1853 (5 Apr) Entire Letter Port Louis to France with a nice range of handstamps including PACKET LETTER / MAURITIUS AP 6 1853 oval double ring cancel in black on obverse, sent P. Bosphoms via the Cape, Southampton, Paris plus COLONIES / & ART 13 boxed cachet in red, and manuscript charge marks 13, London transit and ANGL CALAIS & Bordeaux arrival. Beautiful example of an early letter.

1854 (10 Jul) Entire Letter Port Louis to France with a nice range of handstamps including PACKET LETTER / MAURITIUS JUL 10 / 1854 oval double ring cancel in black on obverse, ANGte SEURIN PORT LOUIS trade cachet in blue, plus COLONIES / & ART 13 boxed cachet in red, and PLYMOUTH / SHIP LETTER dated arc in black, manuscript charge marks 15c, London transit and ANGL CALAIS & Bordeaux arrival. Beautiful example of an early letter.

1859 Lapirot Intermediate print 2d blue, a fine and rare vertical PAIR with large margins on two side, touching on two other side cancelled in combination with 1858 (4d) green by three target circle cancels in black. On paper but not tied, a fabulous rare vertical pair, some pen or ink marks on the pair otherwise genuine use for 8d rate (8d per ½oz) to Europe. SG 27 & 38 Cat £3000.

1859 Lapirot Worn Impression 2d blue, a fine used example with neat oval barred cancel without numeral cut neatly without margins, very sound SG 39 Cat £900.

1859 Lapirot Worn Impression 2d blue on bluish paper, a fine used example with neat barred oval without numeral cancel cut neatly 1-2 margins, well above average for these, SG 39 Cat £900.

1859 Lapirot Worn Impression 2d blue on bluish paper, a fine used example with neat target circle cancel cut neatly 1-2 margins, trace of thins and slight rub otherwise well above average for these, SG 39 Cat £900.

1891 2c on 4c carmine fine used showing TWO CENTS overprint double, one inverted variety, sound, SG 118c Cat £85.

1900-05 Eight values hinged mint each overprinted SPECIMEN in black, includes 1r, 2r50c, some gum faults otherwise mainly fine, SG 138/9, 141/5, 149, 153/4.

1935 Silver Jubilee 12c green and indigo hinged mint showing extra flagstaff on turret variety, nice non constant variety, SG 246 var.

1937 Coronation 20c bright blue hinged mint showing Line by Sceptre variety, sound, SG 251b, cat £90.

1938 3c reddish purple and scarlet irregular left hand sheet of 36 plate 2 very fine unmounted mint, SG 253. Cat £72 as stamps.

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.

SPECIMEN overprints selection of part sets and singles mint incl QV 1c mauve, 15c blue, Shield fourteen values, EDVII 5c, GV defins eighteen values to 25c, some faults but mainly sound, (36).