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Mauritius, Post Paid Stamps (1848 - 1859)
- From
- 1848
- To
- 1859
- Functions
- Stamp
- Summary
The Post Paid stamps (in denominations of one penny, printed in red, and two pence, printed in blue) succeded the Post Office issue in 1848. They were produced by Joseph Osmond Barnard, engraver of the Post Office stamps. They are also considered very rare and valuable, and feature an error. One of the 12 two pence Post Paid stamps engraved bears the word PENOE instead of PENCE.
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Bibliography
Journal Articles
- Evans, E. B., 'The Stamps of Mauritius', The Philatelic Record, vol. 2, no. 16, May 1880, pp. 48-52. [ Details... ]
- Evans, E. B., 'The Stamps of Mauritius', The Philatelic Record, vol. 2, no. 15, April 1880, pp. 31-34. [ Details... ]
- Legrand, J. A. (Dr Magnus), 'Timbres de Maurice', Le Timbre-Poste, January 1869, pp. 5-8. [ Details... ]
- Pope, T. A., 'A Chat on Mauritius and its Stamps', British Guiana Philatelic Journal, vol. 1, December 1906, pp. 5-6. [ Details... ]
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- Title
- Bois Cheri Blue Mauritius Tea
- Type
- Photograph
- Date
- 2006
- Creator
- Helen Morgan
- Details
Prepared by: Helen Morgan
Created: 2 April 2006, Last modified: 13 August 2006