Blue Mauritius, book cover

Welcome to the Blue Mauritius Research Companion

This website contains biographical and bibliographical information about the Post Office Mauritius stamps and subjects related to them. It is based on my research for the book Blue Mauritius: The Hunt for the World's Most Valuable Stamps.

Book

Author
Melville, Fred
Title
The Complete Philatelist
Imprint
The Philatelic Institute, London, 1924
Abstract

The message of this book is "Collector, know your stamps." (Preface)

In particular: chapter 3, "The Principles of Collecting"; and chapter 18, "Philatelic Literature".

Concepts