Dimensions
163 x 223 x 31mm
Mauritius is famous for its dodo but there is another near-extinct export that has its own fabulous story - the world's most sought after postage stamps.
'Blue Mauritius' is an adventure that begins at a fancy dress ball on a tropical Indian Ocean island, and unfolds through discoveries of the stamps in Bordeaux, Mauritius, India and Britain. It is the fascinating story of the birth of philately: the first acquisitions were made by women, but schoolboys and kings were also collectors. Today, the men who hunt the legendary Blue Mauritius are no petty paper-chasers; they are as serious about their vocation as big game hunters from days of Empire. And there is still a chance that, at any moment, more treasure may be discovered.
