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| Suit: | Ace of Spades |
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| Country: | Mauritius | |
| Name: | 'Post Office' | |
| Year: | 1847 | |
| Denomination: | 2 pence | |
| Description: | The 'Post Office Mauritius' stamp issue is undoubtedly the most famous issue ever made. These stamps were engraved and printed with 'Post Office' instead of the correct 'Post Paid' inscription by a local engraver and printer. A total of twelve 2-pence stamps have been found, with four of those being unused specimens. The one penny and the two pence values were the first official adhesive stamps issued in the British colonies. | |
| Color: | Dark Blue | |
| Used/Unused: | Unused | |
| Perfed/Unperfed: | Imperforate | |
| Catalog: | Scott 2; Stanley Gibbons 2 | |
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