Catalogue
Postage Stamps
Definitive, commemorative, airmail and official issues.
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Stamp Stuff / My Balcony Jungle — Wavy Line Stamps
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Danish wavy-line definitive stamps
1905 onwards
The Danish wavy-line definitive stamps are a long-running series of Danish numeral postage stamps first introduced in 1905, featuring a central denomination within an oval set against wavy lines. The design specifically incorporates three wavy lines on each side of the oval, which symbolize the three bodies of water…
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Post of Armenia, via Wikimedia Commons
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Definitive Issue, Armenia, 1992
1992
The Definitive Issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by Armenia on 25 August 1992. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 229, 230, 231, 232), printed in 4 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 0.20(R) multicoloured; 2(R) dull ultramarine; 3(R) bronce; 5(R) b…
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Post of Ukraine, via Wikimedia Commons
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Definitive Issue, Ukraine, 1992
1992
The Definitive Issue comprises 8 postage stamps released by Ukraine in 1992. The StampWorld catalogue lists 8 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 94–101), printed in 8 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 0.50K light blue; 0.70K olive; 1.00K green; 2.00K violet blue; 5.00K dark blue; 10.00K…
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Post of Ukraine, via Wikimedia Commons
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Definitive Issue, Ukraine, 2001
2001
The Definitive Issue comprises 6 postage stamps released by Ukraine on 1 April 2001. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 448–453), printed in 6 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 0G multicoloured; 0G multicoloured; 0G multicoloured; 0G multicoloured; 0G mul…
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Post of Belgian Congo via Wikimedia Commons
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Definitive Issues — Bilingual Inscription in French and Flemish issue, Belgian Congo, 1910
1910
The Definitive Issues — Bilingual Inscription in French and Flemish issue is a set of postage stamps released in Belgian Congo on 1 February 1910. The StampWorld catalogue lists 11 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 45–45‑54). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5C green/black; 10C carmine/black; 15C br…
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Post of Belgian Congo via Wikimedia Commons
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Definitive Issues — Inscription: "CONGO BELGE" issue, Belgian Congo, 1909
1909
The Definitive Issues — Inscription: "CONGO BELGE" issue is a set of postage stamps released in Belgian Congo on 15 June 1909. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 41–41‑44). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5C green/black; 10C carmine/black; 15C yellow/black; 15C ochre…
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Australia Post, via Wikimedia Commons
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Definitive Issues issue, Australia, 1952
1952
The Definitive Issues issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by Australia on 19 March 1952. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 218, 219), printed in 2 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1´½Sh´P slate-grey; 2´6Sh´P dark brown. Design: Frank D. Manley. E…
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Deutsche Bundespost
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Deutsche Bundespost postage stamps
1949-1995
Deutsche Bundespost postage stamps comprise the postal releases produced for West Germany by its national post and telecommunications organisation. Established in 1947 within the Trizone as the successor to the Deutsche Reichspost, the enterprise was initially titled the Deutsche Post until 1950. As a state-owned op…
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Israel Post
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Doar Ivri first stamps
1948
The Doar Ivri ("Hebrew Post" or "Hebrew mail") stamps constitute the first definitive postage stamp series issued by the State of Israel. Following the declaration of independence on 14 May 1948, the stamps were released by Israel Post on Sunday, 16 May 1948, which was the first business day of the new state. They w…
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Post of Venezuela, via Wikimedia Commons
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Eagle - Value in "REAL" issue, Venezuela, 1863
1863
The Eagle - Value in "REAL" issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by Venezuela on 1 November 1863. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 11, 12, 12a*, 13), printed in 4 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: ½R orange yellow; 1R blue; 1R dull blue; 2R green.…
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British Government
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East Africa joint postal issues
20th century
East Africa joint postal issues were postage stamps produced for shared use across Kenya, Uganda, and Tanganyika under a unified postal administration. Administered initially by the joint postal service of the three territories, the East African Posts and Telecommunications Administration, the postal authority was s…
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David Wintzer, via Wikimedia Commons
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Emperor Napoléon III Laure - New Design's issue, France, 1863–1870
1863–1870
The Emperor Napoléon III Laure - New Design's issue comprises 8 postage stamps released by France in 1863–1870. The StampWorld catalogue lists 8 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 24–31), printed in 8 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1C olive green; 2C reddish brown; 4C grey; 10C yellow…
