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Plate - Intaglio - 2d plate 12 subjects (3x4), defaced. Was originally engraved by Joseph Barnard, and used for the 'Post paid' issues between 1848 and 1858. At the end of this period the plate had become so worn that on some positions only parts of the Queen's head and frame are visible. On back: 'Grand Hotel D'Europe' with 11 lines in cursive script (continued on back of 584) - copper plate. Mauritius. Stone: 'Presented by His Majesty King George V. 1845-59 Issues. Copper plates (defaced) wer