Mauritius - 1946 - WW II victory

Island in the Indian Ocean about 550 miles east of Madagascar. Already known to the Malays and Arabs, the Portuguese discovered it in 1505, but it was the Dutch in 1598 to give the name of Mauritius. Conquered by the British in 1810, the British crown colony of Mauritius was granted self-government in 1967 and Became an independent been on 1968.

In 1946 in the British Empire are issued stamps to celebrate 
the end of World War II and the return of peace