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Barbuda Sc/SG 1-11 issued July 13, 1922. Barbuda is part of the Leeward Islands and a dependency of Antigua. After the 1922 issue, Barbuda used the stamps of Antigua.
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(Change of Government): Barbuda Sc12 SG12 issued 1968. Antigua became independent in 1967 and since 1968 Antigua and Barbuda have issued stamps both individually and jointly.
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Chad Sc/SG #1 issued November 28, 1922. Part of French Congo, it was integrated with Ubangi-Shari in 1906. Chad became independent in 1920 and had its own stamps from 1922 until 1936 then used French Equatorial Africa stamps until 1959.
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Chad Republic Sc64 SG62 issued 1959. The Chad Republic became an autonomous state in November 1958 and became independent within the French Community in August 1960. Chad used stamps of French Equatorial Africa stamps until 1936-1959.
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Ascension Sc/SG 1-9 issued November 2, 1922. An island in the South Atlantic, Ascension is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Printed and overprinted by De La Rue, London.
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Saseno Sc/SG 1-8. issued April 1923. Italy occupied it in 1914, issued Italian overprints before using Italian stamps. Occupation continued until
1943 and Italy renounced its claims under the Treaty of Paris, 1947. Returned to Albania as Sazan.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Kuwait Sc/SG 1-15 issued April 1, 1923. Kuwait, an independent Arab shaikhdom since 1756 placed itself under British protection in 1899 to counter the spread of Ottoman influence in the Arabian Gulf.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Iraq Sc #1 /SG #41 issued June 1, 1923. Scott begins Iraq in 1923 with the stamps issued under the League of Nations mandate of 1920. While SG begins the listing with Mesopotamia (Scott lists these separately).
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Mesopotamia Sc-N1 (Iraq SG #1) issued 1917. The first issue of this set for both Scott and Gibbons is the ¼ anna on 2 piastres claret, a vertical stamp, not the horizontal ¼ anna on 5p violet-brown that seems to be much more readily available.
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Iraq - Kingdom Sc28 / SG106 issued 1932. The British Mandate was given up on October 3, 1932, and Iraq became an independent Kingdom. The Kingdom lasted until 1958 when a republic was declared.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Iraq-Republic Sc188 SG418 issued 1958. In 1958, the monarchy was overthrown and the Iraqi Republic created. Iraq was controlled by the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party from 1968 until the 2003 invasion by the United States and its allies in 2003.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day (again): Transcaucasian Federated Republics SG #1 (Scott #14). Scott begins TFR with Russian overprints (as does Y&T) and Gibbons once did the same, but Gibbons has moved the overprints back into the Azerbaijan section.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day:Corfu Sc N1-14/SG 1-14 issued September 20, 1923. Following the murder of an Italian official on the Greek island of Corfu, Italian troops occupied the island from 31st August 1923 until 27th September. The League of Nations settled the incident.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Ruanda-Urundi Sc #6/SG #37 issued 1924. Ruanda (which eventually became Rwanda) and Urundi (which eventually became Burundi) were part of German East Africa but were seized by Belgium during WW1.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Burundi Sc1 SG1 issued 1962. Burundi became an independent kingdom on 1st July 1962 and a Republic on 28th November 1966. Burundi is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Rwanda Sc/SG #1 issued in 1962. In 1961, the suddenly pro-Hutu Belgians held a referendum in which the Ruanda-Urundi voted to abolish the monarchy. Rwanda was separated from Burundi and gained independence on 1 July 1962.
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Lebanon Sc/SG #1 issued 1st January 1924. Lebanon went from being a French Mandate in 1924 (Sc63 SG95) to a Republic under a French Mandate in 1926 (Sc156 SG252) to an independent republic in 1942.
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Southern Rhodesia Sc/SG #1 issued 1st April 1924. The British South Africa Company administered the territory which eventually became Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In 1954 it joined Rhodesia and Nyasaland until that broke up in 1963.