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Museum of Ethnography via Europeana
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Envelope with postage stamps
This postal object consists of a mailed paper envelope bearing four United States postage stamps affixed in a horizontal row along the upper right section. The envelope features printed return address information in the upper left, an address block in the center, and various postmark, arrival, and postal handling st…
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StampWorld catalogue
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EUROPA Stamps - Inventions & Discoveries issue, Hellenic Republic (Third Hellenic Republic), 1994
1994
The EUROPA Stamps - Inventions & Discoveries issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by the Hellenic Republic (Third Hellenic Republic) on 9 May 1994. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1830, 1831), printed in 2 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 90Dr mu…
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Post of Finland
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Finnish definitive stamps
19th - 20th century
Finnish definitive stamps encompass postal issues produced for use in Finland, beginning in 1856 during its status as an autonomous Grand Duchy of the Russian Empire. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, definitive postal issues tracked the administrative and political changes of the region. Following…
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StampWorld catalogue
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First Anniversary of Admission to UN issue, Georgia, 1993
1993
The First Anniversary of Admission to UN issue comprises 3 postage stamps released by Georgia on 31 July 1993. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 59, 60, 61), printed in 3 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 25R multicoloured; 50R multicoloured; 100R multic…
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Unknown author Unknown author via Wikimedia Commons
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First Kaunas Issue, Lithuania, 1919
1919
The First Kaunas Issue issue is a set of postage stamps released in Lithuania on 29 January 1919. The StampWorld catalogue lists 5 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 9–9‑12). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 10Sk black; 15Sk black; 20Sk black; 30Sk black. Perforation: 11½. No watermark is recorded.…
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Bureau of Engraving and Printing; Imaging and composite photo by Gwillhickers; U.S. Post Office; Smithsonian National Postal Museum
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First United States airmail issue
1918
The first United States airmail issue consists of postage stamps issued in 1918 specifically to prepay postage for newly established scheduled domestic airmail service. Designed by Clair Aubrey Huston, the stamp was created to meet a 24-cent rate established for inaugural air routes connecting Washington, D.C., Phil…
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Post of India, via Wikimedia Commons
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Five Year Plan issue, Republic of India, 1959
1959
The Five Year Plan issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by the Republic of India in 1959. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 307, 308, 309, 310), printed in 4 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1R blackish green; 2R rose; 5R dark brown; 10R orange. P…
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Post of Indonesia via Wikimedia Commons
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Five-Year Plan issue, Indonesia, 1982
1982
The Five-Year Plan issue is a single postage stamp released in Indonesia on 29 November 1982. The StampWorld catalogue lists 1 stamp in the issue (StampWorld number 1121). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 17.50(R) multicoloured. Perforation: 12½. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one stam…
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StampWorld catalogue
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Flowers issue, Sri Lanka, 1982
1982
The Flowers issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by Sri Lanka on 1 April 1982. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 155, 156, 157, 158), printed in 4 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 35(C) multicoloured; 2.00(R) multicoloured; 7.00(R) multicoloured; 2…
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Post of Tanzania via Wikimedia Commons
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Founding of the Union of Tanzania-Zanzibar issue, Tanzania, 1964
1964
The Founding of the Union of Tanzania-Zanzibar issue is a set of postage stamps released in Tanzania on 7 July 1964. The StampWorld catalogue lists 5 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1–1‑4). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 20C multicoloured; 30C multicoloured; 1´30Sh´P multicoloured; 2´50Sh´P mult…
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French postal administration; design after Louis-Oscar Roty
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France — Semeuse (Sower) Definitive Series
from 1903
The France Semeuse (Sower) definitive series is a long-running French postage stamp issue featuring an allegorical sowing female figure, first released in 1903 and utilized across multiple decades and formats until 1941. The central motif is adapted from a design by French numismatist Louis-Oscar Roty, originally pr…
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Jacques-Jean Barre; https://journals.openedition.org/estampe/1016?lang=en
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French Ceres Issue, 1849
1849
The 1849 Ceres issue represents the first adhesive postage stamp series released in France. Introduced under the Second Republic, the stamps first appeared on 1 January 1849 following postal reforms intended to standardise rates across Metropolitan France, Corsica, and French Algeria, whilst encouraging prepayment b…
