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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 new series of 1910 used an arms design for low values, and a full-face portrait of King Gustav V.Additional surcharges were needed in 1918 before new stamps of the series could be printed. 1920 saw the introduction of coil stamps using a lion design and a new portrait of Gustav, along with a crown and posthorn design for larger denominations, as well as a commemorative depicting Gustavus ...
Later in 1899, the United States printed a series of six stamps for Cuba. They are known as the "Alegorías Cubana" or Cuban allegory stamps. Regular postage rates of 1¢, 2¢, 3¢, 5¢ and 10¢ and a special delivery 10¢ bicycle stamp comprised this series.
Erkan Esmer, The Ottoman Empire: a Study of Postal Rates, Routes, Delivery Times and Effects of Historical Events. Menachim Max Mayo, Anatolia. Pulko 2007, Ottoman Empire and Republic of Turkey Postage Stamp Catalogue. The standard catalog (in Turkish) The Duloz Issues of Turkey 1865–1887 formed by Max Plantinga, David Feldman, Geneva 2009 ...
A block of four of the 1945 British Military Administration stamps of Burma used in Rangoon for registered mail. After the liberation of Burma, normal postal services were gradually restored under a British Military Administration. Pre-war stamps of Burma from 1938 were overprinted MILY ADMN in 1945. [1] A 1946 postage stamp of Burma
The final years of the Canal Zone saw few stamps issued—those that were issued were mainly for new first-class postal rates (the first-class rates paralleled those of the United States) The last stamp (fifteen cents) of the Zone was issued on October 25, 1978, and depicted one of the towing locomotives and a ship in a lock.
The main components of a stamp: 1. Image 2. Perforations 3. Denomination 4. Country name. A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail).
1971 South Vietnam stamp commemorating the first anniversary of the "Land to the Tiller" LawThe stamps of South Vietnam were mostly printed in Paris, Tokyo, England (by De La Rue) and Rome during 1954–1967, [6] in Japan during 1967–1973 [7] and in England (by De La Rue) during 1973–1975.