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English: Scan of an image of a Mauritius postage stamp issued in 1859, and therefore in the public domain worldwide. Looks like an early impression (SG N°s 36-37).
Date (scan from a 1993 catalog).
Source David Feldman SA, Mauritius Classic Postage Stamps and Postal History, Switzerland (1993) (auction catalog) p. 98
Author Engraved on copper by J. Lapirot (the image, supposed to be of the Queen, is rather poor).
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  • 2008-04-22 02:35 Ecphora 601×669× (556398 bytes) (== Summary == This is a scan of an image of a postage stamp issued in 1859, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. The scan was taken from the image in David Feldman SA, ''Maurtius Classic Postage Stamps and Postal History,'' Switzerlan)

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