The history of the postal and postage stamps of Sao Tome and Principe , a small state on the islands of the same name in the Gulf of Guinea off the west coast of Africa with the capital in Sao Tome , can be divided into two stages: the period of the Portuguese colony [1] [2] (until 1975 ) and the period of the independent Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (since July 12, 1975) [2] . Sao Tome and Principe is a member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU; since 1977 ). The modern postal operator of the country is the port company . Correios de São Tomé e Príncipe (" Post of Sao Tome and Principe") [3] , founded on January 1, 1982 [4] .
 Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe | |
|---|---|
| port. República Democrática de São Tomé e Príncipe | |
 The first brand of colonial type for Sao Tome and Principe from the with a nominal value of 5 flights ( 1869 ) | |
| Mail History | |
| UPU member | since august 22, 1977 |
| Post Administration | |
| Colony of portugal (before 1975) | 1869-1913: 1 milreys = 1000 flights ( reals ); 1913-1977: 1 escudo = 100 centavos |
| Democratic Republic (since 1975) | 1 good = 100 centimo (since 1977) |
| Correios de São Tomé e Príncipe | |
| Post office | Avenida Marginal 12 R / C, Correios Sào Thomé |
| Mail site | facebook.com/Correiosdestp |
| First postage stamps | |
| Standard | 1869 |
| Commemorative | 1938 |
| Surcharge | 1904 |
| Newspaper | 1892 |
| Airmail | 1938 |
| Other | postal tax - 1925 |
| Post block | 1948 |
| Philately | |
| WNS Member | not involved |
Content
- 1 Postage Stamp Issues
- 1.1 Colony of Portugal
- 1.1.1 First marks
- 1.1.2 Subsequent emissions
- 1.2 Democratic Republic
- 1.2.1 Theme
- 1.1 Colony of Portugal
- 2 Other types of postage stamps
- 2.1 Newspaper
- 2.2 Airmail
- 2.3 Extra
- 2.4 postal tax
- 2.5 Postal Charities
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Stamp Issues
Colony of Portugal
First Marks
The first postage stamps of Sao Tome and Principe appeared in 1869 [1] [2] . These were colonial type stamps , which were then issued by Portugal for its colonies [2] as part of the (or the Portuguese Crown ). According to the Scott catalog , the series had nine denominations and the stamps appeared in varieties during the years 1869-1875 [5] .
- Stamps of Sao Tome and Principe from the first Crown series (1869-1875)
10 flights ( Sc # 2)
25 flights ( Sc # 3)
300 flights ( Sc # 9)
Subsequent Issues
The second issue included stamps of the same colonial type, with the image of the crown , and five denominations that appeared in 1881-1885 [5] .
- Stamps Sao Tome and Principe from the second Crown series (1881–1885)
10 flights ( Sc # 10)
20 flights ( Sc # 11)
25 flights ( Sc # 12)
50 flights ( Sc # 14)
In 1887, a new series of colonial type was issued - with an embossed profile picture of King Louis I. It was printed in a printing way and consisted of nine denominations [5] . Subsequently, a number of other issues of the colonial type came out, including the well-known series “ Reaper ”.
Luis I , 10 flights , 1887 ( Sc # 16)
The Reaper , ½ Centavo (1914)
The original stamps published by the colonial postal administration have the following inscriptions: “S. Thomé e Principe ” (Sao Tome and Principe); Correio (Mail) "Correio. Portugal S. Thomé e Principe " (" Mail. Portugal. Sao Tome and Principe "); "Imperio colonial portugues. S. Tomé e Principe ” (“ Portuguese Colonial Empire . Sao Tome and Principe ”) [1] .
After the overthrow of the monarchy in the metropolis in 1910, an overprint was made on the stamps of Sao Tome and Principe: “Republica” (“ Republic ”), and subsequently original stamps with the text: “Republica Portugueza. S. Tomé e Principe ” (“ Portuguese Republic . Sao Tome and Principe ”) [1] .
