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Lot# 396 - Auction 321-332

  • Lot# : 396 Mauritius

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    Ingoing, 1830/80: Collection of 180 letters / covers sent to Mauritius from Australia, Cape of Good Hope, Ceylon, France, England, India, Netherlands, Reunion and Thailand, with a wide range of despatch, transit and arrival handstamps, the majority prephilatelic and stampless, few bearing adhesives. Lot includes 1857 from Amsterdam, 1854 from Melbourne, 1852/80 five covers from Capetown, 1854 from Bombay, 28 covers from Calcutta with Packet mail, General Screw Steamship Company, one cover bearing 8 a. adhesive via Bombay & Aden, six covers from Madras, 19 covers from London, 16 covers from Liverpool, one from Lisburn Ireland, from France via Reunion or with British carrier, and from Reunion directly. Covers in mixed condition with some frankings cut out, nevertheless a very interesting Shipmail assembly. Ex collection Robert Marion.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF