Postage stamps and postal history of Guinea-Bissau explained

Postage stamps and postal history of Guinea-Bissau should not be confused with Postage stamps and postal history of Guinea.

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Guinea-Bissau, formerly known as Portuguese Guinea.

Portuguese Guinea

Stamps of Cape Verde were used in what is now Guinea-Bissau from 1877. The first stamps of Portuguese Guinea were issued 1881, overprinting stamps of Cape Verde. The first series of definitives was issued in 1886.^[1]

In 1913, the Vasco da Gama commemorative series of Macau, Timor and Portuguese Africa were surcharged in new currency for Portuguese Guinea.^[2] The Ceres series was issued in Portuguese Guinea from 1914.

Independence

The first stamps of independent Guinea-Bissau were issued in 1974.^{[3] [4]}

Further reading

• Correl, Frank. "Inside Guinea-Bissau." The American Philatelist. Vol. 111 No. 4 (April 1997), p. 322-328.
• Figueiredo, J Pîres de. "Os selos postais da Guiné Portuguesa." Boletim cultural da Guiné Portuguesa. Nos. 11/15/16. (Julho 1948/Julho 1949/Outubro 1949).
• Küchler, Reinhard. Republik Guinea-Bissau seit der Unabhängigkeit 1974: Philatelie und Postgeschichte. Düsseldorf: Briefmarkenfreunde-Düsseldorf, 2009^[5]
• Oliveira Pinto, Fernando de. Os selos Coroa da Guine: "Guine" pequena-os primeiros selos. Madrid: Fundacao Albertino de Figueiredo para a Filatelia (FFA), 2003, 180p.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Portuguese Guinea | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805001349/http://www.stampworldhistory.com/country-profiles-2/africa/portuguese-guinea/. 12 August 2018. 2017-08-05.
2. Web site: Portuguese Africa | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401171412/http://www.stampworldhistory.com/country-profiles-2/africa/portuguese-africa/. 12 August 2018. 2018-04-01.
3. [Stuart Rossiter|Rossiter, Stuart]
4. Web site: Guinea-Bissau | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory. https://web.archive.org/web/20180303060608/http://www.stampworldhistory.com/country-profiles-2/africa/guinea-bissau/. 12 August 2018. 2018-03-03.
5. Web site: Literatur.