The Coral Sea Islands Territory is an external territory of Australia which comprises a group of small and mostly uninhabited tropical islands and reefs in the Coral Sea. The territory includes Heralds Beacon Island, Osprey Reef, the Willis Group, and fifteen other reef/island groups. The Gay and Lesbian Kingdom of…
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Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Cocos (Keeling) Islands is an external territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean, comprising a small archipelago. The territory consists of two atolls made up of 27 coral islands, of which only two – West Island and Home Island – are inhabited. The territory’s dual name (official since the islands’…
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Christmas Island is an external territory of Australia comprising the island of the same name. It is located in the Indian Ocean. The first European to sight the island was Richard Rowe of the Thomas in 1615. The island was later named on Christmas Day (25 December) 1643 by Captain…
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Part 2 of MyStampStories series on stamps of the Summer Olympic Games. In this video, I discuss stamps issued by the host and other nations for the Rome 1960 Olympics. Link: Stamps of the Rome 1960 Summer Olympic Games
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Part 3 of MyStampStories series on stamps of the Summer Olympic Games. In this video, I discuss stamps issued by the host and other nations for the Tokyo 1964 Olympics. Link: Stamps of the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympic Games
View More My Stamp Stories: Stamps of the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympic GamesThematic: First Issues
First issues relates to collecting the first postage stamp issued by any nation, province, city, army or other entity. The first postage stamp ever issued is considered the Penny Black. Prior to 1840, postage costs were very high and they were usually paid by the person who received the mail. The…
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North Korea, officially the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, South Korea, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. In 1910, Korea was annexed by…
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The Spanish West Indies or the Spanish Antilles (Las Antillas Españolas) were Spanish colonies in the Caribbean. In terms of governance of the Spanish Empire, The Indies was the designation for all its overseas territories and was overseen by the Council of the Indies, founded in 1524 and based in…
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Jamaica is an island country situated in the Caribbean and is part of the Greater Antilles. Originally inhabited by the indigenous Arawak and Taíno peoples, the island came under Spanish rule following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1494. Many of the indigenous people were either killed or died of…
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The Cayman Islands is an autonomous British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean comprising of the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman. The capital city is George Town on Grand Cayman, which is the most populous of the three islands. The Cayman Islands is considered to be…
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