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Zimbabwe Sc414 SG576 issued 1980. In 1965, the Rhodesian prime declared independence, but this was not recognized by the UK. After a period of unrest, free elections were held. In April 1980 it became the independent nation of Zimbabwe.
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Algeria Sc #1/SG #2 issued 8th May 1924. Algeria became a French Department in July 1830, although internal hostilities continued until 1847. French stamps were used until 1924 and again between July 1958 and independence in 1962.
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Mongolia Sc/SG #1 issued October 1924. The peaceful Democratic Revolution in 1990 and the introduction of a multi-party system and market economy. A new constitution was introduced in 1992, and the "People's Republic" was dropped from the country's name.
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Northern Rhodesia Sc/SG #1 issued April 1, 1925. British Central Africa 1889 to 1924, the area was divided into Northern and a separate Southern Rhodesia until 1954 when they both joined Rhodesia and Nyasaland until 1963.
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Zambia Sc1 SG91 issued October 24, 1964. Northern Rhodesia became an independent republic within the British Commonwealth as Zambia. While Scott lists Zambia from #1, Gibbons continues sequentially from Northern Rhodesia SG1-SG88.
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Yemen Sc/SG 1-3 issued 1926. The sheets consist of 4 rows of 5 stamps each, making for a full sheet of 20 stamps. The print quality was poor. Numerous missing details in the design can be attributed to over and under-inking of the clichés.
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Yemen Arab Republic Sc144 SG176 issued 1962. The northern portion of Yemen gained independence from Turkish rule in 1918 as an aftermath of WW1. This area then became the Yemen Arab Republic on 27 Oct 1962.
Here is a summary of Yemen issues from the First Issues Collectors Club www.firstissues.org
† The List column shows where the entity is listed in the catalogues, Scott (and Gibbons in brackets where it differs). The abbreviations are A(den), SA (South Arabia), Y(emen), PDRY (People's Democratic Republic of Yemen).
‡ Gibbons begins a little earlier than Scott with unified Yemen, SG1 is Sc512.
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People's Republic of South Yemen Sc1 SG1A issued 1967. Aden and several sheikdoms, emirates & protectorates in the southern portion combined to form the Federation of South Arabia becoming the People's Republic of Southern Yemen on Nov 1967.
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Spanish Andorra Sc/SG 1-12 issued March 28, 1928. Andorra is a parliamentary co-principality with the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell (Catalonia, Spain) as co-princes. Andorra is located in the Pyrenees between Spain and France.
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French Andorra Sc #1/SG F2 issued June 16, 1931. Andorra is the sixth-smallest nation in Europe, having an area of 468 km2 (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 85,000.
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Vatican City Sc/SG issued 1st August 1929. Vatican City is a walled enclave within the city of Rome. With an area of 44 hectares and a population of 842 (July 2014), it is the smallest state in the world by both area and population.
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Castellorizo - Italian Dominion Sc 51/ SG 1 issued July 11, 1922. The area was ceded to Italy after World War I. In 1945 it became part of Greece along with the Dodecanese Islands.
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Italian Colonies Sc13 / SG1. Gibbons begins with the Garibaldi issue (Sc13-22, SG1-10) Scott lists it 2nd as we discussed yesterday with the Dante Alighieri Society issue (Sc1-12, SG18-29).
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Manchukuo Sc/SG #1 issued 26th July 1932. In 1931 Japanese troops seized Manchuria and declared it independent as Manchukuo in 1932. Pu Yi (the last emperor of China) was appointed Chief Executive and in 1934 enthroned as emperor.
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Bahrain Sc/SG #1 issued 10th August 1933. An independent sheikhdom with an Indian postal administration from 1844. A British postal administration operated from April 1948 to December 1965. Unoverprinted Indian stamps were used until 1933.
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Basutoland Sc/SG #1 issued 1st December 1933. The area was annexed to the Cape Colony in 1871 and transferred to the British Crown in 1883. Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope were used from 1871 to 1910 and of South Africa from 1910 until 1933.
