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Then the class walked to the Mauritius
Postal Museum. They learnt that the
museum is an 18th century building and
that it was the Civil Hospital in the past. At
the museum they saw:
• Maps showing railway routes and the location of old post ofces
• The famous red and blue penny stamps
• Photographs of old post ofces and mail vehicles* of the island
• A collection of stamps from the 19th century
After lunch the class set off for the
Mauritius Photographic Museum. It
is the only photography museum in the
country and it opened in the 1960s. The
pupils walked around and saw: