369 / STOCKHOLMIA 2019 & ERIVAN Worldwide Rarities

1848, 'POST PAID' 2 pence blue (pos. 5) in beautiful early impression and wonderful fresh and brilliant colour, good to mostly large margins and lightly cancelled by circle of bars, leaving most of the design free. A truly beautiful and outstanding copy of this rare stamp in superb condition. Certificate BPA (2019)

1859, 'Sherwin' 2 pence deep blue in vertical pair, pos. 3/6, with good to large margins and in nice deep fresh colour, used with target cancel on entire letter to Nantes, France, backstamped "GPO MAURITIUS NO 10 1859", on front red "PAYS ETA. V. SUEZ 6 DEC. 59" and on reverse French transit and arrival marks. A very fine and rare letter, just 4 entires with a pair of the Sherwin issue are recorded. A beautiful and rare letter. Signed Calves, Roumet with opinion (1971) and Alberto Diena with certificate (1971) (SG 40)

1859, 'Dardenne' 2 pence slate-blue in vertical pair, the lower stamp with so-called 'feather variety', used with clear "PAID" in circle to mourning envelope with reverse side crowned "MAURITIUS GPO JA 7 1860" to Bordeaux. The envelope with slight creasing and small part at bottom missing (for optical reasons backed). A fine and scarce letter. Certificate BPA (1995) and Holcombe (1996) (SG 43b, 43) Provenance: 292. Heinrich Köhler auction (1997)

1863/72, wm crown CC, 1 penny brown, 4 pence rose and 6 pence green, used with "B53" on folded cover endorsed "Via Aden" from "MAURITIUS AU 18 68" to Saigon. On front octogonal "POSS. ANG. PAQ. FR. T No. 3"; on reverse arrival mark "Cochinchine ... SEPT. 68". A very fine and attractive cover to most unusual destination (SG 56, 62, 65) Provenance: Kanai (1993)