File:Sherwin.jpg

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English: British Empire postage stamp issued in 1859 (the so-called Mauritius Sherwin), and therefore in the public domain worldwide. Extremely rare.
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Source Scan of an image in David Feldman SA, Mauritius Classic Postage Stamps and Postal History, Switzerland (1993), auction catalogue p. 119
Author Engraved by R. Sherwin from the 1848 plate model.
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  • 2008-04-22 02:39 Ecphora 1081×1243× (1689051 bytes) == Summary == This is a scan of an image of a postage stamp issued in 1859, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. The scan was taken from the image in David Feldman SA, ''Maurtius Classic Postage Stamps and Postal History,'' Switzerlan

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