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907 A QV-KGVI with much useful more incl. QV vals to 5/-m, KED VII to 1/-m, then a
very good solid KGV range to 10/- ind. opts. 1914-26, some KGVI to 10/-m, QEII
vals to £1 m & some useful earlier used. Nice lot (100’s). £150
908 VA A fine m & u colln in album from 1863-1975 with much useful incl QV ½d yellow,
1899 vals to 10/- u, KEDVII to 1/- u, KGV vals to 5/- u, 1927 vals to 2/6, 1926 vals
to 10/- f.u, KGVI set to 10/- m & u, self govt set to 10/- f.u, 1948 S Wedding m,
1956 set to £1 f.u then good range of sets STC £2200+ (100s) £380
909 VA The Extensive colln QV-QE incl ½d yellows (32), later QV incl 5/- used, 1899-1901
incl 2/6 & 10/- U, KEVII to 5/- U, useful KGV, KGVI and QE very high cat
condition generally fair to very fine (100’s) £400
MAURITIUS
910 E 1844 entire May 01 1844 to Bordeaux with large 32mm Mauritius post office cancel
via England with Greenock June 6 1844 ship letter cachet plus various French
receiver cancels. (1 item) £120
911 S 1859 Entire c.d.s. Mauritius Crowned G.P.O Double Arcs Cancel of MR 9 1859
carried on the BRIG TURREN to Ceylon in manuscript and on the rear Calcutta
Squared receipt plus the usual charges. Slight faults with this very early Mauritius
cover and RARE. £180
912 S 1883-94 2c venetian red sg.102 in a fine u/m block of 4 of which 1 is mounted. (4) £40
913 SV 1891 50cents on 8cents postal stationery envelope with rose coloured double circle
encompassing “General Post Office Mauritius” and a Crown in the centre. In addition
a handwritten CONTROL is added in Black Ink. H.&G.14 described as “RRR” Stated
no more than 50 issued. £400
914 S 1899 Cover with “6 cents” on 18 cents green and ult. adhesive c.d.s. Port Louis
single ring, of MY 23 1899. First day issue of this overprint to a local address.
Backstamped “CARRIER” rect. cachet. A rare first day 19th cent cover. £100
915 S 1899 cover with 1899 Local surch 15 cents on 1898 Diamond Jubilee adhesive
(SG133) cds Port Louis on My 23 99 to a local address. this is the first day of issue
of this ovpt & rare as such in the 19thC £100
916 S 1899 Reg cover with various arms and heads adhesives totalling 76 cents & all cds
Mauritius thimble of No 14 99 to Germany Reg oval at left & large “T” left of
centre. Interesting £75
917 S 1899 Cent of birth of Labourdonnais adhesive cds Mauritius (SC) code “1” of De 15
99 (two days after the issue of this adhesive) to a local address. Neat & clean cover £50
918 E 1900 Newspaper wrapper 3c Green (H. & G. W3) overprinted 3c in red & this
doubly overprinted, 4c in black. Extremely rare newspaper wrapper. £125
919 S 1900 cover with 4 cents on 16 cents chestnut cds Port Louis (SC) of Ap 30 1900 to a
local address. Rare 19th C FDC Gibbons rating £17 x 6 =£102 + FDC £75
920 VE 1901 second royal visit (first visit 1870) to Mauritius of the Duke & Duchess of
Cornwall. Special Postcard c.d.s. PHOENIX (SC) code “A” of AU 5 1901 to 1 local
address. Stamp is 2c SG139. The H.M.S. Ophir, escorted by H.M.S. Juno & H.M.S.
St George arrived on 4 Aug 1901 & left Aug 8 1901. The addressees Emile &
Edmund Duvivier were descendants of that Duvivier whose invitation to the famous
GOVS. BALL of 1847 was found by his niece in the 1890 in it’s orig. env. stamped
with a 1d Mauritius post office adhesive. £300
921 S 1901 cover with Queen Victoria 25c adhesive (SG110) cds rare ARgy Thimble of Ja
22 1901 to a local address £50
922 S 1902 2c on 8c Carmine-Red postal stationery card. (H & G 18D Format C) cds
Rivere du Rempart (twice) of Fe 14 1902 to a local address £38
923 S 1903 PPC of Moka Waterfalls with 1902 6c (SG158) cds Quatre Bornes (SC) of Au
29 1903 (Code A) to Paris £38
924 S 1906 Reg cover with 8c (SG147) pair, 12c (SG148) & 18c EXPRESS DELIVERY
(SGE5).(Latter adhesive very rare on cover) all cds Vacoas Thimble (code”C” of De
7 1906 via Aden, Suez to its destination Cairo cover has large R in black oval plus
Mauritius Registered red oval on front. Gibbons rating for a commercial cover £337 £150
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