Postage stamps and postal history of Nicaragua explained

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Nicaragua.

First stamps

Nicaragua gained independence from Spain in 1821. It has produced its own stamps since 1862.^[1]

Collectors of the stamps and covers of Nicaragua join the Nicaragua Study Group. Search the web to find the group.

Further reading

• Birks, Michael. The Revenues, Seals and Cinderellas of Nicaragua. Flixton, Urmston, Manchester: M.P. Birks, 1998 28p.
• Maxwell, Clyde R. Bibliography of Nicaraguan Philately. Irvine, CA.: C.R. Maxwell, 1992 16p.
• Maxwell, Clyde R. Nicaragua to 1940: A Philatelic Handbook. Irvine, CA.: C.R. Maxwell, 1992 209p.
• Nicaragua Study Group. Nicarao. State College PA.: Nicaragua Study Group, 1990- (Quarterly journal).

Notes and References

1. Book: Stamps of the World Volume 3. Stanley Gibbons. 2004. 640.