Stamps of Latvia: The First Issues (1918)
Issued from December 1918, the wheat-ears and sunrise emblem for this series was designed by Ansis Zuhrul and lithographed by
Stamps of Montenegro: Constitution Issue (1905)
Prince Nikita, who governed Montenegro, as if were his private estate, was forced to grant a constitution in 1905.
Habilitado
Spanish for ‘rehabilitated’, overprinted on obsolete stamps to denote their revalidation for postal use. This overprint is often found on
Handstamp
A postmark, overprint, cachet or other such mark applied to a stamp or postal item by hand.
Notes on Tasmanian Revenue Stamps 1827-1990
Tasmanian revenue stamps have a long and fascinating history. Their genesis arose in 1826 when the Governor, Sir George Arthur,