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Post of Martinique
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French colonial general and territorial stamps
19th-20th century
French colonial general and territorial stamps encompass postage stamps issued by France for territories lacking stamps of their own, alongside issues tailored to specific colonial dependencies. The general issues were used between 1859 and 1906, with a brief revival from 1943 to 1945, initially relying on shared al…
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Swedish National Museum of Science and Technology via DigitaltMuseum / Europeana
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French Marianne definitive stamps
20th century onward
French Marianne definitive stamps are a long-running series of French definitive postage stamps depicting Marianne, the national personification of the French Republic. First appearing on French postage in 1849, this definitive series has been redesigned repeatedly under successive republics to reflect France's chan…
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StampWorld catalogue
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Game Fish of East Africa issue, Tanzania, 1977
1977
The Game Fish of East Africa issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by Tanzania on 10 January 1977. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 66, 67, 68, 69), printed in 4 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 50C multicoloured; 1Sh multicoloured; 3Sh multicolour…
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StampWorld catalogue
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Game Fish of East Africa issue, Uganda, 1977
1977
The Game Fish of East Africa issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by Uganda on 10 January 1977. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 156, 157, 158, 159), printed in 4 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 50C multicoloured; 1Sh multicoloured; 3Sh multicolo…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
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General Chang Tso-lin photographic essay
1928
This collection of early Chinese die proofs, engraver's models, ink drawings and essays from 1912 to 1928, was donated in 1964 by Robert Hopkins. Hopkins was the son in-law of William A Grant, an engraver at the American Bank Note Company who was one of two Americans responsible for establishing the Chinese Bureau o…
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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
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Genius Riding a Griffin
1914
Postage stamp issued on the occasion of the International Exhibition for Book Industries and Graphic Arts (Internationale Ausstellung für Buchgewerbe und Graphik) held in Leipzig in 1914. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as RP-P-2015-26-2012; its record gives material recorded as paper; technique photoc…
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Wikimedia Commons
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German Democratic Republic postage stamps
1949-1990
German Democratic Republic postage stamps are the postal issues released for East Germany, officially known as the German Democratic Republic. They were issued by the Deutsche Post of the GDR, which operated as a postal service provider from 1949 to 1990. Following the interim period when the Deutsche Post functione…
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Auction house “Dynasty”, via Invaluable
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German Reich Adolf Hitler postage stamp booklet, August 1941
August 1941
This collectible is a complete, unused German Reich postage stamp booklet issued on August 1, 1941. The booklet contains a total of 35 stamps, each featuring a profile portrait of Adolf Hitler designed in a classical style to project an image of authority and ideological leadership. The stamps are issued in various…
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Paul Waldraff; scanned by NobbiP
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Germania definitive series
1900-1922
The Germania definitive series comprises regular postage stamps issued by the German Empire and the Weimar Republic between 1900 and 1922. Introduced on 1 January 1900 to replace stamps depicting numbers and eagles, it represents the longest-running series in German philately. Rather than displaying the reigning mon…
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Post of Tanganyika, via Wikimedia Commons
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Giraffe - New Design & Perforation issue, Tanganyika, 1922–1925
1922–1925
The Giraffe - New Design & Perforation issue comprises 6 postage stamps released by Tanganyika in 1922–1925. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 44–49), printed in 6 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1Sh green/black; 2Sh dark purple/black; 3Sh black; 5Sh c…
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freestock.ca
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Great Britain — Penny Black — 1840
1840
The Penny Black was the world's first adhesive postage stamp issued for public postal use in the United Kingdom as part of the Uniform Penny Post reform proposed by Sir Rowland Hill. Printed in black ink by Perkins Bacon on paper watermarked with a Small Crown, the stamp allowed letters weighing up to half an ounce…
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"Hellenic Post" (ELTA)
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Greek definitive stamps
1861 onwards
A Greek definitive stamp is a regular postal issue designed to serve the everyday postal requirements of Greece across an extended period of time. These regular series provide a range of denominations intended to cover prevailing postal charges. In Greek postal history, the definitive tradition began with the classi…
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Post of Albania via Wikimedia Commons
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Handstamped — Without Denomination issue, Albania, 1913
