To mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a new stamp and a First Day Cover are being issued on 2nd October 2019.

To mark the 150th Birth Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, a new stamp is being issued on 2nd October 2019. The stamp showing the effigie of Mahatma Gandhi illustrates India’s most inspirational and historical figure who is universally recognised as the glorious symbol of ‘Truth and Non-Violence’.

Pope Francis will be gracing the Mauritian soil on Monday 9th September 2019. This visit will be a very memorable day for Mauritians and the Government has proclaimed the 9th September a public holiday.

Pope Francis will be gracing the Mauritian soil on Monday 9th September 2019. This visit will be a very memorable day for Mauritians and the Government has proclaimed the 9th September a public holiday.

The First Day Cover (FDC) illustrates Poivre’s portrait, signed by Alexis Grognard in 1783, from the collection of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences of Mauritius as well as the introductory text of the “Réglement Economique” and Poivre’s signature on paper money issued in 1768. The FDC also portrays the nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) and clove (Syzygium aromaticum) fruits.