A rare example of the penny orange Mauritius stamp, which expected to realize about £4.000. has been discovered at Nijkerk. Holland. It formed part of a picture made of old stamps, showing a man and a woman in a horse. Part of the horse' represented by the orange Mauritius, states the "Daily Telegraph and Morning Post."
The picture belonged to a clergyman who presented it to his charwoman. She sold it for twopence, and it was resold for 3s to a butcher. He in his turn sold it for £670, under an agreement that he further receives 25 per cent. of any excess over that figure on resale.
The stamp will be auctioned by a London dealer.
One of the most famous Mauritius stamps in the collection of the late King George V. was an unused twopenny blue which was purchased for £1450.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.