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.

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A

Army officer
Gomm, Sir William Maynard (1784 - 1875), Army officer and Governor of Mauritius
Attitudes
Charity Myth
Cost of Mauritius Stamps
Cost of Stamps
Crime, Philatelic
Criticism of Philately
Finds
Humour
Post Office Mauritius, Fiction
Post Office Mauritius, Mistaken Identity
Rarer Than the Post Office Mauritius
Rarity
Stamps, Intrinsic Merit of
Value of Mauritius Stamps
Value of Stamps
Women in Philately

B

Bookseller
Desbois, Marie (c. 1815 - 1912), Bookseller and Stamp dealer
Businessman
Adam, Charles Félix Henry (1829 - 1907), Businessman, Original recipient and Politician

C

Clergyman
Banks, Langrishe (1802 - 1854), Clergyman and Original sender
Jerrom, Thomas, Clergyman and Original recipient
Morton, Cyril Shadforth (1884 - 1947), Clergyman, Philatelic writer and Stamp collector
Collection
The British Library Philatelic Collections
Royal Philatelic Collection
Colonial Postmaster
Brownrigg, James Stuart (c. 1807 - ), Colonial Postmaster
Concept
Mauritius, Stamps in General
Post Office Mauritius, Forgery
Post Office Mauritius, Mistaken Identity
Post Office Mauritius, Negative Reference or Comparison
Post Office Mauritius, Passing Reference
Stamps, Intrinsic Merit of
Cover
Post Office Mauritius (05), two pence, used (V) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (15), one penny, used (XV) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (17), one penny, used (XVII) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (18/19), one penny, used (XVIII) + one penny, used (XIX) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (20), one penny, used (XX) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (21/22), one penny, used (XXI) + two pence, used (XXII) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (23), two pence, used (XXIII) (1847)

E

Engraver
Barnard, Joseph Osmond (1816 - 1865), Engraver
Perron, Victor, Engraver
Event
The Ball (30 September 1847)

G

Governor of Mauritius
Gomm, Sir William Maynard (1784 - 1875), Army officer and Governor of Mauritius
Governor's wife
Gomm, Lady Elizabeth Ann (1807 - 1877), Governor's wife and Original sender

H

Hobby
Philately
Stamp Collecting

K

King
Carol II of Roumania (1893 - 1953), King, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
George V (1865 - 1936), King, Post Office owner and Stamp collector

L

Lawyer
Caunten, H., Lawyer and Original recipient
Locale of Post Office discovery
Bordeaux
India
Mauritius

M

Merchant
Borchard, Adolphe (c. 1816 - 1869), Merchant, Original recipient and Ship owner
Ducau and Lurguie, Merchant and Original recipient
Museum
Blue Penny Museum
Mauritius Postal Museum
Museum für Post und Kommunikation, Berlin
Museum voor Communicatie, Den Haag
Swedish Postal Museum

O

Original recipient
Adam, Charles Félix Henry (1829 - 1907), Businessman, Original recipient and Politician
Borchard, Adolphe (c. 1816 - 1869), Merchant, Original recipient and Ship owner
Caunten, H., Lawyer and Original recipient
Ducau and Lurguie, Merchant and Original recipient
Duvivier, Edmond, Original recipient
Jerrom, Thomas, Clergyman and Original recipient
Marquay, Alcide, Original recipient
Original sender
Banks, Langrishe (1802 - 1854), Clergyman and Original sender
Gomm, Lady Elizabeth Ann (1807 - 1877), Governor's wife and Original sender

P

Philatelic history
French Philately
Philatelic publisher
Booty, Frederick, Philatelic publisher and Philatelic writer
Lallier, Justin, Philatelic publisher and Philatelic writer
Moens, Jean-Baptiste (1833 - 1908), Philatelic publisher, Philatelic writer and Stamp dealer
Philatelic writer
Booty, Frederick, Philatelic publisher and Philatelic writer
Evans, Edward Benjamin, Philatelic writer, Post Office owner, Soldier and Stamp collector
Herpin, Georges, Philatelic writer
Ibbotson, Peter, Philatelic writer
Lallier, Justin, Philatelic publisher and Philatelic writer
Legrand, Jacques Amable (1820 - 1912), Philatelic writer, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Moens, Jean-Baptiste (1833 - 1908), Philatelic publisher, Philatelic writer and Stamp dealer
Morton, Cyril Shadforth (1884 - 1947), Clergyman, Philatelic writer and Stamp collector
Rae, Albert (1857 - 1919), Philatelic writer, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Rothschild, Baron Arthur de (1851 - 1903), Philatelic writer, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Williams, Leon Norman, Philatelic writer
Williams, Maurice, Philatelic writer
Politician
Adam, Charles Félix Henry (1829 - 1907), Businessman, Original recipient and Politician
Post Office owner
Allen, Tom, Post Office owner and Stamp dealer
Argentière, Brunet de l’, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Avery, Sir William Beilby (1854 - 1908), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Berlingen, René, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Bernichon, Jules, Post Office owner and Stamp dealer
Bonar, James, Post Office owner
Borchard, Madame (c. 1827 - ), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Breitfuss, Friedrich (1851 - 1911), Post Office owner
Burrus, Maurice (1882 - 1959), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Carol II of Roumania (1893 - 1953), King, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Champion, Théodore (1873 - 1954), Post Office owner, Stamp collector and Stamp dealer
Coutures, Albert, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Cox, Mr, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Dale, Louise Boyd (c. 1913 - 1967), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Duveen, Henry (1854 - 1919), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Duvivier, Madame, Post Office owner
Evans, Edward Benjamin, Philatelic writer, Post Office owner, Soldier and Stamp collector
Ferrary, Philipp von (1850? - 1917), Post Office owner and Stamp dealer
The French Schoolboy, Post Office owner
George V (1865 - 1936), King, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Hind, Arthur (1856 - 1933), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Howard, Charles, Post Office owner
Kanai, Hiroyuki, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Lagerloef, Hans (1880 - 1952), Post Office owner
Lalanne, Émile, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Lataudrie, Piet ( - 1904), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Legrand, Jacques Amable (1820 - 1912), Philatelic writer, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Lemaire, Théophile (1865 - 1943), Post Office owner, Stamp collector and Stamp dealer
Lichtenstein, Alfred (1876 - 1947), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Manus, Henry, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Mors, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Noirel, Monsieur, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Perinelle, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Philbrick, Frederick Adolphus, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Rae, Albert (1857 - 1919), Philatelic writer, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Roberts, Vernon (1859 - 1933), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Rothschild, Baron Arthur de (1851 - 1903), Philatelic writer, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Schiller, Post Office owner
Silva, Sir Ernest de, Post Office owner
Tapling, Thomas Keay, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Weill, Raymond H., Post Office owner, Stamp collector and Stamp dealer
Worthington, George, Post Office owner
Post Office owner (possible)
Walker and Bratt, Post Office owner (possible)
Post Office plate owner
Colnaghi, Dominic Henry ( - 1950), Post Office plate owner
Postal clerk
Appavou, Moutoussamy (c. 1819 - ), Postal clerk
Postal history
Mauritius Postal History
Postal service
Mauritius Post Office, Port Louis

