Date: ND (1967)
Colour: Blue on multicolor underprint.
Mauritius 1967 P30c 5 Rupees
Front: Queen Elizabeth II at right. Coat of arms of Mauritius. The value of 5 Rupees written in English, Tamil and Hindi.
Back: Two men in a Mauritian pirogue sail boat. They are copy of lifeboat of French vessel in the 18th Century. They are also very famous for Mauritian Regata that took place ever year in the four side of the island.
Watermark: Dodo bird. The dodo was a flightless bird endemic to Mauritius. It stood a meter tall and weighed 20 kilograms. The dodo lost the power of flight because food was abundant and predators were absent on Mauritius. The dodo was first mentioned by Dutch sailors in 1598. By 1681, all dodos had been killed by hungry sailors or their domesticated animals. The extinction of the bird, within 80 years of its discovery, made people realise for the first time that humans could induce the extinction of plants and animals
Printer: Thomas De La Rue and Company
Varieties
a. Signature 1
b. Signature 3
c. Signature 4
s. As a. Specimen.
Catalog Value:
a.
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