353 / März 2013

1848, 1 d. dull-vermilion, early intermediate impression, fresh colour and large margins, neatly cancelled by numeral "3" of Pamplemousses; an extremely fine stamp, certificates Georg Bühler (1981) and BPA (2012)

1879, 2,50 r. brown-purple used on registered envelope 8 c. from "MAURITIUS JY 21 95" to Switzerland, showing clear strike of rare "A.R.", red "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" and French paquebot mark "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE L.V.No.4", also on reverse large red seal cancel "GENERAL POST OFFICE MAURITIUS" and arrival mark; a rare stamp on cover and earliest recorded use of th "A.R." marking Provenance: Peter Jaffé (2007)

Miscellaneous items: 8 handpainted images of Post Office, Post Paid, Lapirot and Sherwin in original sizes, mounted on card in glass frame

1941/43, drei Briefe und eine Karte, alle mit Dreieck-Zensurstempel "PASSED BY / CENSOR / MAURITIUS /", gelaufen nach Palestina bzw. New York, Erhaltung von fehlerhaft bis einwandfrei