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A used 1985 stamp for the centenary of the first Bechuanaland stamps, depicting a George V stamp for the Bechuanaland Protectorate A 1975 meter stamp from Botswana. Botswana has produced postage stamps for national use since becoming independent on 30 September 1966. The country formerly used the stamps of the Bechuanaland Protectorate.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Ukraine. Ukraine is a republic in Eastern Europe . It is bordered by the Russian Federation to the east; Belarus to the north; Poland , Slovakia , and Hungary to the west; Romania and Moldova to the southwest; and the Black Sea and Sea of Azov to the south.
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 ...
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Libya. Libya is a country located in North Africa . Bordering the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Libya lies between Egypt to the east, Sudan to the southeast, Chad and Niger to the south, and Algeria and Tunisia to the west.
As suggested by its name, the encased postage stamp consisted of a postage stamp encased, or sandwiched between two covers made out of brass. [1] Gault constructed the original postage cases out of silver in order for them to more closely resemble real coins. [2] However, Gault found that silver encased postage stamps were too expensive for him ...
Before the first postage stamps of Fiji, mail was carried by trading vessels to Sydney, Australia, and other ports, where it was placed in the mail. [1] The first stamps of Fiji were issued on 1 November 1870 by the local newspaper, the Fiji Times. The British Consul objected to the service and tried to close it in 1871 and appointed an ...
Derocco, E. Istorija poštanskih maraka Srbije = History of the postage stamps of Serbia. 1973, 98p. Fleck, Vladimir. Die Briefmarken von Serbien.Frankfurt am Main: [Arbeitsgemeinschaft Neues Handbuch der Briefmarkenkunde], 1965, 31p.