THE FORMAT INTERNATIONAL SECURITY PRINTERS LTD. ARCHIVE

Information and Reference of What was Found in the Archive

Stamp issues for Mauritius printed by the Format International Security Printers Ltd. and items found in the Archive

MAURITIUS

Mauritius stamps printed by Format International Security Printers Ltd.
Links to pages with information on items found in the archive

1968 BICENTENARY OF BERNARDIN DE ST. PIERRE'S VISIT TO MAURITIUS Scott #333-8, SG #376-81



1969 BIRTH CENTENARY OF MAHATMA GANDHI Scott #357-62,362a, SG #400-5,MS406




1970 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED NATIONS Scott #374-5, SG #425-6



1971 TOURISM Scott #381-4, SG #427-30
The 15c exists with watermark reversed.
The stamps are inscribed on the back with details of tourist attractions in Mauritius.



1981 RELIGION AND CULTURE Scott #530-32, SG #625-7



1982 CENTENARY OF ROBERT KOCH'S DISCOVERY OF TUBERCLE BACILLUS Scott #553-7, SG #648-52



1983 WORLD COMMUNICATIONS YEAR Scott #562-5, SG #657-60



1983 FISHERY RESOURCES Scott #570-3, SG #565-8



1984 MAURITIUS KESTRELS Scott #583-6, SG #678-81



1984 PALM TREES Scott #591-5, SG #686-90



1987 MAURITIUS BRIDGES Scott #642-6, SG #758-62



1987 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE SEA Scott #651-4, SG #767-70
These were the last stamps printed by the Format International Security Printers Ltd. for Mauritius. The company soon after went into bankruptcy.



References taken from:
Stanley Gibbons Indian Ocean
Scott Catalog
Inventory list for the Format Archive by Robson Lowe

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