363 / September 2016

1848/59, POST PAID earliest impression 1 d. orange-vermilion with original printing flaw above PE of Penny, very nice fresh colour, 3 clear margins and slightly cut-into the bottom, nicely cancelled, leaving the face almost free; some faint thinning on reverse, otherwise fine and fresh, a rare stamp, certificate Holcombe (1994), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1 d. orange-vermilion and 2 d. deep-blue, both in fresh colour, used with Souillac cancellation on small piece; both stamps cut-into at most sides and small faults, but still attractive; an extremely rare colour franking of this printing, certificate Brandon (2008), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

2 d. deep-blue with variety "PENOE", nice colour and good margins, cancelled by central circle of bars, faint vertical crease, otherwise fine, a rare stamp, certificate Brandon (2007), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

Early impression 1 d. vermilion with vertical and horizontal background lines, fresh colour and clear to good margins, lightly cancelled by numeral "1" of Mahébourg, fine, sign. Senf and certificate RPS (1929), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

2 d. blue, nice colour and large margins all around, tied by target to piece, very fine, certificate H. Richter (1993), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1848/59, Early Impression 2 d. blue, mostly clear at left, otherwise slightly touched or cut-into, tied by grid cancel to folded letter with adjacent boxed "SOUILLAC.AU.10 1852", adjacent boxed "INLAND" an crown handstamp "MAURITIUS GPO", to Port Louis; the entire with some age wear as to be expected, but still fine and attractive; a rare entire with an early print stamp, certificate Brandon (1996), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

Intermediate impression 2 d. blue with variety "PENOE", good to large margins and neatly cancelled by central target; a faint horizontal crease, otherwise very fine, certificate H. Richter (1990), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

Latest Impression 1 d. red, full to wide margins, used with oval cancel on entire local letter, showing on reverse crowned "MAURITIUS AP 13 1859" and boxed "PENNY POST"; the stamp tiny marginal tear at top, just touching the design, otherwise fine, the entire with usual aging marks; an attractive and very rare local letter, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1858, FOUR-PENCE green with clear to large margins, used with central target on lettersheet to Bordeaux, showing on reverse clear "PACKET LETTER MAURITIUS MR 27 1852", transit and arrival marks; the stamp faint tiny pin-hole, otherwise fine; March 27, 1852 is the earliest recorded usage of this stamp; a rare letter Provenance: A.J. Stevens (H.R.H. 1964; here offered with RPS certificate), ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1859/61, 6 d. blue with large marins all around, tied to small envelope showing on reverse "GPO MAURITIUS DE 8 1859", to Hastings, very fine, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1859/61, 1 sh. vermilion, just touched at lower right, otherwise clear to good margins, together with De La Rue 4 d. rose, tied by clear "B53" to small envelope endorsed "Via Aden" December 6, 1871 to France with arrival mark of January 5; the envelope with fixed tears at upper left and lower right corner backed, still a fine and attractive cover, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1863/72, 1 d. brown, 4 d. rose and 6 d. blue-green, tied by "B53" and Cochinchine transit cds. to lettersheet 1868 to Saigon; the 6 d. tiny marginal tear at top, otherwise very fine and attractive letter to unusual destination, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1863/72, 10 d. maroon tied by duplex "MAURITIUS AU 20 74" to entire letter to Ireland, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1848/1935, überwiegend gestempelte Sammlung mit Mi.-Nr. 4II (2), 3III (2), 3IV (2+Paar), 4IV, 3V (2), 4V (3), 5 (6), 6, 7 (3), 8 (4), 9, 10, I, 26 etc., dazu Stempelteil, die Erhaltung ist wie üblich unterschiedlich, einige Atteste, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1858/1988 (ca.), postfrische, ungebrauchte und gestempelte Partie im Steckbuch, dabei diverse bessere Werte, ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"

1818/1920 (ca.), 20 Briefe und Ganzsachen, dabei 2 Einschreiben, Overland Mail, Briefe nach Ägypten etc., ex Sammlung "Frankfurt"