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.

Photograph

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    Rowland Hill with One Penny Post Office, 5 rupee stamp, 1979

Title
Rowland Hill with One Penny Post Office, 5 rupee stamp
Description

Sir Rowland Hill (1795-1879) is credited as the inventor of the penny post and postage stamp in Britain. He had nothing specifically to do with the Post Office stamps in Mauritius.

Date
1979
Rights
Collection of Helen Morgan.

Cultural Artefacts