Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A 2003 stamp of Guyana. Guyana became independent from Great Britain on 26 May 1966 and began producing its own stamps as an independent nation from that date. [1] Previously the country was British Guiana and had printed stamps. In 1969, some issues were put on the market cancelled to order in such a way as to be indistinguishable from genuine ...
W.A. Townsend and F.G. Howe, Postage Stamps and Postal History of British Guiana, London, Royal Philatelic Society (August 1970) ISBN 0-900631-01-5 Further reading [ edit ]
Revenue stamps of Guyana refer to the various revenue or fiscal stamps, whether adhesive, directly embossed or otherwise, which have been issued by Guyana since its independence in 1966. Prior to independence, the country was known as British Guiana , and it had issued its own revenue stamps since the 19th century.
Despite their inscription, these stamps were also valid for postal purposes so they are regarded as postal fiscal stamps. [2] The $2.40 stamp from the 1889 issue, used at the Colonial Bank in Demerara in 1893. Between 1889 and 1911, a final set of British Guiana revenues was issued.
The British Guiana 1c magenta is regarded by many philatelists as the world's most famous rare stamp. [3] [4] It was issued in limited numbers in British Guiana (now Guyana) in 1856, and only one specimen is now known to exist.
Postage stamps and postal history of Guyana See also British Guiana. Gwalior. Dates 1885 – 1948 Capital Gwalior Currency 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee Refer
Postage stamps and postal history of Guyana; R. Revenue stamps of Guyana This page was last edited on 2 February 2023, at 15:29 (UTC). ...
The British West Indies Study Circle exists to promote interest in and the study of the stamps and postal history of the islands that comprise the British West Indies and in addition Bermuda, British Guiana (Guyana) and British Honduras (Belize) and the postal history and postal markings of other British interests in the Caribbean, and Central or South America.