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Lot# 1119 - 182-185 Auction

  • Lot# : 1119 Mauritius

    1848/54: Covers/entire letters (5), all mailed to France with framed 'Colonies/&c. Art 13' handstamps in red, with 1848 cover endorsed 'per B.B.Green via Londres' with 'Mauritius / Post Office' cds (April 1) and straight line SHIP LETTER in black; 1850 entire 'per Eliza Leishman' with two line GREENOCK / SHIP LETTER transit (the cover took four months to arrive); 1852 cover per 'Oriental Queen' charged 30 décimes; 1853 cover per 'Bosphorus' with oval 'Packet Letter / Mauritius' and a similar cover with circular PLYMOUTH / SHIP LETTER in black. Fine group.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 280 CHF