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Return To Catalogue - Mauritius
Note: on my website many of the pictures can not be seen! They are of course present in the cd's;
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Between 1861 and 1890 Mauritius postage stamps were used with the cancel 'B64'. Examples:
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2 c green and red 2 c brown and green 3 c lilac and orange 4 c red and green 6 c red 8 c lilac and blue 10 c blue and brown 12 c brown and green 13 c grey and black 15 c brown and lilac 15 c blue 16 c brown and blue 18 c blue 36 c brown and red 45 c brown and red 48 c yellow and green 75 c yellow and violet 96 c lilac and red 1 R lilac and red 1 R 50 grey and red 2 R 25 lilac and green Surcharged
'2 cents' on 4 c red and green '3 cents' on 4 c red and green '3 cents' on 10 c blue and brown '3 cents' on 16 c brown and blue '3 cents' on 36 c brown and red '6 cents' on 8 c lilac and blue '12 cents' on 16 c brown and blue '15 cents' on 16 c brown and blue '18 CENTS' on 45 c brown and red '30 cents' on 75 c yellow and violet '30 cents' on 1 R lilac and red '36 CENTS' on 45 c brown and red '45 cents' on 48 c yellow and green '45 cents' on 1 R lilac and red '45 cents' on 2 R 25 lilac and green '90 cents' on 96 c lilac and red
For the specialist: A variety of the '45 cents' on 2 R 25 stamp exist, with narrow '5' (see above for normal '5'):
(Narrow '5' variety)
The '30 cents' surcharge also exist with a variety: narrow '0'.
All these stamps have perforation 14 and the watermark of these stamps is 'CA crown':
('CA Crown' watermark')
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 |
2 c green and red | * | * | |
2 c brown and green | ** | ** | 1897? |
3 c | * | * | 1893? |
4 c | * | * | |
6 c | ** | ** | 1897? |
8 c | *** | *** | |
10 c | *** | *** | |
12 c | ** | ** | 1893? |
13 c | *** | *** | |
15 c brown and lilac | *** | *** | 1893? |
15 c blue | *** | *** | 1897? |
16 c | *** | *** | |
18 c | *** | *** | 1897? |
36 c | R | R | 1897? |
45 c | RR | RR | 1893? |
48 c | R | R | |
75 c | RR | RR | 1897? |
96 c | RR | RR | |
1 R | R | R | 1897? |
1 R 50 c | RR | RR | 1897? |
2 R 25 c | RR | RR | 1897? |
Surcharged | |||
2 c on 4 c | *** | *** | |
3 c on 4 c | ** | ** | Exists with double or inverted surcharge: RRR |
3 c on 10 c | *** | *** | Exists with double surcharge: RRR |
3 c on 16 c | *** | *** | |
3 c on 36 c | *** | *** | |
6 c on 8 c | *** | *** | Exists with inverted surcharge: RRR |
12 c on 16 c | *** | *** | Exists with inverted surcharge: RRR |
15 c on 16 c | *** | *** | Exists with double or inverted surcharge: RRR |
18 c on 45 c | *** | *** | Exists with double surcharge: RRR |
30 c on 75 c | *** | *** | Variety: narrow '0': R |
30 c on 1 R | *** | *** | Variety: narrow '0': R Exists with double surcharge: RRR |
36 c on 45 c | R | R | |
45 c on 48 c | R | R | |
45 c on 1 R | R | R | |
45 c on 2 R 25 | RR | RR | Variety: narrow '5': RR |
90 c on 96 c | RR | RR |
('B64' cancel)
I've been told that the above stamp is a forgery (with watermark 'Crown CA'!), I have no further information.
(Forged inverted '12 cents' on 16 c stamp, I have no further information)
Fiscal stamps: postage stamps overprinted 'REVENUE'
This revenue stamp was issued in 1894; the following values exist: 4 c on 3 c, 4 c on 6 c, 4 c on 8 c (two types 'cents' or 'CENTS'), 4 c on 10 c and 4 c on 15 c. In 1902 the 2 c brown and green stamp was overprinted 'Revenue'.
