Ascension Island is an isolated volcanic island south of the Equator in the South Atlantic Ocean. It is governed as part of the British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, of which the main island, Saint Helena. The island is named after the day of its…
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Tangier International Zone
The Tangier International Zone was a 373 km2 (144 sq mi) international zone centered on the city of Tangier, Morocco, then under French and Spanish protectorate, under the joint administration of France, Spain, and the United Kingdom (later Portugal, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United States), that existed…
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The Tangier International Zone in 1923 under the joint administration of France, Spain and Britain under an international convention signed in Paris on 18 December 1923. However, Spanish troops occupied Tangier on 14 June 1940, the same day Paris fell to the Germans. Despite calls by Spanish nationalists to annex…
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Spanish North Africa (1913–1975) referred to former Spanish colonies in Northern Africa, part of the Plazas y Provincias Africanas: Cape Juby (Cabo Juby) Ifni Spanish Morocco (Marruecos Protectorado Espanol) Spanish Sahara (Sahara Español) Contemporary Spanish North Africa consists of Spain’s two autonomous cities: Ceuta and Melilla, plus other minor territories…
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Cape Juby (Cabo Juby) is a cape on the coast of southern Morocco, near the border with Western Sahara, directly east of the Canary Islands. Its surrounding area, called the Cape Juby Strip or Tarfaya Strip, while making up presently the far south of Morocco, makes up a semi-desert buffer…
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Spanish Sahara (Sahara Español), officially the Province of the Sahara between 1958 and 1976, was the name used for the modern territory of Western Sahara when it was occupied and ruled by Spain between 1884 and 1976. It had been one of the most recent acquisitions of the Spanish Empire…
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A first day of issue cover or First Day Cover (FDC) is a postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use within the country or territory of the stamp-issuing authority. Sometimes the issue is made from a…
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James Gavin of the Rhodesian Study Circle joins American Philatelic Society‘s Stamp Chats to look at how the stamp community has dramatically changed in the age of social media and how websites can take simple to steps to connect to a new audience and membership. James has won a number…
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The Danish West Indies (Danish Antilles or Danish Virgin Islands) were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the islands of Saint Thomas, Saint John, and Saint Croix. Water Island was part of the Danish West Indies until 1905, when the Danish state sold it to the East Asiatic…
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Alberta is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. Before becoming part of Canada, Alberta was home to several First Nations like Plains Indians and Woodland Cree. It was also a territory used by fur traders of the rival companies Hudson’s Bay Company and North West Company. The…
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