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  • Lot# : 371 Mauritius

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    1818 (23 Feb.): Entire letter to Caresse nearby Orthez, France with oval "PORT LOUIS / POST PAID" handstamp, endorsed inside "Isle de France", straight-line "COLONIES PAR / BORDEAUX" handstamp, small amount of toning otherwise fine.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 372 Mauritius

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    1831 (14 Nov.): Entire letter from Port Louis to Bordeaux with fancy oval "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE" and "PAYS D’OUTREMER" handstamp, endorsed per "Eucharist", reverse with "14 AVRI 1832" arrival datestamp, a fine entire.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 373 Mauritius

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    Village Post Office Cancellations of Mauritius 1872 (9 Feb.): Envelope from Pithon to Paris, endorsed "registered", bearing 1863/72 left winged pair 4 d. rose and right winged 1 s. blue, each example tied by bold strike of oval 'B32' barred obliterator, reverse shows unique "PITON FE 9 72" despatch cds. Front with oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS  9 FE 72" datestamp, octagonal French "POS. ANG. SUEZ / P. F. AMB. MARS 6 MARS 72" entry datestamp and "P.D." handstamp, all in red. Reverse with French timbre indicatif de chargement, Marseille - Paris ambulant cds and PARIS arrival (7 March) cds, all in black. The adhesives with some perf. toning and irregularities due to their position at the cover's edge, cover roughly opened, nevertheless an exceptional and desirable item ex Robert Marion.rnNote: The only cover with a Piton datestamp from the 19th century, unknown to Proud, the earliest recorded usage of the 'REGISTRED MAURITIUS" datestamp, and the earliest usage of the 'B32' obliterator of Port Louis, whose purpose in contrast to the 'B53' obliterator is unknown.
    Starting bid : 750 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,300 CHF

    Lot# : 374 Mauritius

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    1878 (14 Nov.): Registered Entire letter from Riviere des Anguilles to Port Louis, bearing 1878 ovpt. '4 CENTS' on 1 d. bistre and '17 CENTS' on 4 d. rose, tied by light oval '34' barred numeral with matching D2 "RIVIERE-des-ANGUILLES" despatch cds and oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" datestamp of the following day alongside. Some acid ink problems in the address, nevertheless a very rare local registered letter from a village, in addition the earlist known date of any datestamp from Riviere des Anguilles, mentioned in Proud on page 360.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 375 Mauritius

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    1884 (12 May): Stationery postcard  6 c. green from Riviere des Anguilles to Paris, the indicium struck by oval '34' barred numeral, matching crisp D2 "RIVIERE-DES-ANGUILLES" despatch cds alongside as well as octagonal French "POSS. ANG / PAQ. FR. T No 1 14 MAI 84" datestamp, all in black. Reverse with MAURITIUS transit and PARIS arrival (3 June) cds's. Not only an attractive from a small village office going abroad, in addition sent by the collector's Great Grandfather Numa Marion. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 460 CHF

    Lot# : 376 Mauritius

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    1885 (6 June): Stationery postcard 2 c. brown from Rose Hill to Moka, forwarded to St. Pierre, the indicium struck by oval '25' barred numeral, matching "ROSE-HILL" despatch cds alongside as well as MOKA arrival cds of the same day. Reverse with MOKA despatch (6 June) cds and front with the unique strike of the St. Pierre identifier.rnNote: The only known strike of this provisional cancel which was in use while strikes of the D2 circular datestamp are not found for about two years between May 1885 and March 1887.rnReference: The present strike was taken by Edward Proud as basis for the figure D3 on page 382 in "The postal history of Mauritius".
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 400 CHF

    Lot# : 377 Mauritius

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    1887 (30 July): Cover from Port Louis to Rome, bearing pair 1880 8 c. blue tied by oval 'B32' barred numeral of the GPO sorting office, reverse with "PORT LOUIS MAURITIUS" despatch cds, "CASTELAMMARE ADRIATICO" transit and ROMA arrival (19 8 87) cds's. An appealing cover to a rare destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 160 CHF

    Lot# : 378 Mauritius

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    1888 (8 March): Stationery postcard 2 c. green from Verdun to Paris, the indicium struck by ideal oval '42' barred numeral with matching D2 VERDUN despatch cds and octagonal French "LIGNE T PAQ FR No1 10 MARS 88" shipmail datestamp alongside, reverse with "PORT LOUIS MAURITIUS" transit cds. The earliest date known for the usage of any VERDUN datestamp, earlier than noted in Proud.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 360 CHF

