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West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990.
It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the…
The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) or Chagos Islands is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Africa and Indonesia.
The territory comprises the…
Sri Lanka is an island country in the northern Indian Ocean off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent in South Asia. Known until 1972 as Ceylon Sri Lanka has maritime borders with India to the…
French Equatorial Africa or the AEF, was the federation of French colonial possessions in Equatorial Africa, extending northwards from the Congo River into the Sahel, and comprising what are today the…
This excellent article was written by the noted philatelist Edward J. Nankivell and first published in The Postage Stamp, February 1908. The Chinese Empire comprises what is termed China Proper, and the…
Antigua and Barbuda is a twin-island nation lying between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean.
It consists of two major inhabited islands, Antigua and Barbuda, and a number of smaller islands (including…
India 89 World Philatelic Exhibition, Early RMS cancellation As a prelude to India-89, World Philatelic Exhibition, the Department of Posts issued a series of stamps. The fourth set issued, carries two…
In philately a railway stamp is a stamp issued to pay the cost of the conveyance of a letter or parcel by rail. A wide variety of railway stamps have been issued by different countries and by private and…
Countess Fabiola de Mora y Aragon was born in Madrid on 11 June 1928. Fabiola grew up with six siblings, as a member of a centuries-old Spanish aristocratic family.Fabiola met King Baudouin in 1958. Two years…