MAURITIUS                        SUPERB                RARE

THE DODO

 AIRMAIL REGISTERED COVER TO  GWENT, UK.

 REGISTERED NUMBER : R  PHILATELIC BUREAU ,PORT LOUIS 47. No3078.

  ON REVERSE COVER  SHOWING :-

1.  HAND STAMPED " PORT LOUIS*MAURITIUS*25 JU 07".

 

   OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER  AND LEAFLET FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

THE DODO OF MAURITIUS FULL SET -- 4 STAMPS.

STAMPS :-

1.Rs5 --- JOURNAL OF THE GELDERLAND,1601.

     DRAWING OF DODO.

2. Rs10-- ADRIAN VAN DE VENNE ,1626

     PEN DRAWING OF DODO

3. Rs15-- HARRISON ,1798

      DODO PAINTING

4. Rs25-- J.W.FROHAWK, 1905

     CHROMOLITHOGRAPH BY  FROHAWK IS TAKEN FROM LORD 

    WALTER ROTHSCHILD'S " EXTINCT BIRDS".

1. ALL  STAMPS X4 , WELL CENTRED  WITH SPECIAL CANCELLATION

 " FIRST DAY OF ISSUE*MAURITIUS: THE DOD0 *RAPHUSCUCULLATUS*26 JUNE 2007"

 SAME  SPECIAL CANCELLATION ON A CLEAR CLEAR ON FRONT.

 2. MAURITIUS EMBLEMS ON FRONT COVER AND ON REVERSE COVER.

 ON REVERSE COVER SHOWING:-

 " PORT LOUIS*MAURITIUS*8 AM, 25 JU07"

 SAME  CANCELLATION ON A CLEAR AREA.

STAMP SIZE : 34.4 X30mm

PERFORATION : 14X2

GUM: PVA

PAPER :  CA SPIRAL WATERMARKED.

 RELEASED DATE: 25 JUNE 2007

  THE ABOVE ITEM  ISSUED ON DATE OF ISSUE 

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  RELEASED DATE : 25 JUNE 2007

AS SCANNED

PACKAGING ON HARDBOARD BACKED COVER  FOR SAFETY

  

TRACKING NUMBER-- SIGNED FOR