Los 4890

Mauritius used in Seychelles 1872: Mauritius 1863/72 4 d. rose and 6 d. yellow-green in a horizontal pair, used on double rate cover to Paris, all tied by three strikes of the "B64" obliterator in black with "P.D." at left. Carried by "Ermine" French Paquebot to Aden with octagonal "POS. AN. SUEZ / P.F. AMB. MARS" on obverse (Aug 20). Reverse with unclear "Seychelles" despatch cds and Paris arrival cds (Aug 21). A few trivial stains but very rare and most attractive. A famous cover. Provenance: Collection Maurice Burrus, Robson Lowe, London, 1 Oct 1963, lot 296; Collection Lars T. Amundsen, SG, London, 6-8 Dec 1967, lot 703; Collection Fritz Muller, Sotheby's, London 24 Nov 1988, lot 150. Illustrated on front cover of the catalogue; Collection R.A.F. Winchester, Sotheby's, London, 19 July 1996, lot 224; Collection Peter Morgan, Grosvenor, London, 26 May 2004, lot 110