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Worldwide Stamps and Postal History continued...

Mauritius thru New Britain
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1369 og ImageMAURITIUS, 1848, 2p Dark Blue on Grayish Paper, Earliest Impression (4; SG 5). Position 6, unused (without gum), large to full margins including sheet at right, excellent color and intense impression indicative of the Earliest Impressions, small portion of design and margin added at bottom

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN IMMENSELY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-PENCE DARK BLUE "POST PAID" FROM THE EARLIEST IMPRESSION. ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE AND ICONIC BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RARITIES.

While postal services in Mauritius date back to 1770s, it wasn't until 1846 that inland mail service was organized. Joseph Osmond Barnard, a local printer and engraver, was contracted to produce two stamps. He engraved both stamps on a single plate with the inscriptions "Post Office". It is believed 500 were printed and were sold out almost immediately. For second printing, from which the example offered here came, were engraved directly onto two copper plates of twelve (four rows of three), one for each value with the inscription "Post Paid". The plates wore away relatively quickly, and so only a very limited number of impressions qualify as the earliest.

Ex Ferrary and Chartwell. Signed A. Diena. Scott $62,500.00. SG £65,000 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Mauritius 4]

E. $ 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $16,500.00
Will close during Public Auction
1370   ImageMAURITIUS, 1848, 2p Dark Blue, "PENOE" Error, Earliest Impression (4d; SG 5a). Position 7, mostly huge margins to full at right, relatively light barred circle and target cancels, mostly face-free with the error "PENOE" easily seen, small thins in top margin and bottom right with small thin and crease

VERY FINE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 2-PENCE BLUE "PENOE" ERROR FROM THE EARLIEST IMPRESSION. A RARE BRITISH COMMONWEATLH ERROR FROM THIS ICONIC ISSUE OCCURING ONLY ONCE ON A PLATE.

The "Post Paid" examples were engraved directly onto two copper plates of twelve (four rows of three), one for each value. Position 7 (R. 3/1) contained the most pronounced error variety of "PENOE" for "PENCE". The plates wore away relatively quickly, and so only a very limited number of impressions qualify as the earliest.

Ex Chartwell. Scott $42,500.00. SG £45,000 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Mauritius 4d]

E. $ 5,000-7,500

SOLD for $6,000.00
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1371   ImageMAURITIUS, 1848, 1p Orange, Early Impression (3a; SG 7). Horizontal pair, positions 8-9, huge balanced margins all around, lightened numeral "14" cancels (Plaine Magnien) appearing unused at first glance, minor cosmetic restoration

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE ONE-PENNY "POST PAID" FROM THE EARLY IMPRESSION.

The "Post Paid" examples were engraved directly onto two copper plates of twelve (four rows of three), one for each value. Multiples of any size, even pairs, are seldom encountered and exceptionally rare.

Ex Ferrary, Burrus, Tomasini and Chartwell. Catalogued simply as singles. Scott $14,500.00. SG £14,000 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Mauritius 3a]

E. $ 4,000-5,000

SOLD for $10,500.00
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1372 bl ImageMAURITIUS, 1848, 1p Orange on Bluish Paper, Early Impression (5; SG 6). Block of six, positions 1-3/4-6, mostly large margins to just touching the bottom right two stamps, each stamp with lightly struck but clear blue two-ring numeral "1" cancel of Mahebourg, top strip with minor cosmetic repair and few other trivial faults

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLE MULTIPLE OF THE ONE-PENNY "POST PAID" FROM THE EARLY IMPRESSION. THIS IS THE LARGEST MULTIPLE RECORDED AND ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN.

The "Post Paid" examples were engraved directly onto two copper plates of twelve (four rows of three), one for each value. Multiples of any size, even pairs, are seldom encountered and exceptionally rare.

Ex Kanai and Chartwell. Signed Bartels. Catalogued simply as singles. Scott $43,500.00. SG £45,000 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Mauritius 6]

E. $ 7,500-10,000

SOLD for $10,000.00
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1373   ImageMAURITIUS, 1859, 2p Blue on Bluish Paper, Lapirot Issue (14B; SG 37). Mostly large margins to ample at bottom left, barred oval cancel, deep color and sharp impression, minute sealed tear at bottom left, Very Fine appearance, SG £3,250 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Mauritius 14B]

$ 3,000.00

SOLD for $350.00
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1374 c ImageMONTSERRAT, 1876, 1p Red, Vertical Bisect Used as -1/2p (1a; SG 1a). Left vertical bisect, tied over the cut by clearly struck "A08" oval cancel with corresponding "Montserrat Paid JU 14 83" circular datestamp at bottom left on cover to Roseau, Dominica, manuscript "Printed matter" at top, Dominica arrival datestamp, central file fold not affecting stamps or markings, Very Fine, a handsome example of this scarce bisect, with 1984 R.P.S. certificate, SG £1,400 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Dominica 1a]

$ 1,650.00

SOLD for $500.00
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1375 ogbl ImageMONTSERRAT, 1884, 2-1/2p Red Brown (7; SG 9). Block of four with plate no. 1 in bottom selvage, slightly toned original gum, top pair lightly hinged, bottom pair Mint N.H., top right stamp with minute thin speck, Very Fine appearance, a rare plate no. multiple, catalogued as hinged singles, SG £1,100 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Montserrat 7]

$ 1,100.00

SOLD for $300.00
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1376 c ImageNATAL, 1857, 3p Rose (1; SG 4). Large margins to just touching at top, clear embossing, lightly cancelled by "Post Office, P.M. Burg" oval cancel on 1858 folded "Natal Fire Assurance and Trust Company" letterhead to Durban, Very Fine, a superb cover for the issue, ex Hart, with 1993 B.P.A. certificate (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Natal 4]

E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $500.00
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1377   ImageNATAL, 1858, 1p Rose (6; SG 2). Large margins to clear at bottom left, tied on small piece by lightly struck blue Durban circular datestamp, unusually clear and strong embossing, Very Fine, a scarce stamp in this premium condition, with 2009 B.P.A. certificate, SG £1,900 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Natal 2]

$ 2,200.00

SOLD for $1,300.00
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1378 ng ImageNATAL, 1902, £5 Black & Violet (98; SG 144). Unused (no gum), bold colors on crisp paper, Very Fine, a rare unused high-value, ex Gilbert, SG £5,500 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Natal 144]

$ 5,500.00

SOLD for $750.00
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1379 og ImageNATAL, 1908, £1 10sh Violet & Orange Brown on Chalky Paper (109; SG 162). H.r., excellent colors on fresh paper, trivial gum bend, otherwise Very Fine and scarce example of this high value, SG £1,800 (Image)

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Get Market Data for [Natal 162]

$ 1,900.00

SOLD for $900.00
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