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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 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. The three values of 1, 3, and 12 Kreuzer were issued on 1 October 1862.
The colony was renamed in August 1900 and used Cape of Good Hope stamps overprinted with the new name "ORANGE/RIVER/COLONY." In 1902 a single 6d stamp was overprinted as the original occupation issues but with "E.R.I." (Edward Rex Imperator, for Edward VII) instead of "V.R.I.". In 1903 a set was issued portraying King Edward VII, a springbok ...
General Post Office circa 1911. The postal system in the British colony of Hong Kong began in 1841 when the Royal Mail established the first General Post Office in the region. [1] [2] Between 1841 and 1862, no stamps were issued, and postmarks were used to certify payment of the postage instead.
Greece's first postal service was founded in 1828, at the time of Greek independence from the Ottoman Empire.This initial service continued mail delivery and, later, the issuing of postage stamps until 1970.
A 1902 stamp of Transvaal. The Second Boer War erupted in 1899, the war ended the existence of the South African Republic.. Stamps of the South African Republic were overprinted "V.R.I." (Victoria Regina Imperatrix, Latin for Victoria, Queen and Empress) or "E.R.I." (Edward Rex Imperator, for Edward VII) between 1900 and 1902.
Bhagat Singh (27 September 1907 [1] – 23 March 1931) was an Indian anti-colonial revolutionary, [3] who participated in the mistaken murder of a junior British police officer in December 1928 [4] in what was to be retaliation for the death of an Indian nationalist. [5]
The postage stamps of French Indochina begin on May 16, 1886, with the overprinting of "5" or "5 C. CH." on the generic stamps of the French Colonies, for use in Cochinchina (mainly Saigon). [ 1 ] On January 21, 1888, stamps crudely overprinted A & T (meaning Annam & Tonkin ), along with a "1" or "5", and also on the generic colonies stamps ...