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    Mauritius issued revenue stamps from 1 March 1869 to 1904. There were various types of fiscal stamps for different uses. The first bill stamps of Mauritius...
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  • Revenue stamps of Seychelles were first issued in 1893, when the islands were a dependency of the British Crown Colony of Mauritius. The first stamps...
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  • Mauritius, 1869-1904 - Revenue stamps of Mauritius Nova Scotia, 1869 - Revenue stamps of Canada Seychelles, 1897 - Revenue stamps of Seychelles Jammu and...
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  • is a list of the highest known prices paid for philatelic items, including stamps and covers. The current record price for a single stamp is US$9,480...
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    (1919) – one of Malta's rarest stamps Melita issue (1922–26) – stamp issue commemorating Malta's self-government Mauritius "Post Office" stamps 1904 Pictorial...
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    service, as a stream of new stamps was produced by countries that sought to advertise their distinctiveness through their stamps. Stamp collecting is generally...
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    Revenue stamps of the United Kingdom refer to the various revenue or fiscal stamps, whether adhesive, directly embossed or otherwise, which were issued...
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    Mauritius, a small island in the southwest Indian Ocean, is important to the world of philately for a number of reasons. Its first two postage stamps...
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    image Pneumatic post stamps – for mail sent using pressurized air tubes, only produced in Italy Postage and revenue stampsstamps which were equally valid...
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  • stamps and postal history of Mauritius Quartier Militaire - Quatre Bornes Réduit (Mauritius) - Revenue stamps of Mauritius - Rivière des Créoles - Rivière...
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    postage and revenue stamps of the United Kingdom issued in 1887 are known as the "Jubilee" issue because they were issued during the year of the Golden...
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    Key type stamps are stamps of a uniform design that were widely used by colonial territories in the 19th and 20th centuries. The idea was invented by Perkins...
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  • A revenue service, revenue agency or taxation authority is a government agency responsible for the intake of government revenue, including taxes and sometimes...
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    thus the islands should be handed back to Mauritius. In August 2021, the Universal Postal Union banned BIOT stamps from being used in the BIOT, a move Mauritian...
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  • life member of the Royal Philatelic Society of Canada Paul Darke, founder of the largest recorded collection of disability themed stamps in the world...
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    a wide range of artefacts in addition to postage stamps, from newspaper stamps to a press used to print the first British postage stamps. The first notable...
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    December 1861 and stamps of Mauritius were used there until 1890. The next post office in Seychelles was not opened until 1901. The first stamps marked Seychelles...
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    Penny Lilac (category Postage and revenue stamps)
    INLAND REVENUE". All previous stamps had been inscribed merely "POSTAGE". This stamp remained the standard letter stamp for the remainder of Queen Victoria's...
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  • dies and stamps intended for use by the Stamp Revenue in America and the West Indies from 1765-66. A mixed collection of postage and revenue stamps, dating...
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    Penny Black (category Postage stamps of the United Kingdom)
    anniversary of the postage stamp with a Google doodle of the Penny Black. List of British postage stamps List of notable postage stamps Mauritius "Post Office"...
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    stamps have been issued for the territory since 17 January 1968. As the territory was originally part of Mauritius and the Seychelles, these stamps were...
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    postage stamps while working for De La Rue in London. His engravings were used to produce stamps of the United Kingdom, the Confederate States of America...
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  • postage and the issue of the first stamps. About 2700 unissued Mauritius Britannia-seated stamps were overprinted L.P.E. 1890 in red from imperforate sheets...
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  • Seychelles Postal Service (category Companies of Seychelles)
    sub-office of Mauritius, was opened in Victoria in 1861 but used Mauritius stamps, until 5 July 1880, when only Seychelles stamps were valid though Mauritius stamps...
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    David Feldman (philatelist) (category Philately of Mauritius)
    which comprised the 1847 1d Orange-red and the 2d Deep Blue Mauritius "Post Office" stamps, which brought 6,175,000 Swiss francs including all commissions...
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    15 April 1852 and these stamps went on sale the same day. The stamps did not show the denomination. The 2d greyish slate stamp is known bisected and used...
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  • De La Rue (category Postage stamps of the United Kingdom)
    1855 it started printing postage stamps and in 1860 banknotes. The company's first banknotes were made for Mauritius. In 1896, the family partnership...
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    This article lists countries alphabetically, with total tax revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) for the listed countries. The tax percentage...
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    Two penny blue (category Postage stamps of the United Kingdom)
    : 161  Officially the stamps were valid for postage from 6 May.: 164  It was first sold to the public at the London Inland revenue office on 6 May 1840...
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    Corporation. SBI China SBI (Mauritius) Ltd SBI established an offshore bank in 1989, State Bank of India International (Mauritius) Ltd. This then amalgamated...
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