£4,400
LAPIROT 2d VERTICAL PAIR ON COVER TO FRANCE WITH TARGET CANCELS; Fine 12 Oct. 1859 E from Port Louis (v. fine blue oval "CHARLES DANIEL & cie" sender's cachet on front) to Marseille franked by an unusual Vertical Pair of the 1859 Lapirot 2d Blue (positions 4 & 8; trimmed on all sides but with giant margin between) placed sideways and tied by two very fine target cancels (also tied by the top of the hs French "8" postage due mark) with a very fine crowned "MAURITIUS/GPO" Port Louis ds nicely placed on the lower flap. There is also a v. fine French hs "16" cancelled in manuscript on the front; struck in error for the correct single 8 decimes charge. Rare on-cover usage of this rare and famous issue. [Ex James Ruffle; Cavendish 21 Apr. 1995, lot 368, realised £360+BP]. Cross Reference: FRANCE
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