Selected African Holdings

Selected African Holdings

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Items selected from the online resources at The British Library with African origination.

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Mauritius: 1847 manuscript estimate for the production ofthe "Post Office"1d, 2d, postmarks, etc., by Joseph Barnard, dated12th November, 1846.

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The first British Colonial postage stamps were issued in Mauritius in 1847. These are the famous “Post Office” issue, so called because of the inscription in the left margin. The …