Blue Mauritius, book cover

Welcome to the Blue Mauritius Research Companion

This website contains biographical and bibliographical information about the Post Office Mauritius stamps and subjects related to them. It is based on my research for the book Blue Mauritius: The Hunt for the World's Most Valuable Stamps.

Book

Author
Johnson, Stanley C.
Title
The Stamp Collector: A Guide to the World's Postage Stamps
Imprint
Herbert Jenkins, London, 1920
Abstract

To gather together the stamps of our far-flung Empire means that the philatelist will learn to think imperially, whilst an acquaintance with foreign issues often leads to a sympathetic understanding of complex international questions. (Chapter 1, "On Collecting Postage Stamps", p.15.)

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