Postage stamps and postal history of Guadeloupe

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A 1905 stamp of Guadeloupe. GLP 1905 MiNr0052 mt B002.jpg
A 1905 stamp of Guadeloupe.
An 1884 postage due stamp of Guadeloupe. 1884 stamp of Guadeloupe.jpg
An 1884 postage due stamp of Guadeloupe.

Guadeloupe issued stamps from 1884 using French colonies stamps overprinted with G.P.E or GUADELOUPE. The first definitives for Guadeloupe were issued in 1892. [1] [2] Guadeloupe has used stamps of France since 1947.

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References

  1. Stamps of the World Volume 2. Stanley Gibbons. 2004. p. 499.
  2. "Guadeloupe | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[ title missing ]