 |
|||||
|
|||||
| Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1 |
|
|||||
|
|||||
| Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1 |
Return To Catalogue - Mauritius 1847-1859
Currency: 12 pence = 1 Shilling;
20 Shillings = 1 Pound
1878: 100 Cents = 1 Rupie
Note: on my website many of the
pictures can not be seen! They are of course present in the catalogue;
contact me if you want to purchase it.
For the specialist, there are 12 types of each of this stamp. Specialists distinghuish between early printing and printings from worn plates.
Plate reconstruction of types 1 to 12 of the 1 p value. Image
obtained from a Siegel auction
For the One Penny stamps:
Position 1: 'PENNY' smaller than in the other types.
Positions 1(?), 2, 6, 7, 8, 11 and 12 on the plate.
Uncancelled stamp once belonging to the Ferrary collection
(position 10 with larger 'S' of 'POSTAGE')
Strip of two stamps. Position 2-3, originating from the Ferrari
collection. It was offered as item 354 in the II Ferrari auction
Positions 1 and 2
Position 4, 5 and most likely position 6
Position 8
Position 5, worn plate
Positions 10, 11 and 12 of the plate
Position 10
Position 1?
Misprint 'PENOE' instead of 'PENCE':
This misprint occurs in position 7 of the plate (consisting of 12 stamps: 3 x 4).
Strip of 3 stamps (Types 7, 8 and 9) with the Type 7 'O' error on
the left.
For the 'TWO PENCE' stamps:
Position 1: 'CE' of 'PENCE are touching
Position 6: second 'E' of 'PENCE' very far from the right border
Position 7: 'PENOE' instead of 'PENCE'
Position 11: 'PENCE' in taller lettering
