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Auction: 26023 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of British Empire Part XXVII
Lot: 1106

(x) Mauritius
1848-59 Post Paid
Earliest Impressions
2d. indigo-blue on greyish paper, the very rare "Premiere Gravure" earliest state with background almost solid, [9], four good margins, rich and intense colour and neatly cancelled by black circular grid, very fine and rare. Diena (1961) Certificate. S.G. 4, £26,000

provenance:
"Adamastor", David Feldman, 2017

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Estimate
£15,000 to £20,000