Postage stamps and postal history of Guinea-Bissau
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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Guinea-Bissau, formerly known as Portuguese Guinea.
Guinea-Bissau is located in West Africa. It is bordered by Senegal to the north, and Guinea to the south and east, with the Atlantic Ocean to its west.
Portuguese Guinea
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Stamps of Cape Verde were used in what is now Guinea-Bissau from 1877. The first stamps of Portuguese Guinea were issued 1881, overprinting stamps of Cape Verde. The first series of definitives was issued in 1886.[1]
In 1913, the Vasco da Gama commemorative series of Macau, Timor and Portuguese Africa were surcharged in new currency for Portuguese Guinea.[2] The Ceres series was issued in Portuguese Guinea from 1914.
Independence
The first stamps of independent Guinea-Bissau were issued in 1974.[3][4]
Further reading
- Correl, Frank. "Inside Guinea-Bissau." The American Philatelist. Vol. 111 No. 4 (April 1997), p. 322-328.
- Figueiredo, J Pîres de. "Os selos postais da Guiné Portuguesa." Boletim cultural da Guiné Portuguesa. Nos. 11/15/16. (Julho 1948/Julho 1949/Outubro 1949).
- Küchler, Reinhard. Republik Guinea-Bissau seit der Unabhängigkeit 1974 : Philatelie und Postgeschichte. Düsseldorf: Briefmarkenfreunde-Düsseldorf, 2009[5]
- Oliveira Pinto, Fernando de. Os selos Coroa da Guine: "Guine" pequena-os primeiros selos. Madrid: Fundacao Albertino de Figueiredo para a Filatelia (FFA), 2003 ISBN 8493170070, 180p.
References
- ^ "Portuguese Guinea | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
- ^ "Portuguese Africa | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-04-01. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
- ^ Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.322. ISBN 0-356-10862-7
- ^ "Guinea-Bissau | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
- ^ "Literatur".
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