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Auction: 11026 - The Chartwell Collection - British Empire
Lot: 35

Mauritius 1848-59 "POST PAID" Issue Earliest Impressions on Thick Paper 2d. blue on greyish paper, [6], unused and with clear to very large margins on three sides; since sold in 1921 a portion of the design and margin have been added at foot, nevertheless a most attractive example of this very early printing. S.G. 5, £45,000 Estimate £ 1,000-2,000 provenance: Ferrary, Sale 2, October 1921

Sold for
£5,000