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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcwCwWtvG4mX408Ybp9yEknKtjiiK6NvY0Z7wRZhBwWNsjqIQj84qwwczXHho_wnCxOwQQ-07LB8ljaD5Ahlr5joRzIDEnSZNQMRzWBvh36C1cnTzgiXrSN7fjz1Bvacm0Uqd4cy2vZI/s1600/Freshwater+Flora+FDC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="829" data-original-width="1600" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZcwCwWtvG4mX408Ybp9yEknKtjiiK6NvY0Z7wRZhBwWNsjqIQj84qwwczXHho_wnCxOwQQ-07LB8ljaD5Ahlr5joRzIDEnSZNQMRzWBvh36C1cnTzgiXrSN7fjz1Bvacm0Uqd4cy2vZI/s400/Freshwater+Flora+FDC.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b><br /></b><b>Rs11 <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.5pt;">–</span> Water hyssop (<i>Bacopa monnieri</i>)</b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEB-bXUpd3M142ph5YNcZ-x-VNJqOiXzgvBDcKIRsxBgbsIZKNdvrLnandFGOwUNbhZ1tM2c-mkgwoQHykVS9jOhJFrXLMUEDMUQw3o1Im6NfvmNxTwQYCFRVyTn1MHCAhcd0TN42dCY/s1600/Freshwater+Flora+Rs11+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="654" data-original-width="432" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIEB-bXUpd3M142ph5YNcZ-x-VNJqOiXzgvBDcKIRsxBgbsIZKNdvrLnandFGOwUNbhZ1tM2c-mkgwoQHykVS9jOhJFrXLMUEDMUQw3o1Im6NfvmNxTwQYCFRVyTn1MHCAhcd0TN42dCY/s320/Freshwater+Flora+Rs11+Stamp.jpg" width="211" /></span></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>B. monnieri</i>, commonly referred to as the water hyssop, is a perennial (lives for more than two years), creeping herb native to the wetlands of southern and Eastern India, the Mascarenes, Australia, Europe, Africa, Asia, and North and South America.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Usually found on marshes of brackish water around coastal areas, <i>B. monnieri</i> is fairly ramified, with roots appearing on the nodes of the branches. The leaves are relatively fleshy, and the solitary flowers are white despite tinges of purple having been observed occasionally.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The water hyssop is a medicinal herb used in Ayurveda, where it is also known as "Brahmi", after Brahm膩, the creator God of the Hindu pantheon. It is thought to cure epilepsy, asthma, ulcers, tumors, ascites, enlarged spleen, inflammations, leprosy, anaemia, and gastroenteritis.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>B. monnieri</i> is listed as 'least concern' by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as it is widespread with stable populations and does not face any major threats.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Rs13 <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 115%;">–  </span>Mexican primrose willow (<i>Ludwigia octovalvis</i>)</b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fF0Z0ynHVpOjFmHJs1BhpO1Amyh6KS30b5KcmHjXPR9L9tWhSDpjOrrh9dGQgAu6G5pCMZNx_Wl0FfQTJwH654DKMC8uy4KaLfCALQ16aYIKBPaquaIHJpTEdDE-37mMwYnWgaJV1vY/s1600/Freshwater+Flora+Rs13+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: black;"><img border="0" data-original-height="679" data-original-width="438" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2fF0Z0ynHVpOjFmHJs1BhpO1Amyh6KS30b5KcmHjXPR9L9tWhSDpjOrrh9dGQgAu6G5pCMZNx_Wl0FfQTJwH654DKMC8uy4KaLfCALQ16aYIKBPaquaIHJpTEdDE-37mMwYnWgaJV1vY/s320/Freshwater+Flora+Rs13+Stamp.jpg" width="206" /></span></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>L. octovalvis</i> can be found in Central America, the Mascarenes, Australia, South-East Asia, the Middle East, and the Central<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.5pt; line-height: 19.1667px;">–</span>West African regions.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Mexican primrose willow is found on wet areas, marshes and along rivers or paths. It grows to one meter tall on average, though old specimens can exceptionally reach up to four metres in height. Its leaves are covered in small hairs and its flowers are yellow in appearance.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> In Mauritius, this species is commonly referred to as "<i>herbe les mares</i>", "<i>herbe gandia</i>" or "<i>herbe Jos茅phine</i>". Used in herbal medicine, <i>L. octovalvis</i> is known for its anti<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.6667px;">–</span>ageing properties.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>L. octovalvis</i> is usually considered as an invasive species and is also listed as 'least concern' by the IUCN.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> Rs16 & Rs31  <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif;">–  </span>Sacred lotus (<i>Nelumbo nucifera</i>)</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <span style="color: black;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EWJYRFKT-F5fEB7iEHB44R1OOdpYqQIfCT9VQ8yiUBmOao5oHRqNgQ_7kpv7Akt7rukG1Hq17rOTVyVa9VMIO18XDsqg31-SSIvuw1KayoBwCKr9GUBcRjnQ2FUY8RcsbLB8SqdzY3M/s1600/Freshwater+Flora+Rs16+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="445" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2EWJYRFKT-F5fEB7iEHB44R1OOdpYqQIfCT9VQ8yiUBmOao5oHRqNgQ_7kpv7Akt7rukG1Hq17rOTVyVa9VMIO18XDsqg31-SSIvuw1KayoBwCKr9GUBcRjnQ2FUY8RcsbLB8SqdzY3M/s320/Freshwater+Flora+Rs16+Stamp.jpg" width="205" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0u46MGSKeSmep_KWZlR1A12BO8Sfcvzic7S1B2nU_x56qweegA_EgFWDYJ6_CiA87zY8U9WIhuJI3uexVJjuWcluX28gcoVujZ7G5jheEOuRQt7-CW4WWV-hbSTMoPp_QWHKojsm0x8/s1600/Freshwater+Flora+Rs31+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="457" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-0u46MGSKeSmep_KWZlR1A12BO8Sfcvzic7S1B2nU_x56qweegA_EgFWDYJ6_CiA87zY8U9WIhuJI3uexVJjuWcluX28gcoVujZ7G5jheEOuRQt7-CW4WWV-hbSTMoPp_QWHKojsm0x8/s320/Freshwater+Flora+Rs31+Stamp.jpg" width="212" /></a></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>N. nucifera,</i> commonly known as the lotus or the sacred lotus, is an aquatic perennial native to tropical Asia, and Queensland, Australia. It is the national flower of India and Vietnam.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>N. nucifera</i> normally grows up to a height of about 150 cm and a horizontal spread of 3 metres. Leaves can be as larges as 60 cm in diameter, while its showy flowers may be up to 20 cm in diameter. The colour of flowers range from white, yellow, pink and red to bi<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.6667px;">–</span>colour. <i>N. nucifera</i> is often confused with the water lily, especially the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymphaea_caerulea" target="_blank">blue water lily (<i>Nymphaea caerulea</i>)</a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>N. nucifera</i> is considered as sacred by Hindus and Buddhists. It is associated to many Asian divinities who are often represented with the flower or the plant itself. Besides, the lotus is also edible; its stems, leaves and seeds can be consumed raw, cooked or ground into flour.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>N. nucifera</i> also has proven anti<span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.6667px;">–</span>eutrophication properties. Its large leaves reduce sunlight reaching the lower part of the water. Algae growth is subsequently reduced and oxygen content has been observed to be 20 percent higher.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The first specimens of the sacred lotus were introduced to Mauritius in the 18th century under French rule. Local specimens can be found at the Pamplemousses botanic garden, and occasionally in private gardens.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Source: FDC insert and Wikipedia</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><br /></i></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> Technical Details</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Date of issue</i>: 18 October 2016</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Design</i>: Graphic Dept., the Mauritius Post Ltd</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Stamps size: 27.94 x 44.45 mm</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Printer</i>: BDT International Security Printing Ltd, Dublin, Ireland</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Process</i>: Lithography</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Number per sheet</i>: 50 stamps set in two panes of 25 separated by gutter</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Watermark</i>: w18 <span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 16.6667px;">–</span> CASCO</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Perforation</i>: 14 x 2 cm</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Courtesy</i>: Dr Claudia Baider, Mauritius Herbarium for the texts</div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>David</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/freshwater-flora.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/freshwater-flora.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2018-02-11T01:01:00+04:00'>1:01 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/freshwater-flora.html#comment-form' onclick=''> 215 comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1083208175'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=5371944458892551903&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=5371944458892551903&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=5371944458892551903&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h_ORaUnQIOE6KsDpktMJiHGf8vv9paduYcK1vS35otfSgjkIWJWQ_bbcYtJVqgmh1OW07jZTT-wy-2TVo6dFIQWPPZABh_xQs07Am3LtkxEtf0aSrQpXgTwTjfszOPvdHvUOHS0JVVg/s1600/Nature+Walk+Official+FDC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="849" data-original-width="1600" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h_ORaUnQIOE6KsDpktMJiHGf8vv9paduYcK1vS35otfSgjkIWJWQ_bbcYtJVqgmh1OW07jZTT-wy-2TVo6dFIQWPPZABh_xQs07Am3LtkxEtf0aSrQpXgTwTjfszOPvdHvUOHS0JVVg/s400/Nature+Walk+Official+FDC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Forestry Service under the aegis of the Ministry of Agro Industry & Food Security has created three nature walks, namely: Powder Mills Nature Walk, Pamplemousse; Mon Vert Nature Walk, Forest Side; and Sophie Nature Walk, Plaine Sophie. The nature walks were created with a view to providing forest leisure and recreational facilities to local and tourists.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrrXBUMlsC51s8kMecRjGt5gSjb68Inl-hXQNtwO6xrkf9BSB57i7TMePFu7AiSdjKLH_ThaoiRNpnt8eaUmVsGptgpEyoEY2xoW6Sf37-qQVleCzgASaUrcUjKvKGlGeNjR-Hz4Cje0/s1600/Nature+Walk+Full+Set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="702" data-original-width="921" height="243" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrrXBUMlsC51s8kMecRjGt5gSjb68Inl-hXQNtwO6xrkf9BSB57i7TMePFu7AiSdjKLH_ThaoiRNpnt8eaUmVsGptgpEyoEY2xoW6Sf37-qQVleCzgASaUrcUjKvKGlGeNjR-Hz4Cje0/s320/Nature+Walk+Full+Set.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /></div> <br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The nature walks also provide a great opportunity to learn and appreciate the rich and native biodiversity of Mauritius, their value to society and the need for conservation and protection of fragile ecosystems. The nature walks are managed by the Forestry Service and are open to locals and tourists alike free of charge. The trails are open between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. on weekdays and 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. during weekends and on public holidays.<br /> <br /></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> Rs2 - Powder Mills Nature Walk, Pamplemousses</h3> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxq30vpjd338yTqkyKdVUoFb3f3YoDYDEdgMwr9f9kKsGAZVzwBYuMpuxu9F109YYzpFPoXM-gqz-8Ox6EVK4WYCCedvPOkAEcUVpiUlQlSU1FyS1w1mBcm8GLFBdRMQ8NzWzs0UjLOZg/s1600/Nature+Walk+Rs2+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="420" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxq30vpjd338yTqkyKdVUoFb3f3YoDYDEdgMwr9f9kKsGAZVzwBYuMpuxu9F109YYzpFPoXM-gqz-8Ox6EVK4WYCCedvPOkAEcUVpiUlQlSU1FyS1w1mBcm8GLFBdRMQ8NzWzs0UjLOZg/s320/Nature+Walk+Rs2+Stamp.jpg" width="211" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Powder Mills Nature Walk is located in Pamplemousses near Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam National Hospital. Inaugurated on May 17, 2007, the nature walk covers an extent of 60 hectares of State forest land and includes a Visitor's Interpretation Centre, a native plant garden and a medicinal plant garden. A network of 3 km trails with pathways, kiosks, picnic areas has been created for the public to enjoy the natural environment and rare endemic plants.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The site is also crossed by a river; it also includes a forest nursery where native and ornamental plants are on sale to the public.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The forest area is under plantation of high value timber species like Mahogany, Teak, Araucaria, Dalbergia, amongst others. The site is one of the few remaining forested areas in the northern part of Mauritius and is associated with historical events and occupies ancient buildings and monuments including remnants of slave camps.