Postage stamps and postal history of Honduras

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Example of an Honduras stamp, dating from 1878. Honduras Morazan Seebeck1.jpg
Example of an Honduras stamp, dating from 1878.

Honduras became independent from Spain in 1838. It began producing its own stamps in 1866. [1]

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References

  1. Stamps of the World Volume 2. Stanley Gibbons. 2004. p. 580.