R

Research discipline
Philately

S

Ship owner
Borchard, Adolphe (c. 1816 - 1869), Merchant, Original recipient and Ship owner
Soldier
Evans, Edward Benjamin, Philatelic writer, Post Office owner, Soldier and Stamp collector
Stamp
Mauritius, Post Office Stamps (1847)
Mauritius, Post Paid Stamps (1848 - 1859)
Post Office Mauritius (01/02), one penny, used (I) + two pence, used (II) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (03), two pence, unused (III) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (04), one penny, used (IV) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (05), two pence, used (V) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (15), one penny, used (XV) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (17), one penny, used (XVII) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (18/19), one penny, used (XVIII) + one penny, used (XIX) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (20), one penny, used (XX) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (21/22), one penny, used (XXI) + two pence, used (XXII) (1847)
Post Office Mauritius (23), two pence, used (XXIII) (1847)
Stamp collector
Argentière, Brunet de l’, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Avery, Sir William Beilby (1854 - 1908), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Berlingen, René, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Borchard, Madame (c. 1827 - ), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Burrus, Maurice (1882 - 1959), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Carol II of Roumania (1893 - 1953), King, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Champion, Théodore (1873 - 1954), Post Office owner, Stamp collector and Stamp dealer
Coutures, Albert, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Cox, Mr, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Dale, Louise Boyd (c. 1913 - 1967), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Duveen, Henry (1854 - 1919), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Evans, Edward Benjamin, Philatelic writer, Post Office owner, Soldier and Stamp collector
George V (1865 - 1936), King, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Hind, Arthur (1856 - 1933), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Kanai, Hiroyuki, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Lalanne, Émile, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Lataudrie, Piet ( - 1904), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Legrand, Jacques Amable (1820 - 1912), Philatelic writer, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Lemaire, Théophile (1865 - 1943), Post Office owner, Stamp collector and Stamp dealer
Lichtenstein, Alfred (1876 - 1947), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Manus, Henry, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Mors, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Morton, Cyril Shadforth (1884 - 1947), Clergyman, Philatelic writer and Stamp collector
Noirel, Monsieur, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Perinelle, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Philbrick, Frederick Adolphus, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Rae, Albert (1857 - 1919), Philatelic writer, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Roberts, Vernon (1859 - 1933), Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Rothschild, Baron Arthur de (1851 - 1903), Philatelic writer, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Tapling, Thomas Keay, Post Office owner and Stamp collector
Thomas, Miss D., Stamp collector
Weill, Raymond H., Post Office owner, Stamp collector and Stamp dealer
Stamp dealer
Allen, Tom, Post Office owner and Stamp dealer
Bernichon, Jules, Post Office owner and Stamp dealer
Champion, Théodore (1873 - 1954), Post Office owner, Stamp collector and Stamp dealer
Desbois, Marie (c. 1815 - 1912), Bookseller and Stamp dealer
Ferrary, Philipp von (1850? - 1917), Post Office owner and Stamp dealer
Lemaire, Théophile (1865 - 1943), Post Office owner, Stamp collector and Stamp dealer
Moens, Jean-Baptiste (1833 - 1908), Philatelic publisher, Philatelic writer and Stamp dealer
Mohrmann, Edgar, Stamp dealer
Nissen, Harry, Stamp dealer
Peckitt, William Henry ( - 1934), Stamp dealer
Phillips, Charles J., Stamp dealer
Stocken, Nevile Lacy, Stamp dealer
Weill, Raymond H., Post Office owner, Stamp collector and Stamp dealer
Stamp production
Mauritius, Post Office Plate
Mauritius, Post Paid Plates