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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Year Month Day Name Scott Set range Perforation Watermark Description
1860     Liberia 1   12 None Thick paper. Lithographed.
1860 1 1 Poland 1   11½ to 12½ None Typographed
1860 4   British Columbia & Vancouver Is. 2   14 None Typographed
1860 5 9 India, issues of the government 19 19 - 19C 14 None  
1860 11 1 Queensland 1   Imperforate 6 Engraved.
1860 11 23 Jamaica 1   14 45 Typographed
1860 12 1 Malta 2   14 None Buff on bluish paper. Typographed.
1860 12 18 Saint Lucia 1 1 - 3 14 to 16 5 Engraved.
1861     Colombia, United States of New Granada 13   Imperforate None  
1861 1 1 Nevis 5 1 - 8 13 None Grayish or bluish wove paper. Engraved.
1861 1 1 Prince Edward Island 1   9 None Typographed
1861 2 14 Neapolitan Provinces 19 19, 21 - 23, 26 Imperforate None Lithographed, center embossed.
1861 5 8 St. Vincent 1B   14 to 16 None Engraved.
1861 6 3 Grenada 1a   14 to 16 None Engraved. Blue green. #1, green: May 18, 1862
1861 8 16 Confederate States 1   Imperforate None Lithographed
1861 10 1 Greece 1   Imperforate None No figures on back. Typographed.
1861 11 1 Bergedorf 1   Imperforate None Lithographed
1862     Colombia, United States of Colombia 19   Imperforate None Thin wove paper.
1862 1 11 Argentina, Republic 5 5 - 7 Imperforate None  
1862 2 24 Italy 17 17, 19 -21 11½ x 12 None Typographed, head embossed.
1862 6 26 Moldavia-Walachia 11 11 - 18 Imperforate None Handstamped
1862 8 1 Antigua 1   14 - 16 None Engraved.
1862 12 2 Nicaragua 1   12 None Yellowish paper. Engraved. Pen cancellation only.
1862 12 8 Hong Kong 1 1 - 7 14 None Typographed
1863     Bolivar 1 1 - 3 Imperforate None Lithographed.
1863 1 1 Russia, Offices in Turkey 1a, 1b   Imperforate None Typographed. #1 & 1c: 1866
1863 1 13 Turkey 1 1 - 2, 4 - 5 Imperforate None Red band. Lithographed.
1863 3   Costa Rica 1   12 None Engraved
1864 3 1 Holstein 15   Imperforate None Lithographed
1864 3 10 Schleswig 9   Rouletted 10, 11½ None Typographed. #8: April 5, 1864
1864 4 1 Netherlands Indies 1   Imperforate None Engraved.
1864 10 1 Mecklenburg-Strelitz 1a   Rouletted None Embossed. #1: Oct. 26, 1864
1864 11 1 Soruth, Junagarh 1   Imperforate None Handstamped in water color. Laid paper.
1865 1 1 Ecuador 2 2 - 5 Imperforate None Wove paper. Typographed. #1: 1872
1865 1 1 Romania 22   Imperforate None Lithographed
1865 8   Shanghai 1   Imperforate None Antique numerals. Wove paper. Typographed
1865 8 19 Dominican Republic 1   Imperforate None Wove paper. Typographed
1865 9 19 Vancouver Island 5 5 - 6 Imperforate 1  
1865 9 25 Bermuda 1 1, 4, 6 14 None Typographed.
1865 11 1 British Columbia 7   14 1  
1865 12 1 Honduras 1 1 - 2 Imperforate None Lithographed.
1866 1   British Honduras 1 1 - 3 14 None Typographed.
1866 1 1 Egypt 1   12½ 118 Lithographed
1866 3 23 Jammu & Kashmir 1   Imperforate None Handstamped. Water colors. Native grayish laid paper. No gum.
1866 6 1 Serbia 4 4 - 6 12 None Vienna printing. Typographed. #1-3 were only used as newspaper tax stamps.
1866 9 1 Kashmir 62   Imperforate None Water colors. Native grayish laid paper. One die.
1866 12 1 Virgin Islands 1   12 None Toned or white paper. Lithographed
1867 1 1 Jammu 6   Imperforate None Water colors
1867 1 17 El Salvador 1   12 None Engraved.
1867 3 1 Heligoland 1 1, 4 Rouletted None Typographed, head embossed. Type I. Type II: July, 1868. #2 & #3: March 21, 1867
1867 4 4 Turks Islands 1 1 - 3 11½ to 13 None Engraved.
1867 6 1 Austria-Hungary 27 27 - 33 91 Coarse print
1867 6 1 Austria, Offices in Turkey 1 1 - 7 91 Typographed.
1867     Bolivia 1 1 - 2, 4 - 5, 7 Imperforate None Engraved.
1867 9 1 Straits Settlements 1   14 38  
1868     Antioquia 1   Imperforate None Wove paper. Lithographed
1868     Iran 1 1 - 4 Imperforate None Typographed
1868 1 1 Azores 1 1 - 6 Imperforate None  
1868 1 1 Madeira 2 2 - 5 Imperforate None Black ovpt.
1868 1 1 North German Confederation, Northern part 1 1 - 6 Rouletted 8½ to 10, 11 to 12½ and compound None Typographed
1868 1 1 North German Confederation, Southern part 1 7 - 11 Rouletted 8½ to 10, 11 to 12½ and compound None Typographed
1868 1 1 North German Confederation, Hamburg city post 12 12 Rouletted 8½ to 10, 11 to 12½ and compound None Typographed
1868 1 1 Orange River Colony 3 3, 10 14 None Typographed.
1868 4 1 Canada, Dominion 21c 21 - 25, 27 - 30 12 None  
1868 7 1 Fernando Po 1   14 None Typographed
1869     Saint Thomas & Prince Islands 1a   12½, 13½ None Typographed. Type II. #1, type I: 1875
1869 3 18 Gambia 1a 1a, 2, 2a Imperforate None Typographed and embossed. Scott #1 = S.G. #2, pale brown: 1871
1869 3 1 Sarawak 1   11 None Lithographed
1869 9 8 Hyderabad 2   11½ None Engraved. #1: Jan. 1871
1870     Cundinamarca 1   Imperforate None Lithographed
1870     Tolima 1   Imperforate None White wove paper. Typeset.
1870 4 1 Saint Christopher 1   12½ 1 Typographed
1870 5 1 Transvaal 1a   Imperforate None  
1870 7 1 Angola 1 1 - 4, 6 - 7 12½, 13½ None 5 r. black. Typographed. No wm.
1870 8 9 Paraguay 1 1 - 3 Imperforate None Lithographed
1870 9 10 Alsace & Lorraine N1 N1 - N14 13½ x 14 None Network with points up. Typographed
1870 11 1 Fiji 1   Rouletted None Quadrille paper. Typeset

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