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Auction: 26023 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of British Empire Part XXVII
Lot: 1107

(x) Mauritius
1848-59 Post Paid
Earliest Impressions
2d. deep blue on greyish paper, [5], large to very large margins and deep bright colour, black circular grid leaving the profile largely clear; extremely fine and rare. B.P.A. Certificate (1978). S.G. 5, £26,000

provenance:
Maurice Burrus, 1963
"Adamastor", David Feldman, November 2017

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Estimate
£8,000 to £12,000