1913
The Handstamped — Without Denomination issue is a single postage stamp released in Albania on 1 June 1913. The StampWorld catalogue lists 1 stamp in the issue (StampWorld number 2). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1Gr black. Perforation: Imperforated. No watermark is recorded. Design is credited to Lef…
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JoachimKohler-HB via Wikimedia Commons
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Helvetia — New Design — Value in Corners — White Paper issue, Switzerland, 1862
1862
The Helvetia — New Design — Value in Corners — White Paper issue is a set of postage stamps released in Switzerland on 1 October 1862. The StampWorld catalogue lists 10 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 19–19‑27). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2(C) grey; 3(C) greyish black; 5(C) brownish; 10(C) b…
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Tibet postal services or governement - 1912, via Wikimedia Commons
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Heraldic Lion - Dull Colors issue, Tibet, 1912
1912
The Heraldic Lion - Dull Colors issue comprises 15 postage stamps released by Tibet in 1912. The StampWorld catalogue lists 15 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1–6b*), printed in 15 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: ⅙T green; ⅙T yellowish green; ⅙T emerald green; ⅓T blue; ⅓T ultramarin…
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The Johnstonian Engraving Co., 1899, via Wikimedia Commons
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Hermes Head issue, Kingdom of Greece, 1902
1902
The Hermes Head issue comprises 5 postage stamps released by the Kingdom of Greece on 1 January 1902. The StampWorld catalogue lists 5 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 118, 119, 120, 121, 122), printed in 5 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5L orange; 25L green; 50L ultramarine; 1Dr re…
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SpecimenStamps.com; cropped from the illustrated Hong Kong pair
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Hong Kong colonial stamps
1862-1997
Hong Kong colonial stamps are the postal issues produced for Hong Kong during its period of British administration, beginning with Queen Victoria definitives and continuing under successive reigns. Prior to the release of local issues, mail sent by British troops in the territory utilised British stamps, to which ge…
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Mi:RO 156, via Wikimedia Commons
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Horses - Mail Coach issue, Kingdom of Romania, 1903
1903
The Horses - Mail Coach issue comprises 8 postage stamps released by the Kingdom of Romania in 1903. The StampWorld catalogue lists 8 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 147–154), printed in 8 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1B brown; 3B purple brown; 5B light green; 10B rose; 15B black…
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Smithsonian National Postal Museum
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Hunt's Remedy trade card
c. 1862
Hunt's Remedy trade card — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2012.2015.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA RS56. Dated by the museum: c. 1862. Medium: paper; ink. Scott's RS numbers cover private die medicine (proprietary) stamps, printed from dies owned by patent-medi…
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Iran Post, via Wikimedia Commons
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Inaguration of the Farahabad Park - Tehran issue, Iran (Pahlavi), 1974
1974
The Inaguration of the Farahabad Park - Tehran issue comprises 2 postage stamps issued in 1974 by the postal administration of Iran, catalogued here under Iran (Pahlavi). StampWorld lists the issue as numbers 1756, 1757. Values and colours recorded: 1R multicoloured; 2R multicoloured. Production details recorded:…
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Post of Tanganyika, via Wikimedia Commons
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Independence Day issue, Tanganyika, 1961
1961
The Independence Day issue comprises 12 postage stamps released by Tanganyika on 9 December 1961. The StampWorld catalogue lists 12 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 66–77), printed in 12 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 5C green/brown; 10C bluish green; 15C blue/blackish brown; 20C ye…
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Post of India, via Wikimedia Commons
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India '89 International Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi issue, Republic of India, 1987
1987
The India '89 International Stamp Exhibition, New Delhi issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by the Republic of India on 15 June 1987. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1102, 1103), printed in 2 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 50P multicoloured; 5…
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India Post
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India republican postage stamps
from 1947
India republican postage stamps are the postal issues produced by independent India, beginning with the first releases of 1947. These stamps superseded the postal issues of the British administration to serve the countrywide communications network maintained by the Indian postal service. The earliest independent is…
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Post of India, via Wikimedia Commons
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Indipex '73 Philatelic Exhibition, New Delhi issue, Republic of India, 1973
1973
The Indipex '73 Philatelic Exhibition, New Delhi issue comprises 3 postage stamps released by the Republic of India on 14 November 1973. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 583, 584, 585), printed in 3 design types. Values and colours recorded for the issue: 20P multicoloured; 1…
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