Postage stamps and postal history of the Turks and Caicos Islands
Postage stamps have been issued in the Turks and Caicos Islands since 1867.
Turks Islands[edit]
The first stamp of the Turks Islands was issued on 4 April 1867 and was the one penny red. The stamp was reissued numerous times, surcharged to create new values between 1/2 penny and 4 pence.[1]
Turks and Caicos Islands[edit]
The first stamp of the Turks and Caicos Islands were issued on 10 November 1900.[1]
Crown colony[edit]
The islands became a Crown Colony in 1962 and the first stamps issued under the new status were the Freedom from Hunger omnibus issue of 4 June 1963.[1]
Caicos Islands[edit]
From 1981 to 1985 overprinted stamps marked Caicos Islands were issued but they are of doubtful validity.[2]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970. 110th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2008, pp.598-602. ISBN 0-85259-653-7
- ^ Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.148. ISBN 0-356-10862-7
Further reading[edit]
- Bacon, Edward Denny. The Postage Stamps of the Turks Islands. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1917 29p. Supplement 1936 12p.
- Challis, John J. Turks Islands and Caicos Islands to 1950: Postage Stamps, Postal Stationery, Postal History. Harrogate: Roses Caribbean Philatelic Society, 1983 118p. Series Title: Roses Caribbean philatelic handbook; no. 6.
- Proud, Edward B. The Postal History of the Cayman Islands and Turks & Caicos Islands. Heathfield, East Sussex: Proud Publications, 2006 ISBN 978-1-87246-538-8 152p.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stamps of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
- Identifying King George VI Stamps of the Turks & Caicos Islands.
- Stamps at the Turks and Caicos National Museum
- Turks and Caicos Islands Philatelic Bureau.
- Turks and Caicos Islands stamps 1946-2006 comparative Scott and SG numbers.
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