    Lot# : 379 Mauritius

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    1889 (25 March): Registered Cover from Rose Hill to Halifax, Nova Scotia, bearing on reverse 1880 8 c. blue and 1885 16 c. chestnut, tied by light oval '25' barred numeral, matching D2 "ROSE HILL" despatch cds in black alongside. Front struck by oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" and "REGISTERED LONDON" datestamps in red, reverse with oval "REGISTERED LIVERPOOL" datestamp in black, as well as "HALIFAX CANADA" arrival (5 May 89) cds in black. An unusual destination from Mauritius in general, from this small village PO in special. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 380 Mauritius

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    1891 (11 Oct.): Cover from Curepipe Road to Aubervilliers, France, endorsed "Par Vapeur des Messageries Maritimes", bearing a fresh strip of four 1885 4 c. carmine in vivid colour, each adhesive tied by oval '37' barred numeral, matching clear D2 "CUREPIPE ROAD" despatch cds on reverse as well as MAURITIUS transit cds of Port Louis. Front struck by perfect French "LIGNE T / PAQ. FR. No.4 16 OCT 91" shipmail cds in red, reverse with AUBERVILLIERS arrival (2 Nov) cds. A most appealing cover, the multiple overpaying the 15 c. rate by 1 cent.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 381 Mauritius

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    1892 (12 May): Stationery postcard 6 c. green from Forest Side to Dover, forwarded to London, the indicium struck by oval 'B48' barred numeral, matching D2 "FORREST SIDE" despatch cds, MAURITIUS transit cds and DOVER duplex alongside.rnNote: The postcard is believed to be one of the first posted after the catastrophic Cyclone of 30 April 1892. The writer decribes the disaster with "1070 killed, 1300 wounded and 25000 homeless". The toned appearance of the card speakes for a an immersion of the card in water during the cyclone and is in total contrast to the perfect strikes on it. 
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 382 Mauritius

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    1893 (10 May): Registered Stationery envelope 8 c. grey from Chemin Grenier to Budapest, bearing in addition by two examples of 2 c. green on reverse and 15 c. chestnut on front, the indicium and the adhesives cancelled D1 "CHEMIN GRENIER" despatch cds, oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" datestamp and octagonal French "LIGNE T PAQ FR No3 16 MAI 93" shipmail datestamp alongside, reverse with NAPOLI transit, Italian Bologna - Pontebba ambulant and BUDAPEST arrival (2 June) cds's. A most attractive cover to an elusive destination.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 383 Mauritius

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    1894 (23 Oct.): Stationery postcard 2 c. green from Souillac to London, the indicium struck by light D5 SOUILLAC despatch cds with extremely rare "TOO LATE" handstamp alongside, reverse with MAURITIUS transit cds. The unique usage of the TOO LATE handstamp on a village item, unrecorded by Proud.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 384 Mauritius

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    1896 (14 Oct.): 15 c. chestnut and 3 c. dull purple tied by MAURITIUS cds on envelope from Port Louis to Polvdiv, Bulgaria, forwarded to Tirnovo, crisp octagonal French "LA REUNION A MARSEILLE / L. U No 3" Shipmail datestamp of the same day alongside, reverse with transit SUEZ, Bulgarian HARMANLY ambulant, PLOVDIV transit and TIRNOVO arrival ( 2 Nov.) cds's. An attractive cover which made its way with French shipmail and finally with the Orient Express to its esoteric destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 240 CHF

    Lot# : 385 Mauritius

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    1897 (13 March): Registered stationery envelope 12 c. grey from Curepipe to Gendbrugge-lez-Gand, Belgium, franked in addition on front with 1893 15 c. chestnut in a horizontal strip of three and and 1897 Arms 3 c. dull purple in a vertical pair, struck by D4 CUREPIPE despatch cds, the leftmost stamp in addition by oval "MAURITIUS REGISTERED" datestamp, "AR." in circle allongside. REVERSE with octagonal French "REUNION A MARSEILLE 13 MARS 97" shipmail datestamp and GAND arrival (15 April.) cds, both in black. An exceptional Avis de Reception double rate usage, correctly franked with twice 15 c. postage plus 12 c. registration fee and 15 c. for the Avis.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 250 CHF

