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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN IMMENSELY RARE UNUSED EXAMPLE OF THE 2-PENCE DARK BLUE "POST PAID" FROM THE EARLIEST IMPRESSION. ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE AND ICONIC BRITISH COMMONWEALTH RARITIES.
While postal services in Mauritius date back to 1770s, it wasn't until 1846 that inland mail service was organized. Joseph Osmond Barnard, a local printer and engraver, was contracted to produce two stamps. He engraved both stamps on a single plate with the inscriptions "Post Office". It is believed 500 were printed and were sold out almost immediately. For second printing, from which the example offered here came, were engraved directly onto two copper plates of twelve (four rows of three), one for each value with the inscription "Post Paid". The plates wore away relatively quickly, and so only a very limited number of impressions qualify as the earliest.
Ex Ferrary and Chartwell. Signed A. Diena. Scott $62,500.00. SG £65,000 (Image)
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VERY FINE APPEARING USED EXAMPLE OF THE RARE 2-PENCE BLUE "PENOE" ERROR FROM THE EARLIEST IMPRESSION. A RARE BRITISH COMMONWEATLH ERROR FROM THIS ICONIC ISSUE OCCURING ONLY ONCE ON A PLATE.
The "Post Paid" examples were engraved directly onto two copper plates of twelve (four rows of three), one for each value. Position 7 (R. 3/1) contained the most pronounced error variety of "PENOE" for "PENCE". The plates wore away relatively quickly, and so only a very limited number of impressions qualify as the earliest.
Ex Chartwell. Scott $42,500.00. SG £45,000 (Image)
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EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING PAIR OF THE ONE-PENNY "POST PAID" FROM THE EARLY IMPRESSION.
The "Post Paid" examples were engraved directly onto two copper plates of twelve (four rows of three), one for each value. Multiples of any size, even pairs, are seldom encountered and exceptionally rare.
Ex Ferrary, Burrus, Tomasini and Chartwell. Catalogued simply as singles. Scott $14,500.00. SG £14,000 (Image)
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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A REMARKABLE MULTIPLE OF THE ONE-PENNY "POST PAID" FROM THE EARLY IMPRESSION. THIS IS THE LARGEST MULTIPLE RECORDED AND ONE OF ONLY TWO KNOWN.
Ex Kanai and Chartwell. Signed Bartels. Catalogued simply as singles. Scott $43,500.00. SG £45,000 (Image)
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