1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on buff imperforate colour trials (3) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in black, purple or red, very...

1900-05 Small Arms 1c. blue-green on white group of imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in brown, blue, black...

1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on buff imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in light green, green, black...

1900-05 Small Arms 1c. dull purple on white imperforate colour trials (4) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in green (mint n.h.), blue,...

1900-05 Small Arms 1c. purple on yellow, imperforate colour trials (3) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in black (light corner crease),...

1900-05 Small Arms 1c. black on white imperforate colour trials (2) on gummed watermarked paper with the duty plates in either green or blue (light corner...

1900-05 Arms 3c group of 12 imperforate colour trials with purple head plates and duty tablets in all different colours, incl. one cancelled with Mauritius...

1900-05 Arms 3c imperforate colour trials (7) with green head plate on un-watermarked paper, with the duty plates in blue (2, one with trial cancel), red,...

1900-05 Arms 1r imperforate colour trials (5 on gummed watermarked paper), in green and violet, green and purple (some paper adhering to reverse), dull...

1900-05 Arms 1R group seven of imperforate colour trials incl. black on red with blue duty (small corner crease), black on red with red duty, purple on...

1900-05 Arms Issue 2r.50 imperforate colour trial in dull purple and ultramarine on gummed unwatermarked paper, mint n.h., fresh and fine; ex Marion and...

1900-05 3c., 5c. (dull purple and black on buff) and 6c, marginal examples from the top of the sheet showing plate number "1", each overprinted "Specimen",...

1902 3c. green and carmine/yellow, 5c. dull purple and black on buff and 6c. purple and carmine on red in strips of four, overprinted "Specimen", with...

1900-05 range of values 2x4c., 5c., 8c., 12c., 25c., 50c. along with 1902 12c. on 8c. and 1903 Express 15c., each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to...

1900-05 6c. purple and carmine on red, variety watermark sideways to right, mint o.g., some gum creasing though of very fine appearance, the only recorded...

1909 front of large envelope "ON HIS MAJESTY'S SERVICE insured for 125 francs, poid 48 gram", franked with 1900-05 25c single and pair and 1902 50c overprinted...

1910 (10 Jan.) 2c. brown card, uprated with 1904-07 15c black and blue on blue, from Beau Bassin to Quatre Bornes, endorsed in manuscript "Express Delivery"...

1908 Arms 5c essay in green very similar to the 1910 design except for the value tablet, affixed to card (90x115mm.) dated "Jan 16th 08", fine and very...

1908 Arms 12c essay of the accepted design for the 1910 issue, with the value tablet excised and "12 CENTS" in claret inserted (although the 12c value...

1908 Arms 3R in pink, attractive essay of an unissued design with arms in centre, small touch-ups by hand, affixed to card (90x115mm) dated "Jan 16th 08"...

1908 Arms 3R essay in brown of an unissued design in horizontal format with arms in centre showing a dodo and Rusa deer either side in oval border, affixed...

1908 5c essay in dark green on buff in an unadopted design, affixed to card (24x28mm.), very fine and rare; ex De La Rue Archives (illustrated on p.4614...

1910 (Jan) 5c., 12c., 25c., 50c., 1R., 2R 50c., 5R and 10R. De La Rue die proofs of the name and duty plates in black on glazed cards (92x60mm), all dated...

1910 (Jan) Arms De La Rue master die proof with blank value tablet, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.), endorsed "BEFORE / HARDENING" and dated "18 AUG.1908",...

1910 issue 1c to 10R complete set with three of each all overprinted "SPECIMEN" and affixed to two complete Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger pages,...

1910 set of 15 values to 10r. mounted on pieces of album pages, almost certainly from the Natal P.O. Archive, each overprinted "SPECIMEN", very fresh...

1910 2R50c mint corner block of four with plate number "1", plus a 10R single mint l.h. example, very fine (S.G. £328+).

1913-22 range of values comprising 5c., (3), 25c (3) and 10r. (3), each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar UPU receiving authority ledger...

1913-22 range of values comprising 12c., 25c (2), 50c., 1r. (2), 5r., 10r. and 2r 50c. in strips of three, each overprinted SPECIMEN and affixed to Madagascar...

1913-22 10r. green and red on blue green (olive back), a superb mint n.h. block of four with interpanneau margin at left, a lovely fresh example of this...

1921 (Dec) 4c De La Rue die proof of the value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "BEFORE / STRIKING" and dated "12/19/21", very fine and...

1921-22 group of five duty tablet De La Rue die proofs incl. 1921 (Dec) 4c value tablet in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "BEFORE / STRIKING"...

1921-26 10c. grey, overprinted "Specimen", showing constant variety broken "M" large part original gum, very fresh and attractive, rare with only 7 possible...

1922 (Jan) two 20c De La Rue die proofs of the value tablet in black on glazed cards (92x60mm), endorsed either "BEFORE / STRIKING" or "AFTER / STRIKING",...

1921-26 Arms 50r dull purple and green imperforate, attached to part Appendix Sheet endorsed "29th April 1924/ Mauritius reqn 2839" and again endorsed...

1921-34 issue group of 14 De La Rue die proofs of the value tablet and name in black on glazed cards (92x60mm), incl. 1c Before Hardening 1 JUN 1926 and...

1921-34 1c. to 5r. group of fifteen values in horizontal pairs overprinted "SPECIMEN", large part to full o.g., the odd imperfection though mostly very...

1921-34 2c brown, die II, mint n.h. horizontal strip of three showing major misplacement of duty tablets, a superb and very visually appealing variety,...

1931 20c die proof in blue on thick laid surfaced paper, dated "25.10.33" and endorsed "Approved 26/x", very fine and most attractive; ex "Port Louis".

1921-34 25c, 1r, 2r 50c, 5r and 10r each in a horizontal strips of three overprinted "SPECIMEN", large part original gum, very fresh and scarce in multiples....

1922 2r50c De La Rue die proof of the value tablet and name in black on glazed card (92x60mm), endorsed "AFTER / STRIKING" and dated "26.11.22" at lower...

1921-34 10r. green and red on emerald mint block of four, virtually full o.g. with the lower pair mint n.h., a very fine and scarce multiple (S.G. £640+)....

1926, two pieces of De La Rue appendix pages bearing eight different 1c. perforated colour trials for the eight new values in 1926, each with the value...

1921-34 1c. to 20c. set of nine values in strips of three being the new issues made in 1926, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" and affixed to Madagascar UPU...

1930 shipletter/paquebot to Paris franked with French stamp Jeanne d'Arc 50c with margin showing advertisement, tied by line cancel "ship letter" and with...

1931 15c. imperforate colour trial in light blue on glazed paper, endorsed "OK 6/11", "Reqn 4438." and dated "5.11.31", superb; ex John Wilson and "Port...

1933, registered letter 15/11/1933 franked with two stamps (1,25 R) for Réunion in France, Samat raid and return flight, Muller n° 1, very fine.

1935 12c. imperforate colour trial in grey on glazed paper, endorsed "Appd. 25/11", "Mauritius 5327." and dated "22.11.35" ; superb; ex John Wilson and...

1938-49 KGVI 25c brown-purple 'IJ' flaw in pair with normal hinged mint and a 3c positional block of four, the two right-hand stamps with 'Sliced S' at...

1938-49 3c reddish lilac and red variety Sliced 'S' at right used with good part cds, BPA Cert (2024)