Penny for your thoughts, stamp valued at £4 million

Mauritius in 1847 became the first British colony to issue postage stamps. Two of them, the ‘post office’ Penny Red and two Penny Blue, would mark the history of philately. The two stamps, which are among the rarest in the world, are so called because of the words ‘post office’ which appear down their left [...]

01 Jul 2011, The Independent Daily