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Post by angore on Nov 21, 2022 11:10:32 GMT
Penang Sc/SG #1-2 issued 1st December 1948. Penang's modern history began in 1786, upon the establishment of George Town by Francis Light. Penang formed part of the Straits Settlements in 1826, which became a Br Crown Colony in 1867. It is interesting how these countries used omnibus issues as their first issue.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Nov 22, 2022 11:20:56 GMT
Malaysia-Penang Sc67 SG66 issued 1965. One of the Straits Settlements which joined the Federation of Malaya in February 1948. In September 1963 it became part of Malaysia, but stamps continued to be issued inscribed Penang between 1965-1986.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Nov 23, 2022 10:54:04 GMT
Malaya-Perlis #1-2 issued December 1, 1948. The Anglo-Siamese Treaty of 1909 forced Siam to relinquish its southern Malay vassal states of Kelantan, Trengganu, Kedah, and Perlis to Great Britain. The area was briefly returned to Siam by Japan in WW 2. This an another first using an omnibus issue.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Nov 24, 2022 10:40:15 GMT
Malaysia-Perlis Sc40 SG41 issued 1965. Perlis joined the Federation of Malaya in February 1948 and became part of Malaysia in 1963. Perlis is the smallest state in Malaysia by area and population.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Nov 25, 2022 10:47:55 GMT
Indonesia Sc #1 issued Dec 15, 1948. In Sept 1948 the Netherlands Indies was renamed Indonesia. In Dec 1949, Indonesia, comprising all the former Netherlands Indies except New Guinea, became independent as a partner in the Netherlands-Indonesian Union.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Nov 26, 2022 10:52:22 GMT
Indonesian Republic Java and Madura Sc 1L1 / SG J1 was issued 1945. An independent republic was proclaimed in Java, Madura and Sumatra in August 1945 as Japan surrendered to the British. The British fought to maintain order for the Dutch.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Nov 27, 2022 10:52:09 GMT
Netherlands Indies Sc1 SG1 issued 1870. The Netherlands Indies comprised the islands of Sumatra, Java, the Lesser Sundas, Madura, most of Borneo, Celebes, the Moluccas, western New Guinea, and a large number of small islands.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Nov 28, 2022 11:01:39 GMT
Japanese Occupation Java Sc N1 / SG1 issued in 1943. The Japanese invasion of the Dutch East Indies began on 10 January 1942, and the Imperial Japanese Army overran the entire colony in less than three months. The Dutch surrendered on 8 March.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Nov 29, 2022 10:54:00 GMT
United States of Indonesia Sc333 SG574 issued 1950. During 1950 the states of the USI were successively amalgamated with the original Indonesian Republic (Java and Sumatra) until in August a unitary state was proclaimed.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Nov 30, 2022 10:55:27 GMT
Riau-Lingga Archipelago Sc/SG #1 issued 1954. The islands lie close to Singapore. To ease trade, the Indonesian currency was linked locally with the Singapore Dollar and the stamps overprinted to deter speculators taking advantage of currency fluctuations.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 1, 2022 10:46:03 GMT
UNTEA Sc 1a/SG 1 issued 1962. North West New Guinea was a Dutch possession using Netherlands Indies stamps until 1950. Indonesia repeatedly claimed the territory and in August 1962 the UN took control.  |
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Post by brightonpete on Dec 1, 2022 12:56:35 GMT
FYI: The United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) and the United Nations Security Force (UNSF) in West New Guinea was established during October 1962 in accord with General Assembly Resolution 1752 as requested in Article two of the New York Agreement to administer the former Dutch New Guinea. The UNTEA administration ended on 1 May 1963.
I wondered what UNTEA stood for...
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cjoprey
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Post by cjoprey on Dec 1, 2022 16:07:17 GMT
I wondered what UNTEA stood for... Sounds like something from Alice in Wonderland...  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 2, 2022 10:23:59 GMT
Irian Barat (West Irian) Sc20 SG1 issued 1963. North West New Guinea was a Dutch possession. In August 1962 the UN took control and transferred the area to Indonesia in May 1963 when its name was changed to Irian Barat (West Irian).  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 2, 2022 10:28:14 GMT
I never realize how much territory allocation and nation building came from the League of Nation after WWI (fall of empires) and then the UN after WWII. In some cases it was after conferences such as the Geneva Conference that dealt with French Indochina.
