World Number Ones

Cambodia Sc/SG #1 issued 3rd November 1951. In November 1949 Cambodia became an Associated State of the French Union and gained independence in November 1953. It left the Union in September 1955. Printed at the Government Printing Works, Paris.

Kampuchea, People's Republic Sc368 SG402 in 1980. Vietnam invaded Kampuchea in December 1978, took Phnom Penh in January 1979 and the People's Republic of Kampuchea was proclaimed a few days later. Stamps were reintroduced in 1980.

Laos Sc/SG #1 issued 13th November 1951. Before 1949, Laos was part of the Indo-China and used its stamps until 1951. The kingdom was replaced by the Laos Peoples Democratic Republic Dec. 2, 1975.

Tristan da Cunha Sc/SG 1-12 issued 1st January 1952. A British possession since 1816, Tristan da Cunha became a dependency of St. Helena in 1936. Printed by Waterlow.

Ross Dependency Scott L1-4 Stanley Gibbons 1 issued 11th January 1957. The name was given to the area of Antarctica administered by New Zealand, named after Sir James Clark Ross, who discovered the Ross Sea. It includes part of Victoria Land. The second row are 1967 re-issues in a new currency.

Qatar Sc/SG 1-15 issued 1st April 1957. Qatar has been ruled as a hereditary monarchy by the House of Thani since Mohammed bin Thani signed a treaty with the British in 1868 that recognized its separate status.



Qatar Independence Sc 252/SG366 issued 1971. On 3 November 1916, the sheik of Qatar entered into treaty relations with the United Kingdom. On 3 September 1971, the treaty was terminated to allow Qatar independence.

Christmas Island Sc/SG issued 15th October 1958. Previously part of Straits Settlements and then of the Crown Colony of Singapore, it was occupied by Japanese troops during WW2, reverted to Singapore & became an Australian territory in October 1958.

Rio Muni Sc/SG #1 issued 27th April 1960. On 30th July 1959 Spanish Guinea divided into two Spanish Overseas Provinces, Rio Muni and Fernando Po. Rio Muni comprised mainland Spanish Guinea and the islands of Elobey and Corisco.

Bhutan Sc/SG #1 issued April 1962. Late to the game with a postal service, Bhutan used runners and posted items in the Indian or Nepalese postal system until a formal system was established.

Yes it does depend on the catalog.  No. 1 does not always mean first (ha).

SG lists the issues above as SG F1 to F4 and Scott lists as AR1 to AR4.  Scott acknowledges these revenue stamps were used on inland mail.

Steiner pages place these as first in the album. I am not sure how Scott Specialty orders  these on their pages.

The first phonograph stamp...Bhutan's 1973 set Sc152 - Sc152F Michel No. 557-563. are very small phonograph records with short recordings of folk music, history, and the national anthem. Not listed in SG. Michel No. 557-563.

South Georgia Sc 1-15/SG 1-15a issued 1963. In 1963, three of the other Falkland dependencies became British Antarctic Territory. South Georgia then began its own issues. FIRST ISSUES COLLECTORS CLUB

In Scott, they list the overprinted issues in back of the book with numbers like 1L1, etc.

Cocos (Keeling) Islands Sc/SG 1-8 issued 11th June 1963. Islands in Indian Ocean administered by Singapore up to November 1955 and thereafter by Australia. Of the 27 coral islands only two – West Island and Home Island – are inhabited. FIRST ISSUES COLLECTORS CLUB