Ich habe hier noch etwas interessantes für Sammler dieses Gebietes. Es handelt sich um Stempel.

Ich hoffe es hilft einigen weiter !

Harald

MAURITIUS From 1848 through 1860, seventeen post offices opened in Mauritius, all using ringed numerical oblits identified as the following towns (and postal districts). Several of the numerical oblits are considered as being rare: "7", "9", "10", "13", "15", and "17".

1 Mahébourg (Grand Port)
2 Centre de Flacq (Flacq)
3 Pamplemousses (Pamplemous)
4 Souillac (Savanna)
5 Plaines Wilhelms (Plaines Wilhelm)
6 Curepipe (Plaines Wilhelm)
7 Petite Riviére (Black River)[1851]
8 Ville Bague (Flacq)
9 Poudre d’Or (Riviere du Remp)
10 Grand Bay (Pamplemous)
11 Moka (Moka)
12 Black River (Black River)
13 Grand River S.E. (Grand Port)
14 Riviére du Rempart (Riviére du Remp)
15 Plaine Magnien (Grand Port)
16 Riviére Seche (Grand Port)
17 Mare d’Albert (Grand Port)

In 1869, the number of post offices were increased and reorganized. They were given a new numerical obliterator, with the designated post office number being enclosed by a lozenge of bars. These new oblits were of two types: (1) with 3 bars above and below the number, and (2) with four bars above and below the number.

The numerical designations ran from "1" through "43", then preceded by the letter "B" running from "B44" though "65". Only several of the new oblits have been identified as to their origin, as the postal system of the time was very primitive, and record keeping was practically non-existent. Those post offices that have been identified include the following;

1 Port Louis
2 Flacq
4 St. Pierre
5 Plaine Wilhelms
7 Mapou
8 Poudre d’Or
9 Riviére du Rempart
14 Mahébourg
15 Union Vale
16 Rose Belle
20 Cluny
21 Curepipe
22 Vacoas
24 Quatre Bornes
25 Rose Hill
26 Moka
27 Beau Bassin
28 Petite Riviére
32 Pailles
33 Riviére Dragon
34 Riviére des Anguilles
35 Chemin Grenier
37 Curepipe Road
38 Midlands
43 Quartier Militaire
B45 Camp du Masque
B47 St. Julien
B48 Forest Side
B49 Réduit
B53 Port Louis
B64 Seychelles (a Dependency)
B65 Rodriguez Island (a Dependency)