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  • Lot# : 1118 Mauritius

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    1848/59: Post Paid 1 d. orange-brown on blued paper, worn impression, a vertical strip of four from the right side of the sheet of twelve subjects, positions 3/6/9/12; the strip with large margins all round and imperceptibly touched at lower left corner, used on 1859 entire letter to Bordeaux tied by light strikes of the target obliterator in black and by French entry marking and '8' décimes charge marking in black. Reverse wwith 'G.P.O. / Mauritius' cds (Aug 8) in black and Bordeaux arrival cds (Sept 14). Extremely fine, a charming and extremely rare entire. Cert. Eichele (2004).

    Provenance: Collection Louise Boyd Dale & Alfred Lichtenstein (Oct 1968), lot 44.
    Starting bid : 5,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 5,000 CHF