This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Northern Cyprus, otherwise known as the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Northern Cyprus is not a member of the Universal Postal Union. International mail for Northern Cyprus travels via Turkey. [1]
The first stamps of Northern Cyprus were issued on 8 April 1970 but were valid only for local services in the North. In October 1973 stamps were issued to mark the 50th anniversary of the Turkish Republic and these were used for international mail from 27 July 1974. [2] [3]
This is an overview of the postage stamps and postal history of Australia.
Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Chad.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Cyprus. The country's postal history is intricately linked to the island's political past.
The postage stamps and postal history of Azerbaijan describes the history of postage stamps and postal systems in Azerbaijan, which closely follows the political history of Azerbaijan, from its incorporation to the Russian Empire in 1806, to its briefly obtained independence in 1918, which it lost to the Soviet Union in 1920 and re-acquired it in 1991 after the fall of the Soviet Union.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Isle of Man.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Brunei.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Turkmenistan.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Georgia.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Taiwan, otherwise known as Formosa, and currently governed by the Republic of China.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, formerly known as Burma.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Syria.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Lebanon, formerly known as Liban.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Egypt.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Biafra.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Zimbabwe.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Niger, a former French colony that obtained independence in 1960.
The following is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Somalia. From the late 1800s to 1960, northwestern present-day Somalia was administered as British Somaliland, while the northeastern, central and southern part of the country were concurrently administered as Italian Somaliland. In 1960, the two territories were unified as the Somali Republic.
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Newfoundland.
The first postal service took place using mail sent with captains of packet ships, using agents in the England and in the islands for the end delivery. The cost was normally 3d. The first pillar boxes in Britain were introduced in the Channel Islands as an experiment in 1852, to collect mail for the Royal Mail packet boats. The oldest pillar box in use in the British Isles is in Guernsey.