Mauritius "Post Office" Stamps
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." They are among the rarest postage stamps in the world.
Read more about Mauritius "Post Office" Stamps: The Stamps' History, The "Post Office" Versus "Post Paid" Myth, Philatelic Discovery, Subsequent Issues, Reprints and Forgeries
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