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This nature walk is also considered to be an educational visit site for school children. Each year, the nature walk welcomes 25,000 visitors; guided tours are available on request.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1LtLskVj3wfpq15D3J281U9BFGTx4_k7ATdiCu28bfn4Y7nFb8FdtREwT9m4gBPDXhQz0s5UPi3MyqO6NNAaVYeU8aBw0VHghR6A59l9NxoeVxavg-zpGJhf5-EoJvwe4Jm-pndqtJ8/s1600/Nature+Walk+Black+River+Gorges+NP+Unofficial+FDC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1600" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI1LtLskVj3wfpq15D3J281U9BFGTx4_k7ATdiCu28bfn4Y7nFb8FdtREwT9m4gBPDXhQz0s5UPi3MyqO6NNAaVYeU8aBw0VHghR6A59l9NxoeVxavg-zpGJhf5-EoJvwe4Jm-pndqtJ8/s400/Nature+Walk+Black+River+Gorges+NP+Unofficial+FDC.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unofficial FDC showing a map of the Black River Gorges National Park which offers nature walks too.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> Rs20 - Sophie Nature Walk, Plaine Sophie</h3> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCgCYx7MeHeEVsvNK0v8rxYnNLAGIWGCAEavTIFrrH4jLVzLe9ywhxbKCiwcK0eYtTa1_Oi2oduTUkSDyu1RnfTL9lBmgeVvyBlNduWyiJUU0qzT6yIPXsPioHURZnA-mCVr9xSK-zbs/s1600/Nature+Walk+Rs20+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="652" data-original-width="424" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjCgCYx7MeHeEVsvNK0v8rxYnNLAGIWGCAEavTIFrrH4jLVzLe9ywhxbKCiwcK0eYtTa1_Oi2oduTUkSDyu1RnfTL9lBmgeVvyBlNduWyiJUU0qzT6yIPXsPioHURZnA-mCVr9xSK-zbs/s320/Nature+Walk+Rs20+Stamp.jpg" width="208" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Sophie Nature Walk is located at Plaine Sophie, near Mare aux Vacoas reservoir. The nature walk covers 10 hectares of State forest land. It also forms part of the catchment area of the Mare aux Vacoas reservoir and consists of mostly of pine plantation managed mainly for ecosystem services, i.e. for soil and water conservation. The region was previously covered with a dense native forest of upland vegetation type. The remnants can still be found at Perrier Nature Reserves in the northern extremity of Plaine Sophie.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Inaugurated on August 1, 2013, the nature walk also includes a Visitor's Interpretation Centre, an Arboretum, a Forest Museum exhibiting formerly used forestry manual tools, a Fernery/ Orchidarium, water features, kiosks and picnic areas.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A 3 km network of trails and pathways has been created across the forest. The trail goes along Mare aux Vacoas reservoir enabling visitors to enjoy the shade and assess the relevance of a forest as a rain catchment area. Native flora and fauna thrive in the forest. Each year, Sophie Nature Walk welcomes about 8,000 visitors.<br /> <br /> <i>Source: FDC insert</i><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The third nature walk - Mon Vert Nature Walk - did not make it on any stamp.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGiGmpzlJdsKjcc5buk08Wazrp7SK8engk4DLb4DRJiUeorhwDXINGN5V9GfI6oY4sCjY1n6b-nN7fmd2qrEHBVZSjAnKedJilMn5bdKGQo9qiyC-tDlUZzSIaqq5mtEgVPi6YjoDl60/s1600/Nature+Walk+Le+Dauguet+Unofficial+FDC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="786" data-original-width="1600" height="196" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnGiGmpzlJdsKjcc5buk08Wazrp7SK8engk4DLb4DRJiUeorhwDXINGN5V9GfI6oY4sCjY1n6b-nN7fmd2qrEHBVZSjAnKedJilMn5bdKGQo9qiyC-tDlUZzSIaqq5mtEgVPi6YjoDl60/s400/Nature+Walk+Le+Dauguet+Unofficial+FDC.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unofficial FDC postmarked at Monneron Hill PO and showing Le Dauguet Nature Trail in Port Louis.<br /> Le Dauguet was reinstated and embellished in 2015. </td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> Technical Details</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Date of issue</i>: 15 September 2017</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Illustration</i>:</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">  Rs2 - Powder Mills Nature Walk, Pamplemousses</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">  Rs20 - Sophie Nature Walk, Plaine Sophie</span><br /> <i style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">Design</i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">: Graphic Dept., The Mauritius Post Ltd</span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Stamps size</i>:  29.94 x 44.45 mm</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Printer</i>: BDT International Security Printing Ltd.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Process</i>: Lithography</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Number per sheet</i>: 50 stamps set in two panes of 25 separated by gutter</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Watermark</i>: w18 - CASCO</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Perforation</i>: 14 x 2 cm</span></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>David</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/nature-walk.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/nature-walk.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2017-09-21T01:00:00+04:00'>1:00 AM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/nature-walk.html#comment-form' onclick=''> 7 comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1083208175'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7744407484867152913&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7744407484867152913&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7744407484867152913&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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As the observations were to be conducted in the fields of geography and natural history, the leading ship was named <i>G茅ographe</i>, its consort vessel under the Commander Emmanuel Hamelin, <i>Naturaliste</i>. A third vessel, the <i>Casuarina</i> was later purchased at Port Jackson.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWCa0NpXTgjeldBh9xU8QROooCq6n8C-4wg1Y4bO4e0vt8zKrEBMKaSaUjlnMc9rsYBxEdSSCKEOiACnWPHjvVAHourm2i8M9XLmOIS18BhIdq1NI9CkhDrQuzbhptuLjn8xvSMg2NP8/s1600/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+FDC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="846" data-original-width="1600" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIWCa0NpXTgjeldBh9xU8QROooCq6n8C-4wg1Y4bO4e0vt8zKrEBMKaSaUjlnMc9rsYBxEdSSCKEOiACnWPHjvVAHourm2i8M9XLmOIS18BhIdq1NI9CkhDrQuzbhptuLjn8xvSMg2NP8/s400/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+FDC.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The Institut National had recommended the appointment of a number of scientists, including botanists and zoologists, and some artists, Jacques G茅rard Gilbert joining as chief draughtsman.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The expedition sailed on October 19, 1800 from the French port of Le Havre and reached Isle de France (Mauritius) on March 16, 1801. When it sailed again on April 25, a number of scientists and artists including Milbert and Garnier declined to continue on the journey on the grounds of illness. Baudin then appointed Charles-Alexandre Lesueur and Nicolas-Martin Petit to replace the defecting artists.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_iQOFNGz8SuEWIdJo1mEQgO2S6khBLqwgWinwVXgaAQgocl-BM_fRojAyiBrFo43t3ZcX1lGwuJk91Wlcd8CnxKYQLhZ1yaN_g_eSfEXiDllr0HepQSZYKYPL18K1hk8hci_r7wrTIg/s1600/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+Set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="1600" height="123" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_iQOFNGz8SuEWIdJo1mEQgO2S6khBLqwgWinwVXgaAQgocl-BM_fRojAyiBrFo43t3ZcX1lGwuJk91Wlcd8CnxKYQLhZ1yaN_g_eSfEXiDllr0HepQSZYKYPL18K1hk8hci_r7wrTIg/s400/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+Set.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Hamelin called again briefly at Isle de France in February 1803 carrying back to France the live animals and part of the collections. Baudin, gravely ill, returned from the uncompleted exploration of the northern coastline of New Holland in August. He brought back an exceptional collection of zoological, botanical and anthropological specimens, enhanced by the excellent illustrations of the artists. On Baudin's death in September, Commander Pierre Bernard Milius was appointed to take the expedition back to France. The time spent on the island by the scientists and artists yielded interesting information on its topography, fauna, especially the marine fauna and flora. The <i>G茅ographe</i> left Isle de France on December 16, 1803 and reached Lorient on March 24, 1804.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Re1 - <i>G茅ographe</i> and <i>Naturaliste</i></span></b></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7drW593I23rDKsdjMZ6Ep-f2sZYpVIUe4ad9cl3DTYd82EOm32kfHtOmegNhzSph5Dq4INk3q20mdpzDlr72XaCkwRe4n0hgfp7wdD60j3zDrFPGuD-hnsUpJMnVb9FEd25Qj3wXQ40/s1600/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+Re1+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="641" height="241" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD7drW593I23rDKsdjMZ6Ep-f2sZYpVIUe4ad9cl3DTYd82EOm32kfHtOmegNhzSph5Dq4INk3q20mdpzDlr72XaCkwRe4n0hgfp7wdD60j3zDrFPGuD-hnsUpJMnVb9FEd25Qj3wXQ40/s320/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+Re1+Stamp.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The stamp portrays the two ships on the high seas.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rs4 - Itinerary of the Voyage</span></b></h3> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-qwvYq0qJ1kT1yRRjhkSV_T03LmO6ItwpLxkrYSpDVQTnk_ojt8sWYWeStxr1F3TrePsp41_qbZLFFZguc4nh9bgxYt4c6gXbBTVcPB011_mQjkFj_0P3mJqpCuNhwAPUEQRm55d4EY/s1600/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+Rs4+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="486" data-original-width="612" height="254" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-qwvYq0qJ1kT1yRRjhkSV_T03LmO6ItwpLxkrYSpDVQTnk_ojt8sWYWeStxr1F3TrePsp41_qbZLFFZguc4nh9bgxYt4c6gXbBTVcPB011_mQjkFj_0P3mJqpCuNhwAPUEQRm55d4EY/s320/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+Rs4+Stamp.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The stamp depicts the route taken by the ships on both the inward and outward journeys and the portrait of Baudin. Nicolas Thomas Baudin was born in Ile de R茅, France on February 17, 1754 and died of tuberculosis in Port Louis, Isle de France on September 16, 1803.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rs6  - <i>Phedina borbonica</i></span></b></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwwbyXsK1jmru6y2vrDeguV_c5UaowWFnd4UnIFlVn5W9SkTwLhuzIpSa7SNd6dQidBnH1MlYUxlwYL8-jCEBf2kIax6aJX1lpJFt-4qsyDnDPPNQHkCikwqvA8sFVawD3yAmXQr6RYE/s1600/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+Rs6+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="617" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdwwbyXsK1jmru6y2vrDeguV_c5UaowWFnd4UnIFlVn5W9SkTwLhuzIpSa7SNd6dQidBnH1MlYUxlwYL8-jCEBf2kIax6aJX1lpJFt-4qsyDnDPPNQHkCikwqvA8sFVawD3yAmXQr6RYE/s320/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+Rs6+Stamp.jpg" width="320" /></span></a></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The stamps features the picture of an indigenous bird of Mauritius, the <i>Phedina borbonica</i> brought back by the expedition. It was painted by Charles-Alexandre Lesueur, born at Le Havre, in 1778 and deceased at Sainte-Adresse on December 12, 1846. He had been promoted draughtsman on the defection of Milbert.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Rs10 - Account by P茅ron</span></b></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqhF20yFVdSp1gE4LEI6riOXpie_TKZyxnd0wCIgKu2BFV5kv-vwexQR3BO2O6y3ScDE5UN9YbteM2fcHFE6DIgx6shfmdHppwMuwUab26Nf28FDTWm52PODR9BrbFOkJk5EgCrm4bFI/s1600/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+Rs10+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="693" data-original-width="447" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLqhF20yFVdSp1gE4LEI6riOXpie_TKZyxnd0wCIgKu2BFV5kv-vwexQR3BO2O6y3ScDE5UN9YbteM2fcHFE6DIgx6shfmdHppwMuwUab26Nf28FDTWm52PODR9BrbFOkJk5EgCrm4bFI/s320/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+Rs10+Stamp.jpg" width="206" /></span></a></div> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Fran莽ois P茅ron who had joined the expedition as trainee zoologist, was born in C茅rilly on August 22, 1775 and died there on December 14, 1810. He had during the journey the opportunity to become the main zoologist of the expedition and to observe natural main in his environment, thereby able to contribute the early writings in anthropology. He was instructed by the government to write the historical part of the Voyage. The first volume of the Historique du Voyage de d茅couvertes aux Terres australes appeared in 1807. The stamp shows the title page and the portrait of P茅ron.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"> First Day Cover Illustration</span></h3> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">The FDC features an engraving by J. Milbert showing the estate of Madame Querivel where Baudin </span><span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;">died.