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| Due to their high value, Mauritius stamps have soon become the object of forgeries. | |||
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| Te 'Post Office' issue.Mauritius of 1847 (1d orange and, 2d blue) were of particular interest to forgers. Click on the picture for details of forgeries and copies | |||
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| Forgery of the Mauritius 'Britannia' issue by the Spiro firm in Germany between 1865 and 1880 | |||
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Five different forgeries of the Mauritius Britannia
1849-1858 issues, cancelled, probably all printed by the Spiro firm
in Germany between 1865 and 1880
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Forgery of Mauritius Scott #15, the 2-pence stamp of the 1859 issue, commonly referred to as the 'fillet head'. Seldom seen, catalogue value if genuine would be $100,000.00 | ||
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