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Auction: 11026 - The Chartwell Collection - British Empire
Lot: 74

Mauritius 1848-59 "POST PAID" Issue Latest Impressions on Yellowish, Grey or Bluish Paper of Poorish Quality 2d. grey-blue on bluish paper, [4], two large to enormous margins, central target cancellation and affixed on 1856 (24 July) entire letter "via Ceylon" to Bordeaux, showing "packet letter/mauritius" oval datestamp in red, "10" rate handstamp in black, manuscript "11" in red crayon and with "indes or./amb marseille a" transit datestamp (1.10); the adhesive with a small split at lower left corner, nevertheless an attractive franking. S.G. 25 Estimate £ 1,500-2,000

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£1,900