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: times, "times new roman", serif;"><i>Source: FDC insert</i></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcRW6Dmq9j1koiQaTuH0pn_6d366pNfrxriwk9m3n0ngZEO6PJLSvdSHbhGf7JOKNMXWWPly9vYgimAkdhPK2r8MWHO7joJTH1hYHBxs9pzSCeReBwJ0ukOLiT2-tRK4Re-HCPpVjx7g/s1600/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+FDC+Signed+by+Designer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="848" data-original-width="1600" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcRW6Dmq9j1koiQaTuH0pn_6d366pNfrxriwk9m3n0ngZEO6PJLSvdSHbhGf7JOKNMXWWPly9vYgimAkdhPK2r8MWHO7joJTH1hYHBxs9pzSCeReBwJ0ukOLiT2-tRK4Re-HCPpVjx7g/s400/Bicentenary+of+Baudin+Expedition+FDC+Signed+by+Designer.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">FDC signed by the designer, Anthony 'Tony' Theobald.</span></td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><br /></span></b></h3> <h3> <b><span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">Technical Details</span></b></h3> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Date of issue</i>: 13 June 2001</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Illustration</i>:</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">  Re1 - <i>G茅ographe</i> & <i>Naturaliste</i></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">  Rs4 - Itinerary of the Voyage</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;">  Rs6 - <i>Phedina borbonica</i></span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>  </i>Rs10 - Account by P茅ron</span><br /> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Designer</i>: Anthony Theobald</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> </div> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Stamps size</i>:  27.94 x 44.45 mm</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Printer</i>: The House of Questa</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Process</i>: Lithography</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Number per sheet</i>: 50 stamps set on two panes of 25 separated by gutter</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Paper</i>: Crown Agents watermark</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Perforation</i>: 14 x 2 cm</span><br /> <span style="font-family: "times" , "times new roman" , serif;"><i>Gum</i>: PVA</span></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author 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class="date-outer"> <h2 class='date-header'><span>Monday, August 29, 2016</span></h2> <div class="date-posts"> <div class='post-outer'> <div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> <meta content='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NWa5Ux6RlyGF6t6Z0T2Uw8rRb47H-GU6eu6OcA9zxbbaIScGQ4bkDedrOpGRNZXs5oU93ghOnQpIKfc5vvUpbruKXBr75_CKYIpuQGPHzhzSMUBHW0PtTi1F0vgEUF0ZYa2voqhyqOE/s400/First+Mauritius-Rodrigues+Flight+SCC.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> <meta content='6122679784755859294' itemprop='blogId'/> <meta content='4244732852141138640' itemprop='postId'/> <a name='4244732852141138640'></a> <h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> <a href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/first-mauritius-rodrigues-flight-13.html'>First Mauritius - Rodrigues Flight, 13 September 1972</a> </h3> <div class='post-header'> <div class='post-header-line-1'></div> </div> <div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-4244732852141138640' itemprop='description articleBody'> <span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The first flight to Rodrigues operated by Air Mauritius was on 13 September 1972 by a Piper Navajo PA-31 leased from Air Madagascar.</span></span><br /> <span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7NWa5Ux6RlyGF6t6Z0T2Uw8rRb47H-GU6eu6OcA9zxbbaIScGQ4bkDedrOpGRNZXs5oU93ghOnQpIKfc5vvUpbruKXBr75_CKYIpuQGPHzhzSMUBHW0PtTi1F0vgEUF0ZYa2voqhyqOE/s1600/First+Mauritius-Rodrigues+Flight+SCC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" 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Prior to that, it operated merely as a ground-handling agent for other airlines flying to Mauritius.  Today, Air Mauritius operates daily flights to an from Rodrigues using its ATR 72-500s.</span></span><br /> <span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstzbxv_WlxP7OXRRdn14EBXVRaA45sL-qM_mD9iGc5AV3k0ZCo6q1o-Ta_PYtMQMJitF0GADlA7xKHQRmuQ0wMcPHrV4TPF9wqgczBt3cSVNvqq5BVaL8BCrmxZXDzYD3vEb1Pw3FO2Q/s1600/First+Mauritius-Rodrigues+Flight+SCC+Back.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="188" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhstzbxv_WlxP7OXRRdn14EBXVRaA45sL-qM_mD9iGc5AV3k0ZCo6q1o-Ta_PYtMQMJitF0GADlA7xKHQRmuQ0wMcPHrV4TPF9wqgczBt3cSVNvqq5BVaL8BCrmxZXDzYD3vEb1Pw3FO2Q/s400/First+Mauritius-Rodrigues+Flight+SCC+Back.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">First Flight Cover handstamped <span style="font-size: 12.8px;">upon arrival in Rodrigues on 13 September 1972 itself.</span></span></td></tr> </tbody></table> <span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span> <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br /></span> <i>Source: Aviation History in Mauritius, 2014.</i>  <a href="http://pages.intnet.mu/fullspot/Aviation.htm" target="_blank">http://pages.intnet.mu/fullspot/Aviation.htm</a><br /> <br /> <h4> <b><u><span style="font-size: large;">Technical Details:</span></u></b></h4> <br /> <i>Release date</i>: 13 September 1972<br /> <i>Stamps</i>: 10c – Theatre fa莽ade (from the 150th Anniversary of the Port Louis Theatre Issue of 26 June 1972)<br />              15c – Sea urchin, <i>oursin</i> (from the Marine Life Definitive Issue of 12 March 1969) <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>David</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/first-mauritius-rodrigues-flight-13.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/first-mauritius-rodrigues-flight-13.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2016-08-29T20:22:00+04:00'>8:22 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/first-mauritius-rodrigues-flight-13.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1083208175'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=4244732852141138640&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=4244732852141138640&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=4244732852141138640&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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It was a remarkable feat given that it took place under the harsh times of the Indenture system and without any proper access facilities to the Holy lake. The feat however ushered in a tradition which was to gather momentum and become a national event.<br /> <br /> Every year now, between February and March (the exact date changes every year), pilgrims from all over Mauritius converge to Ganga Talao on foot, wearing white, symbol of purity. Some carry <i>'kanwars'</i>, colourfully decorated altars. <i>Kanwars </i>have highly varied in size and shape over the past few years, some even being fitted with wheels as being too heavy to carry by hand.<br /> <br /> Once at Ganga Talao, pilgrims fulfil prayers and collect some water from the Holy lake. They then return home, still on foot, and pour the collected water onto their respective <i>kovil</i>'s (Hindu temple) <i>'Shivalingam'</i>, a sacred stone representing Lord Shiva.<br /> <br /> Volunteers serve refreshments and food along the way to pilgrims around the clock.</div> <h4 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b><u><br /></u></b><b><u>Technical Details</u></b></span></h4> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Release date</i>: 20 February 1998</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Stamps</i>: Re1 - Mangrove (<i>Rhizophora mucronata</i>)</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">              Rs4 - Fern Tree (1994 reprint)</div> <div style="text-align: justify;">              From the Protection of the Environment Definitive Issue of 1989/1990</div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>David</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/centenary-of-ganga-talao-pilgrimage.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/centenary-of-ganga-talao-pilgrimage.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2016-08-26T17:17:00+04:00'>5:17 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/centenary-of-ganga-talao-pilgrimage.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1083208175'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=1595879921176002081&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=1595879921176002081&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=1595879921176002081&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDUY7KWEqA7PKchrhWS2XiZSunrH40r7fRtYNo1xIFEchyYUv-Od-V7vyZ7YoWAolFw5YPrdWCNxMn6IVwgU6L3qvuetDW4r1m1-luZISPKYra0cO0t_aRBtu5IugoOtVA2z9WVst_VY/s1600/200th+Anniversary+of+the+National+Archives+of+Mauritius+Official+FDC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnDUY7KWEqA7PKchrhWS2XiZSunrH40r7fRtYNo1xIFEchyYUv-Od-V7vyZ7YoWAolFw5YPrdWCNxMn6IVwgU6L3qvuetDW4r1m1-luZISPKYra0cO0t_aRBtu5IugoOtVA2z9WVst_VY/s400/200th+Anniversary+of+the+National+Archives+of+Mauritius+Official+FDC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> The National Archives of Mauritius is a public body operating under of the aegis of the Ministry of Arts and Culture. Although it has its origins from the early settlement in the island dating back to 1721 when the first French settlers came to Mauritius, then Isle de France, its official operation as an institution was proclaimed in 1815 during the British rule of the island.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The National Archives, besides being the main repository for housing records of national significance, is the guardian of such records and guarantees their authenticity. Its principal functions are to select, preserve and make accessible public records as reliable sources of evidence for historical, legal, financial, administrative, cultural, genealogical and other purposes. Users of these documents, at both national and international levels, include students, genealogists, individuals, historians, economists, scientists, researchers, journalists, notaries, tourists, organisations, government officials, other professionals and the public in general.</div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Holdings</b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The holdings of the National Archives can be traced as far back as the beginning of Dutch settlement in the island in 1598, and now amount to more than 150,000 volumes in both manuscript and printed formats.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The national collection includes records of French and British administrations of the island, notarial deeds dating back to 1724, copies of maps and plans, stamps, currency notes and coins, minutes of proceedings of municipalities and district councils, lithographs, portraits, photographs, seals and private papers, civil status and census reports and reference library materials.</div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Technical services</b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Reprographic Section provides photocopy services and carries out scanning of records kept in the custody of the National Archives.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bw41vOLngpqhn3suFqe0yUt3UfoKsLNUyBPiSbwqzyyCqmlrPWTpTKlNWdZT1noATh508F42hVrhV7bG2HYzxZ2yPWYAJd9NwlL4j0ooVgy78auYI3L_by9ZfJ__cqTkDx3WlOoRHZk/s1600/200th+Anniversary+of+the+National+Archives+of+Mauritius+Rs10+St.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5bw41vOLngpqhn3suFqe0yUt3UfoKsLNUyBPiSbwqzyyCqmlrPWTpTKlNWdZT1noATh508F42hVrhV7bG2HYzxZ2yPWYAJd9NwlL4j0ooVgy78auYI3L_by9ZfJ__cqTkDx3WlOoRHZk/s400/200th+Anniversary+of+the+National+Archives+of+Mauritius+Rs10+St.jpg" width="281" /></a></div> </div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Digitisation</b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The National Archives has digitised part of its collections which date back to the 18th century, in order to make them accessible to its users via the internet. The online collection can be consulted on the following address: <a href="http://nationalarchives.govmu.org/" target="_blank">http://nationalarchives.govmu.org</a></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b>Publications</b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The National Archives Research and Publication Fund finances the publication of research works of archival value produced by the Research Unit of the National Archives and manuscripts of private individuals who have made extensive research in the public archives kept at the National Archives. To date the Fund has financed the printing of seventeen publications.