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French Equatorial Africa Sc #1/SG #17 issued March 16, 1936. On 15th January 1910 the French colonies of Gabon, Middle Congo and Ubangi-Shari-Chad were combined to form French Equatorial Africa, though they continued to issue their own stamps until 1936.
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Lesotho Sc1 SG106 issued 1966. Basutoland became independent as Lesotho in October 1966. Moshoeshoe II, born Constantine Bereng Seeiso, was a descendant of the founder of the nation, Moshoeshoe, which is where he got his royal name.
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Aden Sc/SG #1 issued 1st April 1937. Printed by De La Rue, London. In 1609 The Ascension was the first English ship to visit Aden, before sailing on to Mocha during the fourth voyage of the East India Company.
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Aden Kathiri State of Seiyun Sc/SG #1 issued 1942. The Kathiri State declined to join the Federation of South Arabia. Sultan Al-Husayn ibn Ali was overthrown in October 1967, and the sultanate became part of newly independent South Yemen
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Aden Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla Sc/SG #1 issued 1942. Qu'aitis declined to join the British-sponsored Federation of S Arabia but later the communist forced the sultanate to join with South Yemen
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Aden - Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut Sc/SG #29 issued 1955. Both Sc & SG list the area as a continuation of Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla. Still a first issue in our book.
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Federation of South Arabia Sc/SG #1 issued 1963. It was formed on 4 April 1962 from the 15 protected states of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South. The State of Aden, formerly Aden Colony, joined the Federation on 18 January 1963.
This may the only first issue that was also an omnibus issue.
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Mahra State SG #1 issued 1967. The Mahra Sultanate, known later as the Mahra State of Qishn and Socotra, was a sultanate that included the historical region of Mahra and the Guardafui Channel island of Socotra in what is now eastern Yemen.
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The State of Upper Yafa SG #1 issued in 1967. Upper Yafa or Upper Yafa'i, officially State of Upper Yafa, was a military alliance in the British Aden Protectorate and the Protectorate of South Arabia. It was ruled by the Harharah dynasty.
This country is only listed by SG and Michel.
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Burma Sc/SG #1 issued April 1, 1937. Beginning in January 1886, Burma was a province of the Indian Empire but was separated from India and came under direct British Administration in April 1937. Printed by Security Printing Press, Nasik.
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Burma Independence Army Administration Sc-1N1 SG-J22 issued 1942. Issued by the Burma Independence Army, in conjunction with the Japanese occupiers. The issue is overprinted with the image of a peacock.
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Burma - Japanese Occupation Sc 2N1 / SG SF-45. From 1942 and 1945 during World War II, Burma was occupied by the Empire of Japan. The Burmese hoped to gain the support of the Japanese in expelling the British, with a goal of independence.
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Myanmar Sc #301 (SG listed as Burma 309) issued 1990. In January 1948 Burmah became independent and in 1990 changed its name to Myanmar. Scott continues the numbers of this would be a change of name First Issue.
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Myanmar SG 312 (Scott 304) issued 1990. SG started with a different set as the first issue of Myanmar. In 1989, the military government officially changed the English translations of many names dating back to Burma's colonial period or earlier.
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Italian East Africa Sc/SG #1-20 issued 7th February 1938. On 1st June 1936, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland were combined to form Italian East Africa. Italian troops surrendered to British and British African forces on 20th May 1941.
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Alexandretta Sc/SG #1 issued 14th April 1938. Syrian stamps overprinted and surcharged. Included in the Syrian territory mandated to France under the Versailles Treaty, the name was changed to Hatay in 1938.
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FIRST ISSUES: Hatay Sc #1/ SG #32 issued 1938. Hatay was a political entity that existed from 7 September 1938 to 29 June 1939, located in Alexandretta of the French Mandate of Syria. The state was transformed de jure into the Hatay Province of Turkey on 7 July 1939.
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Greenland Sc/SG #1 issued 1st November 1938. Greenland is an autonomous country within the Danish Realm, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world's largest island
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Greenland - Thule Local Issue. The Thule stamps were issued in 1935 to commemorate the establishment of a trade base and mission in this small area by Cape York in 1910. The stamps' life span was short as usage was invalidated on Aug 1, 1937.
