Queen Victoria — Inscription: "POST OFFICE" issue, Mauritius, 1847
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1847
Issuing entity
MauritiusThe Queen Victoria — Inscription: "POST OFFICE" issue is a set of postage stamps released in Mauritius on 21 September 1847. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1–1‑2).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1P orange; 2P dark blue. Perforation: Imperforated. No watermark is recorded. Design is credited to Joseph Osmond Barnard. Engraving or printing is credited to Joseph Osmond Barnard. Sheet size: 12. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (RedMauritius1847postoffice.jpg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Sheet size
- 12
- Perforation
- Imperforated
Technical characteristics
- Engraving or printing
- Joseph Osmond Barnard
Design
- Designer
- Joseph Osmond Barnard
- Values and colours
- 1P orange · 2P dark blue
Identification
- Issue date
- 21 September 1847
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 1–1‑2
Catalogue references
- StampWorld1–1‑2
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.