</div> <h4 style="text-align: justify;"> </h4> <h3> Memory of World Register UNESCO</h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The records of the French occupation of Mauritius were among the first set of records recommended for inclusion in the Memory of World Register in 1997 by UNESCO. These records form part of the key holdings of the National Archives collections. They document the French Colonial Administration on the island. The collections of records pertaining to Indian Immigration and slavery have also been extensively used in the preparation of the dossiers for the successful inscription and recognition of the Aapravasi Ghat and Le Morne sites on the Memory of World Register of UNESCO in 2006 and 2008 respectively. <a href="http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2011/11/mauritius-in-world-heritage.html" target="_blank">They are now known as World Heritage Sites</a>.<br /> <br /> <i>Source: FDC insert</i><br /> <h3> Technical details</h3> <i>Date of issue</i>: 7 December 2015<br /> <i>Illustration</i>: Rs10 - The National Archives<br /> <i>Graphic works</i>: Graphic Unit (The Mauritius Post)<br /> <i>Size</i>:  29.94 x 44.45 mm<br /> <i>Printer</i>:Lowe-Martin (Canada)<br /> <i>Process</i>: Lithography<br /> <i>Number per sheet</i>: 50 stamps set on two panes of 25 separated by gutter<br /> <i>Watermark</i>: w18 - CASCO<br /> <i>Perforation</i>: 14 x 2 cm<br /> <div> <br /></div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>David</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/200-years-of-national-archives-1815-2015.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/200-years-of-national-archives-1815-2015.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2016-08-23T19:33:00+04:00'>7:33 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/200-years-of-national-archives-1815-2015.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1083208175'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7562402684916336036&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7562402684916336036&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7562402684916336036&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTk7M0bscxlSvaZP9IT94k-CxYR5l6xyJpglz-hOu9GCqmX27Sm25x9cs7TGJvEiVgNfnq8XH4olygl7QaLjFz8rY1HZdYRdFg-LkVxa6nGpQ6O4YsM7UEH9pt6dgt7OvQy9PMZWETzg/s1600/1st+Anniv+Inscription+Sega+Tipik+UNESCO.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="205" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmTk7M0bscxlSvaZP9IT94k-CxYR5l6xyJpglz-hOu9GCqmX27Sm25x9cs7TGJvEiVgNfnq8XH4olygl7QaLjFz8rY1HZdYRdFg-LkVxa6nGpQ6O4YsM7UEH9pt6dgt7OvQy9PMZWETzg/s400/1st+Anniv+Inscription+Sega+Tipik+UNESCO.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Origins</span></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Born within the Creole community, s<i>ega tipik </i>is a musical and dance expression that serves as a symbol of Mauritian identity. Mauritian sega is a unique performing art encompassing music, song and dance.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The traditional sega arose in the 18th century when African cultures converged in the context of slavery, providing enslaved people of Mauritius a measure of freedom and self-expression. After the abolition of slavery in 1835, <i>sega tipik</i> continued in Mauritian coastal areas where many former slaves moved to.</div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Main characterisitics</span></b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Some main elements characterising <i>sega</i> <i>tipik</i> include the dance, the music, the lyrics, but also the instruments, the context and the language.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The ensemble of the three traditional instruments: <i>ravann</i> (a frame drum), <i>maravann</i> (a rattle), <i>triyang</i> (the triangle), is the basis of the <i>sega tipik</i>.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHO3-tUPOHW-AfXAk9Twhd0ltnFHMwOXptozu227opmKwpaWAXXvcDBErStb1M0AfA7Mle869Qoc8v0Ig8oiq5E75FV2yV2cIJYU07IRABn54YCKaQY4wdZYsxlMuXeCW_lydSELkKqc8/s1600/1st+Anniv+Inscription+Sega+Tipik+UNESCO+Triyang.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHO3-tUPOHW-AfXAk9Twhd0ltnFHMwOXptozu227opmKwpaWAXXvcDBErStb1M0AfA7Mle869Qoc8v0Ig8oiq5E75FV2yV2cIJYU07IRABn54YCKaQY4wdZYsxlMuXeCW_lydSELkKqc8/s320/1st+Anniv+Inscription+Sega+Tipik+UNESCO+Triyang.jpg" width="241" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Triyang</i> (the triangle)</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Lyrics are sometimes improvised by a soloist in Mauritian Creole language. Themes include suffering, daily life or stories. Dance is performed by couples or one woman dancing with several partners in a circle formed by the musicians and the audience.</div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Performance</span></b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The context of the performance including generally the fire used to heat the <i>ravann </i>is also one of the elements forming integral part of the <i>sega tipik. </i>It was performed in various contexts and consequently there are various forms of traditional sega according to the context and occasion of performance.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The <i>sega</i> performance is an occasion to meet, share and socialise, creating a sense of community belonging, a means of social regulation and allowing social cohesion around a shared cultural practice.</div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity</span></b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Today, the "<i>sega tipik morisien</i>" is considered the de facto national dance and music of Mauritius. It is a symbol national identity and breaks cultural and class barriers, creating opportunities for intercultural encounters and unifying various groups around a shared Mauritian Heritage.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> As of 27 November 2014, <i>sega tipik morisien</i> has been inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Interestingly, <i>sega</i> is present in different variations all across south east Indian Ocean where slavery was in practice: <i>sega</i> <i>tambour</i> from Rodrigues, <i>maloya</i> from Reunion.<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHURfa8IMgi-WEdwUSpAEc867xsF-gGCdHwvR4H1ok_Pmy2Is-KfHIAo6XWIe31TTzrV1_axXiX-6dgunck9ut08wGjR1X9BSoIw_hyphenhyphenJA7l3HW971ah4PO6JKV1XhyU3WE6qFEZC1MoY/s1600/1st+Anniv+Inscription+Sega+Tipik+UNESCO+Insert.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="197" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHURfa8IMgi-WEdwUSpAEc867xsF-gGCdHwvR4H1ok_Pmy2Is-KfHIAo6XWIe31TTzrV1_axXiX-6dgunck9ut08wGjR1X9BSoIw_hyphenhyphenJA7l3HW971ah4PO6JKV1XhyU3WE6qFEZC1MoY/s400/1st+Anniv+Inscription+Sega+Tipik+UNESCO+Insert.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Ti fr猫re </i>who features on the Rs5 stamp on the Special Cover is a very famous Mauritian performer of <i>sega tipik</i>. His most famous songs include Papitou, Anita and Roseda. Other popular artists include late Michel Legris, Fanfan, Serge Lebrasse, Roger and Marie Jos茅e Clency, Nancy D茅roug猫re among others.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Text is adapted from the insert.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>This Special Cover is available for free at the National Heritage Fund Office, 4th Floor, Fon Sing Building, 12 Edith Cavell Street, Port Louis 11302.</i><br /> <h3> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Technical Details</span></b></h3> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div> <i>Release date: </i>27 November 2015</div> <div> <i>Stamp: </i>Rs5 - Alphonse Ravaton,<i> Ti Fr猫re </i>(1900-1992)</div> <div> <i>           </i> From the Famous Mauritians issue of 13 December 2000</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Short video of <i>Ti</i> <i>fr猫re</i> performing <i>Papitou</i>: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv6u8GNivr8" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv6u8GNivr8</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Nancy D茅roug猫re performing Diva Sega: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI8j6n3GNUM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI8j6n3GNUM</a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Video on <i>sega tambour</i> from Rodrigues: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5jOe80XcFU" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5jOe80XcFU</a> (as from 7:09)</div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Video on <i>maloya</i> from Reunion: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww-w4BuWLQk" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww-w4BuWLQk</a></div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>David</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/1st-anniversary-of-inscription-of-sega.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/1st-anniversary-of-inscription-of-sega.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2016-08-20T22:06:00+04:00'>10:06 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/1st-anniversary-of-inscription-of-sega.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1083208175'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=280264072598704207&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=280264072598704207&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=280264072598704207&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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color: #252525; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;">€</span><span style="font-family: inherit;"> on 25 September 2015 to mark the 300th anniversary of the French landing in Mauritius.</span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: start;"> <span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.4px;"><br /></span></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0ROqodFWpM8OdvjE_0ZkldBx4XH1_4tbPhMH1E5RN2IPquG8Pr0RqjyIgBGGShYvEkeQhIKS00jHIiHfgT1ew2QS2UQeBsut4tXEZ9zZPXRWZxRWXvY38DPkisLL763wJ9wC_cM_rtA/s1600/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+Official+FDC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="207" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb0ROqodFWpM8OdvjE_0ZkldBx4XH1_4tbPhMH1E5RN2IPquG8Pr0RqjyIgBGGShYvEkeQhIKS00jHIiHfgT1ew2QS2UQeBsut4tXEZ9zZPXRWZxRWXvY38DPkisLL763wJ9wC_cM_rtA/s400/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+Official+FDC.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Official FDC from Mauritius posted to the UK</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> Acting on  behalf of the East India Company which was already occupying Bourbon Island - today R茅union - Guillaume Dufresne D'Arsel, a sailor from Saint Malo, landed in Mauritius on board the ship "<i>Le Chasseur</i>" ("The Hunter") on 27 August 1715. The Dutch had previously left the island in 1710 having ruled over it since 1598.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> After having ensured that the island was not inhabited, he took possession thereof on behalf of the King of France on 20 September 1715 and renamed it Isle de France. The first settlers arrived from Bourbon Island in December 1721 and from France in April 1722.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKN0XhPglORMJIAj4BmIFJIJJT4FaT_On7NBCXldoOyqn6XEUZAndQ0ZRAMPRHfoilygLNzHVVIbMv9dbvioY3YZyeHyzQ8Z1Vf-Of-0VCWYCPa0AOvUL02PSiUhuj_jnKy7tdLBSdUQ/s1600/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+Rs17+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNKN0XhPglORMJIAj4BmIFJIJJT4FaT_On7NBCXldoOyqn6XEUZAndQ0ZRAMPRHfoilygLNzHVVIbMv9dbvioY3YZyeHyzQ8Z1Vf-Of-0VCWYCPa0AOvUL02PSiUhuj_jnKy7tdLBSdUQ/s400/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+Rs17+Stamp.jpg" width="316" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Le Chasseur entering the Baie des Moluques with Tropicbirds flying around it.<br /> A historic map of Mauritius is watermarked on the top left.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The harsh climate and the low population made initial development an arduous task. However from 1735 onwards, the new governor, Bertrand Fran莽ois Mah茅 de La Bourdonnais, encouraged immigration including skilled labour and undertook a construction programme to set up the colony on solid foundations: roads, aqueducts, brickyards, sugar cane and cassava fields. This programme made life easier for the settlers.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The capital Port Louis, became a supply harbour for the French navy, and played a major part in the economic activity of the country, which well-known privateers - such as Surcouf - made famous. France ruled over Mauritius until 1810 and then gave up its rights to England who colonised the island until its independence in 1968.<br /> <br /> Today, French presence in Mauritius takes mostly the form of the French language, taught at school and spoken fairly fluently by a good portion of the population, but also Mauritian Creole, a language derived from French and the mother tongue of the majority of Mauritians. Mauritian Creole is the cement that brings together the Mauritian people of diverse origins, yet of converging futures.