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Post Office Mauritius
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Estimated value: US$1.67 million
Post Office Mauritius is an error postal stamp issued in Mauritius.
In September 1847, Lady Gomm, Mauritius'
governor's wife, invited friends and celebrities to a ball. For the
convenience of sending out the invitations, the Mauritius Post Office
issued a set of stamps designed by Joseph Barnard, following the pattern
of British stamps. However, the words of "Post Office" instead of "Post
Paid" were engraved on the copper plate of the stamp, which produced a
big mistake. A total of 240 pieces of this stamp were sold before the
error was noticed.
There are only 26 known pieces of the
Post Office Mauritius stamps that have survived to this day, including
several 14 one-penny and 12 two-penny pieces. In 2011, a blue two-penny
Post Office Mauritius was auctioned off for 1.05 million pounds (US$1.67
million) in the UK.
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