In addition, stamps from Macau , and Timor with the following overprints were used for postal traffic on the islands of Sao Tome and Principe with the following overprints: “Republica” (“Republic”); "S. Tome e Principe ” (Sao Tome and Principe); “Provisorio” (“Temporarily”) [1] .
The first commemorative stamps of the islands were released in 1938, and the first postal block in 1948 [2] .
According to L. L. Lepeshinsky [1] , in total for the incomplete first 100 years of colonial rule , from 1869 to 1963, 403 postage stamps and one block were issued. The Scott catalog contains 423 basic descriptive numbers for the stamps of these islands issued in 1869-1939 [5] .
Democratic Republic
In honor of the declaration of state independence , a commemorative series was published in 1975. In 1976, stamps of the colonial period were overprinted with the new name of the state in Portuguese [2] .
Theme
In commemoration of the 60th anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution in 1977, a series of commemorative stamps and five blocks were published in Sao Tome and Principe. The country's post also issued commemorative series and blocks dedicated to the Olympic Games in Moscow [2] .
Other Stamps
Newspaper
For Sao Tome and Principe, they issued newspaper stamps , which appeared in 1892 [2] .
Airmail
The first airmail stamps came into circulation in 1938 [2] .
Paid
Paid stamps have been issued on the islands since 1904 [2] . On these stamps there is the text “Porteado a receber” (“Surcharge. Pay”), and in total for the period 1869-1963 60 surcharge stamps were issued [1] .
Post and Tax
Famous postal and tax stamps of Sao Tome and Principe, which first came into circulation in 1925 [2] .
Postal Charities
Colonial Post Office also distributed postage-charitable stamps ; for the period 1869-1963 there are eight such brands. The text was indicated on them: “Assistencia” (“Help”) [1] .
See also
- Reaper (stamps of Portugal)
- History of Sao Tome and Principe
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sao Tome and Principe // Philatelic Geography (Foreign Countries): Reference Book / L. L. Lepeshinsky. - M .: Communication, 1967. - S. 298. - 480 p. (Retrieved November 18, 2016) Archived copy . Date of treatment November 18, 2016. Archived November 18, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Sao Tome and Principe // Large Philatelic Dictionary / N. I. Vladinets, L. I. Ilyichev, I. Ya. Levitas ... [and others ]; under the general. ed. N.I. Vladinets and V.A. Jacobs. - M .: Radio and communications, 1988. - S. 250. - 40,000 copies. - ISBN 5-256-00175-2 . (Retrieved November 18, 2016) Archived copy . Date of treatment November 18, 2016. Archived November 18, 2016.
- ↑ Sao Tome and Principe . The UPU: Member countries: Africa . Universal Postal Union. Date of treatment November 18, 2016. Archived November 18, 2016.
- ↑ About (port.) Correios de São Tomé e Principe . Facebook Date of treatment November 18, 2016. Archived November 18, 2016.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Jim. St. Thomas and Prince Islands . Blog Archive: 2015: July . OR, USA: Big Blue 1840-1940; Blogspot Blogger Google (July 29, 2015). Date of treatment November 19, 2016. Archived November 19, 2016.
Links
- Rossiter S. , Fowler J., Wellsted R. St Thomas and Prince Islands (Sao Tome e Principe ) . Stamp Collecting Resources: Stamp Atlas: Equatorial Africa . Knutsford, UK: Sandafayre Stamp Auctions; Sandafayre (Holdings) Ltd. Date of treatment November 18, 2016. Archived on September 1, 2013.
- St. Thomas and Prince Islands - Pt. 9, Pt. 14 (English) . My Collection: Catalog Countries . L .: Stanley Gibbons Ltd. - Stamps Sao Tome and Principe in the Stanley Gibbons online catalog. Date of treatment November 18, 2016. Archived November 18, 2016.
- Africa Simplified Stamp Catalog 1st Edition . Publications & Accessories: Stamp Catalogs . L .: Stanley Gibbons Ltd. - A catalog of African postage stamps , including Sao Tome and Principe, on the Stanley Gibbons website. Date of treatment November 18, 2016. Archived November 18, 2016.