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <span style="font-size: large;">Illustrated scenery of Port Louis entrance during the 1715 period</span></h3> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2h3jaMFfz5jY_js1juOtQlLQLczopSxpvMmoVG22zhtJ3pe2LqaEA1GOlD7A1CXLdM0mYIbLM_6QDTn-if6nlyZnHfBdztiu2a8bZNohjeY9F_NNf4itxZqm7ml2EYAzE4xEnGnvDWwc/s1600/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+Postcard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2h3jaMFfz5jY_js1juOtQlLQLczopSxpvMmoVG22zhtJ3pe2LqaEA1GOlD7A1CXLdM0mYIbLM_6QDTn-if6nlyZnHfBdztiu2a8bZNohjeY9F_NNf4itxZqm7ml2EYAzE4xEnGnvDWwc/s400/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+Postcard.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Postcard published by the Mauritius Post showing the entrance of Port Louis<br /> back when the French landed in Mauritius. Illustration is by Julian Hume.</td></tr> </tbody></table> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The illustration on the First Day Cover and on the postcard issued by the Mauritius Post depicts the most probable environment which Guillaume Dufresne D'Arsel met with when he landed with his crew through the "<i>Baie des Moluques</i>".</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The mountains of the Moka Range surrounding Port Louis were once heavily forested, with trees growing from the summits right down to the shoreline. The forest was dominated by palms, especially the Hurricane palm (<i>Dictyosperma album</i>) and the Blue Latan palm (<i>Latania loddigesii</i>); by Vacoas (<i>Pandanus sp.</i>); and by ebony (<i>Diospyros sp.</i>)</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The coastal waterways in which Dugongs (<i>Dugong dugon</i>) were once extremely common, were intersected with small forest-covered islets. The Dodo (<i>Raphus cucullatus</i>) , Mauritian sheldgoose (<i>Alophen mauritiana</i>), Echo Parakeet (<i>Psittacula eques echo</i>), <a href="http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2010/11/extinct-mauritian-giant-tortoises.html" target="_blank">Mauritian Giant Tortoises (<i>Cylindraspis sp.</i>)</a>, and a range of other endemic Mauritian animals all occurred in forests and on the coast where present-day Port Louis now stands. By the time of the French landing in 1715, the forests surrounding Port Louis were still comparatively intact, but the Dodo was extinct, and the goose, dugong and tortoises almost so.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Source: FDC insert</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <i><span style="font-size: large;">300e anniversaire du d茅barquement des Fran莽ais 脿 l'Ile Maurice (1715-2015)</span></i></h3> <div> <i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJwaatScopr-lPIsA7e_QHjIGFt9O-mv_YW5BSsxh2HT89rok1vwLnG_gLVomvnej3KL5GE18UpVQlG-uh4tokjAZqVrRwxrQWl5uPHEv_Pxi-h3ZNfXqJkAKopKJ7_Q_0D-n4NTY1iQ/s1600/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+FDC+from+France.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="242" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyJwaatScopr-lPIsA7e_QHjIGFt9O-mv_YW5BSsxh2HT89rok1vwLnG_gLVomvnej3KL5GE18UpVQlG-uh4tokjAZqVrRwxrQWl5uPHEv_Pxi-h3ZNfXqJkAKopKJ7_Q_0D-n4NTY1iQ/s400/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+FDC+from+France.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unofficial FDC from France to Mauritius (La Poste do not issue official FDCs).<br /> Thank you very much Roland, and Eric without whom this would not have been possibl.e</td></tr> </tbody></table> <i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Mandat茅 par la Compagnie Fran莽aise des Indes Orientales, qui colonisait d茅j脿 l'Ile Bourbon - aujourd'hui La R茅union - Guillaume Dufresne D'Arsel, un marin fran莽ais originaire de Saint Malo, d茅barqua 脿 l'Ile Maurice </i><i>脿 bord du navire "Le Chasseur"</i><i> le 27 ao没t 1715. Les Hollandais avaient pr茅alablement d茅sert茅 l'卯le en 1710 apr猫s y avoir r茅gn茅 depuis 1598.</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Apr猫s s'锚tre assur茅 que l'卯le 茅tait d茅serte, il en prit possession le 20 septembre 1715 au nom du Roi de France at la renomma Isle de France. Les premiers colons arriv猫rent en d茅cembre 1721 de l'Ile Bourbon et en avril 1722 de la France.</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Le climat et la tr猫s faible population rendirent l'implantation initiale tr猫s difficile mais, 脿 partir de 1735, le nouveau gouverneur, Bertrand Fran莽ois Mah茅 de La Bourdonnais, encouragea l'immigration y compris celle de la main d'oeuvre qualifi茅e et entreprit un programme de construction qui 茅tablit enfin la colonie sur des bases solides: routes, aqueducs, moulins, briqueteries, champs de canne 脿 sucre et de manioc. Ces d茅veloppements favoris猫rent l'arriv茅e des colons.</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Port Louis, la capitale, devint un port de ravitaillement de la marine fran莽aise et fournit 脿 la communaut茅 l'essentiel de son activit茅 que des grands noms, comme celui du corsaire Surcouf, rendront c茅l猫bre. La France occupa l'卯le jusqu'en 1810, ann茅e 脿 laquelle elle c猫dera ses droits 脿 l'Angleterre qui l'administrera jusqu'脿 son ind茅pendance en 1968.</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Aujourd'hui la pr茅sence fran莽aise 脿 l'Ile Maurice se fait toujours sentir 脿 travers la langue fran莽aise, enseign茅e 脿 l'茅cole et parl茅e assez couramment par une bonne partie de la population, mais aussi 脿 travers le cr茅ole mauricien, langue d茅riv茅e du fran莽ais et langue maternelle de la majorit茅 des Mauriciens. Le cr茅ole mauricien est le ciment qui unit la population mauricienne, d'origines diverses mais d'avenirs convergents.</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Source: encart du pli premier jour</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <i><span style="font-size: large;">Paysage illustr茅 de l'entr茅e de Port Louis pendant la p茅riode 1715.</span></i></h3> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkhR3_kzP7msQ33ayEDuUJHW4QOYKlSh4e7KkDS-MOCDEwJQfEE0QzYYFSKKDjH27sB0jo112vRrrpORm_vQV4TXXCSDgdswpYbExfqFOf5V2O_Eecx-VV7C_hWjA1waVac28AnppP1s/s1600/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+Maxicard+Mauritiu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="295" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVkhR3_kzP7msQ33ayEDuUJHW4QOYKlSh4e7KkDS-MOCDEwJQfEE0QzYYFSKKDjH27sB0jo112vRrrpORm_vQV4TXXCSDgdswpYbExfqFOf5V2O_Eecx-VV7C_hWjA1waVac28AnppP1s/s400/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+Maxicard+Mauritiu.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Maxicard</td></tr> </tbody></table> <i><br /></i> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>L'illustration sur le pli premier jour montre le milieu le plus probable que Guillaume Dufresne D'Arsel a crois茅 quand il mit pied 脿 terre avec son 茅quipage dans la Baie des Moluques.</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Les montagnes de la cha卯ne de Moka entourant Port Louis 茅taient autrefois dens茅ment bois茅s, avec des arbres poussant du sommet jusqu'au rivage. La for锚t 茅tait domin茅 par les palmiers, notamment le Palmier Ouragan (Dictyosperma album) et le Latanier bleu (Latania loddigesii) end茅mique de l'Ile Maurice, mais aussi par le Vacoas (Pandanus sp.) et le Bois d'Eb猫ne (Diospyros sp.)</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Les cours d'eau dans lesquels les dugongs (Dugong dugon) 茅taient autrefois tr猫s communs, croisaient des 卯lots couverts de for锚ts. Le Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), l'Oie de l'Ile Maurice (Alopochen mauritiana), la Grosse Cateau Verte (Psittacula eques echo), des Tortues G茅antes de l'Ile Maurice (Cylindraspis sp.) and une vari茅t茅 d'autres esp猫ces end茅miques de l'Ile Maurice vivaient dans les for锚ts et sur la c么te o霉 Port Louis se trouve actuellement.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <i>Lorsque les Fran莽ais d茅barqu猫rent en 1715, les for锚ts entourant Port Louis 茅taient relativement vierges, mais le Dodo avait d茅j脿 disparu, et l'oie, le dugong et les tortues pratiquement.</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKyiYKUYmqksRpdGOXoAnxf5mhSHBAwQp1GeA54SajpG32zq1uFoUfx1J6AqT1FUurRVh1PMQ_qat5rSiNCvrvNsB_MEvdw5QGwe6zih3axtKdw-6ocy_YwFNpPU6ytOrX1dSzJiFrwk/s1600/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+Official+SSC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHKyiYKUYmqksRpdGOXoAnxf5mhSHBAwQp1GeA54SajpG32zq1uFoUfx1J6AqT1FUurRVh1PMQ_qat5rSiNCvrvNsB_MEvdw5QGwe6zih3axtKdw-6ocy_YwFNpPU6ytOrX1dSzJiFrwk/s400/300th+Anniversary+French+Landing+in+Mauritius+Official+SSC.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Special Souvenir Cover released by the Mauritius Post featuring both stamps.</td></tr> </tbody></table> </div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Technical details/ <i>D茅tails techniques</i>:</span></b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Date of issue/<i> Date d'茅mission: </i>25 September 2015/ 25 septembre 2015<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Illustration/ <i>Illustration: </i>Rs17 - <i>Le Chasseur</i> entering the <i>Baie des Moluques</i> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropicbird" target="_blank">Tropicbirds</a> flying around it. A historic map of Mauritius is watermarked on the top right./ <i>Le Chasseur entrant dans la Baie aux Moluques avec des <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phaethon" target="_blank">pha茅tons, ou paille-en-queue</a>, volant autour. Une carte historique de l'Ile Maurice est en filigrane en haut 脿 droite.</i><br /> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Stamp design/ <i>Illustration du timbre: </i>Franck Bonnet (France)<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> FDC illustration/<i> Illustration du pli premier jour</i>: Julian Hume (England/ <i>Angleterre</i>)<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Size/<i> Dimensions:  </i>30 x 40.85 mm<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Printer/ <i>Imprimeur: </i>Phil@poste (France)<br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Process/<i> Proc茅d茅: </i>Offset/ <i>Presse offset</i><br /> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Number per sheet/ <i>Nombre par feuille: </i>50 stamps set in two panes of 25 separated by gutter/ <i>50 timbres sur deux feuillets de 25 s茅par茅s par une vignette</i><br /> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Watermark/<i> Filigrane: </i>none/ <i>aucun</i><br /> <i><br /></i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Courtesy of/<i> Fourni par: </i>The Mauritius Post, La Poste<br /> <h3> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Pictures of the Tricentennial Monument unveiled on Sunday 20 September 2015/ <i>Photos du monument comm茅moratif du tricentennaire d茅voil茅 le dimanche 20 septembre 2015</i>:</span></b></h3> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JHQzB1L10hN1Qm9oWAF7AUZZ3Ii-IjYwF4WrSoTIbEyyXroZhCt-gHL-7esXs9cwjHfZxO_vI6p4MQhVpoOEYu94nwcNFZ4LoJwwn3Txm3G9rmuUO_E6Hhc6-kXq5eeAoNUYJYtFHiM/s1600/IMAG1066%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JHQzB1L10hN1Qm9oWAF7AUZZ3Ii-IjYwF4WrSoTIbEyyXroZhCt-gHL-7esXs9cwjHfZxO_vI6p4MQhVpoOEYu94nwcNFZ4LoJwwn3Txm3G9rmuUO_E6Hhc6-kXq5eeAoNUYJYtFHiM/s400/IMAG1066%255B1%255D.jpg" width="226" /></a></div> <br /> The monument is found in front of the Blue Penny Museum, at the Caudan Waterfront, Port Louis<br /> <i>Le monument se trouve en face du </i>Blue Penny Museum<i>, au </i>Caudan Waterfront<i> 脿 Port Louis.</i><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6g573TjHHMf-wE9MfbECXTiAhS4gka0-VHFIRL8PVrfW5_1G2G2Ar-aGKg0uDm3z-Q7ltyFTCUnXF72HxTQ9mBsNT-99iJXF0ZOK3Us6izP8md5uDzvSGCzi6qq7wzuO_bRTo_jhIARw/s1600/IMAG1070%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjvEfYLKZ6Mm85mmu93TF_K7vWHevPjHe_pnbp-fX6fTArKoR1F1bMAnvWiYmN3SB8sISR5zH5S_8vF_eSo3fBY_8F6BuctTbmPTPf7AcaFsfLXfgG2GQDE9bEN8SSpvCjRtg9sjOuzo/s1600/IMAG1068%255B1%255D.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBjvEfYLKZ6Mm85mmu93TF_K7vWHevPjHe_pnbp-fX6fTArKoR1F1bMAnvWiYmN3SB8sISR5zH5S_8vF_eSo3fBY_8F6BuctTbmPTPf7AcaFsfLXfgG2GQDE9bEN8SSpvCjRtg9sjOuzo/s400/IMAG1068%255B1%255D.jpg" width="226" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Some interesting links in French on this tricentennial:</span></b></h3> </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Marc Hein.<i> Il y a 300 ans – d茅but de la colonisation fran莽aise</i> (lemauricien.com, 28 August 2014) <a href="http://www.lemauricien.com/article/il-y-300-ans-debut-la-colonisation-francaise" target="_blank">http://www.lemauricien.com/article/il-y-300-ans-debut-la-colonisation-francaise</a><br /> <br /> Jean-Claude Montocchio. <i>300e anniversaire de l'arriv茅e des Fran莽ais 脿 Maurice </i>(lemauricien.com, 27 September 2015, published in Week-End) <a href="http://www.lemauricien.com/article/300e-anniversaire-larrivee-des-francais-maurice" target="_blank">http://www.lemauricien.com/article/300e-anniversaire-larrivee-des-francais-maurice</a> - this article focuses on the stamps themselves, very interesting points made from a philatelic and a historic perspectives.<br /> <br /> Very interesting video by l'express.mu: <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/video/269289/tricentenaire-une-presence-francaise-dans-chaque-region-maurice" target="_blank">http://www.lexpress.mu/video/269289/tricentenaire-une-presence-francaise-dans-chaque-region-maurice</a><br /> <br /> Facebook page related to this milestone: Maurice - France: un destin li茅 depuis 300 ans <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Maurice-France-un-destin-li%C3%A9-depuis-300-ans-719138754880941/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/Maurice-France-un-destin-li%C3%A9-depuis-300-ans-719138754880941/</a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>David</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/300th-anniversary-of-french-landing-in.