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52283 287389 52294 287390 287391 90203 90205 90206 287393 287394 |
"inscript 1983"
No Sn code |
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1991652 |
"inscript 1989"
No Sn code |
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1991653 |
.5 penny on 10 penny |
1 |
52024 |
.5 penny on 9 penny |
2 |
52020 52021 |
1 penny on 4 penny |
1 |
52025 |
1 shilling on 5 shilling |
1 |
52026 |
10 cents on 12 cents |
1 |
52217 |
12 cents on 18 cents |
1 |
52110 |
12 cents on 36 cents |
1 |
52120 |
15 cents on 20 cents |
1 |
52218 |
15 cents on 36 cents |
1 |
52103 |
16 Cents on 17 Cents |
1 |
52059 |
16 cents on 17 cents |
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52058 52060 52061 |
2 cents on 13 cents, Red |
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52065 |
2 ct on 17 ct |
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52070 |
2 ct on 38 ct |
1 |
52071 |
2ct. on 38 ct. on 9 penny |
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52072 |
3 birds are featured Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola and Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres and Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea |
1 |
287607 |
3 cents on 4 cents |
1 |
52216 |
38 on 9 ct |
1 |
52035 |
4 cents on 16 cents |
1 |
52106 |
6 cents on 18 cents |
1 |
52102 |
60 Years of Queen Victoria |
1 |
52100 |
8ct on 2ct |
1 |
52031 |
A dragonfly is an insect belonging to the order Odonata, the suborder Epiprocta or, in the strict sense, the infraorder Anisoptera. It is characterised by large multifaceted eyes, two pairs of strong transparent wings, and an elongated body. |
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1695221 |
A species commonly found in streams, ponds, basins, etc, where it has been observed to prey on mosquito larvae and other aquatic animals. They are commonly called water scorpions due to their resemblance to scorpions. |
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1768216 |
After being defeated by the French at Grand-Port, the British decided to conquer Mauritius again. They landed their troops on the northern coast of the island, between Grand Baie and Poudre d'Or, at noon on the 29th November 1810. |
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1695442 |
Alexandre Dumas, père (1802 – 1870), french novellist, known for „The three Musketeers“, „The Count of Monte Cristo“ e.c. |
1 |
1478048 |
Anguilla marmorata has a robust body with a compressed rear part. It has a yellowish to olive or brown, mottled with dark greenish brown back with a lighter colouration belly. |
1 |
1768215 |
Bicent. of the visit of Bernardin de St. Pierre (1737-1814), author of “Paul et Virginie” |
5 |
1695235 1695236 1695237 1695238 1695239 |
Bicentenary of the Capture of Rodrigues Island by the British (1809-2009). Rodrigues was officially proclaimed a British possession by Lt Colonel Henry Keating on the 5th of August 1809. |
1 |
1695436 |
Birth Bicentenary of Nicolas Pike
Damsel fish (Pomacentrus pikei) |
1 |
2097102 |
Black Surcharged |
1 |
51974 |
By Adrian van de Venne, 1626 |
1 |
517970 |
By J.W. Frohawk, 1905 |
1 |
517972 |
Centenary Celebration of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, founded on 8th December 1908 |
1 |
1695435 |
Chalky Paper |
27 |
52127 52128 52130 52131 52143 52144 52145 52146 52147 52148 |
Charles Baudelaire is one of the most prolific writers and poets of 19th century France. On hids way to India, his sailing vessel stopped over in Port Louis in September 1841, he found the island and its inhabitants awe-inspiring and wrote a sonnet for a charming lady, entitled A une Dame Créole. |
1 |
1695414 |
Citrus butterfly |
1 |
198533 |
Common Design Type |
4 |
52227 52228 52229 52257 |
Commonly known as camaron, Macrobrachium lar can reach 8-10 cm in length. This large prawn has dark red-violet scales and long pincers and the female is smaller than the male. The eggs are carried by the female to brackish waters of estuaries where the juveniles will hatch and grow. |
1 |
1768218 |
Dated 2009 - Endemic rare short tree thriving in upland humid forests. It can easily be recognized by its long leaves and its terminal white inflorescence. It remains one of the rarest Gaertnera species of the island. |
1 |
1695423 |
Dated 2009 - Short endemic tree now confined to only 3 individuals at Grand Bassin Peak which bears long drooping inflorescence with bell-shaped whitish flowers. Its regeneration by seeds is almost negligible. Successful attempts have been obtained from layering and grafting techniques. |
1 |
1695421 |