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Slovakia Sc2 SG2 issued 1939. During WW2 a puppet state of Slovakia was set up under German auspices. At the end of the war, it became part of Czechoslovakia again.
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First Issue of the Liberty (inscribed 1914) Series. Shop worn copy.
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Slovakia (1993 Republic) Sc150-51 SG145-46 issued 1993. In 1993 Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Sc151 was issued on 1st January 1993, Sc150 on 2nd January.
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Pitcairn Islands Sc/SG 1-8 issued 15th October 1940. The settlement was discovered by the Bounty mutineers in 1790 and they (the mutineers) were not discovered until 1808. From 1926-1940 stamps of New Zealand were used.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Ifna Sc #1. Ifni was ceded to Spain by Morocco in 1860 but not occupied until 1934. In 1958, Ifni was declared a Spanish overseas province, with Sidi Ifni as its capital. It was returned to Morocco in June 1969.
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Croatia Sc #1 issued 12th April 1941. Following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, most of Croatia was incorporated into a Nazi-installed puppet state, the Independent State of Croatia. The state became part of Yugoslavia after WW2
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Spanish West Africa Sc #1. It was formed in 1946 by joining the southern zone of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco, the colony of Ifni and the colony of Spanish Sahara into a single administrative unit.
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Croatia (1991 Republic) Sc100 SG159 issued 1991. The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia which had declared independence from Yugoslavia.
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Republic of Srpska Krajina SG-K1 issue 1993. When a ceasefire was agreed upon in January 1992, the Serb faction controlled around a third of Croatia comprising Krajina, Western Slavonia, and Eastern Slavonia. A republic was declared, but not recognized.
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Barbuda Sc/SG 1-11 issued July 13, 1922. Barbuda is part of the Leeward Islands and a dependency of Antigua. After the 1922 issue, Barbuda used the stamps of Antigua.
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(Change of Government): Barbuda Sc12 SG12 issued 1968. Antigua became independent in 1967 and since 1968 Antigua and Barbuda have issued stamps both individually and jointly.
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Chad Sc/SG #1 issued November 28, 1922. Part of French Congo, it was integrated with Ubangi-Shari in 1906. Chad became independent in 1920 and had its own stamps from 1922 until 1936 then used French Equatorial Africa stamps until 1959.
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Chad Republic Sc64 SG62 issued 1959. The Chad Republic became an autonomous state in November 1958 and became independent within the French Community in August 1960. Chad used stamps of French Equatorial Africa stamps until 1936-1959.
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Ascension Sc/SG 1-9 issued November 2, 1922. An island in the South Atlantic, Ascension is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. Printed and overprinted by De La Rue, London.
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Saseno Sc/SG 1-8. issued April 1923. Italy occupied it in 1914, issued Italian overprints before using Italian stamps. Occupation continued until
1943 and Italy renounced its claims under the Treaty of Paris, 1947. Returned to Albania as Sazan.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Kuwait Sc/SG 1-15 issued April 1, 1923. Kuwait, an independent Arab shaikhdom since 1756 placed itself under British protection in 1899 to counter the spread of Ottoman influence in the Arabian Gulf.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Iraq Sc #1 /SG #41 issued June 1, 1923. Scott begins Iraq in 1923 with the stamps issued under the League of Nations mandate of 1920. While SG begins the listing with Mesopotamia (Scott lists these separately).
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Mesopotamia Sc-N1 (Iraq SG #1) issued 1917. The first issue of this set for both Scott and Gibbons is the ¼ anna on 2 piastres claret, a vertical stamp, not the horizontal ¼ anna on 5p violet-brown that seems to be much more readily available.
