A listing of postage stamps of Mauritius depicting design errors.
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1847 (month unknown)
Mauritius
1-penny and 2-pence stamps with "POST OFFICE" instead of intended "POST PAID". Corrected and re-issued in 1848.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1-2
Approximate value: US$1900000.00.
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1948 March 22
Mauritius
Centenary of Mauritius postage stamps. The first two stamps of Mauritius were inscribed "POST OFFICE", which was corrected in 1847 to "POST PAID".
5-cent stamp depicts 1847 1-penny "POST OFFICE" stamp;
1-rupee stamp depicts 1847 2-pence "POST OFFICE" stamp.
Catalog numbers: Scott 225,228
Approximate value: US$0.55.
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1950 July 1
Mauritius
12-cent stamp depicts a Dodo bird and map of Mauritius, with incorrect latitude for Port Louis as 21 degrees, rather than 20. The number was corrected when re-issued in 1953.
Catalog numbers: Scott 241
Approximate value: US$1.50.
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2006 December 7
Mauritius
15-rupee stamp depicts children playing hopscotch, with caption "Hop Scotch" instead of "Hopscotch".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1033
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2007 December 4
Mauritius
5-rupees stamp depicts nine portraits and captions of first elected cabinet, but A.H. Osman appears in place of A.M. Osman, and incorrect captions "Dr. G. Millien" instead of "Dr. E. Millien", and "R. Vaghjee" instead of "H.R. Vaghjee".
Catalog numbers: Scott 1047
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