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A 1953 stamp of Nigeria. The first stamps for Nigeria were issued on 1 June 1914 following the amalgamation of all of the British colonies in the area (Northern Nigeria Protectorate and Southern Nigeria Protectorate).
Non-free postage stamps issued in Ireland, by the Department of Posts and Telegraphs before 1984 or after that date by An Post, that are less than 50 years old and cannot use one of the following public domain templates; {{PD-IrishGov}} or {{PD-BritishGov}} that are available at this Commons template page for stamp images that are public domain.
Kenya used stamps of British East Africa Company (1890–1895), British East Africa (1895–1903), East Africa and Uganda Protectorates (1903–1922), Kenya and Uganda (1922–1935) and Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika/Tanzania (1935–1976).
The postage stamps and postal history of Israel is a survey of the postage stamps issued by the state of Israel, and its postal history, since independence was proclaimed on May 14, 1948. The first postage stamps were issued two days later on May 16, 1948. [1] Pre-1948 postal history is discussed in postage stamps and postal history of Palestine.
All British stamps still bear a portrait or silhouette of the monarch somewhere on the design. The first stamps did not need to show the issuing country, so no country name was included on them. The UK remains the only country in the world to omit its name on postage stamps; the monarch's image signifies the UK as the country of origin. [6] [7]
Image Denomination * Postage Stamp Centenary (set of 4 Stamps) 1 1 October 1954 Runner, Camel and Bullock Cart 1 anna 2 1 October 1954 Courier pigeon and Plane 2 anna 3 1 October 1954 Cycle, Train, Ship and Plane 4 anna 4 1 October 1954 Courier pigeon and Plane 14 anna 5 24 October 1954 United Nations Day: 2 anna 6 11 December 1954
Taurus the Bull, modelled by Arnold Machin in 1945.Produced by Wedgwood, 1950, earthenware and transfer printing.The design includes the signs of the zodiac. In the year 1956, while resident at number 15 The Villas, Stokeville, an estate of 24 Victorian houses in Stoke-upon-Trent, he received publicity in the national press when he chained himself to an old metal lamp-post, in protest at its ...
The Irish Post Office has never publicised an official stamp numbering system for the postage stamps they issued, so collectors use a stamp numbering system from one of the most popular stamp catalogues, [7]: 156–163 such as Stanley Gibbons, Scott, MacDonnell Whyte, MDW (last edition 1991), Hibernian or Michel.