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/300th-anniversary-of-french-landing-in.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2016-08-18T22:51:00+04:00'>10:51 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/300th-anniversary-of-french-landing-in.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1083208175'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=4802595384167681805&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=4802595384167681805&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=4802595384167681805&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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In 2015, octopus fishing was closed from 10 August till 10 October from Le Morne to Souillac in the south of Mauritius on a pilot project to trial this programme which is already in place in Rodrigues since 2012.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe76XKzG8rEe8AYJQTH58w0sf9_SGKqHPQKGyOwfqqIXycD4V0NaeqOwXi47aUj-jAondvu6d3XI5WcF2nfM_ZmGM1DpAWXacI1Vxn-xPSvxF_IzEPGybRMZFBI65wmKDMxX09LecfBTQ/s1600/2nd+Closure+of+Octopus+Fishing+in+Mauritius+SCC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe76XKzG8rEe8AYJQTH58w0sf9_SGKqHPQKGyOwfqqIXycD4V0NaeqOwXi47aUj-jAondvu6d3XI5WcF2nfM_ZmGM1DpAWXacI1Vxn-xPSvxF_IzEPGybRMZFBI65wmKDMxX09LecfBTQ/s400/2nd+Closure+of+Octopus+Fishing+in+Mauritius+SCC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The 2016 closure is the first one at national level in Mauritius, including Agal茅ga. </div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The main reason behind this measure is the drastic decline in volume of octopus fished every year, from 200 tons in 1990 to 30 tons currently. Octopus is considered a delicacy in Mauritius; it is commonly referred to as <i>ourite, </i>the French names being either <i>pieuvre</i> or <i>poulpe</i>. During the current closure, frozen octopus from Madagascar and Rodrigues will still be available on the market.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The objective of this fishing closure and its timing is to allow female octopuses to lay their eggs and to allow existing specimens to grow up in size.  Bigger octopuses are hence expected in October.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Rodrigues is planning a second closure per year in February 2017 when young octopuses come back to populate lagoons.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The 2015 closure in the south was on a voluntary basis while the 2016 one is an official closure with legal bearing. The National Coast Guard and the Environment Police will be on the lookout to enforce the closure. Contraveners will be subject to a fine not exceeding Rs 50,000.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The Ministry of Fisheries set up this programme with the support of the <a href="http://www.commissionoceanindien.org/accueil/" target="_blank">Indian Ocean Commission</a> (<i>Commission de l'Oc茅an Indien, COI</i>), the<a href="https://sgp.undp.org/" target="_blank"> GEF Small Grants Programme of the United Nations Development Programme</a> (UNDP), and of several NGOs: Eco Sud and its <a href="http://www.ecosud.mu/lagonbleu/index-eng.htm" target="_blank">Lagon Bleu project</a>, Eco Mode, <a href="http://www.reefconservation.mu/" target="_blank">Reef Conservation</a>, and the <a href="http://www.mmcs-ngo.org/en/" target="_blank">Mauritius Marine Conservation Society (MMCS)</a>.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This Special Commemorative Cover was postmarked on 16 August 2016, 15 July being a public holiday for the Assumption of Virgin Mary, at Pointe aux Sables Post Office. Pointe aux Sables is a small fishing village on the southwestern outskirts of Port Louis.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The stamp used is the <a href="http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-green-turtle-omnibus-issue.html" target="_blank">Rs 14 Green Turtle (<i>Chelonia</i> <i>mydas</i>) stamp</a> from the omnibus issue with  the islands of the Indian Ocean and France of 9 October 2014. The Green Turtle symbolises the fragile resources that surround Mauritius and its dependencies. It used to be hunted too like the octopus, until its population reached such a critical number that its hunting was prohibited.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>N.B.: This is a private issue, not linked in any way to the Mauritius Post, the Ministry of Fisheries, the COI, the UNDP, Eco Sud, Eco Mode, Reef Conservation or the MMCS.</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <u>Some links to articles in French about the current closure and octopus fishing closure in general:</u></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Fermeture de la p锚che aux ourites: Maurice sur les pas de Rodrigues (L'express, 11.08.2015) <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/article/267069/fermeture-peche-aux-ourites-maurice-sur-traces-rodrigues" target="_blank">http://www.lexpress.mu/article/267069/fermeture-peche-aux-ourites-maurice-sur-traces-rodrigues</a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> P锚che 脿 l'ourite: deux fermetures pr茅vues cette saison (L'express, 8 July 2016) <a href="http://www.lexpress.mu/article/285053/peche-lourite-deux-fermetures-prevues-cette-saison" target="_blank">http://www.lexpress.mu/article/285053/peche-lourite-deux-fermetures-prevues-cette-saison</a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Fermeture de la p锚che 脿 l'ourite: les p锚cheurs d茅plorent le manque d'accompagnement (Scope Magazine, 28 July 2016) <a href="http://www.lemauricien.com/article/fermeture-la-peche-l-ourite-les-pecheurs-deplorent-manque-d-accompagnement" target="_blank">http://www.lemauricien.com/article/fermeture-la-peche-l-ourite-les-pecheurs-deplorent-manque-d-accompagnement</a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Environnement: fermeture de la p锚che 脿 l'ourite (Le Mauricien, 13 August 2016) <a href="http://www.lemauricien.com/article/environnement-fermeture-la-peche-l-ourite" target="_blank">http://www.lemauricien.com/article/environnement-fermeture-la-peche-l-ourite</a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Video by the Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation on the 2016 closure, 16 August 2016: <a href="http://mbc.intnet.mu/article/fermeture-de-la-p%C3%AAche-lourite-video" target="_blank">http://mbc.intnet.mu/article/fermeture-de-la-p%C3%AAche-lourite-video</a></div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>David</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/2nd-closure-of-octopus-fishing-in.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/2nd-closure-of-octopus-fishing-in.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2016-08-16T20:21:00+04:00'>8:21 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/2nd-closure-of-octopus-fishing-in.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1083208175'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7759276959316540572&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7759276959316540572&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7759276959316540572&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2aen1nougCQZVbq9Q9R5j1PFPLK9UX5rBuK4VKsOnQw8iAGH3E6bNMvVDBdJFbhyXwtj63vLKUC9F21UYgpZT-KmuQEvuccVGwRpfWyiGZaG9GOXs_7uLyvW0GttQ2ec3vRdtA8DuBI/s1600/MAS+FDC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="208" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji2aen1nougCQZVbq9Q9R5j1PFPLK9UX5rBuK4VKsOnQw8iAGH3E6bNMvVDBdJFbhyXwtj63vLKUC9F21UYgpZT-KmuQEvuccVGwRpfWyiGZaG9GOXs_7uLyvW0GttQ2ec3vRdtA8DuBI/s400/MAS+FDC.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The commissioning ceremony was held at the Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Plaisance, and was attended by the Prime Minister, Sir Aneerood Jugnauth, the Commissioner of Police, Mario Nobin, the Chairperson of the Mauritius Post, Gayetree Usha Brijmohun and the Chief Executive Officer of the Mauritius Post, Giandev Moteea amongst others.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The Maritime Air Squadron (MAS) was commissioned on 17 July 1990 by Sir Veerasamy Ringadoo, the then Governor of Mauritius.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYjPps12vZp-05Eo0crsHCSEmdn8fZaom2xhPKURz0Mx7Km9ypYy9-NU0_78igugpDy2532ePHwnMQPQ0_EtmYH9S5H7IvU-GW-k7GWmX3ytiU39jDLH6qMy5v1tLOGVblS6Uv28QEDk/s1600/MAS+Official+FDC+Insert+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYjPps12vZp-05Eo0crsHCSEmdn8fZaom2xhPKURz0Mx7Km9ypYy9-NU0_78igugpDy2532ePHwnMQPQ0_EtmYH9S5H7IvU-GW-k7GWmX3ytiU39jDLH6qMy5v1tLOGVblS6Uv28QEDk/s400/MAS+Official+FDC+Insert+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The new Dornier MPCG4 will be the fourth fixed-wing aircraft to join the squadron; the squadron currently runs two other Dorniers and one Defender. The aircraft is state-of-the-art fitted with the latest Maritime Patrol Radar, Forward-Looking Infrared Camera (FLIR), Global Positioning System (GPS), Automatic Identification System (AIS) and communication system. The aircraft offers an outstanding field of view and a comfortable environment which substantially reduces the crew fatigue and workload, thus ensuring that a high-level of vigilance is maintained throughout Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) and Search and Rescue (SAR) missions.</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbTNdIA5Q7LrKGNphmrKgYAi6GfyVuS_aNKHvLVSZCD8iK-RTzFuknFgwfVUHUrIXtOqb1lc3vQkLrrkAQYTNlqZbIlY6p1X-urS-Ol9FGahLDnr4yxW5NASIfWE_bw5rgSPbEx1SFGk/s1600/MAS+Stamp+Rs11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRbTNdIA5Q7LrKGNphmrKgYAi6GfyVuS_aNKHvLVSZCD8iK-RTzFuknFgwfVUHUrIXtOqb1lc3vQkLrrkAQYTNlqZbIlY6p1X-urS-Ol9FGahLDnr4yxW5NASIfWE_bw5rgSPbEx1SFGk/s320/MAS+Stamp+Rs11.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;">The crew that extensively test-flew the aircraft at HAL, Kanpur, India, then ferried it to Mauritius through several countries along the western coast of the Indian Ocean, accumulating a total flying time of 34 hours and a total distance of 6,021 nm (11,150 km).</span><br /> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoHR3LSLZ87yowHVIgaRDIzAzcigBNLgrruTcxotmituSPkstDXKi8z_lrMYTLA_AsyAfYxsmzMk0hk0cfe0aGEI5952uSRYkk31x7-93BzxiiJXuEJ_Hw0cCwdwlK1DCpVos9XTMXeg/s1600/MAS+Official+FDC+Insert+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSoHR3LSLZ87yowHVIgaRDIzAzcigBNLgrruTcxotmituSPkstDXKi8z_lrMYTLA_AsyAfYxsmzMk0hk0cfe0aGEI5952uSRYkk31x7-93BzxiiJXuEJ_Hw0cCwdwlK1DCpVos9XTMXeg/s400/MAS+Official+FDC+Insert+2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span> Besides their Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) and Search and Rescue (SAR) missions, Dornier aircrafts allow an additional communication means via an air link with the Agal茅ga Post Office, the only provider of postal, financial and banking services to the inhabitants of these outer islands of Mauritius despite remoteness from the mainland. August 2002 for example marked the opening of the Agal茅ga Post Office and the first dispatch of mail to the islands by air by a Dornier aircraft.<br /> <br /> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody> <tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfPA5P02XUi8JlDZ4w8GIvXeeYkPEPlQQt9jR1ePBHVX3c-_ILbdmhMyb5a4GHLRFN1vNXqvyq_qiD_SOfWiwjM9rggy9mRgxGJrZ8pyhdAn1pEVfezZQloxcW8b2QjJ6R5c-Ni6igHs/s1600/MAS+Unofficial+FDC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="216" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqfPA5P02XUi8JlDZ4w8GIvXeeYkPEPlQQt9jR1ePBHVX3c-_ILbdmhMyb5a4GHLRFN1vNXqvyq_qiD_SOfWiwjM9rggy9mRgxGJrZ8pyhdAn1pEVfezZQloxcW8b2QjJ6R5c-Ni6igHs/s400/MAS+Unofficial+FDC.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr> <tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Unofficial FDC postmarked at Monneron Hill PO on the first day of issue</td></tr> </tbody></table> <br /> <br /> Pictures from the Commissioning Ceremony posted by the Mauritius Post on their Facebook page: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MauritiusPost/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1150209711708413" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/MauritiusPost/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1150209711708413</a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <div> <h4> <span style="font-size: large;"><u>Technical details</u></span></h4> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <i>Date of issue</i>: 13 July 2016</div> <div> <i>Illustration</i>: Rs11 - New Dornier MPCG 4</div> <div> <i>Graphic works</i>: Graphic Department (The Mauritius Post Ltd.)</div> <div> <i>Size</i>:  44.45 x 29.94 mm</div> <div> <i>Printer</i>: Cartor Security Printing</div> <div> <i>Process</i>: Lithography</div> <div> <i>Number</i> <i>per sheet</i>: 50 stamps set in two panes of 25 separated by gutter</div> <div> <i>Watermark</i>: w18 - CASCO</div> <div> <i>Perforation</i>: 14 x 2 cm</div> <div> <i>Courtesy</i>: Maritime Air Squadron</div> <div> <br /></div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>David</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/commissioning-ceremony-of-new-dornier.