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Auction: 9016 - Important Stamps & Covers of the World
Lot: 120

Mauritius 1859 (12 Dec.) Dardenne Printing 2d. blue horizontal pair, [13-14] from the setting of seventy-two with large to enormous margins, each stamp with target cancellation and with the pair additionally tied by h.s. "8" and "pays etr. v. suez./amb c" c.d.s. in red on 1860 (7 Feb.) small envelope to France, the reverse showing Crowned "mauritius/g p o" d.s., Cette A Bordeaux (8.3) and Bordeaux (9.3) c.d.s. A fine and attractive franking to France. Holcombe (1981) and Sismondo (2006) Certificates. S.G. 43a Estimate £ 6,000-7,000

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