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Iraq - Kingdom Sc28 / SG106 issued 1932. The British Mandate was given up on October 3, 1932, and Iraq became an independent Kingdom. The Kingdom lasted until 1958 when a republic was declared.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Iraq-Republic Sc188 SG418 issued 1958. In 1958, the monarchy was overthrown and the Iraqi Republic created. Iraq was controlled by the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party from 1968 until the 2003 invasion by the United States and its allies in 2003.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day (again): Transcaucasian Federated Republics SG #1 (Scott #14). Scott begins TFR with Russian overprints (as does Y&T) and Gibbons once did the same, but Gibbons has moved the overprints back into the Azerbaijan section.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day:Corfu Sc N1-14/SG 1-14 issued September 20, 1923. Following the murder of an Italian official on the Greek island of Corfu, Italian troops occupied the island from 31st August 1923 until 27th September. The League of Nations settled the incident.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Ruanda-Urundi Sc #6/SG #37 issued 1924. Ruanda (which eventually became Rwanda) and Urundi (which eventually became Burundi) were part of German East Africa but were seized by Belgium during WW1.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Burundi Sc1 SG1 issued 1962. Burundi became an independent kingdom on 1st July 1962 and a Republic on 28th November 1966. Burundi is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley where the African Great Lakes region and East Africa converge.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Rwanda Sc/SG #1 issued in 1962. In 1961, the suddenly pro-Hutu Belgians held a referendum in which the Ruanda-Urundi voted to abolish the monarchy. Rwanda was separated from Burundi and gained independence on 1 July 1962.
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Lebanon Sc/SG #1 issued 1st January 1924. Lebanon went from being a French Mandate in 1924 (Sc63 SG95) to a Republic under a French Mandate in 1926 (Sc156 SG252) to an independent republic in 1942.
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Southern Rhodesia Sc/SG #1 issued 1st April 1924. The British South Africa Company administered the territory which eventually became Malawi, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. In 1954 it joined Rhodesia and Nyasaland until that broke up in 1963.
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Zimbabwe Sc414 SG576 issued 1980. In 1965, the Rhodesian prime declared independence, but this was not recognized by the UK. After a period of unrest, free elections were held. In April 1980 it became the independent nation of Zimbabwe.
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Algeria Sc #1/SG #2 issued 8th May 1924. Algeria became a French Department in July 1830, although internal hostilities continued until 1847. French stamps were used until 1924 and again between July 1958 and independence in 1962.
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Mongolia Sc/SG #1 issued October 1924. The peaceful Democratic Revolution in 1990 and the introduction of a multi-party system and market economy. A new constitution was introduced in 1992, and the "People's Republic" was dropped from the country's name.
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Northern Rhodesia Sc/SG #1 issued April 1, 1925. British Central Africa 1889 to 1924, the area was divided into Northern and a separate Southern Rhodesia until 1954 when they both joined Rhodesia and Nyasaland until 1963.
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Zambia Sc1 SG91 issued October 24, 1964. Northern Rhodesia became an independent republic within the British Commonwealth as Zambia. While Scott lists Zambia from #1, Gibbons continues sequentially from Northern Rhodesia SG1-SG88.
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Yemen Sc/SG 1-3 issued 1926. The sheets consist of 4 rows of 5 stamps each, making for a full sheet of 20 stamps. The print quality was poor. Numerous missing details in the design can be attributed to over and under-inking of the clichés.
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Yemen Arab Republic Sc144 SG176 issued 1962. The northern portion of Yemen gained independence from Turkish rule in 1918 as an aftermath of WW1. This area then became the Yemen Arab Republic on 27 Oct 1962.
Here is a summary of Yemen issues from the First Issues Collectors Club www.firstissues.org
† The List column shows where the entity is listed in the catalogues, Scott (and Gibbons in brackets where it differs). The abbreviations are A(den), SA (South Arabia), Y(emen), PDRY (People's Democratic Republic of Yemen).
‡ Gibbons begins a little earlier than Scott with unified Yemen, SG1 is Sc512.
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People's Republic of South Yemen Sc1 SG1A issued 1967. Aden and several sheikdoms, emirates & protectorates in the southern portion combined to form the Federation of South Arabia becoming the People's Republic of Southern Yemen on Nov 1967.
