Blue Mauritius, book cover

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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.

Mauritius, Post Office Plate

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    The Original Copper Plate from which the "Post Office" Plates were Printed
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Summary

The Post Office stamps are believed to have been engraved on a small copper plate, the size of a ladies' visiting card, by Joseph Osmond Barnard.

It mysteriously surfaced in London in 1912, supposedly belonging to one Dominic Colnaghi. The plate was the subject of a government commission in 1914-15, which reached no conclusions on the provenance or rightful ownership.

The plate was exhibited in London in 1935, the last time it was publically seen, and its whereabouts are now unknown.

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Royal Philatelic Society London

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Title
The Original Copper Plate from which the "Post Office" Plates were Printed
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Prepared by: Helen Morgan