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.

Royal Philatelic Collection

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Collection
Location
St James's Palace, London, United Kingdom
Summary

Members of the British Royal family have been collecting stamps since the 1860s, and several have held official positions within the Royal Philatelic Society; chief amongst these was George V. As Prince of Wales, he added two Post Office Mauritius to the collection.

Now housed at St James's Palace, the collection is the world's most comprehensive collection of postage stamps devoted to Great Britain and the Commonwealth.

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Events

1904
Two pence 'Post Office' stamp, unused, passed into the Royal Collection purchased from the Puttick and Simpson auction.
1904
One penny 'Post Office' stamp, used, on envelope, passed into the Royal Collection from the possession of the Earl of Kintore.

Prepared by: Helen Morgan

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