    Lot# : 386 Mauritius

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    1899 (Sept.): Stationery postcard '6 CENTS' ovpt. on 8 c. carmine from Chemin Grenier to Paris, the indicium struck by light D2 "CHEMIN GRENIER" despatch cds in the red colour, reverse with MAURITIUS transit (14 Sept.) cds. 
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 387 Mauritius

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    1900 (9 March): Stationery postcard Arms 2 c. brown between two village PO's in Curepipe and Réduit, the indicium struck by thimble D4 CUREPIPE despatch cds, thimble D4 REDUIT arrival cds of the same day alongside. Two exceptionally crisp thimble cds's from the first month since the introduction on 1 Jan. 1900.
    Starting bid : 100 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 388 Mauritius

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    Mauritius used in Rodrigues, 1901 (6 Oct.): 1891 8 c. blue, 1899 6 c. green & rose-red, and 1900 15 c. green & orange, each tied by RODRIGUES type D3 cds on envelope directed to Port Louis, Mauritius, reverse with "CUREPIPE NO 6 01" village arrival cds. Philatelically motivated but a very fine usage on the island of Rodrigues. Lot includes another 1911 registered part cover with Mauritius franking to London.
    Starting bid : 250 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 389 Mauritius

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    1904 (22 April): Stationery postcard 2 c. brown from Curepipe to Beau Bassin, the indicium struck by perfect D30 "PILLAR BOX / CUREPIPE" despatch cds with "BEAU BASSIN" arrival cds of the same day alongside.The pillar box was erected by 1901, the corresponding datestamp was in use for only two years from 1904-1906.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : 260 CHF

    Lot# : 390 Mauritius

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    1904 (21 May): Registered cover from Rose Hill to Paris, endorsed "Via Colombo", bearing 1895 Arms 3 c. dull purple, a single and a block of four together with 1902 '12 CENTS' on 36 c. orange & ultramarine, tied by D4 "ROSE HILL" despatch cds, the ovpt. adhesive by part strike of oval 'R' in red, oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS". Single rate cover with 15 c. postage to France plus 12 c. registration fee.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 391 Mauritius

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    1905 (12 Dec.): Registered stationery envelope KEVII 15 c. blue from Curepipe to Leiden, Netherlands, bearing in addition Arms 12 c. grey-black & carmine, struck by D4 CUREPIPE despatch cds, black 'R' in oval, indistinct French entry datestamp in black and oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS" datestamp in red alongside. Reverse with LEIDEN arrival (17 Jan.) cds. Minor theeth toning, a usage to an unusual destination franked correctly with 15 c. plus 12 c. registration fee.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 392 Mauritius

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    1907 (23 Sept): Registered Stationery envelope  36 c. brown from Beau Bassin to Paris with 1900/05 6 c. purple & carmine on red, both struck by D5 "BEAU-BASSIN" despatch cds, local 'R' registration mark unrecorded by Proud and oval "REGISTERED MAURITIUS No 23 SP 07" alongside, all in black. Reverse with "PARIS DISTRIBUTION 19 10 07" arrival cds. Appealing cover, the franking paying correctly the letter rate up to 30 grams plus 12 c. registration fee.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 393 Mauritius

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    1908 (11 Jan.): Cover from St. Julien to Susa, Italy, bearing 1905 Arms 15 c. black & blue on blue with gutter at right, tied by D4 "ST. JULIEN" despatch cds, reverse with MAURITIUS transit cds and "SUSA (TORINO) 14 2 08" arrival datestamp on reverse. Appealing cover to a rare destination.
    Starting bid : 150 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 394 Mauritius

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    1909 (24 May): Stationery postcard '4 CENTS' ovpt. on 8 c. blue from Forest Side to Daressalam, endorsed "Via Zanzibar", bearing in addition pair 1893 1 c. pale violet, the indicium and stamps cancelled by D3 "FORREST SIDE" despatch cds with MAURITIUS transit cds alongside. A perfect card to an astonishingly rare detination.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 200 CHF