Dated 2009 - Small shrub of mid altitude dry forests, which bears nice clusters of small pinkish white flowers. The beauty of this plant lies in its juvenile leaves where a mosaic of red, purple and green venation under a thin waxy layer catches one's attention. |
1 |
1695419 |
Dated 2016 - Myonima obovata is a small shrub of mid altitude dry forests, which bears nice clusters of small pinkish white flowers. The beauty of this plant lies in its juvenile leaves where a mosaic of red, purple and green venation under a thin waxy layer catches one's attention. |
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1768211 |
Distephanus populifolius is a rare endemic plant found only on dry exposed mountain tops where it grows on rocky medium. It bears composite white and yellow flowers and its silvery leaves offer a perfect camouflage with its rocky surroundings. |
1 |
1768212 |
Dr. Maurice Curé was born on September 3, 1886. In 1921, Dr. Curé got involved in politics and in 1936, he showed his will to serve the working class, advocating for constitutional reforms and denouncing exploitation and injustice. |
1 |
1695449 |
Due to political unrest in Kenya, the UPU Congress was moved to Geneva, Switzerland |
1 |
1695407 |
Endemic shrub now confined to only Corps de Garde Mountain. It bears nice small purple flowers which are one of the most beautiful wild flowers of the island. |
1 |
1695426 |
Face value: 4 d |
1 |
51971 |
Face value: 6 d |
1 |
51972 |
Face value: 9 d |
1 |
51973 |
From Journal of the Gelderland, 1601 |
1 |
517969 |
Governor of Mauritius |
1 |
52104 |
Imprint Date 1983 |
1 |
2308901 |
Imprint Date 1985 |
3 |
2308902 2308903 2308904 |
Imprint Date 1987 |
3 |
2308905 2308906 2308907 |
Imprint Date 1994 |
1 |
2308910 |
Imprint Date 1995 |
1 |
2308911 |
Imprint Date 1998 |
1 |
2308913 |
Imprint date 1997 |
1 |
2308912 |
In 1863, the Red Cross Society was founded in Geneva by Henri Dunant. 150 years later, the Red Cross and the Red Crescent Movements have 188 national societies with approximately 97 million volunteers to protect human life and health, to ensure respect for all human beings, and to prevent and alleviate human suffering. |
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1695214 |
In Mauritius, this species was initially considered to be synonymous with Oeoniella aphrodite, but its inflorescence and flower structure are different from the latter. |
1 |
1695218 |
In the early 19th century, Mauritius experienced a fast expanding economy due to a soaring sugar industry and a rapid development of trading activities. At the time, this stone building was in stark contrast with the other existing commercial ones of Port Louis. In November 1979, it became the registered office of Ireland Blyth Ltd. Since 2007, it is the registered office of Afrasia Bank Ltd. |
1 |
1695212 |
In the wake of the first cellular service in September 1983 in the United States, a Mauritian private company, Emtel Ltd., the pioneer in the sector, successfully launched, in May 1989, the first mobile telephone in Mauritius. Thereafter, other telecommunication operators followed suit. |
1 |
1695227 |
Indigenous plant with various medicinal virtues, among which diuretic. It was also used extensively against malaria and it is quite common in upland humid forests and bears tiny white flowers at the base of the leaves. |
1 |
1695425 |
Inscribed 1994 |
1 |
2049334 |
Inscribed 1998 |
1 |
2049335 |
Issued in sheetlets cotaining 2 se-tenant strips of 3 |
1 |
2049331 |
Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint Pierre is a renown author and novelist of 18th century France for his novel Paul et Virginie which he wrote in 1789 having been inspired by the enchanting environment of Isle de France (Mauritius) during his stay in 1768. |
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1695413 |
Joseph Conrad is one of the most famous British novelists of polish origin of his true name Teodor Josef Konrad Korzeniowski. He was for long considered as the greatest living novelist. His tale A Smile of Fortune was inspired by his visit to Mauritius which he described as "a pearl distilling sweetness upon the world". |
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1695416 |
Laid Paper |
4 |
51980 51981 51982 51983 |
Le Morne is a mountainous promontory in the South West of the island of Mauritius where slaves escaping servitude found refuge. Le Morne holds great importance in the history and memory of Mauritius. |
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1695445 1695446 |
