Issuing authority
Colony of Newfoundland
Separate British colony and later dominion issuing its own coinage and stamps until union with Canada in 1949.
- Kind
- colony
- Region
- North Atlantic, North America
- Recorded period
- 1832 – 1949
Objects are filed under the historical authority that actually issued or made them. A recorded period comes from the issuer's own reference description and is left blank where no source states it.
Published entries
4
Individual types and documented families
With photographs
100%
4 with a credited real-object photo
Dated span
1857 – 1932
4 entries with their own date
Verified or well documented
0
Highest two confidence levels
Catalogue entries (4)
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stamps
Newfoundland stamps
1857-1949
Newfoundland stamps are the separate postal issues produced for Newfoundland, an island off the eastern coast of North America, before its political incorporation into Canada. The first postage stamps for the Dominion of Newfoundland appeared in 1857. These postal emissions encompassed regular postage stamps, includ…
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modern coins
Newfoundland coinage
1865-1947
Before joining Canada in 1949, Newfoundland operated as a British colony and later as a dominion with its own independent monetary system. Decimal currency was adopted in 1863, with coin issues commencing in 1865. The government set the value of the Newfoundland dollar equal to the Spanish American dollar, or eight-…
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stamps
The 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of Newfoundland issue, Newfoundland, 1897
1897
The The 400th Anniversary of the Discovery of Newfoundland issue is a set of postage stamps released in Newfoundland on 24 June 1897. The StampWorld catalogue lists 15 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 52–52‑65). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1C green; 2C carmine; 3C ultramarine; 4C olive; 5C vio…
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stamps
Newfoundland Issue, Newfoundland, 1932
1932
The Newfoundland Issue issue is a set of postage stamps released in Newfoundland on 1 January 1932. The StampWorld catalogue lists 26 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 180–180‑191). Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1C green; 1C green; 2C carmine; 2C carmine; 3C orange brown; 3C orange brown; 3C oran…
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Entries by catalogue category
- Postage Stamps3
- Modern World Coins1
Counts of published entries only. They describe this catalogue's holdings, not everything the issuer or maker produced.
Dated entries by century
- 19th century3
- 20th century1
Only the 4 entries carrying their own date to within about 150 years are counted, by the earliest year given. These are catalogue holdings, not production totals.
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