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In May 1919, Italy issued special postage stamps for the part of Dalmatia it had occupied during World War I. [2] The stamps were produced as surcharges of Italian stamps; the first appeared 1 May 1919, and consisted of the Italian 1-lira overprinted "una / corona". 5c and 10c overprints were issued in 1921, reading "5[10] / centesimi / di ...
Great emphasis was placed on the connection of the motifs to Åland autonomy and history. On 1 January 1993, a new Autonomy Act came into force, giving Åland the right to establish its own postal administration. The Åland Post took then over the production and sale of Åland stamps. [1]
The Landpost postage due stamps are a special area in Baden's postal history. The three values of 1, 3, and 12 Kreuzer were issued on 1 October 1862. These stamps were not given to postal customers during their valid period and could not be used as definitive stamps. With these stamps, additional delivery charges to addresses in rural villages ...
This press was used in four stamps issued with national arms (1 dinero red, 1 peseta light brown, 1 dinero green, and 1 peseta orange). The commemorative stamp illustrated to the right (the "Trencito" or "little train" of 1870) was one of the last Peru produced on this rare machine, with the 2 centavos light blue (the "Llamita" stamp). After ...
The African territories of Ruanda and Urundi came under Belgian control as Ruanda-Urundi after they were seized from Germany during World War I in 1916. They had previously formed part of German East Africa. Stamp overprinted for the Belgian Occupied German East Africa Territories, 1916 Belgian Congo stamp overprinted "Ruanda Urundi" , 1924
A 1951 stamp of Dominica The 1949 anniversary of the U.P.U. omnibus stamp set from Dominica. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Dominica, an island nation in the Caribbean Sea. Claimed by France in the 17th century, it was later awarded to Great Britain, becoming independent in 1978.
A 1967 stamp of Japan featuring a painting of Mount Fuji. The story of Japan's postal system with its postage stamps and related postal history goes back centuries. The country's first modern postal service got started in 1871, with mail professionally travelling between Kyoto and Tokyo as well as the latter city and Osaka.
The modern stamps are inscribed both "PORTUGAL" and "AÇORES". Personalized and regional stamps began to be issued from 2008 by the Portuguese postal service. [1] These stamps have no special purpose beyond the expression of local pride; all are sold and valid in Portugal. About 5–10 are issued each year, generally with themes relating to the ...