Blue Mauritius

The Hunt for the World's Most Valuable Stamps

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In September 1847 coloured squares of paper were stuck to envelopes and used to send out admission cards to a fancy-dress ball on the tropical island of Mauritius. No-one at the party would have guessed that the envelopes bearing these stamps would one day be worth more than a million dollars.

When a two pence 'Blue Mauritius' surfaced on the fledgling French stamp-collecting market in 1865 it gained instant celebrity. Then in 1903, when a perfect specimen, discovered in a childhood album, was bought at auction by the Prince of Wales, the Blue Mauritius gained super-star status.

Even now, the stamps of 'Post Office Mauritius' remain synonymous with fame, wealth and mystery. Helen Morgan tells the fascinating story of the most coveted scraps of paper in existence, from Amuritius' Port Louis to Bordeaux, India and Great Britain, Switzerland and Japan, into the fantasies and imagination of stamp collectors everywhere.

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Year Published:
2009
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781843544364
Number of Pages:
336
Publication Date:
01/04/2009
Publisher:
Atlantic Books
Authors:
Morgan, Helen
Illustrations Note:
Integrated prints and line drawings throughout
Publication Date:
01/04/2009
Place of Publication:
London
SKU:
9781843544364

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