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  • Lot# : 1170 Mauritius

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    1848: 1 d orange-vermilion, early impression, full to large margins, of good colour and clean and clear cancel, according to certificate creased and thined, nevertheless of excellent appearance. Certficate BPA. Gi = £ 8000.
    Starting bid : 300 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,400 CHF

    Lot# : 1171 Mauritius

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    1848/59: Post Paid 1 d. vermilion, used, early impression, printed on thin white paper, cancelled by a crisp '3' in double circle, close to touching the very tip of the south east corner otherwise four neat margins all round, very fresh example, vibrant strong colour, fine to very fine appearance, scarce example in this condition. Cert. BPA (1965). Gi = £ 8'000.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,600 CHF

    Lot# : 1172 Mauritius

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    1854/57: 2d blue, pos. 12 of the plate of 12 subjects, intermediate impression on blue paper. Used and cancelled by heavy concentric circles. A corner copy showing a small part of the sheet margin at right and bottom. The stamp has a crease flattened out at top right in the sheet margin, bearly touching the design. Certificate Peter Holcombe (1992). Gi £4500
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,000 CHF

    Lot# : 1173 Mauritius

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    1859/61: 6 d. blue, imperforate with large even margins all round, used in combination with 1860 2 d. blue. perf. 14 on 1861 cover from Port Louis to Bordeaux endorsed "via Marseilles" each tied by circular PAID handstamp in black. Reverse with fine "♚ / MAURITIUS / GPO" datestamp (May 6) in black, obverse with "PAYS ETR. V. SUEZ / AMB. A" entry marking in red (June 3) and charged '8' décimes due in black: tariff of 1 Jan 1857. 'Toulouse a Bordeaux' cds and Bordeaux arrival cds (June 5) on reverse of a charming and rare mixed issue franking. Cert. BPA (1972). 
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,800 CHF

    Lot# : 1174 Mauritius

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    1859: Dardenne 2 d. blue, a horizontal pair with huge margins all round, left hand stamp showing dramatic Plate Flaw with diagonal scratch running down behind the Queen's head (positions 13-14), used on 1860 cover to Bordeaux endorsed "via Suez" tied by target handstamps in black. Reverse with "♚ / MAURITIUS / GPO" despatch in black (Feb 7) and Bordeaux arrival cds (March 9). The pair also tied by "PAYS. ETR. V. SUEZ / AMB. C." datestamp in red (March) and by handstruck '8' décimes charge marking in black. A splendid and most attractive cover. Certs. Holcombe (1981), Sismondo (2006).rnrnProvenance: Collection G.H. Boucher, Robson Lowe, 5 Oct 1949, lot 181.
    Starting bid : 3,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 4,200 CHF

    Lot# : 1175 Mauritius

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    1904/07: Coat of Arms 1 c. grey & black, 2 c. dull & bright purple on chalky paper, 3 c. green & carmine on yellow, 4 c. black & carmine on blue chalky paper and 6 c. purple & carmine on red chalky paper; complete sheets of 120 stamps in two panes of 60 subjects with complete interpanneau margins between, all with Plate Number "2" in margins at top and at base, fresh colours, unmounted og. Rare and seldom seen in full sheets Gi = £ 10'920+.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,500 CHF

    Lot# : 1176 Mauritius

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    Mauritius Airmail 1929/54: Remainder of collection with 130 flown covers from and to Mauritius, starting with mail of the 1929 Goulette Route from France with 1929 First Flight covers (6) flown via Madagascar and Reunion (15.10.) of which one with endorsed 'Capitaine M. Goulette, the Comander of  Raid' and another card sent registered to Rhodesia, further 1932 registered cover from Port Louis via Kenya and  Imperial Airways to England, 1933 R-cover via Brindisi to France, four 'RAID SAMAT' return flight covers to England of which three signed by crew, 1934 regular scheduled flights with one to Denmark and other lcovers via South Africa to England, continuing with 1935 Mauritius Silver Jubilee franking, 1936 'Indo-Ceylon Air Mail' first flight, 1937 'All Empire Air Mail Scheme first flight covers (3) at 1 ½ d. rate to Mauritius, 1938 July 12 'Voyage d'étude Réunion - Madagascar', 1939 Indian Ocean Survey Flight with envelope from Mauritius to France as well as commercial mail of diff. routes and rates up to 1948 Skyways Ltd. First Flight (Feb. 18) to England and 1947 Air France 100th Flight Service to Mauritius. A fine and comprehensive collection in two volumes, viewing is essential.
    Starting bid : 1,500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1177 Mauritius

