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Bloomgarden, Henry S., American history through commemorative stamps 1969. Deaton, Charles W., The great Texas stamp collection 2012. Renfeld, Fred. Commemorative Stamps of the U.S.A.: an illustrated history of our country 1954. Woreck, Michael and Jordan Worek. An American history album: the story of the United States told through stamps 2008.
A 1963 stamp of Mali. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Mali. Mali is a landlocked country in Western Africa bordering Algeria to the north, Niger to the east, Burkina Faso and the Côte d'Ivoire to the south, Guinea to the south-west, and Senegal and Mauritania to the west. Its size is just over 1,240,000 km² with a ...
Ifni was a Spanish province on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, south of Agadir and across from the Canary Islands.It had a total area of 1,502 km 2 (580 sq mi), and a population of 51,517 in 1964.
1928 postal stationery registered envelope uprated with stamp to pay the rate to Berlin. This is an overview of the postage stamps and postal history of Australia. encompassing some history of the Australian colonies and the main stamp issues that followed the takeover of the colonies as well as later issues and also an precis of the external territories.
Postage stamps and postal history of Ethiopia. An 1894 stamp of Ethiopia, valid only for local mail. This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Ethiopia. Long an independent state in Africa, messages were originally carried by couriers called méléktegnas, who held the letters attached to a stick. [citation needed]
Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847.[ 20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.
The first stamps of Liberia were issued in 1860, depicting a sitting Liberty with a sailing vessel in the background. [ 1][ 2] A 15 cents stamp featuring Vai woman, 1892. A 1947 stamp of Liberia commemorating the centenary of the first United States postage stamp and CIPEX.
History of Australia Post stamps. Before the formation of Commonwealth of Australia on 1 January 1901, each state of Australia issued separate postage stamps through colonial mail systems. After the federation in 1901, the mail systems merged and formed the Postmaster-General's Department (PMG), whose responsibilities included the provision of ...