Postage stamps have been issued in the Turks and Caicos Islands since 1867.
Postage stamps have been issued in the Turks and Caicos Islands since 1867.
The first stamp of the Turks Islands was issued on 4 April 1867 and was the one penny red. The stamp was reissued numerous times, surcharged to create new values between 1/2 penny and 4 pence. [1]
The first stamp of the Turks and Caicos Islands were issued on 10 November 1900. [1]
The islands became a Crown Colony in 1962 and the first stamps issued under the new status were the Freedom from Hunger omnibus issue of 4 June 1963. [1]
From 1981 to 1985 overprinted stamps marked Caicos Islands were issued but they are of doubtful validity. [2]
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