Mark Twain was born in Florida on the 30th Novembr 1835 is one f the most important figures in American literature and one of th greatest humorists. . The author of Tom Sawyer, came in Mauritius in 1896. In his book entitled More Tramps Abroad or Following the Equator xpublished in 1897, he wrote "... you gather the idea that Mauritius was made first and then heaven and that heaven was copied after Mauritius". |
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1695415 |
Mauritius has an estimated HIV prevalence of 0,97% among the adult population, of which 5030 cases are known according to July 2011 statistics. An average of 35 new cases of HIV are being registered every month. 20% of the affected population are women. |
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1695454 |
Mauritius takes pride in having been associated (concurrently with 61 other sites of observation around the world) with the astronomical study of the Transit of Venus on June 2, 1761. The 'Académie des Sciences' sent a team headed by French scientist and Clergyman Cannon Alexandre-Gui Pingré for this observation in the island of Rodrigues. |
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1695451 |
Mauritius' participation in the Expo was built around the concept Mauritius: a City State, and aimed at showcasing the country's strategic location, its economic vibrancy, modernity, environmental consciousness, harmounious blend of cultures, artistic and cultural heritage and natural beauty. |
1 |
1695440 |
Novel by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, first published in 1788 |
1 |
52272 |
Ordinary Paper |
30 |
52139 52140 52141 52142 52170 52172 52176 52174 52180 52193 |
Ordinary Paper,large C |
1 |
52198 |
Ordinary Paper,small C |
1 |
52197 |
Overprint 2 cents on 13 cents. |
1 |
52066 |
Overprint,Postage & Revenue |
1 |
52116 |
Perf 14 to 16 |
1 |
51999 |
Postcard 1901 |
1 |
2308909 |
Published by Harrison, 1798 |
1 |
517971 |
Rare endemic plant found only on dry exposed mountain tops where it grows on rocky medium. It bears composite white and yellow flowers and its silvery leaves offer a perfect camouflage with its rocky surroundings. |
1 |
1695422 |
Rare endemic shrub now found in few places like Le Pouce, Grand Bassin, Bassin Blanc, Trou aux Cerfs and Combo. Its orange yellow bell-shaped flowers are conspicuous and attractive. |
1 |
1695427 |
Rare endemic shrub with rambling branches striving only on two mountains of Mauritius: Corps de Garde and Le Morne Brabant. It bears deep carmine striking flowers. |
1 |
1695428 |
Rare plant found in the wild on few mountain flanks. It is also one of the native flowering plants commonly planted in gardens and used in landscaping projects. This plant bears conspicuous pink inflorescence. |
1 |
1695424 |
Re-engraved printing plate of Mi:MU 4, clear diagonal lines of the background; RARE! |
1 |
51979 |
Reverend Jean Le Brun is regarded as the precursor of free education in Mauritius. Soon after his arrival on the island on 18 May 1814 he started setting up schools, the first one at Chaussée Street, Port Louis, on the site of 'Maison Mabille', for those who could not attend private schools on account of their limited resources and of class discrimination. |
1 |
1695226 |
Roussea simplex on the other hand is a rare endemic shrub now found in few places like Le Pouce, Grand Bassin, Bassin Blanc, Trou aux Cerfs and Combo. Its orange yellow bell-shaped flowers are conspicuous and attractive. |
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1768213 |
Short endemic shrub with pinkish composite flowers confined to only one region in the wild at Plaine Champagne. It has been positively cultured at Brest University in France and nursed at Kew Garden. Young successful generations have been sent to Mauritius for local habitat adaptation. |
1 |
1695420 |
Shows the famous „Blue Penny“ of 1847 |
1 |
1478087 |
Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam is considered as the most outstanding personality in Mauritius. Son of an indentured labourer, he became the first Prime Minister of Mauritius (1968 - 1982) after its independence in 1968. He was also the Governor General (1983 - 1985) a few years before the island attained status of Republic. |
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1695441 |
South Africa hosted, from June 11 to July 11 2010, the XIXth edition of the FIFA World Cup. Nine countries, out of the fourteen of the Southern Africa Postal Operators Association (SAPOA), marked this historical event (it was the first time the African Continent was hosting the FIFA World Cup) by a joint issue. |
1 |
1695438 |
Stamp Number #7 and #8 were never placed in use |
1 |
2097096 |
Strip of two stamps and one tag |
1 |
287610 |
Text POST OFFICE.
!!! Extremely rare (only 12 copies known) !!! |
1 |
51951 |
Text POST OFFICE.
