Lot 2725 A

Mauritius. Used. Very well-presented one-volume collection of well over 500 stamps, the majority 19th century, as well as a few items of postal history, written-up and organised by the postmark types, starting with the concentric two-ring and three-ring numerals on 1850s and 1860s issues incl. Mahebourg, Flacq, Souillac, and Riviere du Rempart, followed by the barred numerals on Queen Victoria heads with virtually every number from 1 to 42 as well as the B numbers including 1878 8c on 2d used in Seychelles (B64), 1880 8c used in Rodriguez Island (B65), etc. Then the cds postmarks in alphabetic order from Argy, Baie de Cap, Bambous, Beau Bassin, Belair, Black River, etc, through to Terre Rouge, Union Vale, Vacoas, Verdun, etc, including attractive multiples, unusual coloured examples like Curepipe Road in red on 1c pair on piece, Forest Side blue examples, as well as an interesting section of miscellaneous incl. 1885 16c used in Madagascar, railways, revenues, etc. An excellent opportunity for the Mauritius collector or dealer, one of the most in-depth collections of Queen Victoria postmarks we have ever offered.


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