    Lot# : 395 Mauritius

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    Lots & Collections, Outgoing, 1833/49: Collection 75 prephilatelic / stampless letters / covers, nearly exclusively to Bordeaux, France, an interesting selection with cancellation interest incl. 1833 fancy "MAURITIUS / POST OFFICE", French "PAYS D'OUTREMER" entry handstamps, rare framed 1835 "COLONIES PAR / St. MARTIN-ISLE-DE-RE", 1838 "INDIA LETTER PORTSMOUTH", 1839 via Reunion with St. Denis datestamp, rare French "PAUILLAC / BATEAU A VAPr" entry cds in red, 1846 entire with "COLOMBO / STEAMER LETTER", ALEXANDRIA datestamp and "PURIFIÉ AU LAZARET / MALTE" carantine handstamp, 1846 via "St. DENIS / ILE DE BOURBON", 1846 via Bombay and via Aden with Malta Carantine, 1847 via COLOMBO, 1847 overland via COLOMBO, ALEXANDRIA and Malta, 1848 with Ostende forwarder, and 1849 MAURITIUS with Crown datestamp and framed PACKET handstamp. Lot includes in addition four 1865/87 stamped covers to Reunion, England, France and Scotland, the adhesives tied by 'B53' or 'B32' oval barred numerals of Port Louis. Ex collection Robert Marion.
    Starting bid : 2,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 2,000 CHF

    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

    Lot# : 397 Mauritius

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    1858/65c.: Collection of the double circle obliterators showing neat and central strikes of  the numerals '1' to '14' cancelling primarily 1860/72 De La Rue adhesives, the '7' obliterator on 1859 Sherwin 2 d. adhesive (def.). The numerals '1' of Mahebourg and '2' of Flacq are also presented with triple circle strikes. A rare and complete ensemble of all numerals known, difficult to assemble even on detached stamps. Ex collection Robert Marion.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 398 Mauritius

