Mauritius "Post Office" stamps
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The Mauritius "Post Office" stamps were issued by the British Colony Mauritius in September 1847, in two denominations: an orange-red one penny (1d) and a deep blue two pence (2d). Their name comes from the wording on the stamps reading "Post Office", which was soon changed in the next issue to "Post Paid".[4] They are among the rarest postage stamps in the world.
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Mauritius "Post Office" Stamps | |
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Country of production | Mauritius |
Date of production | 21 September 1847 (1847-09-21)[1] |
Perforation | None |
Depicts | Queen Victoria |
Nature of rarity | First British Empire stamps produced outside Great Britain |
No. in existence | 27 (as of 1981)[2] |
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Estimated value | €8.1 million red on cover (last sale, 2021)[3] |
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