Mauritius 1847 " Post Office " 1d and 2d Stamps ( Rare Stamps )

The first British Colonial postage stamps were issued in Mauritius in September 1847. in two denominations: an orange-red one penny (1d) and a deep blue two pence (2d).  These are the famous “Post Office” issue, so called because of the inscription in the left margin. which was soon changed in the next issue to "Post Paid". The design and colours were based upon the then current stamps of Great Britian. Altogether, only fourteen copies of the 1d orange-red and twelve copies of the 2d deep blue are known to exist today. These stamps are considered as some of the most famous and important of all the philatelic rarities.

One of four stamps issued in 1947 to mark the centenary of the first stamps of Mauritius

Courtesy : British Library