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Spanish Andorra Sc/SG 1-12 issued March 28, 1928. Andorra is a parliamentary co-principality with the President of France and the Bishop of Urgell (Catalonia, Spain) as co-princes. Andorra is located in the Pyrenees between Spain and France.
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French Andorra Sc #1/SG F2 issued June 16, 1931. Andorra is the sixth-smallest nation in Europe, having an area of 468 km2 (181 sq mi) and a population of approximately 85,000.
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Vatican City Sc/SG issued 1st August 1929. Vatican City is a walled enclave within the city of Rome. With an area of 44 hectares and a population of 842 (July 2014), it is the smallest state in the world by both area and population.
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Castellorizo - Italian Dominion Sc 51/ SG 1 issued July 11, 1922. The area was ceded to Italy after World War I. In 1945 it became part of Greece along with the Dodecanese Islands.
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Italian Colonies Sc13 / SG1. Gibbons begins with the Garibaldi issue (Sc13-22, SG1-10) Scott lists it 2nd as we discussed yesterday with the Dante Alighieri Society issue (Sc1-12, SG18-29).
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Manchukuo Sc/SG #1 issued 26th July 1932. In 1931 Japanese troops seized Manchuria and declared it independent as Manchukuo in 1932. Pu Yi (the last emperor of China) was appointed Chief Executive and in 1934 enthroned as emperor.
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Bahrain Sc/SG #1 issued 10th August 1933. An independent sheikhdom with an Indian postal administration from 1844. A British postal administration operated from April 1948 to December 1965. Unoverprinted Indian stamps were used until 1933.
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Basutoland Sc/SG #1 issued 1st December 1933. The area was annexed to the Cape Colony in 1871 and transferred to the British Crown in 1883. Stamps of the Cape of Good Hope were used from 1871 to 1910 and of South Africa from 1910 until 1933.
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French Equatorial Africa Sc #1/SG #17 issued March 16, 1936. On 15th January 1910 the French colonies of Gabon, Middle Congo and Ubangi-Shari-Chad were combined to form French Equatorial Africa, though they continued to issue their own stamps until 1936.
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Lesotho Sc1 SG106 issued 1966. Basutoland became independent as Lesotho in October 1966. Moshoeshoe II, born Constantine Bereng Seeiso, was a descendant of the founder of the nation, Moshoeshoe, which is where he got his royal name.
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Aden Sc/SG #1 issued 1st April 1937. Printed by De La Rue, London. In 1609 The Ascension was the first English ship to visit Aden, before sailing on to Mocha during the fourth voyage of the East India Company.
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Aden Kathiri State of Seiyun Sc/SG #1 issued 1942. The Kathiri State declined to join the Federation of South Arabia. Sultan Al-Husayn ibn Ali was overthrown in October 1967, and the sultanate became part of newly independent South Yemen
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Aden Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla Sc/SG #1 issued 1942. Qu'aitis declined to join the British-sponsored Federation of S Arabia but later the communist forced the sultanate to join with South Yemen
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Aden - Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut Sc/SG #29 issued 1955. Both Sc & SG list the area as a continuation of Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla. Still a first issue in our book.
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Federation of South Arabia Sc/SG #1 issued 1963. It was formed on 4 April 1962 from the 15 protected states of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South. The State of Aden, formerly Aden Colony, joined the Federation on 18 January 1963.
This may the only first issue that was also an omnibus issue.
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Mahra State SG #1 issued 1967. The Mahra Sultanate, known later as the Mahra State of Qishn and Socotra, was a sultanate that included the historical region of Mahra and the Guardafui Channel island of Socotra in what is now eastern Yemen.
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The State of Upper Yafa SG #1 issued in 1967. Upper Yafa or Upper Yafa'i, officially State of Upper Yafa, was a military alliance in the British Aden Protectorate and the Protectorate of South Arabia. It was ruled by the Harharah dynasty.
This country is only listed by SG and Michel.
