Mauritius 1900 Queen Victoria 2 Cents Lilac & Green

Mauritius · 1900 · 2c (Cents)

This definitive stamp features a left-facing portrait of Queen Victoria in her later years, wearing a small crown and widow's weeds. The design is bicolor, with the portrait vignette in green and the surrounding frame in lilac. The country name 'MAURITIUS' is inscribed at the top, with 'POSTAGE & REVENUE' below, and the denomination 'TWO CENTS' at the bottom.

Issued during the final year of Queen Victoria's reign, this stamp is part of the widely used definitive series for Mauritius, a key British colony in the Indian Ocean. The 'Postage & Revenue' inscription reflects the dual-purpose use of stamps for both mail and fiscal purposes common in the British Empire at the time.