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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.

Post Office Mauritius (26), one penny, used (XXVI) (1847)

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From
1847
To
1847
Functions
Stamp
Location
Private hands
Summary

1d. Used. The stamp is heavily cancelled at right with part of an obliteration of parallel bars. The stamp is cut close and there is a small closed tear at the right.

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Events

187 (?)
Acquired by a collector, possibly in India, and later brought to England.
1946
Discovered in a collection in Folkestone.
1947 (?)
Acquired by Sir Andrew Clark.
1947
Bought by Frank Godden Ltd.
1961
Passed into the collection formed by Sir Denys Lowson.
1976
Auctioned by Stanley Gibbons and bought for £50,000 by René Berlingin, who presented it to his daughter Myriam as a wedding gift.
1977
Auctioned by Edgar Mohrmann and bought for 330,000 DM (£76,726) on behalf of a German collector.

Prepared by: Helen Morgan

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