Blue Mauritius, book cover

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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.

Post Office Mauritius (15), one penny, used (XV) (1847)

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From
1847
To
1847
Functions
Cover and Stamp
Alternative Names
  • Marquay envelope
Location
Tapling Collection, British Library, London
Summary

1d. Used. The stamp is cancelled with a large double-lined circular postmark reading MAURITIUS POST OFFICE, dated 21 September 1847. In addition, the cover bears a PENNY POST mark in a rectangle.

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1847
Used on an envelope, which probably contained an entry card to Lady Gomm’s ball, addressed to Monsieur Alcide Marquay.
1876
Bought by Edouard Buger for Fr.75 (£3).
1878
Major Evans bought Buger’s collection, while in Mauritius, for Fr.250 (£10).
1884
Thomas Keay Tapling bought Evans’s collection, the value of the envelope reckoned at £75.
1891
The British Museum received Tapling’s collection as a bequest.
1973
Tapling Collection transferred to the British Library.

Prepared by: Helen Morgan

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