Postal Auction December 2023 - 340

Bids to be received by Thursday 21st of December 2023 1:00 PM

Lots (2255)

Lot 1249
Mauritius

1938 1r grey-brown hinged mint on chalky paper showing battered A variety, very fine, SG 260a Cat £900.

Estimate £ 350.00
Lot 1250
Mauritius

1943 3c reddish lilac and red hinged mint bottom margin rule single showing 'sliced S' variety, very fine, SG 253ba.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 1251
Mauritius

1948 Stamp Centenary set of 4 in unmounted mint sheets of 59 (one stamp removed from each complete sheet), each bearing Bradbury Wilkinson imprint and sheet number, a couple of small margins missing otherwise fine, SG 266/9 Cat £88.

Estimate £ 32.00
Lot 1252
Mauritius

1950 10r dull blue in a magnificent vertical block of eight fine used REGISTERED / PORT LOUIS MAURITIUS CDS cancels, split perfs along bottom pair otherwise fine, SG 290 Cat £384.

Estimate £ 125.00
Lot 1253
Mauritius

1970. 25c & 50c Lufthansa Inaugural Flight. The two values 'Imperforate', overprinted 'SPECIMEN'. Post Office fresh Unmounted Mint Very scarce and attractive Proofs. SG415/16var.

Estimate £ 60.00
Lot 1254
Mauritius

1970. 25c & 50c Lufthansa Inaugural Flight. The two values 'Imperforate' Post Office fresh Unmounted Mint marginal imprint examples Very scarce and attractive Proofs. SG415/16var.

Estimate £ 90.00
Lot 1255
Mauritius

1970. 25c & 50c Lufthansa Inaugural Flight. The two values 'Imperforate' printed on the same sheet with Gehringer imprint at the bottom. Very seldom seen and scarce, attractive Proofs. SG415/16var.

Estimate £ 90.00
Lot 1256
Mauritius

Collection on leaves mint and used including useful content noted Mauritius 1965 Birds set m, 1953 set to R10 fine used, set to R10 mint, 1953 Coronation in DLR imprint strip 4 m, plate 1B 2B & 1a 2A m & u blks of 4, 1950 vals to R10 f.u., 1946 Victory set on FDC, 1938 to R10 used, 1937 Coronation set on FDC, 1935 SJ set m, few earlier QV plus facsimiles of the scarce imperfs (6). Useful ranges mainly fine.

Estimate £ 120.00
Lot 1257
Mauritius

Postage Due: 1933-54 Set of five mint each perfinned SPECIMEN diagonally, 2c & 20c are badly torn so not included in estimate, otherwise sound, SG D1s/7s.

Estimate £ 38.00
Lot 1258
Mauritius

QV-QEII Useful mint and used collection on large stockpages better throughout including 1858 (6d vermilion) unused, 1859 6d dull purple m, 1860 9d purple f.u., 1863 to 5s used, 1878 surchs range to 2r50 m & u, 1879 to 2r50 m & u, 1904 to 1r m & u, 1938 to 1r m & u, 1950 set mint, 1953 set mint, 1880s-90s defins, surcharges, Arms issues incl few Specimen ovpts etc, useful lot.

Estimate £ 170.00
Lot 1259
Mexico

1832-1848 Six prestamp letters attractively written up on leaves including 1848 Tchuantepeq boxed with large '2' chargemark in black to Juitta. 1849 San Sebastian boxed h/s in black & '2' chargemark to Durango. SOMEBREBETE FEBRERO boxed h/s in black to Durango, '2' chargemark in black. 1847 R D S DIMAS (San Dimas) boxed red with two '2' chargemarks to Durango, 1832 ZAMORA fancy cancel in black & 1846 MAPIMI & '2' red chargemark to Durango. Attractive group. (6).

Estimate £ 160.00
Lot 1260
Mexico

1842 (21 Jul) Entire to London bearing FRANQUEADO MEXICO d/r CDS in red and VERA CRUZ dated arc in black (poor strike) sent p. Royal Mail Steam Packet and 2/3 charge manuscript alongside, London arrival CDS in red, filing folds and few faults otherwise sound, nice early item.

Estimate £ 60.00

Lots (2255)