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Post Office Mauritius (24), two pence, unused (XXIV) (1847)
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- From
- 1847
- To
- 1847
- Functions
- Stamp
- Location
- Royal Collection, London
- Summary
2d. Unused. The stamp has large margins and is considered the finest known example.
Details
Events
- 1864 (?)
- James Bonar obtained the stamp in Scotland.
- 1904
- Auctioned by Puttick and Simpson in London, where it was knocked down to Mr J. Crawford for £1,450, purchasing on behalf of the Prince of Wales, later George V. The stamp passed into the Royal Collection.
Prepared by: Helen Morgan
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Bibliography
Books
- Courtney, Nicholas, The Queen's Stamps: the Authorised History of the Royal Philatelic Collection, Methuen, London, 2004. [ Details... ]
- Williams, L. N., Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, vol. 1 of 2, David Feldman, Geneva, 1993. [ Details... ]
- Williams, L. N., Encyclopaedia of Rare and Famous Stamps, vol. 2 of 2, David Feldman, Geneva, 1997. [ Details... ]
Editorials
- 'Record-Making', London Philatelist, vol. 13, no. 145, January 1904, pp. 10-11. [ Details... ]
- 'More Records', The Philatelic Record, March 1904. [ Details... ]
Journal Articles
- 'At the Home of Sir Joshua Reynolds: A Fortnightly Representative's Visit to Messrs Puttick and Simpson's Historic House - Philatelic Auctioneering, Past, Present and to Come', Supplement to the Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 9, no. 224, 10 October 1903, pp. lvi-lviii. [ Details... ]
- 'Mauritius Post Office', Deutsche Briefmarken Zeitung, vol. 15, no. 2, 29 February 1904, pp. 21-25. [ Details... ]
- 'Editorial - A Record Price', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 14, no. 163, 30 January 1904, pp. 133-34. [ Details... ]
- 'Editorial - The Exhibition', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 16, no. 191, 31 May 1906, pp. 217-18. [ Details... ]
- 'The International Philatelic Exhibition, London, 1906', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 16, no. 191, 1906, pp. 228-33. [ Details... ]
- 'Philatelic Auctioneers. No.2: Messrs. Puttick & Simpson', Stamp Collecting, vol. 12, no. 8, 9 August 1919, p. 414. [ Details... ]
- Bishop, Percy, 'Where to Hunt for Rare Stamps', Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 1, no. 1, 20 September 1913, p. 7. [ Details... ]
Journal Notes
- 'Another "Post Office" Mauritius', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 14, no. 161, 30 November 1903, p. 100. [ Details... ]
- 'A Rarity Hidden since 1864', Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 9, no. 226, 7 November 1903. [ Details... ]
- 'A Post Office for Sale', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 14, no. 161, 30 November 1903, pp. 87-88. [ Details... ]
- 'The Last "Post Office" Mauritius', London Philatelist, vol. 12, no. 144, December 1903, p. 301. [ Details... ]
- 'Discovery of Another "Post Office" Mauritius', London Philatelist, vol. 12, no. 143, November 1903, p. 269. [ Details... ]
- 'From the Auction Rooms: Sale of the "Post Office" Mauritius', Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 9, no. 231, 16 Janaury 1904, p. 190. [ Details... ]
- 'The Prince buys the "P. O." Mauritius', Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 9, no. 231, 16 Janaury 1904. [ Details... ]
- 'Who Bought It? Do You Know?', Stamp Collectors' Fortnightly, vol. 9, no. 232, 30 January 1904, p. 200. [ Details... ]
- 'Record Making', London Philatelist, vol. 13, no. 145, January 1904, p. 1. [ Details... ]
- 'The "Times" on The Sale', The Philatelic Record, vol. 26, January 1914, p. 19. [ Details... ]
- 'The Late Mr J. Crawford', Stamp Collecting, vol. 7, no. 24, 24 March 1917, p. 398. [ Details... ]
- Phillips, Charles J., 'The "Post Office" Mauritius', Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, vol. 14, no. 162, 31 December 1903, p. 124. [ Details... ]
Newspaper Articles
- 'Sale of a Rare Mauritius Stamp', The Times, 14 January 1904, p. 6. [ Details... ]
See also
- 'Rarities at Auction', London Philatelist, vol. 13, no. 146, February 1904, p. 41. [ Details... ]
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- Title
- At the Home of Sir Joshua Reynolds
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Created: 14 March 2006, Last modified: 21 August 2006