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Auction: 1028 - The "Wilkin" Collection of British West Africa Postal History and British Africa Stamps from the Vestey Collection
Lot: 1220

Mauritius 1848-59 Barnard Post Paid Issue Earliest Impressions 1d. orange-vermilion on yellowish paper, [7], large to very large margins, centrally cancelled "2" at Flacq; light vertical crease not affecting superb appearance. A most attractive example of this classic stamp. B.P.A. Certificate (1996). S.G. 3, £15,000. Photo Estimate £ 5,000-8,000 provenance: Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993 Spink, June 1996

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£7,000