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/commissioning-ceremony-of-new-dornier.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2016-08-15T18:19:00+04:00'>6:19 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/commissioning-ceremony-of-new-dornier.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1083208175'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=9092975143794811403&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=9092975143794811403&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=9092975143794811403&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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The denominations are Re 1, Rs 10, Rs 18 and Rs 32. It is the first time that the Rs 32 denomination is released by the Mauritius Post; Rs 32 corresponds to the current local express mail rate for a letter weighing 20 grams or less (Rs 10 for standard priority delivery and Rs 22 for express delivery)<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUHoW7P70Aa3IT9cUR_Z2s_Ap8ILlr9Y_BWFs9aOkjYN8-Ii-ymc7jo7YRxRMNWB9ZVv0NkOQdgxPnSVbEZcAzNjxoNMnE9o71KSIIKVZoTwF5y_a2491pbcATkju8MjwIu0qsLWg63w/s1600/Freshwater+Fauna+FDC+Official.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDUHoW7P70Aa3IT9cUR_Z2s_Ap8ILlr9Y_BWFs9aOkjYN8-Ii-ymc7jo7YRxRMNWB9ZVv0NkOQdgxPnSVbEZcAzNjxoNMnE9o71KSIIKVZoTwF5y_a2491pbcATkju8MjwIu0qsLWg63w/s400/Freshwater+Fauna+FDC+Official.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /></div> <h3 style="text-align: justify;"> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Re 1 - Giant Mottled Eel (<i>Anguilla marmorata</i>)</span></b></h3> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rQEWRtwAyZoARYNMaMXOs5tfJU_k7wfceJya-gItLlbuc9OMqBFZe9EFFkQjqv8mmKHeAzoUj5NRja0HtxlvUKu1zcT-zmMhVNNVTRl9MgAzfAJVt0bUJvngB7FzI1YfT2rL9zGfu94/s1600/Re1+Giant+Mottled+Eel+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_rQEWRtwAyZoARYNMaMXOs5tfJU_k7wfceJya-gItLlbuc9OMqBFZe9EFFkQjqv8mmKHeAzoUj5NRja0HtxlvUKu1zcT-zmMhVNNVTRl9MgAzfAJVt0bUJvngB7FzI1YfT2rL9zGfu94/s320/Re1+Giant+Mottled+Eel+Stamp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>Anguilla marmorata</i> has a robust body with a compressed rear part. It has a yellowish to olive or brown, mottled with dark greenish brown back with a lighter colouration belly.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> This species can reach up to 2 m in length and is normally active at night, and feeds on prey such as crabs, frogs and fish. Eel is a highly commercial food fish and various life stages, ranging from juvenile to adult, are harvested and traded on a global scale for consumption, with current demand predominantly driven by East Asian markets, in particular Japan and mainland China.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> The giant mottled eel is native to the Indo-Pacific region. This species is native to Mauritius and can also be found in Madagascar, R茅union and the Seychelles. It commonly dwells in rivers and lakes, including artificial ones, and reservoirs, and is found under crevices or hides under rocks.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> Adult eels normally migrate to deep water in the sea where they breed and die. If they fail to find a way to the sea, eels can grow very big within the lake reservoir.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), it is considered Least Concern at present as there is no evidence for population decline. In Mauritius however, eels are now declining in number due to over-exploitation, reclamation of wetlands and marshy areas as well as pollution.</div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <i>References: Wildlife of Mauritius, IUCN List of Threatened Species, La Vanille Nature Park</i></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <h3> <span style="font-size: large;">Rs 10 - Water Scorpion (<i>Laccotrephes annulipes</i>)</span></h3> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfOfrRjOcNXo_r8MO5P3g6_qG_FmVGtuKNwBxbTUsbNuG6OiC9JsE1fGfeB8MbO48aiqgT_n6yU3q9nNBTZ3O5p55fQQGq7PnjuRmXwbH7NTHW2wAAKDFHKhT8NB02xfUpSdZVwDAkjc/s1600/Rs10+Water+Scorpion+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPfOfrRjOcNXo_r8MO5P3g6_qG_FmVGtuKNwBxbTUsbNuG6OiC9JsE1fGfeB8MbO48aiqgT_n6yU3q9nNBTZ3O5p55fQQGq7PnjuRmXwbH7NTHW2wAAKDFHKhT8NB02xfUpSdZVwDAkjc/s320/Rs10+Water+Scorpion+Stamp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> <br /></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"> A species commonly found in streams, ponds, basins, etc, where it has been observed to prey on mosquito larvae and other aquatic animals. They are commonly called water scorpions due to their resemblance to scorpions.<br /> <br /> They live in shallow, muddy water. They swim slowly, often crawling on objects in the water. They come to the surface for air and often hide under stones near water. They can reach about 6 cm in length but about half is the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siphon_(insect_anatomy)" target="_blank">siphon</a>.<br /> <br /> Regarding vulnerability status - not known. It has been recorded all over the island of Mauritius in the past, but it seems to be difficult to find now.<br /> <br /> <i>Reference: Dr. Seelavam Ganesham, Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI)</i><br /> <h3> <span style="font-size: large;">Rs 18 - Nile Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>)</span></h3> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRRr5suWETWAEV1sL_rgO26PFojEMywwVfsfGwsLR_bohYCCi7LxG8kJAaN4zO3EeSAAaVJe1f7hVY0BV8JYXAldMp6CeZRHcwmkwG98ZVbqcosCde4n1Y1294eETamm21I5q2q5tix4/s1600/Rs18+Nile+Tilapia+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="235" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnRRr5suWETWAEV1sL_rgO26PFojEMywwVfsfGwsLR_bohYCCi7LxG8kJAaN4zO3EeSAAaVJe1f7hVY0BV8JYXAldMp6CeZRHcwmkwG98ZVbqcosCde4n1Y1294eETamm21I5q2q5tix4/s320/Rs18+Nile+Tilapia+Stamp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> The Nile tilapia is native to Africa and the Middle East. It has a distinctive regular, vertical stripes extending as far down the body as the bottom edge of the caudal fin, with variable coloration. Adults reach up to 50-60 cm in length and up to 4 kg. It lives for up to nine years.<br /> <br /> The Nile tilapia tolerates brackish water and prefers warm temperature. It is an omnivore, feeding on plankton as well as on higher plants.<br /> <br /> This fish is currently one of the most important species in the aquaculture industry across the world. It is mainly due to its good flesh quality, disease resistance and high growth performance, acceptance to a wide range of feed and adaptability to the different methods of culture.<br /> <br /> This species also feeds on mosquito larvae and is thus beneficial in the control of mosquito population.<br /> <br /> In Mauritius, <i>Oreochromis</i> <i>spp</i>. was first introduced in the 1950s and was commonly found in water bodies such as rivers and reservoirs, mainly in Mare aux Vacoas and Mare Longue. Besides the <i>Oreochromis</i> <i>niloticus</i> normal colour, a Red Tilapia hybrid locally known as "berri rouge" also exists in Mauritius, which is a hybrid of three species of <i>Oreochromis</i> <i>spp</i>., introduced from Malaysia in 1990.<br /> <br /> Seed production is being undertaken at the Albion Fisheries Research Centre (AFRC) under the aegis of the Ministry of Ocean Economic, Marine Resources, Fisheries, Shipping and Outer Islands to produce quality fingerlings to service fish farmers.<br /> <br /> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juvenile_fish" target="_blank">Fry</a> are collected from broodstock ponds and cultured in tanks until they become fingerlings. Presently, the main investor in the culture of Oreochromis spp. is the private sector supported by the AFRC for hatcheries facilities.<br /> <br /> <i>References: Albion Fisheries Research Centre (AFRC), Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Fishery Statistics (2006), La Vanille Nature Park, the University of Mauritius</i><br /> <h3> <b><span style="font-size: large;">Rs 32 - Freshwater Shrimp (<i>Macrobrachium lar</i>)</span></b></h3> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA7DXpnVukyPu_ZlTn2nMatVa-sPqUeTng_MRpey9U3xRTy7pDOoBBGYRuS60M75_38grPP8NFSA-ZUQBQB5UUUlrUQ2XTPPIW6qToIVgp5OHHQaQjwuQklcjZ08LzkxztcyRAxekH_8/s1600/Rs32+Freshwater+Shrimp+Stamp.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZA7DXpnVukyPu_ZlTn2nMatVa-sPqUeTng_MRpey9U3xRTy7pDOoBBGYRuS60M75_38grPP8NFSA-ZUQBQB5UUUlrUQ2XTPPIW6qToIVgp5OHHQaQjwuQklcjZ08LzkxztcyRAxekH_8/s320/Rs32+Freshwater+Shrimp+Stamp.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> <br /> <br /> Commonly known as <i>camaron</i>, <i>Macrobrachium</i> <i>lar</i> can reach 8-10 cm in length. This large prawn has dark red-violet scales and long pincers and the female is smaller than the male. The eggs are carried by the female to brackish waters of estuaries where the juveniles will hatch and grow.<br /> <br /> The young ones then migrate back upstream.<br /> <br /> This prawn is found in well-oxygenated rivers throughout the Indo-Pacific region, usually hiding underneath stones. It is native to Mauritius.<br /> <br /> According to the IUCN it is least concern. In Mauritius, freshwater shrimp is now rare due to overfishing and pollution.<br /> <br /> <i>Macrobrachium</i> <i>lar</i> is considered a delicacy in Mauritius. It has never been intensively farmed but juveniles migrating upstream are captured and used to stock ponds.<br /> <br /> In the 19th century, when the native orchid plant <i>Cryptopus</i> <i>elatus</i> was common along river banks, its roots were used to make a noose to capture river prawns, hence the name "<i>liane</i> <i>camaron</i>" given to that species of orchid.<br /> <br /> <i>Reference: Mr. Owen Griffiths, Managing Director, Bioculture Group</i><br /> <i><br /></i> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDiM-2xCd6XEROYPzuZwRsC6e4phJ_6YWltxByROtMtQzxP3bF8ssJuWtJOVwYQlJLaKx877HbjLXsMk9gaLevbccUDpRo8H-uSwJLjm5CIbxCYT-csdf_KGiJJtxMdnziclUl4tnLqI/s1600/Freshwater+Fauna+Full+Set.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDDiM-2xCd6XEROYPzuZwRsC6e4phJ_6YWltxByROtMtQzxP3bF8ssJuWtJOVwYQlJLaKx877HbjLXsMk9gaLevbccUDpRo8H-uSwJLjm5CIbxCYT-csdf_KGiJJtxMdnziclUl4tnLqI/s400/Freshwater+Fauna+Full+Set.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <i><br /></i> <br /> <h3> <span style="font-size: large;">Technical details</span></h3> <i>Date of issue</i>: 6 June 2016<br /> <i>Illustrations</i>: Re 1 - Giant Mottled Eel (<i>Anguilla marmorata</i>)<br />                      Rs 10 - Water Scorpion (<i>Laccotrephes annulipes</i>)<br />                      Rs 18 - Nile Tilapia (<i>Oreochromis niloticus</i>)<br />                      Rs 32 - Freshwater Shrimp (<i>Macrobrachium lar)</i><br /> <i>Graphic works</i>: Graphic Department (The Mauritius Post Ltd.)<br /> <i>Size</i>:  44.45 x 29.94 mm<br /> <i>Printer</i>: BDT International Security Printing Ltd., Dublin<br /> <i>Process</i>: Lithography<br /> <i>Number per sheet</i>: 50 stamps set in two panes of 25 separated by gutter<br /> <i>Watermark</i>: w18 - CASCO<br /> <i>Perforation</i>: 14 x 2 cm </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </div> <div class='post-footer'> <div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> <span class='post-author vcard'> Posted by <span class='fn' itemprop='author' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/Person'> <meta content='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' itemprop='url'/> <a class='g-profile' href='https://www.blogger.com/profile/03106937884658366111' rel='author' title='author profile'> <span itemprop='name'>David</span> </a> </span> </span> <span class='post-timestamp'> at <meta content='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/freshwater-fauna.html' itemprop='url'/> <a class='timestamp-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/freshwater-fauna.html' rel='bookmark' title='permanent link'><abbr class='published' itemprop='datePublished' title='2016-08-14T21:28:00+04:00'>9:28 PM</abbr></a> </span> <span class='post-comment-link'> <a class='comment-link' href='http://mauritianphilatelicblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/freshwater-fauna.html#comment-form' onclick=''> No comments: </a> </span> <span class='post-icons'> <span class='item-control blog-admin pid-1083208175'> <a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7785826661314868516&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> <img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> </a> </span> </span> <div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> <a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7785826661314868516&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=6122679784755859294&postID=7785826661314868516&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); 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href='http://africastampexchange.blogspot.com/2021/03/tanzania.html' target='_blank'> TANZANIA </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> Sh. 800: this issue celebrates the Tanzania Posts Corporation, which modernized mail services. </span> <div class='item-time'> 3 years ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v6EwKV0q8H8IBb8IOYJo5C6qoblq24UYc2xnbEGptjZUO7wgjHJlQ_8uC5Ignctwb1LFhZAabH4Xj3dhQ1FJVZnAvy09VoWi_3AAOZ4zfizg=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='https://timbredujura.