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    1864/1913c.: The Balance of the Robert Marion Collection of Village Post Office cancellations of Mauritius, mounted attractively for the Stockholmia 2019 as Eight-Frame Presentation, an extensive array of 188 covers / postcards / stationeries and 143 detached stamps / multiples / pieces from the small offices outside of Port Louis, presented with a detailed and knowledgeable write up. The collection includes obliterations with the oval barred numerals and the accompanying circular datestamps up to 1894, further on with the consecutive circular datestamps with Fleuron at base in use up to 1899, and finally with the thimble circular datestamps in use up to 1913 before the datestamps with MAURITIUS at base came into use. Special emphasis was put by the collector on the earliest and latest recorded usages of the different datestamps. The collection is structured along the districts and within each district along the railway lines which were started to be built from 1864.rnThe presentation starts with the Plaines Wilhelms district incl. COROMANDEL with latest Fleuron date on adhesive, BEAU BASSIN in red on inland stationery card and a very early usage of the barred oval numeral in 1879, eight years in advance to the date given by Proud, ealiest date of the Thimble cds on stamp, ROSE HILL on registered stationery cover to Argentina, earliest date for the barred obliterator and D2 cds in 1879, again years in advance to Proud, earliest and latest date of the Fleuron, two 1904/05 registered covers to France and Ireland, respectively, QUATRE BORNES 1904 registered cover to Reunion, PHOENIX 1908 registered stationery to Paris, VACOAS with earliest date of the Thimble cds and 1906 registered cover to France, CUREPIPE ROAD with ealiest 1880 usage of the D2 cds, rare usage of "TO PAY" handstamp on scarce local registered mail, local registration mark on cover to France, CUREPIPE earliest use of the D2 cds in 1876 on local cover, postcard to the Netherlands, registered 1897 stationery cover to Germany, earliest dates of Fleuron on stamp and Thimble on local cover, registered stationery cover with Avis de Reception to Belgium, FOREST SIDE with attractive multiple franking to pay the local letter rate, MIDLANDS with earliest date of the D2 cds, rare FRESSANGES with two stamps and stationery cover.rnThe difficult Black River district with PETITE RIVIERE postcards, short living CLARENS with Thimble cancellation, BLACK RIVER incl. earliest Fleuron date on stamp, rare BAMBOUS and CASE NOVALE, CHAMAREL with four-colour local registered stationery cover.rnFlacq district with MONTAGNE BLANCHE, with earliest usage of numeral, the elusive ETOILE on detached stamp, SEBASTOPOL on stationery postcard to Paris, BEL AIR with earliest and latest dates on stamps, GRAND RIVER and OLIVIA with latest dates for the Thimble cds, RIVIER SECHE with registered cover to Bordeaux, ARGY with mourning cover in Argy, sent on the date of death of Queen Victoria, FLACQ with rare local registered cover, ST JULIEN  on incoming card from France, CAMP de MASQUE on postcard and registered cover to France.rnPamplemousses district with with elusive ROCHE BOIS oval barred numerals on two adhesives, RICHE TERRE with Fleuron cds on adhesive, unknown to Proud, TERRE ROUGE on 1879 local cover, six years in advance of Proud, CALEBASSES with late usage of double circle '10', registered cover to France, PAMPLEMOUSSES with registered covers 1897 to France, 1900 to Germany, and 1908 to Italy, MONTAGNE LONGUE and TROU AUX BICHES, two tiny villages off the railway line.rnMoka district with REDUIT four colour franking to Paris, MOKA early D2 cds used in 1875 as receiver, QUARTIER MILTAIRE with registered cover to England, an unexpectedly rare destination, ST. PIERRE with latest known date for the D2 cds in 1894, VERDUN with latest date of the Thimble cds in 1908, and PAILLES.rnDistrict of Savanne with RIVIERE DU POSTE with initially handwritten cancellation of the franking on registered cover to Reunion and on piece, GRANDE SAVANNE, RIVIERE DRAGON on rare local registered cover front, RIVIERE DES ANGUILLES with latest date of the Thimble cds on adhesive, SOUILLAC with early usage of the D3 cds in November 1864, the first Village cds at all, BAIE DU CAP unknown D2 cds on adhesive, and CHEMIN GRENIER Fleuron in red.rnDistrict of Grand Port with ROSE BELLE registered cover to Toulouse, CLUNY latest usage of Thimble cds in 1909 on stamp, OLD GRAND PORT, a single stamp of this extremely rare office, MARE D'ALBERT with particular five-circle obliterator on two adhesives incl. worn POST PAID 1 d. orange and 1867 cork obliterator on 1863 6 d. blue-green, UNION VALE with earliest date on formular postcard and registered cover to France, and MAHEBOURG on two local registered cover to Port Louis resp. vice versa, last dates of the D2 cds, registered cover to France.rnDistrict of Riviere du Rempart with MAPOU registered cover to London, an unexpectedly rare destination from Mauritius, POUDRE D'OR, POUDRE D'OR VILLAGE forwarded stationery cover with datestamps from three villages, RIVIERE DU REMPART with earliest date of the Fleuron cds, GRAND GAUBE, a small fishing village with correspondingly low traffic, VILLEBAGUE with a rare oval barred numeral on adhesive, and GRAND BAY with latest date of Thimble cds.rnThe collection closes with a presentation of the items from the pillar boxes in Beau Bassin, Curepipe, Mahebourg and Rose Hill and it shows fine examples documenting same day delivery between villages.
    Starting bid : 7,500 CHF
    Hammer price : 10,000 CHF

    Lot# : 399 Mauritius

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    1864/1913ca: Study collection 89 covers / stationery envelopes and postcards as well as hundreds of used stamps from the rare village post offices of Mauritius, sorted in alphabetic order, including 1895/96 BEAU BASSIN two registered to London, CASE NOYALE 1895 postcard to Bombay, CHEMIN GRENIER in red, Seychelles stationery envelope to Chemin Grenier, CUREPIPE 1897 registered to France and Germany, and RIO SECHE rare local registered envelope to Port Louis. An interesting basis for further studies.
    Starting bid : 1,200 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 400 Mauritius

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    Mauritius, French Shipmail connection with the Messageries maritimes, 1870/1934: Collection of 60 covers / postcards and postal stationery primarily to Mauritius, few ingoing, departing / going primarily from / to France but also from Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Bosnia, Tunesia and Madagascar using vessels of the lines N, T, U and V. The place of despatch on Mauritius is primarily Port Louis, but also village post offices such as CUREPIPE, FORREST SIDE, QUATRE BORNES, RIVIERE DES ANGUILLES, or QUATRE-BORNES. Covers in mixed condition with some covers with franking cut out, nevertheless a very interesting Shipmail assembly.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold

    Lot# : 401 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 : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : not sold
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