Stamp Stories from around the world

FIRST STAMPS OF THE WORLD – Belgium

FIRST STAMPS OF THE WORLD – Belgium

The 7th country to issue stamps was Belgium. On 1. July 1849 Belgium issued two stamps with the denominations of 10 & 20 centimes. The stamps all show the portrait of King Leopold I, the first king of Belgium who ruled from 1831 until 1865. Todays stamp is the 10...
FIRST STAMPS OF THE WORLD – Mauritius

FIRST STAMPS OF THE WORLD – Mauritius

The 5th country to issue stamps was the small island Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. This English colony issued their first two stamps on 21. September 1847. They show the portrait of Queen Victoria taken from the first stamp of the world: The one penny black from...