Indian Ocean

Western Australia Postcard to Port Louis, Mauritius 1902

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008: Australia & Dependencies, Australian States, Ceylon, Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Paquebots, Postcards, Western Australia

Maurice Mishkel This République Française Carte Postale has two red Western Australia 1d ‘Swan' stamps cancelled with two duplex FREMANTLE / 4/ SP 15/ 02/ W.A postmarks with the P.O obliterator, and it is addressed to Monsieur A. de Speville, Banque ...

Stamps of Malagasy Republic: Aquarium Fish series (1994)

Monday, July 14th, 2008: Fish on Stamps, Indian Ocean, Malagasy Repbublic, Stamp Profiles, Topicals or Thematics

William Cochrane. Illustrated are some of the stamps and the very handsome miniature sheet, featuring a splendid Goldfish, in the series devoted to Aquarium Fish. Related posts:Stamps of Moheli: The First Issues (1906-12) Moheli, the fourth island of the Comoros, did not ...

Madagascar: Definitive series (1930-1944)

Monday, June 30th, 2008: France & Colonies, Indian Ocean, Madagascar, Malagasy Repbublic, Stamp Profiles

The definitive series of 1930-1944 was unusual, as French colonial sets went, in that four of its designs were typographed, while the fifth was recess-printed. Related posts:Stamps of Moheli: The First Issues (1906-12) Moheli, the fourth island of the Comoros, did ...

Stamps of Moheli: The First Issues (1906-12)

Thursday, May 29th, 2008: Classic Stamps, Comoros, First Issues, France & Colonies, Indian Ocean, Moheli, Provisionals, Surcharges

Moheli, the fourth island of the Comoros, did not adopt its own stamps until 1906 and therefore avoided many of the permutations, which characterised the other islands’ issues. Like the others, however, it had a rash of provisional 5 and 10c. ...

Mauritius: 22nd Commonwealth Conference (1976)

Sunday, May 4th, 2008: Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Stamp Profiles

The designs of the two vertical stamps give the effect of overlapping circles. John Waddington’s Studio prepared the designs and the printing was carried out by the House of Questa in lithography. The R1 value (sg 510, scott 427) features the ...

Britannias

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008: Barbados, British Commonwealth, Classic Stamps, Glossary, Indian Ocean, Mauritius, Trinidad, West Indies

Popular name for the early issues of Barbados, Mauritius and Trinidad, which show a seated figure of Britannia holding a spear. Related posts:War Tax Stamps - The British Empire’s Effort 1914-1920 Cyril McColough and Russell Stern There are many stamps issued...Western ...