Lot n°
Symbol(s)
Estimate (£)
December 8 & 9, 2025 | 225
51003
51002
51001
51001
H
S.G. 37
1859 Lapirot 2d early impression, pos.9, with close to large margins, very neatly cancelled by a void
barred oval, a striking example; cert. RPS (2025) (S.G. £4’000).
600 - 800
51002
H
S.G. 38
1859 Lapirot 2d pos. 1 corner marginal with good to huge margins, cancelled by void barred oval and
red transit cds, small thin spot, very fine example with such large margins (S.G. £1’400).
300 - 500
51003
H
S.G. 38
1859 Lapirot, intermediate impression, 2d. blue, margins on two sides, fine used.
120 - 150
51004
F
S.G. 39, 32
1859 Lapirot 2d blue on bluish, worn impression, position 7, used in combination with Britannia 6d
blue on folded cover Port Louis to Batavia, Dutch East Indies, sent “via Aden”, stamps very fine and
cancelled neat black target, Lapirot 2d in superb condition with huge margin at right including part
of next stamp, forwarder cachet of Scott & Co. on face, a striking and rare combination franking to a
most unusual destination (one of only two known), in outstanding condition.
Expertise: Cert. BPA (2003)
20’000 - 30’000
1859 Sherwin Issue (SG 40)
51005
DCE J / 220
1900 Sherwin coloured autotype illustrations of the 1d vermilion and 2d, taken from the original page
from the RPSL handbook on British Africa published in 1900, very scarce, see footnote under SG40 in
the SG catalogue.
240 - 300