x 112mm) showing complete die sinking, fine condition (Image)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

2d blue on bluish, intermediate impression, four good even margins fresh used with complete central target cancel (Image)

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)

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)

1848-1859 POST PAID 1d red, latest impression, used with mute barred oval; stamp with somewhat faded colour, with very wide margins. (Image)

1856-58 1d red-brown on greyish, latest impression, good to close margin used with virtually complete '6' numeral cancel of Poudre (Image)

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)

1856-58 Latest impression 2d blue, two examples with one touched margin, both cancelled with oval of bars (Image)

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)

1d red on grey, worn Impression, four margins used with full '14' double-ring numeral cancel, slight ink running from postmark ink (Image)

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)

1d red on bluish, worn Impression, three used examples with variable margins used (Image)

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)

1d worn impression red on bluish, horizontal pair with each stamp cancelled PAID in a circle in black, margins cut along top (Image)

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

1857-59 Worn Impression 1d red-brown on bluish, four good to large margins fresh used, RPSL Cert (2002) (Image)

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)

2d blue, worn impression, four close to touched margin top right used with '1' double circle cancel, Friedl Expert Committee Cert (1978) (Image)

2d blue, worn impression, four close to good margins used with complete five concentric rings cancel (Image)