The designs of the two vertical stamps give the effect of overlapping circles. John Waddington’s Studio prepared the designs and the printing was carried out by the House of Questa in lithography.

The R1 value (sg 510, scott 427) features the Commonwealth logo, the ‘C’ around the globe, and a circle containing a map of Mauritius, which shows the position of Port Louis and the other towns. The R2.50 stamp depicts the Commonwealth logo twice. See here for a map of Mauritius.