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Post by angore on Dec 3, 2022 11:06:15 GMT
South Moluccas Stanley Gibbons No. 1 issued 1950. The South Moluccas resisted inclusion in unitary Indonesia and in April 1950 declared independence. Indonesia gradually recaptured the territory. Stamps are not listed by Scott. www.firstissues.org/countries/indonesia.php#sm |
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Post by angore on Dec 4, 2022 11:04:57 GMT
Ryukyu Islands Sc 1a/SG 1A issued 1st July 1948. The Ryukyu Islands were part of Japan until captured by US forces during WW2. They reverted to Japan in May 1972. I was on Okinawa during the reversion period.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 5, 2022 11:01:39 GMT
Netherlands (Dutch) New Guinea Sc/SG 1-21 issued 1st January 1950. The Netherlands claimed NW New Guinea in 1828 and an 1884-5 treaty established the borders between Dutch, British, and German New Guinea. www.firstissues.org/countries/neth_new_guin.php |
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 6, 2022 11:06:57 GMT
Comoro Islands Sc 30-38/ SG 1-9 issued 15th May 1950. The islands of Anjouan, Great Comoro, and Mohéli declared independence from France (Grand Comoro) as Comoro in 1975 following a 1974 referendum. Mayotte did not join.  |
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Post by angore on Dec 7, 2022 10:43:01 GMT
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros Sc357 issued 1978. Comoro Islands In 1978, following a coup d'état, the name of the state was changed to the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros. More info www.firstissues.org/countries/comoro_is.php |
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Post by vikingeck on Dec 7, 2022 10:49:22 GMT
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros Sc357 issued 1978. Comoro Islands In 1978, following a coup d'état, the name of the state was changed to the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros. I am utterly puzzles by this “ confection “. An Islamic republic …. With a Christian Monarchy crown !…..EIiR. Elizabeth 2 Regina Queen’s monogram cypher . This doesn’t make any kind of legitimate sense . why would they celebrate the 25th anniversary of her coronation? |
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Post by daniel on Dec 7, 2022 11:55:42 GMT
Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros Sc357 issued 1978. Comoro Islands In 1978, following a coup d'état, the name of the state was changed to the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros. I am utterly puzzles by this “ confection “. An Islamic republic …. With a Christian Monarchy crown !…..EIiR. Elizabeth 2 Regina Queen’s monogram cypher . This doesn’t make any kind of legitimate sense . why would they celebrate the 25th anniversary of her coronation? Stanley Gibbons Stamps of the World doesn't list this stamp and states: "Following a revolution in 13th May 1978, it was announced that sets...commemorating the 25th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II...had not been placed on sale on the islands and were not valid for postage" However, different overprints for the Jubilee were issued and are listed for 1979! British Royalty was a common theme on their stamps. |
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Post by vikingeck on Dec 7, 2022 12:43:21 GMT
However, different overprints for the Jubilee were issued and are listed for 1979! British Royalty was a common theme on their stamps. Curiouser and curiouser! That suggests legitimacy is dubious and therefore has no place here. |
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Post by vikingeck on Dec 7, 2022 12:52:07 GMT
South Moluccas SG 1 issued 1950. The South Moluccas resisted inclusion in unitary Indonesia and in April 1950 declared independence. Indonesia gradually recaptured the territory. Stamps are not listed by Scott. So if they are not listed by Scott , they are “ Number Ones” where ? their legitimacy is in doubt ……….their postal validity compromised. there are some awfully dubious No 1s being listed here Al. Some do not deserve to be included with respectable issues. |
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Post by daniel on Dec 7, 2022 13:59:46 GMT
South Moluccas SG 1 issued 1950. The South Moluccas resisted inclusion in unitary Indonesia and in April 1950 declared independence. Indonesia gradually recaptured the territory. Stamps are not listed by Scott. So if they are not listed by Scott , they are “ Number Ones” where ? their legitimacy is in doubt ……….their postal validity compromised. there are some awfully dubious No 1s being listed here Al. Some do not deserve to be included with respectable issues. In fairness, there does seem to be some legitimacy to these issues, even f there is some disagreement see here for the 1950 South Moluccas stamps also here and Scott list the Federal Islamic Republic of the Comoros stamp. Let's not get too serious  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 8, 2022 11:21:27 GMT
Vietnam Sc 1/SG 61 issued 16th August 1951. Following a Japanese occupation in the 1940s, the Vietnamese fought French rule in the First Indochina War, eventually leading to the French leaving Tokin region in 1954 after the Geneva Conference. From 1951-1954 was a state within the French Union.   |
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Post by angore on Dec 9, 2022 10:43:52 GMT
South Vietnam Sc27 SG-S1 issued 1955. In July 1954, France and the Việt Minh agreed at the Geneva Conference that the Vietnam would be temporarily divided at 17th parallel north and State of Vietnam would rule the territory south of the 17th parallel.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 10, 2022 10:51:17 GMT
National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Scott 1-3 Stanley Gibbons NLF1-3 issued October 5, 1963. Stamps for Viet Cong were not listed in Scott until the 2022 catalog. Issued in English, French, and Spanish.  |
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angore
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Post by angore on Dec 11, 2022 11:04:45 GMT
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Post by angore on Dec 12, 2022 11:04:50 GMT
India International Commission, Vietnam Scott #1 issued 1954. India, Canada, and Poland supplied troops under the International Control Commission for Indo-China in 1954 and India organized their postal services using overprinted Indian stamps.  |
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