Front:
POST OFFICE
MAURITIUSX
X ONE PENNYC
The "Post Office Mauritius", issued on that island in 1847,
is among the rarest and most prized stamps in the world-
worth from $5,000 to $30,000. Printed one at a time, the
late in arriving from England, and used principally in the
mailing of invitations to a governor's ball. (Early reports
suggest that the governor's wife instigated the whole affair
. . . but the story has since become apocryphal). A word
mix-up ("Post Office" rather than the correct "Post Paid"
appears on the face) gives the stamp its famous title.
Back:
PRINTED MATTER
Dear Doctor
PORT
LOUIS
2-PM
The "Post Office
"Mauritius" is indeed
one of the classic stamps
of all time. Another
"Classic" well-known to
PENTOTHAL ___ a
PENTOTHAL (Thiopental, Abbott)
this tiny island is
drug
of choice the world
over. More than 25
years of continuous
and increasing use
have made it nearly
intraneous with
us anesthesia.
Abbott
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LABOURDONNAIS STATUE
MAURITIUS
