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1948-49 Silver Wedding
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ADEN
A strongly fortified rock peninsula to the south-west of Saudi Arabia. It was captured in 1839 and until 1937 was administered by the Presidency of Bombay. It was formerly a Crown Colony and used Indian stamps prior to its first stamps issued in 1937. Independence was granted by the British in 1967 and later issues were superseded by those of the South Arabian Federation in 1963 and then Yemen in 1968.
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ADEN - KATHIRI STATE OF SEIYUN
One of the former Eastern Aden Protectorate States, Kathiri State of Seiyun used the stamps of Aden prior to its first issue in 1942. In 1967 it became independent and part of People's Republic of Yemen.
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ADEN - QU'AITI STATE OF SHIHR & MUKALLA
One of the former Eastern Aden Protectorate States, Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut used the stamps of Aden prior to its first issue in 1942. In 1967 it became independent and part of People's Republic of Yemen.
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ANTIGUA
Discovered by Columbus in 1493. Antigua was first settled in 1632 by a few British families. It is the most important island of the Leeward Group in the British West Indies. Stamps of Great Britain were used from 1858-1860 prior to the issue of its own stamps in 1862.
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ASCENSION
A British Colony situated in the South Atlantic, 700 miles north-west of St Helena. First occupied in 1815, it was retained as a Royal Naval Base from 1816 until 1922 when it became a dependency of St Helena. Stamps first issued in 1922 prior to which British stamps were used.
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BAHAMAS
A former British Crown Colony, the Bahamas Islands are the most northern group of West Indian Islands stretching from Florida to Cuba. The Bahamas have been independent since 1973. Stamps of Great Britain were used prior to the first issue in 1859.
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BAHRAIN
An archipelago some 20 miles off the coast of Saudi Arabia, about half way down the Persian Gulf. An independent Sheikdom, it had an Indian postal administration from 1884 until 1948 during which time stamps of India were used and then later overprinted for use from 1933. A British postal administration operated from 1948 until 1965 overprinting and surcharging the stamps of Great Britain up until 1960.
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BARBADOS
The most northern of the West Indian Islands, Barbados had been a British Colony since 1625 and became independent in 1966. Stamps first issued in 1852.
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BASUTOLAND
A former British Crown colony which became an independent Kingdom in 1966 and was renamed Lesotho. The country is entirely surrounded by South Africa and issued its first stamps in 1933. Prior to this the stamps from the Cape of Good Hope and South Africa were in use.
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BECHUANALAND
Surrounded by South Africa, the territory to the south of the Molopo River was constituted the Crown Colony of British Bechuanaland in 1885 and land to the north of the Molopo was proclaimed a Protectorate. Stamps were first issued in British Bechuanaland in 1885 and in the Protectorate in 1888. In 1966 the country became independent and was renamed Botswana.
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BERMUDA
A British Colony, first settled in 1609, the Bermudas consist of a cluster of some 360 islands in the Atlantic about 600 miles off the coast of the United States. Provisional stamps were first issued in 1848 with the famous "Perot" issue by the then Postmaster with later adhesive stamps first appearing in 1865.
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BRITISH GUIANA
A former British Crown Colony situated on the north-east coast of South America, British Guiana finally came under British control in 1814. It became independent in 1966 and the country was renamed Guyana. First stamps were issued in 1850 prior to that the stamps of Great Britain were used. Famous for its issue of the rarest stamp in the world, the 1856 1c black on magenta (SG 23, Scott 13) of which it is reported only one example exists.
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BRITISH HONDURAS
A former British Crown Colony in Central America the country was given self-government in 1964 and renamed Belize in 1973. Independence was given in 1981. First stamps issued in 1865 prior to which stamps from Great Britain were used.
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BRITISH POSTAL AGENCIES IN EASTERN ARABIA
Great Britain stamps surcharged in Annas and Rupees and later Naye Paise were first issued in 1948 for use in certain Arab States in Eastern Arabia. They were valid for use in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Muscat and Doha & Umm Said in Qatar as well as being used in Bahrain and Kuwait.
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BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS
A Crown Colony in the West Indies comprising of about 100 small islands many of which are uninhabited. Stamps first issued in 1866 prior to which Great Britain stamps were used from 1858-1860.
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CAYMAN ISLANDS
A group of three islands, Grand Cayman; Cayman Brac and Little Cayman in the Caribbean Sea some 178 miles from Jamaica and 150 miles south of Cuba. A former dependency of Jamaica and since 1962 a British Crown Colony. Stamps first issued in 1901 prior to which Jamaican stamps were in use.
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CYPRUS
An island at the eastern end of the Mediterranean. Administered by Great Britain since 1878, in 1925 it was declared a British Colony and in 1960 became a Republic. Stamps first issued in 1880 prior to which unoverprinted stamps of Great Britain were in use.
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DOMINICA
Discovered by Columbus in 1493, Dominica ia a rugged mountainous island in the West Indies. A British Crown Colony until 1967 when it was granted Associated Statehood later gaining Independence in 1978. Stamps first issued in 1874 prior to which the Stamps of Great Britain were in use.
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FALKLAND ISLANDS
A British Crown Colony in the South Atlantic 300 miles east of the Straits of Magellan. Sheep farming is the principal industry. Stamps first issued in 1878.
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FIJI
The Fiji Islands are situated in the South Pacific approximately 2,000 miles east of Tasmania and 1,100 miles north of New Zealand. A former British Colony which became Independent in 1970, the islands are of volcanic origin. Stamps first issued in 1870.
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