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The first stamps used in Madagascar were general issues for the French Colonies. In 1889 the French colonial general issues were overprinted with new face values. [1] [2] The 1891 issue A 1930 stamp of Madagascar French stamp overprinted for use in Madagascar, 1895. The 1891 issue was printed locally on sheetlets of 10 stamps.
Skidoo (formerly, Hoveck) [3] was an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. [1] The geographical location of the old town site lies at an elevation of 5,689 feet (1734 m). [ 1 ] Skidoo is a ghost town located in Death Valley National Park .
The first stamps were issued in 1951 for the kingdom of Cambodia, Royaume du Cambodge, as a self-governing state within the French Union. One of the stamps depicted King Norodom Sihanouk. [2] Cambodia gained independence on 9 November 1953.
Smith, Peter A S, Egypt: Stamps and Postal History - A Philatelic Treatise, J Bendon, 1999, 922pp, ISBN 9963-579-81-7 Chalhoub, J.H. and Hass, C., The Nile Post: Handbook and Catalogue of Egyptian Stamps, Including Listings of the Egyptian Issues for Palestine and Sudan, as Well as Those of the French Consular Post Offices in Alexandria and ...
The Panama Canal Zone issued its own postage stamps from 1904 until October 25, 1978. [73] During the early years, United States postage stamps overprinted "Canal Zone" were used. After a few years, accredited Canal Zone stamps were issued.
St Vincent: The Postal History 1762–1965: The Postage Stamps 1861–1897: The Cancellations and Handstamps 1861–1915: The Revenue Stamps 1882-1897. London: Robson Lowe, 1971 184p. Proud, Edward B. and J. Chin Aleong. The Postal History of St Lucia and St Vincent. Heathfield: Proud Publications Ltd., 2006 ISBN 9781872465487 472p. Zirinsky ...
A Russian Empire postman First Russian stamp, 1857 1998 stamp of Russia dedicated to the World Stamp Day celebrated in conjunction with the World Post Day and in commemoration of the UPU foundation 35k "Sword Breaking Chain", 1918 250-ruble stamp of 1921, surcharged to 7,500 rubles in 1922 30r surcharge on 50k stamp A 1958 stamp of the Soviet Union depicting a 16th-century mail courier for the ...
In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties. For some counties, for statistical purposes, the Bureau of Economic Analysis combines any independent cities with the county that it was once part of (before the legislation creating independent cities took place in 1871). [1]