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Auction: SW1004 - The Collector's Series - Europe and Overseas
Lot: 1147

1859, 1d. red, latest impression, vertical strip of four showing good to large margins all around, cancelled by concentric rings handstamp and also tied by blurred strike of French datestamp of Réunion, paying the up to 1/4 oz maritime rate on 31 March 1859 cover to St. Denis (Réunion) with, on back, the corresponding crowned ´´Mauritius/GPO´´ datestamp. On reverse it exhibits a fair strike of the framed ´´M & I´´ handstamp, denoting the ´décime de mer´ (1d. to the ship´s master) as well as mail originating from Mauritius and India -with only two examples of this postmark being recorded in the celebrated Kanai collection-, accompanied by St. Denis cds. Acidic ink erosions in address´ panel, pressed out horizontal crease at top and couple of natural wrinkles impinging on the multiple, barely detracting from this very rare and desirable multiple on cover. Cert. RPS. S.G. 23.

Estimate
€2,500