毛里求斯是印度洋上靠近非洲东海岸的一个岛国。我国集邮者可能主要是通过世界著名的“毛里求斯‘邮局’邮票”而知道这个国家的。其实,毛里求斯与中国的历史渊源可以追溯到18世纪上半叶,要比这套1847年发行的世界珍邮早100多年呢。下面就让我们从8年前毛里求斯发行的一枚邮票,来了解这段并不为大多数人所知的历史。 Mauritius is an island nation on the Indian Ocean near the east coast of Africa. Our country’s philatelists may know this country mainly through the world famous “postage stamps” of Mauritius. In fact, the historical origins of Mauritius and China can be traced back to the first half of the 18th century, more than 100 years earlier than the world stamp book released in 1847. Let’s take a look at a piece of stamps issued by Mauritius 8 years ago to find out what this history is not known to most people.