Canada commemorative
1962 SG525 Sc399
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| [1860] Canada commemorative 1962 SG525 Sc399 |
The eleven years of British Columbia and Vancouver Island’s nineteen stamps seem unnecessarily complicated. The first was not issued; they are all expensive; some were for BC&VI (SG2-3), some for BC (SG21-33), some for VI (SG11-14); they vary between pence, cents and overprints of one on the other. There was a Canadian commemorative in 1962 which is shown. This entry comprises either one or three province FIs: opting for one raises the Canadian Province count to five.
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| 1st January 1859 SG7 Sc1 |
Commemorative 1893 SG168 Sc136 4th centenary of the discovery of South America |
Airmail 1930 SG395 Sc-C1 |
Charity 1942 SG649 Sc-B1 To fund a monument to Simón Bolivar |
Official 1898 SG-O Sc-O1 |
Venezuela’s first issues, starting on 1st January 1859, are rather matter-of-fact, though pleasingly affordable. Its history is explained below under Colombia.
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| 15th May 1859 SG1 Sc1 |
Listed as a British Colony in this era, the Ionian Islands offer a meagre entry with 3 stamps issued on 15th May 1859. The islands were ceded to Greece in 1864. There were occupation issues in 1941 (Italy) and 1943 (Germany).
The first French colony to issue stamps was Reunion in 1852 On 1st June 1859 this general issue began, identical stamps used throughout the colonies, and then the individual colonies were gradually given their own issues, albeit only the otherwise identical keyplate Peace and Commerce design, staring in 1876. The exception to this progression is New Caledonia, below. SG2/Sc2 is the first stamp chronologically, the SG1/Sc1 1 centime green not being issued until 1862.
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| 1st June 1859 SG2 Sc2 |
Airmail 1944 SG89 Sc-B8 |
Charity 1943 SG87 Sc-B1 Aid to Resistance movement |
Post Due 1884 SG-D59 Sc-J1 |