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    Raid SAMAT 1933 Reunion - Mauritius (Nov. 13): First Flight covers (14) from Saint Denis Reunion, all with special cancel '1ère LIAISON AERIENNE REUNION MAURICE / RAID SAMAT / Escadrille de 3 avions' in black, including registered usages, one crew signed  envelope to Port Louis, large envelope with high franking of Fr. 30.13 as well as two 'Le Peuple' newspapers of Reunion, reporting about the SAMAT Escadrille, dated Nov. 14th and 16th 1933. Some wear, but a rare and fine offer.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1178 Mauritius

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    Raid SAMAT Mauritius Reunion 1933 (Nov. 13): First Flight covers (12) from Mauritius back to Saint Denis Réunion, all with special cancel '1ère LIAISON AERIENNE / MAURICE REUNION / RAID SAMAT / Escadrille de 3 avions / Voyage de retour' in black, including registered usages from VACOAS (2) and one from CUREPIPE. Some wear but an attractive offer.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1179 Mauritius

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    Roland Garros 1937 (Jan. 20): Group of 16 First Flight covers, all with special cancel 'MAURICE - FRANCE 1ère Liaison aéropostale Avion Roland Garros Voyage de retour' in black, including diff. frankings mainly from "MAURITIUS G.P.O. JA 20 37", but also an uprated 2 c./ 6 c stationery card from "Port Louis 20 JA 37" and two envelopes from "Curepipe Mauritius 20 JA 37", comprising seven covers addressed to France and eight to England as well as scarce envelope from the leg to Madagascar with "TANANARIVE 26.I.37" arrival mark on reverse. All used on the return flight of the Farman aircraft 'Roland Garros', piloted by the French aviators Jean Laurent and Touge on their first direct flight via Reunion to Lyon Feb. 11th, 1937. Approximately 50 covers known.
    Starting bid : Bid
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    Lot# : 1180 Mauritius

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    Airgraphs & Air Letters 1943/53: Selection of 20 Air Letters used/unused from Mauritius, including 1944 First Day usage, franked with King George VI 10c.and 25. tied by "Mauritius GPO 27 DE 44" cds to England with typographed note: "The air letter service available between mauritius and the United Kingdom starts as from this day", three diff. types of Christmas Greetings (10) of which three used, two of 1947 and third registered (1957), 1951 used Air Mail Letter card endorsed 'FORCES MAIL' and Air Letter from 'Quatre Bornes' to Canada, 1953 Coronation and 1956 to Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands, together with seven airgraphs with one Christmas leaflet and two with attached envelopes (1945). A fine and  very rare offer, hardly seen on the market, viewing essential.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 1235 Mauritius

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    Imperial Airways BOADICIA Crash 1936 (Sept. 25): Airmail cover from London to Mauritius bearing black boxed hs FOUND IN THIS CONDITION and five line special cachet: "SERVICE POSTAL FRANCAIS / correspondance retardée par suite / de naufrage d'un Avion / Reconstitué par  par le Service Français / NE PAS TAXER" applied in red in France, backstamped "MOMBASA  9 NO 36" and Mauritius GPO  4 DE 36" on reverse. Scarce crash cover, to date only two items to Mauritius known Nierinck 360925b.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 1268 Mauritius

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    Maritius Crash covers 1939/46: Group of three crash covers including 1939 (May 1) "Challenger" envelope franked with Tanganyika 20c and addressed to Mauritius, bearing bi-lingual boxed cachet "FLYING BOAT CORRESPONDENCE DAMAGED BY SEAWATER" in violet. The flying boat from Great Britain to South Africa crashed 1.5.39 whilst landing at Mozambique, further p.p.c from Mauritius to Paris bearing straight line hs ACCIDENT DE SERVICE as well as 1946 crash cover from Paris to Port Louis, Mauritius bearing boxed AVION ACCIDENTEE in black , crashed in Mahon, Minorca, Balearic Islands. Rare destination Nierinck 390501a + 460205b
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 320 CHF

    Lot# : 1603 Mauritius

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    Lot# : 1604 Mauritius

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    Lot# : 1605 Mauritius

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