Great Britain, May 6, 1840 First Issues Collectors Club of stamps and philatelic material

A list of stamp issuing entities, past and present.

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YearMonthDay NameScottSet rangePerforationWatermarkDescription
1918     United States RC1 RC1-9 11 191r Overprinted.
1923     Colombia CF1 CF1 14 X 14 1/2 116  
1924     Lithuania CB1 CB1-4 11 147 Surcharged.
1926     Lebanon CB1 CB1-4 13.5   Surcharged.
1928 7 26 French Morocco CB1 CB1-10 13.5 None Photogravure.
1928     Ecuador CF1 CF1 14 X 14 1/2 116 Overprinted.
1929 5   Ecuador CO1 C01-8 12 None Overprinted.
1929 6 5 Honduras CB1 CB1-4 12 None Engraved, surcharged.
1929 8   Nicaragua CO1 CO1 12 None Overprinted.
1929     Mexico CO1 CO1-2 12 156 Overprinted.
1929     United States UC1 UC1-7     Embossed
1930 1 1 Iceland CO1 CO1 12 1/2 X 12 None Overprinted.
1930 5 26 Latvia CB1 CB1-2 11.5 212 Lithographed
1930 12 3 Dominican Republic RAC1 RAC1-7 12 None Surcharged.
1930     Honduras CO1 CO1-5 11,11 1/2    
1932 6 2 Italy CE1 CE1-2 14 140 Photogravure.
1932 10 6 Italian Colonies CE1 CE1-2 14 140 Photogravure.
1933 10 23 Italy CB1 CB1-2 14 140 Photogravure.
1933     Italy CO1 CO1 14 140 Overprinted.
1934 11 5 Cyrenaica CB1 CB1-10 14 104 Photogravure.
1934 11 5 Cyrenaica CBO1 CBO1 14 140 Overprinted in black
1934     Eritrea CB1 CB1-10 14 140 Photogravure.
1934     Eritrea CBO1 CBO1 14 140 Overprinted.
1934     Libya CE1 CE1-2 14 140 Photogravure.
1934     United States CE1 CE1 11 None Flat plate printing
1934     Costa Rica CO1 C01-13 12 None Overprinted in red
1936 5 5 Cuba CE1 CE1 12.5 229 Photogravure.
1937 3 15 Guatemala CB1 CB1-4 12.5 None Surcharged.
1938 2 T Italian East Africa CE1 CE1-2 14 140 Engraved.
1939 4 29 Guatemala CO1 CO1-6 12.5 None Overprinted.
1939 7 5 French Polynesia CB1 CB1 13 None Photogravure.
1939 7 5 Indo-China CB1 CB1 13 None Photogravure.
1939 10 3 Haiti CB1 CB1-2 12 None Engraved.
1939     French Equatorial Africa CB1 CB1 13 None Photogravure.
1939     Reunion CB1 CB1 13 None  
1941 12 11 Netherlands Antilles CB1 CB1-8 12 None Engraved, photogravure.
1941     Liberia CB1 CB1-3 12 None Overprinted.
1941     Canal Zone CO1 C01-7 11   Overprinted in black
1942     Canada CE1 CE1-2 12 None Engraved.
1944 5 9 Ecuador CB1 CB1-5 12 None  
1944 6   Greece CB1 CB1-5 12.5 252 Surcharged.
1944     Italy, Rhodes CB1 CB1-4 14 140  
1945     Ecuador RAC1 RAC1-2 11 None Surcharged.
1946 6 15 Belgium CB1 CB1-2 11 X 11 1/2 None Engraved.
1947 5 24 Bulgaria CB1 CB1 11.5 None Lithographed.
1947 6 8 Algeria CB1 CB1-2 13   Surcharged in red
1947 6 11 Hungary CB1 CB1-1C 12 X 12 1/2 210 Photogravure.
1949 1 10 United States UXC1       Typographed.
1950 8 26 Argentina CB1 CB1-5 13.5 90 Photogravure.
1953 12 8 Honduras CE1 CE1 13 1/2 X 14 None Engraved, surcharged.
1955     Haiti RAC1 RAC1-2 11.5 None Photogravure.
1957 2 8 Dominican Republic CB1 CB1-3 11.5 None Engraved & lithographed.
1957 7 19 Ecuador LC1 LC1-3 12 None Photogravure.
1958 5 19 Colombia CE1 CE1 12 None Lithographed.
1959 5 7 Cuba CB1 CB1 12.5 321 Engraved & typographed.
1959 12 29 Uruguay CB1 CB1-2 11.5 327 Lithographed.
1961 3   Haiti CO1 CO1-5 11.5 None Photogravure, overprinted.
1961 4 29 Chile CB1 CB1-2 13 X 12 1/2 None Photogravure.
1961 12 20 Panama CB1 CB1-3 12.5 311 Lithographed.
1962 2 7 Tonga CO1 CO1-6   79 Engraved, photogravure A35
1964 3 9 Chad CB1 CB1-3 13 None Engraved.
1964 3 9 Congo, Peoples Rep. CB1 CB1-3 13 None Engraved.
1964 3 9 Gabon CB1 CB1-2 13 None Engraved.
1965 11 15 Burundi CB1 CB1-8 Imperforate   Lithographed, embossed.
1965 12 18 Ajman CO1 CO1-4 Multi. None Photogravure & lithographed.
1966 1 2 Egypt CB1 CB1-2 11.5 342 Photogravure.
1967     Dahomey CQ1 CQ1-5 13   Surcharged, engraved.
1970 5 1 Laos CB1 CB1-2 13   Photogravure.
1970 5 20 Costa Rica CE1 CE1-2 10 X11 None Lithographed.
1970 9 26 Bolivia RAC1 RAC1 13 X 13 1/2   Lithographed.
1971     Iraq CO1 CO1-4 13   Lithographed, overprinted.
1973 9 25 Nicaragua CB1 CB1-11 13 1/2 X 14   Lithographed.
1973     Iraq RAC1 RAC1 13.5   Lithographed.
1977 6 1 Mongolia CB1 CB1 12   Lithographed.
1980 1 15 Cook Island CB1 CB1-4 14   Photogravure.
1990 2 21 Tonga CE1 CE1 11.5   Lithographed.

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