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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago lies northeast of Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. Trinidad and Tobago was a Spanish colony from the times of Christopher Columbus to 1802, when it was ceded to Britain. The country obtained independence in 1962.
This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain. This list should be consistent with printed publications, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).
The first Moroccan postal stamps were produced in 1891 by private companies which managed courier services between cities. The system was replaced after a reorganization in 1911, the Sherifian post was created to handle local mail, and produced two series of stamps which were valid for use until 1915 and until 1919 in Tangier. [citation needed]
Manchukuo issued its first postage stamps on 26 July 1932. [1] [2] A number of denominations existed, with two designs: the pagoda at Liaoyang and a portrait of Puyi. Originally the inscription read (in Chinese) "Manchu State Postal Administration"; in 1934, a new issue read "Manchu Empire Postal Administration".
Mail carriers in Baku, 1914. The postage stamps and postal history of Azerbaijan describes the history of postage stamps and postal systems in Azerbaijan, which closely follows the political history of Azerbaijan, from its incorporation to the Russian Empire in 1806, to its briefly obtained independence in 1918, which it lost to the Soviet Union in 1920 and re-acquired in 1991 after the fall ...
San Francisco. Mint. San Francisco, California: 1852 1854– S, none. Since 1975, primarily strikes proofs. Exceptions include a portion of penny circulation issues during the early 1980s and the Susan B. Anthony dollar. [32] Carson City. Mint. Carson City, Nevada: 1863 1870–1885 1889-1893 CC [32] Denver. Mint. Denver, Colorado: 1896 1906 ...
Riverside depot of the Los Angeles and Salt, photo postcard published by Brück & Sohn c. 1906. On April 16, 1916, the railroad’s stockholders voted to remove "San Pedro" from the corporation's name. The former town of San Pedro had been consolidated within Los Angeles in 1909. The LA&SL operated independently until April 27, 1921, when the ...
A 1966 article in Time predicted Greater Los Angeles would surpass New York by 1975, and that by 1990, would reach close to the 19 million mark. [53] But the article's flawed definition of Greater Los Angeles included San Diego, which is actually its own metropolitan area.