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Mauritius 1858 sitting Brittania issue
Stamps of Mauritius with cancel 'B64' were used in the Seychelles from 1860-1890. Examples:
(Reduced size)
1 p brown 2 p blue 3 p orange 4 p red 6 p green 6 p grey 6 p lilac 6 p green 9 p lilac 9 p green 10 p red (different design) 1 Sh brown 1 Sh green 1 Sh yellow 1 Sh blue 5 Sh lilac Surcharged in 'pence'(1876-77)
'HALF PENNY' on 9 p lilac '1/2 d HALF PENNY' (red or black) on 9 p lilac (non-issued) 'HALF PENNY' (in two lines) on 10 p red 'HALF PENNY' (in one line) and bar on 10 p red 'One Penny' and bar on 4 p red 'One Shilling' and bar on 5 Sh lilac
These stamps exists with overprint 'CANCELLED', this overprint was applied to stamps sold in large quantities to stamp collectors (or dealers?). They are not very valuable with this overprint.
Surcharged in 'cents' or 'rupees' (1878)
'2 CENTS' on (10 p) red (value erased in original stamp) '4 CENTS' on 1 p brown '8 CENTS' on 2 p blue '13 CENTS' on 3 p orange '17 CENTS' on 4 p red '25 CENTS' on 6 p blue '38 CENTS' on 9 p violet '50 CENTS' on 1 Sh green '2 Rs. 50 c.' on 5 Sh lilac Overprinted twice
'TWO CENTS' on 38 c on 9 p violet (1891)
These stamps were first issued in 1860 without any watermark. In 1863 they were also issued with watermark 'CC crown'.
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
No Watermark | |||
| 1 p | RR | R | |
| 2 p | RR | R | |
| 4 p | RR | R | |
| 6 p green | RRR | RR | |
| 6 p grey | RR | RR | |
| 9 p lilac | RR | R | |
| 1 Sh brown | RRR | RR | |
| 1 Sh green | RRR | RRR | |
Watermark CC Crown | |||
| 1 p | R | *** | |
| 2 p | R | *** | |
| 3 p | R | R | |
| 4 p | R | * | |
| 6 p lilac | RR | R | |
| 6 p green | RR | *** | |
| 9 p green | RR | RR | |
| 10 p | RR | R | different design |
| 1 Sh yellow | RR | *** | |
| 1 Sh blue | RR | *** | |
| 5 Sh | RR | RR | |
| Surcharged in Pence | |||
| 'HALF PENNY' on 9 p | *** | *** | No watermark, inverted overprint: RRR |
| '1/2 d HALF PENNY' | RRR | - | Red or black surcharge, both non-issued |
| 1/2 p on 10 p | *** | *** | |
| 1/2 p on 10 p (with bar) | *** | *** | |
| 1 p on 4 p | *** | *** | |
| 1 p on 5 Sh | RRR | RRR | |
Surcharged in Cents | |||
| 2 c on (10 p) | *** | *** | |
| 4 c on 1 p | *** | *** | |
| 8 c on 2 p | *** | *** | |
| 13 c on 3 p | R | R | |
| 17 c on 4 p | RR | *** | |
| 25 c on 6 p | RR | R | |
| 38 c on 9 p | *** | *** | |
| 50 c on 1 Sh | R | *** | |
| 2 R 50 c on 5 Sh | R | R | |
| 2 c on 38 c on 9 p | *** | *** | |
With 'CANCELLED' overprint | |||
| All values | *** | *** | |
Typical cancels:
(B53 cancels, reduced sizes)
A booklet about the 'B53' cancels has appeared: 'The B53 Obliterators of Mauritius' by Ken Baker.
Fournier forged overprint (taken from a Fournier album):
Forgeries, examples:
I have seen stamps with inverted overprints, genuine?:
1 c violet 2 c brown 2 c green 4 c orange 4 c red 8 c blue 13 c black 15 c brown 15 c blue 16 c brown 17 c red 25 c yellow 38 c violet 50 c green 50 c orange 2 R 50 c violet Surcharged
(Reduced size)
'ONE CENT' on 2 c violet (1892) 'ONE CENT' on 16 c brown (1892) 'TWO CENTS' on 4 c red (1891) 'TWO CENTS' on 17 c red (1891) '2 CENTS' on 13 c black (1887) 'TWO CENTS' on 38 c violet (1891) '2 CENTS' on 38 c violet (1885) '4 Cents' on 16 c brown (1900) '16 CENTS' on 17 c red (1883) 'SIXTEEN CENTS' on 17 c red Overprinted 'Postage & Revenue' (1902)
25 c yellow 50 c green 2 R 50 c brown
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
Watermark 'CC Crown' | |||
| 2 c brown | R | *** | |
| 4 c orange | *** | ** | |
| 8 c | *** | ** | |
| 13 c | RR | RR | |
| 17 c | R | *** | |
| 25 c | RR | R | |
| 38 c | RR | RR | |
| 50 c | *** | *** | |
| 2 R 50 | RR | RR | |
Watermark 'CA Crown' | |||
| 1 c violet | * | c | |
| 2 c brown | *** | *** | |
| 2 c green | * | c | |
| 4 c orange | *** | ** | |
| 4 c red | * | c | |
| 8 c | *** | * | |
| 15 c brown | * | * | |
| 15 c blue | *** | * | |
| 16 c | *** | * | |
| 25 c | *** | *** | |
| 50 c | R | *** | |
| Surcharged | |||
| 1 c on 2 c | * | * | |
| 1 c on 16 c | ** | ** | |
| 2 c on 4 c | * | * | |
| 2 c on 13 c | R | R | |
| 2 c on 17 c | RR | RR | |
| '2 CENTS' on 38 c | R | R | |
| 'TWO CENTS' on 38 c | *** | *** | |
| 4 c on 16 c | ** | ** | |
| 16 c on 17 c | RR | R | Three types exist of this surcharge |
| 'SIXTEEN' c on 17 c | R | *** | |
Overprinted 'Postage & Revenue' | |||
| 25 c | *** | *** | |
| 50 c | *** | *** | |
| 2 R 50 c | RR | RR | |
I have seen stamps with inverted overprints, examples:
Unlisted overprint '2 1/2' and bar on 4 c (probably a forgery):
Some stamp cancelled with a numeral cancel:
(Numeral cancels '39' and '41')
Forgeries, example:
(The above forgery even has an impressed watermark!)
Mauritius 1896-1920 and miscellaneous
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