used 1848 "Post Paid", earliest impression, 1d. orange-vermilion on yellowish [5] with intense cross hatching that shows no sign of wear, beautifully fresh with good to large margins and crisply cancelled "2" in two concentric rings at Flacq, a miniscule thin spot in margin at top is mentioned for accuracy. A beautiful example of this charismatic rarity. S.G. 3, £13,000