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英语翻译Anymistakemadeintheprintingofastampraiseitsvaluetostampcollectors.Amistakeononelowpricedstamphasmadeinworthamillionandahalftimesitsoriginalvalue.ThemistakewasmademorethanahundredyearsagoinMauriti
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Anymistakemadeintheprintingofastampraiseitsvaluetostampcollectors.Amistakeononelowpricedstamphasmadeinworthamillionandahalftimesitsoriginalvalue.ThemistakewasmademorethanahundredyearsagoinMauritius,asmallislandintheIndianOcean.In1847anorderforstampswassenttoaLondonprinter,Mauritiuswastobecomethefourthcountryintheworldtoissuestamps.

BeforetheorderwasfulfilledandsenttotheprinterinLondon,apartywasheldatMauritiu'GovernmentHouse,andstampswereneededtopostthelettersofinvitingpeopletotheparty.AprinterinMauritiushadtobeaskedtocopythedesignforthestamps.However,becauseofhiscarelessness,hewrotetheword"PostOffice"insteadof"PostPaid"ontheseveralhundredstampsthatheprinted.

Todaythereareonlytwenty-sixofthesemisprintedstampsleft----fourteenOnePennyOrangeRedsandtwelveTwoPennyBlues.BecauseoftheTwoPennyBlue'srarenessandage,collectorshavepaidasmuchas$16,800forit.

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