2d. blue, worn impression horizontal pair, positions 1-2, used on large part cover front, sent "via Suez & Marseille" to Amsterdam, each neatly cancelled...

1859 Sherwin 2d. blue on bluish paper, position 6, a superb used example with very large and balanced margins all around (a most unusual occurrence on...

2d deep blue on bluish paper, four close to clear margins fresh used, two small tears at base and one at left running into design, large mount across top...

1900 Sherwin coloured autotype illustration of 2d blue, removed from the original page from the RPSL handbook on British Africa published in 1900, scarce

1d Dardenne in rare deep red shade, cancelled by complete circular PAID, with full margins all around. A very scarce shade; Kanai only had two singles...

1d dull vermilion, four good even margins fresh used with barred oval cancel

1d dull vermilion, four just clear to good margins used with slightly smudged cancel, 2d pale blue with three good margins and one close at right used...

1859 Dardenne 2d. bright blue, two singles with clear to huge margins, from positions 18 & 4, on 1860 cover from Port Louis to Réunion, cancelled by dumb...

2d pale blue on white laid paper, four good even margins used with very large part PAID handstamp, Bolaffi handstamp and RPSL Cert (1979)

1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue, laid paper, four good even margins used with large part mute cancel

2d pale blue Dardenne issue, with fine margins on all sides and lightly cancelled; with some repairs. (SG £950).

1859 Dardenne 2d. pale blue pair, left stamp with re-touch on nose, used on large piece of entire to France, cancelled by mute ovals, the pair very fresh...

2d. pale blue horizontal pair, pos.25-26 (pos.26 showing hair retouch), fresh colour, wonderful wide margins, on entire letter to France, stamped by two...

1859 Dardenne 2d pale blue showing "feather flaw" under "TWO", cut into in places, used and has been cleaned of the cancel and repaired, still a very presentable...

1860-63 1d. purple-brown, mint large part o.g., typical centring to left and remarkably fresh and fine for this stamp, plus 1883-94 wmk CA 25c olive-yellow...

1860-63 1d. purple-brown (top overlapping right edge of envelope), on 1860 (Jul 7) envelope sent at the concessionary rate to the UK, cancelled by concentric...

1860-63 no wmk 1d, 2d, 4d and 9d (2) with "SPECIMEN" handstamp, small part or no gum, one 9d with small fault, the others fine to very fine, very scarce...

1860-63 4d. rose on 1860 (Apr 7) outer wrapper to Nantes, France, endorsed "Suez et Marseilles", tied by dumb oval of bars used on the first day of issue,...

1861, 1864, complete folded wrapper to Réunion, bearing a single 4d rose tied by mute oval grid, with note "Steamer" and rate marking 70 in red crayon,...

1860-63 4d. rose vertical pair, on 1862 (July 8) entire letter from Flacq to Bordeaux, endorsed ''Voie de Suez'', neatly cancelled ''B53'', backstamped...

1860-63 6d slate mint block of four, toning on reverse showing through in places, otherwise a fine and scarce multiple (S.G. £1'300+).

1860-63 1s buff unused block of four (small traces of o.g.), small paper impurity on top right stamp, fine and fresh (S.G. £1'300).

1862 Britannia 1s deep green, intermediate perf 14-16, fresh used with B53 obliterator, Georg Bühler Cert (1985)

1863-72 1d pale purple brown right wing-marginal block of four and 1d purple-brown with inverted watermark in mint n.h. block of four (lower pair hoiz....

1863-72 1d. purple-brown, wmk CC (inverted) imperforate block of four imprimaturs from the foot of the sheet with good margins on other sides, lovely fresh...

1863-72 1d purple brown with watermark inverted in mint block of 12, most stamps never hinged, one small tone spot and alittle faint gum toning, a fine...

1863-72 1d purple-brown with inverted watermark in mint n.h. block of four (internal crease) and 1s bistre mint block of four, slightly heavy hinge, lower...

1863-72 1d. brown, 2d. bright blue, 4d. rose, 6d. blue-green, 10d. maroon, 1/- yellow imperforate imprimaturs, large margins all round and large part og,...

1872ca. 1d. bistre, 2d. bright blue, 4d. rose, 6d. blue-green, 10d. maroon and 1/- orange "set" of six matching imprint blocks of 12 plate proofs from...

1864 (JU 6) outer letter sheet to Bordeaux, France bearing seven 1863-72, watermark Crown CC 2d pale blue each cancelled by B53 obliterators, despatch...

1863-72 2d pale blue and bright blue mint blocks of four, pale blue with horiz. crease through top pair, bright blue with some small tone spots and minor...

1863-72 wmk CC 2d imperf. variety, neatly used with "PAID" cds, large margins (too large to be a trimmed perf. stamp), slight trace of a thin, fine and...

1868 envelope Marre d'Albert to Lyon, franked with 2d blue and 6d blue-green, centrally struck by rare postmark of 4 concentric rings, also showing red...

1863-72 3d dull red in left wing-marginal mint block of nine, heavy hinge on one stamp, minor surface abrasions on another, couple of small tone spots,...

1863-72 3d dull red in mint block of eight, one stamp with tiny ink marks on surface, otherwise fine and fresh (S.G. £800+).

1863-72 4d rose in mint block of six, light vertical bend at left otherwise fine and fresh (S.G. £600+).

1866 (Sep 6) wrapper to France with 1863-72 4d vert. pair cancelled by "B53" numerals, underpaid with English "ISNNUFICIENTLY / PREPAID" oval hs and Anglo-French...

1863-72 4d. rose pair and 1/- yellow vertical pair, on 1867 (18 July) double rate entire to Bordeaux, marked "St. Mozambique via Suez & Marseilles", each...

1863-81, small correspondence of 8 covers to Bordeaux in France, incl. 1s blue pair, two covers with 1s yellow + 4d, 4d rose vert. pair, 4d wing-marginal...

1863-72 6d blue-green mint strip of four, central stamps mint n.h., small spots on one stamp, fine and fresh multiple (S.G. £1'000+).

1863-1876, Mauritius used in Seychelles, 19 examples struck by B64, incl. Seychelles SG Z21, Z25, Z27, and the extremely rare Z29 on 5s rosy mauve; in...

1863-72 6d blue-green top left corner strip of three with plate number "1", stamps never hinged, slight gum toning with a little faintly showing through...

1863-72 6d blue-green left wing-marginal mint block of four, tiny ink spots on one stamp, fine and fresh multiple (S.G. £1'000+).

1863-72 9d yellow-green mint block of four, lower pair mint n.h., faint tone spot, a fine multiple (S.G. £1'000+)

1863-72 1s blue in mint block of 12, lower marginal showing current number "6", several stamps never hinged, a little perf. separation between stamp two...

1863-72 5s bright mauve mint block of four, left marginal (trimmed), odd short perf., a fine and fresh multiple (S.G. £1'300+)

1879-80 4c De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) marked "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "Dec 4 1877", fine; ex "Port Louis".

1879-80 2r50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), showing uncleared corners and void ornaments between "MAURITIUS POSTAGE" and "TWO...

1879-80 2r50c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm), with pencil lines highlighting imperfections in the die, dated "Oct 25 1877", fine;...

1879-80 2c. De La Rue die proof in black on glazed card (92x60mm) marked "BEFORE HARDENING" and dated "Oct 19 1877", fine; ex "Port Louis".