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Auction: 26023 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of British Empire Part XXVII
Lot: 1114

(x) Mauritius
1848-59 Post Paid
Early Impressions
1d. orange-vermilion, horizontal pair on greyish paper [7-8], large to very large margins and fresh vibrant colour, twice cancelled by crisp '14' in concentric circles of Riviere du Rempart; very fine, an exceptional and rare multiple. B.P.A. Certificate (1963). S.G. 7, £16,000

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

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

Estimate
£8,000 to £10,000