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Revision as of 22:58, 22 August 2010
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Venezuela.
Venezuela is a country on the northern coast of South America. It is a continental mainland with numerous islands located off its coastline in the Caribbean Sea. The republic is a former Spanish colony, that won its independence in 1821.
First stamps
The first stamps of the Venezuela were issued on 1 January 1859.[1]
British stamps
British stamps were used at La Guaira between 1865 and 1880 which may be identified by the cancel C60. British stamps used at Ciudad Bolivar (1868-80) had the cancel D22.[1]
Further reading
- "The Stamps of Venezuela: Escuelas 1871-79" by L.W. Fulcher in Stanley Gibbons Monthly Journal, April 1825. Reproduced here.
See also
References
- ^ a b Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.166. ISBN 0356108627
External links
http://www.stampsve.com/ Web site specialized in stamps and articles of collection.
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