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> Blog timbr茅 de ma philat茅lie</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='https://timbredujura.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2pKm8Tr20K7-uavKYzddDrmbPJIHYQaDR3x-U8C6OKtHoKr9z6DzFbPnPl0MFaz45p1lxyErLO1pLjXp9PtbI8jcjoR8qzTnW0s_K1ilGirkBpVv6HZYoQaTXfz40zYvKMhQrkpXcufVFscDju1O2r1YV8iFaFE_WBThAjgp-ewAnXoywiXoKj-wtYyu/s72-w640-h448-c/IMG_20241118_0003.jpg' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='https://timbredujura.blogspot.com/2024/11/europa-2024-underwater-fauna-and-flora_25.html' target='_blank'> EUROPA 2024 (Underwater Fauna and Flora) stamp set on cover from Vatican City </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> *S茅rie EUROPA 2024 (Faune et flore subaquatiques) sur lettre du Vatican * Pour rappel, le th猫me choisi par l'association PostEurop pour les timbres EUROP... </span> <div class='item-time'> 28 minutes ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_smjdVyT7kO02VP9dNifUaKzS8ZbKmgf6QzS14iSztDFRKvPtm0GRAuXdGnbo4j7jctvkjYn5Kqa7n5tnsxWKnfHBCdc_zUG1Pp78V9=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://chinajika.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> BOHEMIA COLLECTION</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://chinajika.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LXJkDD_Y9xI/V4RQmmaPsWI/AAAAAAAAD94/Vnv4WzCP8PMxIWAPfwufcL7rhDIAeXW5wCLcB/s72-c/MBx_0001.jpg' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://chinajika.blogspot.com/2016/07/malaysia-mailbox.html' target='_blank'> Malaysia Mailbox </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> Malaysia Mailbox thanks KKKor sent me these two mailbx diecut postcards thanks KKKor sent me these two mailbx diecut postcards more malaysian mail box ... </span> <div class='item-time'> 8 years ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tQNsrL-56WNwgXQr4sTZOu8NMJYh5GA5XnnUGCpbgWU5xrCOQUzU2Vov05HEsVGPOxtpIe74MjvF98-Huo9QumNBbJ0fm7-snoSViX30piX337=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://caminantepostal.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> Caminante Postal</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://caminantepostal.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pmsjI3jBh_M/VK_H8wyXIgI/AAAAAAAABsk/orFzZ2dJxAw/s72-c/Ocean%2BCity%2BBeach.jpg' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://caminantepostal.blogspot.com/2015/01/old-ocean-city-beach-postcard.html' target='_blank'> Old Ocean City beach Postcard </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> </span> <div class='item-time'> 9 years ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vZq5AogssnUc8aNb5uzy5UK0xBFOy0gFgaCTcuNCWMXB5q22lAflaWWMGpsIligOpt7zjp6xLvNiVeJpRZ2tWgVoWcMDbyhQmN2IWn_q8=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://stampscover.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> COVERS COLLECTION</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://stampscover.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEir-iCVRYYl3YqymE6YV-ffVrLTkGq5g5j2z_Htn-J4CQGi28LCnVIJnglBc4l0e-QlLel9iqjwCaEyZG9WDhY_K8dc3abfw72wK8NDxhlEIjCe-XN2YQTqZ9fGv_DVGww6yFc0Fkcw3yYNb2vikTvXc2kTcT6OYHayZwDkAz1IfJFTheoXeQKa2QBk=s72-w640-h456-c' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span 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class='item-title'> <a href='http://deanscovers.blogspot.com/2018/02/rain.html' target='_blank'> Rain </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> Plou膬,iar膬艧i e noapte, Furtuna se dezl膬n葲uie Cu mii de 艧oapte Fulger膬 puternic Parc膬 despic膬 casa-n dou膬 Si pe la col葲uri se scurg Pic膬turi o ton膬 Se-nal葲膬... </span> <div class='item-time'> 6 years ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sNGkCt5vr5XLLtkxeM2JdWtxVkOwLx3fc0FQm3OnHDbUr0gOPgZx-w4AryS91eYqn8ZL8VshhT14Xp7KVTZuKNnPbWkBe1CgB7j4wvq4Ctqmhgj8ME=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://gemsworldpostcards.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> Gem's World Postcards</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://gemsworldpostcards.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8fs1LYZny23CZwPpM1aEjJPJpfULvqjvodB9GigonmFz9kG8oMIMP1ffdGyWdyzofsAmkdjMM9ezMiRacG0s8akteknHAMqqV0AUvhsx6SRc8fitPBk_nPzWKEUyx8ZsIu2M-94IsgaAPWsapGHrGg_UZlSlosZZ7j_jkPxL-sb2F-ve44JHIe6ANLgU=s72-w400-h266-c' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://gemsworldpostcards.blogspot.com/2024/11/three-cards-from-three-countries.html' target='_blank'> Three Cards From Three Countries </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> *Blog # 1628--- Day 1000 ( One Thousand ) **of the Current ( Second ) Russian Invasion of Ukraine * * ... </span> <div class='item-time'> 4 days ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_tT37vRLPrfp0XC5giZDn0xOIX-mgsKgBusIl4vXNHlrlH8pX9AhbLjSTbjiiHGPSZByaV5cJLTmsUMK3rTdLvMJ9eRmFvpgtlDZWqtNN1Z=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://stampstation.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> gocollecting</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://stampstation.blogspot.com/2013/08/season-on-for-stamp-swap.html' target='_blank'> Season on for stamp swap </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> </span> <div class='item-time'> 11 years ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s8K6OZBC91U-EJUz4YafaC8FCKSmo0H-3QHswfiqM1ZC9BL3_PqzWFtB8JSNl2shoAQ6j2nrXz4RbRNVfWb5mlqbPWW2brPFiQKN1BRyEbgQHF8GM=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://gonewithpostcards.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> Gone With Postcards & Covers</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://gonewithpostcards.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qTvr4j9xrfY/UZcrNLs2p0I/AAAAAAAAC6w/u9Gmc2fkjX0/s72-c/DSC_0833.JPG' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://gonewithpostcards.blogspot.com/2013/05/visit-faroe-islands.html' target='_blank'> Visit Faroe Islands </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> I was invited by Posta Stamps, Faroe Islands in the summer of 2012, coz I was the lucky guy who had won the "The most beautiful stamp of 2011" competit... </span> <div class='item-time'> 11 years ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_sLBwcum0vdEGkhNuIVl4Q62Y7HCU6POYGT20UxceJCPKCnzApTxcGP29-MSnGS33qlNbKYpePsLTZLieVMTNjRiAbv9sTRPIxt6_oDb_mc_M_f=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://irenechencovers.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> IRENE CHEN COVERS</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://irenechencovers.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVsiKDYDhyphenhyphen1IS5LSfA_tN5-IDULqHC-Fjh82cBMYWIek4jDBU8NG5qlZoE9YrFAFAyr2K-17Qq4_UBsId0ceJ1mVuIv7Rs6XvIIZlzjIee8qZNYxHAdtP8oCJhdIWDChH8shccJYQ7r5_KmI1XhrkuoaXJbZ9M2atqb0Gu0O8yEM_CU4V_86txR293po1G/s72-w332-h244-c/img20241012_21075648.jpg' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://irenechencovers.blogspot.com/2024/11/canada_23.html' target='_blank'> CANADA </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> </span> <div class='item-time'> 1 day ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_s_CUFyaTXG8p8_uPL09OvpY6ZMO07eFP--N__Nb-lXbA-0N_S32mRP8U4TscBEOOHSVB_UWegtYuIuILojgjrklVEcDRoQzvY8sQ=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://jms1943.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> JMS1943 Philatelic World</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://jms1943.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAXNSF3maF6V5Xxcyj1Ob6aA0t6z48inSqddYEkKQdDhOJI5ngmd3ehg2XhBR-AB24gtZMPzdFW5dU7qd-blwMBqSJ71yaose7L24z64IwWZCuTJhaRe84DwfcMSjbK1bqXWjLLgMsO4D02hjz74BqdSzKBXrEu8Dv11O6c8qAH6ZLxs099dZBF5ImDnMG/s72-w434-h311-c/202406-ALAND.jpg' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://jms1943.blogspot.com/2024/09/new-covers-coming-2024-8-27.html' target='_blank'> New covers coming. 2024-8-27 </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> Cover from Aland and Germany. Thank you Martin. </span> <div class='item-time'> 1 month ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t1pH-WQpSoNxDz10tYlCmvFXhPTiNbaRqj9YGZb4sf2qGgtUnLpGCsaZVkEmcxGuM2WHkwu0QKIbepFgM19eitioo0cgv2aaeVMdM=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://kencovers.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> KENCOVERS</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://kencovers.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3pnBYp5CI2w/UGCoHhyGFhI/AAAAAAAABq0/ZTMF3pORr38/s72-c/scan0668.jpg' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://kencovers.blogspot.com/2012/09/republic-of-kosovo.html' target='_blank'> REPUBLIC OF KOSOVO </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> </span> <div class='item-time'> 12 years ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_t7hRuHTayG6bBYdx553vDQokDQmB9vagdFdez_BW7YzB8-C0w8Jxdlk7J51km1VVxp3O0N7r29vLOORFvh8KJOHRVal1pyfzPk=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://kkkhor.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> KKKHOR STAMP COLLECTION</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://kkkhor.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwGDDhFXxvRss-Rz8s744yToWZ8AnsKc3ZRMIZommUd-M0vdMhPmRMWxwnR7D43y_DtJZJ34aAHEGLSPhC1H665YQY7-BppiRGWrHZSwBD5zWdO_v04HEaLCEbD5sRKC1LSWyRhcrbenc/s72-c/EPC1104.jpg' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://kkkhor.blogspot.com/2020/12/malaysia-postcard-map-flag-tourists-spot.html' target='_blank'> Malaysia Postcard - Map, Flag & Tourists Spot. </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> </span> <div class='item-time'> 3 years ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_v2CnVcKgJD5fBaA2qCh9C5L3_LidvuPlfdkkgX8FWNEiLePXVzdmgYllxiWHdo4oQJJifyRqgWd-NrGdqlf0_UUeZpaCwfA819tpibY68DL4cP=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='https://lettresdumonde.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> La Bo卯te aux Lettres du Monde</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='https://lettresdumonde.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLmQeLj_jVtPY2Jf317W71uQK2A1pHDJny1hsVE99TLBY0S2-9vd0LYiV0Kusc6xRSLDl9Q8ANFbfwfXuzfwSgl5oWiLs9RCg4wMZnLX5U4Dneu34gJN88hmAd2Lyry0-h59WqFEzmiLwvKMpHNKNgbvi110_0ECPGupLtlvejrEkaJtSoDOLeD8nrW2Vb/s72-c/Kazakhstan3.jpg' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='https://lettresdumonde.blogspot.com/2024/11/lettre-du-kazakhstan.html' target='_blank'> Lettre du Kazakhstan </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> Je remercie bien mon correspondant pour ce courrier avec un affranchissement multiple. 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I am an student from Mauritius. My name is Ryan Ramma. 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Kartu pos ini menampilkan wajah warga Malaysia yang penuh senyum dan menawarkan ... </span> <div class='item-time'> 10 years ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_vSCK0fvEOuPL9XHyQDcO36G0safO0mHecdJE9_rvVMZKGzL_WiOHn3VOHtZKhMcA6AiqDQ_TLd7i96LhxoIwixWJj_GewG6e5UCuxQIJDIZDYPqQ=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://ralphscollection.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> Stamps, covers, etc.............</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://ralphscollection.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLK8sGfs_UV1eI-IOCVNOr2pE4w6lDmRqjfscU2ggSiUQbm3OCbzQWudY5TCNTaPZ_yoMgE7msyak0iaUHHgyrbfq13sJbahe3nE578XehYydS_6X35sUZmujQiIv_6OvU3bn_URohI95XiSamfIM_iKK3YkbqM-BBZzjFfjIXk1yLnO1xWJn-A/s72-c/20231030_093119.jpg' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://ralphscollection.blogspot.com/2023/12/nauru.html' target='_blank'> Nauru </a> </span> - <span class='item-snippet'> Nauru </span> <div class='item-time'> 11 months ago </div> </div> </div> <div style='clear: both;'></div> </li> <li style='display: block;'> <div class='blog-icon'> <img data-lateloadsrc='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_uOeiDVNZF_mINOE_lVVPObI-EWIkJvIxmzd_I_DQDSe6v4a0DE9xjMf-U36uJ01a18G9iM6rTfHK67q5-tRrA37UFzEkuwhbrqfst7=s16-w16-h16' height='16' width='16'/> </div> <div class='blog-content'> <div class='blog-title'> <a href='http://stampsland.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> Stampsland</a> </div> <div class='item-content'> <div class='item-thumbnail'> <a href='http://stampsland.blogspot.com/' target='_blank'> <img alt='' border='0' height='72' src='https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_Ne5Avvh2tkw/TZLOh-JNqlI/AAAAAAAAFwQ/xDKiRerxjnc/s72-c/IMG_0643.jpg' width='72'/> </a> </div> <span class='item-title'> <a href='http://stampsland.blogspot.com/2011/03/616-bulgariathanks-lilia.html' target='_blank'> #616 Bulgaria...Thanks Lilia! 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