2 c brown and green 3 c green 6 c red 12 c olive and green 15 c blue 18 c olive and red 30 c lilac and green 45 c brown and red 75 c yellow and lilac 1 R 50 black and red 2 R 25 lilac and green Surcharged '3 cents' on 15 c blue '3 cents' on 18 c green and red '3 cents' on 45 c brown and red
These stamps have perforation 14, they have watermark 'CA Crown' or 'Multiple CA 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 |
Watermark 'CA Crown' | |||
2 c | * | * | |
3 c | * | * | |
6 c | ** | ** | |
12 c | *** | *** | |
15 c | *** | *** | |
18 c | *** | *** | |
30 c | *** | *** | |
45 c | *** | *** | |
75 c | R | R | |
1 R 50 | R | R | |
2 R 25 | RR | RR | |
3 c on 15 c | *** | *** | |
3 c on 18 c | R | R | |
3 c on 45 c | *** | *** | |
Watermark 'Multiple CA Crown' | |||
2 c | * | * | |
3 c | * | * | |
6 c | ** | * | |
12 c | *** | *** | |
15 c | *** | *** | |
18 c | *** | *** | |
30 c | *** | *** | |
45 c | *** | *** | |
75 c | *** | *** | |
1 R 50 | R | R | |
2 R 25 | RR | RR |
A 30 c violet and green stamp with overprint '4 cents Revenue' exists for fiscal purposes (issued 1904).
Inscription 'POSTAGE POSTAGE'
2 c brown and green 3 c green 6 c red 12 c brown and green 15 c blue 18 c green and red 30 c violet and green 45 c brown and red 75 c yellow and violet 1 R 50 c black and red 2 R 25 c lilac and green
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 'Multiple CA Crown', inscription 'POSTAGE POSTAGE', perforated 14 | |||
2 c | * | * | |
3 c | * | * | |
6 c | ** | ** | |
12 c | ** | ** | |
15 c | *** | ** | |
18 c | *** | *** | |
30 c | *** | *** | |
45 c | *** | *** | |
75 c | *** | *** | |
1 R 50 | R | *** | |
2 R 25 | RR | R |
Inscription 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' (1917)
2 c brown and green 3 c green 3 c black 4 c green 4 c green and red 5 c brown 6 c red 6 c lilac 9 c red 12 c grey 12 c red 15 c blue 15 c yellow 18 c lilac on yellow 20 c blue 25 c black and red on yellow 30 c lilac and green 45 c lilac and orange 50 c lilac and black 75 c black on green 1 R lilac and red 1 R 50 c lilac and blue on blue 2 R 25 c green and lilac 5 R green and blue
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 'Multiple CA Crown' (1917), inscription 'POSTAGE & REVENUE ', perforated 14 | |||
2 c | c | * | |
3 c green | * | * | |
5 c | * | * | |
6 c red | * | * | |
12 c grey | ** | ** | |
15 c blue | ** | ** | |
18 c | *** | *** | |
25 c | ** | ** | |
30 c | *** | *** | |
45 c | *** | *** | |
50 c | *** | *** | |
75 c | *** | *** | |
1 R | *** | *** | |
1 R 50 | R | R | |
2 R 25 | R | R | |
5 R | RR | RR | |
Watermark 'Multiple Script CA Crown' (1921), inscription 'POSTAGE & REVENUE ', perforated 14 | |||
2 c | c | c | |
3 c green | c | c | |
3 c black | * | * | |
4 c green | * | * | |
4 c green and red | * | * | |
5 c | * | * | |
6 c red | * | * | |
6 c lilac | * | c | |
9 c | * | * | |
12 c grey | *** | *** | |
12 c red | * | * | |
15 c blue | *** | *** | |
15 c yellow | * | * | |
18 c | * | * | |
20 c | * | c | |
25 c | * | * | |
30 c | * | * | |
45 c | ** | ** | |
50 c | ** | ** | |
75 c | *** | *** | |
1 R | *** | *** | |
1 R 50 | *** | *** | |
2 R 25 | *** | *** | |
5 R | R | R |
Example:
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Several fiscal stamps of Mauritius were overprinted 'SEYCHELLES', to be used in Seychelles. For example the series with 'FIRST OF EXCHANGE', 'SECOND OF EXCHANGE' and 'THIRD OF EXCHANGE' of 1897:
In the above design were issued: '4 CENTS' on 5 c green, 5 c green, 10 c green, 25 c green, 40 c red and 1.25 R brown.
Furthermore some internal revenues were overprinted, example of such an internal revenue stamp of Mauritius (1898):
This overprint exists on the values 5 c lilac and blue, 10 c blue, 12 c blue, 15 c blue, 25 c blue, 50 c blue, 1 R brown and lilac, 2 R 50 brown and lilac and 5 R brown and lilac.
Futhermore several postage stamps of Seychelles with Queen Victoria (see under postage stamps for an example) and King Edward were overprinted for fiscal use with 'Revenue'.
In 1906 and 1920 special fiscal stamps were issued with the portraits of King Edward and King George respectively.
(Fiscal stamp with King Edward, the following values were issued 4 c lilac and green, 50 c lilac and green, 1 R green and blue, 2.50 R green and black and 5 R green and red)
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