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In 1968 several issues were produced, Anguilla Ships, Anguillan Birds, the 35th Anniversary of the Anguillan Girl Guides and a Christmas issue. In 1969 the first issue celebrated the Anguillan salt industry, but on July 7, 1969, the Anguillan post office was officially recognised by the government of St. Kitts-Nevis and they issued an official ...
An 1868 stamp of the Orange Free State A stamp of the Orange Free State overprinted V.R.I. in 1900 during the British occupation. The Orange Free State was an independent Boer republic in southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century. The Orange Free State was annexed to the British Crown and renamed the Orange River Colony on 28 ...
A Pakke-Porto stamp. Stamps were issued by the Kongelige Grønlandske Handel in 1905 for use as parcel stamps. The stamps showed the coat of arms of Greenland, featuring a standing polar bear. Letters were handled free of charge by the Kongelige Grønlandske Handel until 1938.
During the Spanish Empire, Guam was considered part of the Mariana Islands that were claimed by Spain since the 16th century. Between 1876 and 1882 stamps used are those of the Philippines illustrating a portrait of King Alfonso XII, the Spanish coat of arms (1881–1888) and, after 1890, the child profile of Alfonso XIII.
An 1880 stamp of the Gambia. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Gambia. The Gambia is a country in West Africa surrounded by Senegal except for a short coastline on the Atlantic Ocean in the west. The Gambia River, from which the country takes its name, flows through it. The capital city is Banjul.
Castle, Wilfrid T. F. Cyprus, 1353–1986: History, Postal History & Postage Stamps. London: Christie's-Robson Lowe/Cyprus Study Circle, 1987 ISBN 0-85397-418-7 546p. Frangoudis, Hermes St. Catalogue of Cyprus Stamps and Postal History 1845–2002. Athens: The Author, 2003 ISBN 9609205003 336p. Georgallis, C. and Spencer, M. Stamp Booklets 1962 ...
In 1856, Mexico issued its first adhesive postage stamps, with "district overprints", a unique feature among postal systems worldwide, employed to protect from theft of postage stamps. In 1891, the postal and stamp issuing authority was created as an administrative division of the Secretaría de Comunicaciones (Secretariat of Communications).
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 ...