Mauritius Postal Museum, Postal heritage museum in Port Louis, Mauritius.
The Mauritius Postal Museum occupies a Victorian-era building near Port Louis waterfront and displays the history of mail services on the island. The exhibits include original letters, stamps, and equipment that show how postal operations developed over time.
The building was completed in 1870 and originally served as the General Post Office before becoming a museum. Its transformation preserves the story of how postal services developed under different rulers and time periods.
The building housed the Postmaster General's residence, and mail from 33 rural post offices built in the 1870s and 1890s converged here. Since 2001 the museum has displayed exhibits on the island's postal and telecommunications history; the famous Red and Blue Mauritius stamps are kept at the nearby Blue Penny Museum.
The museum sits at the harbour beside the customs building in central Port Louis, in the former General Post Office. The building is a listed national monument, protected since 1958. Note that the Red and Blue Mauritius stamps are held at the nearby Blue Penny Museum, not here.
The Red and Blue Mauritius stamps, issued in 1847, are not held here but in the nearby Blue Penny Museum. The building itself was listed in 1958 under Governor Sir Robert Scott, following a recommendation by the Ancient Monuments Board.
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