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Auction: 11026 - The Chartwell Collection - British Empire
Lot: 72

Mauritius 1848-59 "POST PAID" Issue Latest Impressions on Yellowish, Grey or Bluish Paper of Poorish Quality 1d. red, two examples with good to large margins, in combination with 1859 Britannia 6d. blue with clear to large margins, each cancelled with circular-framed "paid" and affixed on 1869 (5 Mar.) entire letter from the Mauritius Commercial Bank in Port Louis to Calcutta, rated "4" in red crayon and showing, on reverse, Crowned "mauritius/g p o" datestamp and "calcutta/steam letter" datestamp for 9 April; the 6d. with a small corner crease, the right-hand of the two 1d. stamps crossed by a light vertical crease which "ties" the stamp to the cover. A rare and desirable franking. R.P.S. Certificate (1968) Estimate £ 2,500-3,000 provenance: Dale Lichtenstein, Sale 1, October 1968

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£3,200