Postage stamps and postal history of Liberia
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Liberia.
Liberia is a country on the west coast of Africa, bordered by Sierra Leone, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Monrovia.
First stamps
Began as a settlement of the American Colonization Society (ACS), Liberia declared its independence on July 26, 1847. The first stamps of Liberia were issued in 1860, depicting a sitting Liberty with a sailing vessel in the background.[1][2]
See also
- List of people on stamps of Liberia
References
- Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.309. ISBN 0-356-10862-7
- https://web.archive.org/web/20171214165508/http://www.stampworldhistory.com/country-profiles-2/africa/liberia/ Retrieved 12 August 2018.
Further reading
- Bileski, Kasimir. A Century of Liberian Philately, 1971.
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