Postage stamps and postal history of Liberia

A 1956 stamp marking FIPEX in New York.

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

An 1864 stamp depicting Liberty.

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]

A 15 cents stamp featuring Vai woman, 1892.
A 1947 stamp of Liberia commemorating the centenary of the first United States postage stamp and CIPEX.

References

  1. ^ Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.309. ISBN 0-356-10862-7
  2. ^ "Liberia | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2017-12-14. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]

Further reading

  • Bileski, Kasimir. A Century of Liberian Philately, 1971.
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External links

  • Stamps of Liberia at Internet Archive.


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