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Auction: 26023 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of British Empire Part XXVII
Lot: 1108

(x) Mauritius
1848-59 Post Paid
Early Impressions
1d. vermilion on bluish paper vertical pair, [4/7] with good to large margins, both cancelled "3" (Souillac), good colour and impressions, a few very minor imperfections. A most desirable and rare multiple. Briefmarkenprüstelle Certificate (2002). S.G. 6, £18,000

provenance:
Arthur Hind, June 1934
Sir Ernest de Silva, March 1957
M. Stevens, April 1964
Lars Amundsen, December 1967
Hiroyuki Kanai, November 1993
Vikram Chand
"Tatiana", October 2020
'Superb Mauritius', Spink, March 2023

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£7,000 to £10,000