!!! Extremely rare (only 15 copies known) !!! |
1 |
51950 |
Text POST PAID. |
3 |
51954 51959 51960 |
The Aapravasi Ghat (meaning The Immigration Depot in Hindi) used to accommodate indentured labourers from the time of their landing to their deployment on the various sugar cane estates around the island. The Aapravasi Ghat site stands as a major historic testimony of indenture in the 19th century. |
2 |
1695444 1695447 |
The Belle Mare Prison, situated on the premises of Constance La Gaieté Sugar Estates was founded in 1783. It is one of the rare preserved structures reminding us of the treatment meted out to slaves during the 18th and the 19th centuries in Mauritius. |
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1695210 |
The Domaine de Bel Ombre was created in 1765 and in the early 19th century, the estate at Bel Ombre was planted with sugar cane on the coastal plains and produced sugar. |
1 |
1695211 |
The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry in conjunction with the UN and UNESCO have proclaimed the year 2011 to be the International Year of Chemistry (IYC 2011). The goals of IYC 2011 are to increase public appreciation of chemistry, to encourage interest in chemistry among young people and to generate enthusiasm for the creative future of chemistry. |
1 |
1695452 |
The Mascarene Swallow, also known as the Mascarene Martin and the 'grosse hirondelle' in French, is a rare bird with a total population of less than 500 pairs in Mauritius. |
1 |
1695219 |
The Médine Sugar Estates Ltd. were established in 1911 as a sugar producing company. The factory is located in the western part of the island in the district of Black River. In 2010, the Médine Sugar factory has crushed 408,114.76 tons of sugarcanes for a production of 46,127.96 tons of sugar. |
1 |
1695450 |
The Nile tilapia is native to Africa and the Middle East. It has a distinctive regular, vertical stripes extending as far down the body as the bottom edge of the caudal fin, with variable coloration. Adults reach up to 50-60 cm in length and up to 4 kg. It lives for up to nine years. |
1 |
1768217 |
The Port of Souillac was an important strategic point during the French occupation but it was not before 1787 that it was provided with the necessary infrastructure and wharfs to facilitate access to coasters and other vessels of low tonnage. |
1 |
1695213 |
The UN General Assembly has proclaimed 2011 as the International Year of Forests which conveys the theme of "Forests for People". It celebrates the central role of people in the sustainable development of our world's forests. The Forests and Reserves Act No.41 of 1983 caters for the protection and management of state forests and reserves. |
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1695453 |
The green turtle (Chelonia mydas, Tortue verte or Tortue franche in French) is found in the tropical marine waters of the south west Indian Ocean which shelter important nesting and feeding sites for this protected species. |
1 |
1695228 |
The logo has been inspired from the country's most valuable asset that exudes the brand values and personality: the spirit of the people of Mauritius. It also reflects the spirit of the place. |
2 |
1695433 1695434 |
The saddleback tortoises had really long, flexible necks, much more than any other giant tortoise. The upturned saddle in the shell was an adaptation to maximise the stretching of the neck. As they could reach up to 1.4 metres to browse on low trees and shrubs |
1 |
1695430 |
The Office of the Ombudsperson for Children was set up on 10 December 2003 pursuant to the Ombudsperson for Children's Act 2003. |
1 |
1695225 |
This agenda is a call for global action for the people, prosperity and the planet and also calls for peace and justice and for a renewed global partnership to guide development actions in the next 15 years to eradicate poverty and advance human development, while respecting the natural boundaries of our planet. |
1 |
1768214 |
This stamp pays tribute to the famous Arab geographer and cartographer Al-Idrissi. He contributed to the enrichment of the maritime history of the Indian Ocean and the world. The iconic figure of Al-Idrissi or Sharif Al-Idrissi (about 110-1165) celebrated here, is famous for his Book of Roger (1154-1157), the state-of-the-art world atlas in pre-modern times. |
1 |
1695439 |
Unique to the island of Mauritius, Hyophorbe amaricaulis, commonly know as Hurricane Palm or the Loneliest Palm is classified as 'Critically Endangered' on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Species. |
1 |
1695217 |
Watermark: Crown and “CA” downwards to the right |
1 |
2049330 |
White backside |
1 |
52167 |
With 1998 printed - Watermark 7 |
1 |
1768223 |
Wove Paper |
5 |
51984 51985 51996 51997 52000 |
also shown: Mauritius Lowland Forest Day Gecko (Phelsuma guimbeaui) |
1 |
198534 |
dated 1995 |
1 |
517839 |
dated 1996 |
1 |
1695344 |
datet 1985
No Sn code |
1 |
1768220 |
he Pignon D'inde is a robust tropical plant which can live beyond a year and is drought resistant. Originating from Central America, it may be classified as a shrub or a bush with soft grey bark and can reach heights between 3 and 5 metres and much higher in favourable climatic conditions. |
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1695223 |
he Rodrigues Fruit Bag also known as Roussette de Rodrigues previously common to Mauritius and Rodrigues is now restricted to Rodrigues only. It is often known as the Golden Fruit Bat due to the colour of its fur. |
1 |
1695222 |
overprint SELF GOVERMENT 1967 |
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124545 124546 124547 124548 124549 124550 124551 124552 124553 124554 |
overprint SELF GOVERMENT 1967
Pink background |
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124559 |
undated |
2 |
198524 198539 |
without date |
1 |
198542 |
yellow backside |
1 |
52158 |
½ on 9ct |
1 |
52022 |