Los 4891

Mauritius used in Seychelles 1887: Mauritius 1879/80 8 c. blue in a horizontal pair, used on 1887 cover to London tied by fair strikes of the "B64" obliterator in black with "Seychelles" code C datestamp at left (May 10) of despatch in black. London arrival cds (May 26) on reverse. The envelope a trifle reduced at top of no significance, a fine and most attractive cover. Provenance: Collection George South; Collection H.V. Farmer, Robson Lowe, London, 11 May 1977, lot 50; Collection Earl Palmer, Maresch, Toronto, 9-10 March 1999, lot 322