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Auction: 26023 - The 'Lionheart' Collection of British Empire Part XXVII
Lot: 1143

(x) Mauritius
1859 Lapirot Issue
Early Impression
2d. blue, [10], four enormous and balanced margins, a lovely sharp impression and with light target cancellation and part of manuscript mark (likely rate marking); an extremely fine example. Brandon Certificate (2004). S.G. 37, £4,000

provenance:
Gordon Eubanks, Siegel, January 2025

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

Estimate
£1,500 to £2,000