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Burma Sc/SG #1 issued April 1, 1937. Beginning in January 1886, Burma was a province of the Indian Empire but was separated from India and came under direct British Administration in April 1937. Printed by Security Printing Press, Nasik.
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Burma Independence Army Administration Sc-1N1 SG-J22 issued 1942. Issued by the Burma Independence Army, in conjunction with the Japanese occupiers. The issue is overprinted with the image of a peacock.
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Burma - Japanese Occupation Sc 2N1 / SG SF-45. From 1942 and 1945 during World War II, Burma was occupied by the Empire of Japan. The Burmese hoped to gain the support of the Japanese in expelling the British, with a goal of independence.
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Myanmar Sc #301 (SG listed as Burma 309) issued 1990. In January 1948 Burmah became independent and in 1990 changed its name to Myanmar. Scott continues the numbers of this would be a change of name First Issue.
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Myanmar SG 312 (Scott 304) issued 1990. SG started with a different set as the first issue of Myanmar. In 1989, the military government officially changed the English translations of many names dating back to Burma's colonial period or earlier.
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Italian East Africa Sc/SG #1-20 issued 7th February 1938. On 1st June 1936, Eritrea, Ethiopia, and Italian Somaliland were combined to form Italian East Africa. Italian troops surrendered to British and British African forces on 20th May 1941.
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Alexandretta Sc/SG #1 issued 14th April 1938. Syrian stamps overprinted and surcharged. Included in the Syrian territory mandated to France under the Versailles Treaty, the name was changed to Hatay in 1938.
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FIRST ISSUES: Hatay Sc #1/ SG #32 issued 1938. Hatay was a political entity that existed from 7 September 1938 to 29 June 1939, located in Alexandretta of the French Mandate of Syria. The state was transformed de jure into the Hatay Province of Turkey on 7 July 1939.
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Greenland Sc/SG #1 issued 1st November 1938. Greenland is an autonomous country within the Danish Realm, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Greenland is the world's largest island
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Greenland - Thule Local Issue. The Thule stamps were issued in 1935 to commemorate the establishment of a trade base and mission in this small area by Cape York in 1910. The stamps' life span was short as usage was invalidated on Aug 1, 1937.
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Slovakia Sc2 SG2 issued 1939. During WW2 a puppet state of Slovakia was set up under German auspices. At the end of the war, it became part of Czechoslovakia again.
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First Issue of the Liberty (inscribed 1914) Series. Shop worn copy.
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Slovakia (1993 Republic) Sc150-51 SG145-46 issued 1993. In 1993 Czechoslovakia split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Sc151 was issued on 1st January 1993, Sc150 on 2nd January.
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Pitcairn Islands Sc/SG 1-8 issued 15th October 1940. The settlement was discovered by the Bounty mutineers in 1790 and they (the mutineers) were not discovered until 1808. From 1926-1940 stamps of New Zealand were used.
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FIRST ISSUE of the Day: Ifna Sc #1. Ifni was ceded to Spain by Morocco in 1860 but not occupied until 1934. In 1958, Ifni was declared a Spanish overseas province, with Sidi Ifni as its capital. It was returned to Morocco in June 1969.
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Croatia Sc #1 issued 12th April 1941. Following the Axis invasion of Yugoslavia in April 1941, most of Croatia was incorporated into a Nazi-installed puppet state, the Independent State of Croatia. The state became part of Yugoslavia after WW2
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Spanish West Africa Sc #1. It was formed in 1946 by joining the southern zone of the Spanish protectorate in Morocco, the colony of Ifni and the colony of Spanish Sahara into a single administrative unit.
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Croatia (1991 Republic) Sc100 SG159 issued 1991. The Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between Croat forces loyal to the Government of Croatia which had declared independence from Yugoslavia.
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Republic of Srpska Krajina SG-K1 issue 1993. When a ceasefire was agreed upon in January 1992, the Serb faction controlled around a third of Croatia comprising Krajina, Western Slavonia, and Eastern Slavonia. A republic was declared, but not recognized.
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