MAURITIUS

Covers and stamps / Mauritius

MAURITIUS MAURITIUS: 1868 (18 AU) Folded cover franked 1863/72 Wmk Crown CC, 1d. brown, 4d. rose and 6d. green, used with ‘B53’ handstamp endorsed ‘Via Aden’ addressed to Saigon, octagonal datestamp ‘POSS ANG. PAQ. FR. T No 3’ and ‘PD’ in red on front, arrival mark ‘COCHINCHINE .. SEPT. 68 SAIGON’ on reverse, a very fine and attractive cover to most unusual destination. S.G. 56, 62 + 65. Provenance: Hiroyuki Kanai collection (David Feldman 3 Nov 1993, lot 393), ex Erivan.MAURITIUS MAURITIUS: 1868 (18 AU) Folded cover franked 1863/72 Wmk Crown CC, 1d. brown, 4d. rose and 6d. green, used with ‘B53’ handstamp endorsed ‘Via Aden’ addressed to Saigon, octagonal datestamp ‘POSS ANG. PAQ. FR. T No 3’ and ‘PD’ in red on front, arrival mark ‘COCHINCHINE .. SEPT. 68 SAIGON’ on reverse, a very fine and attractive cover to most unusual destination. S.G. 56, 62 + 65. Provenance: Hiroyuki Kanai collection (David Feldman 3 Nov 1993, lot 393), ex Erivan.

MAURITIUS: 1868 (18 AU) Folded cover franked 1863/72 Wmk Crown CC, 1d. brown, 4d. rose and 6d. green, used with ‘B53’ handstamp endorsed ‘Via Aden’ addressed to Saigon, octagonal datestamp ‘POSS ANG. PAQ. FR. T No 3’ and ‘PD’ in red on front, arrival mark ‘COCHINCHINE .. SEPT. 68 SAIGON’ on reverse, a very fine and attractive cover to most unusual destination. S.G. 56, 62 + 65. Provenance: Hiroyuki Kanai collection (David Feldman 3 Nov 1993, lot 393), ex Erivan.

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