Postage stamps and postal history of Ecuador
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Ecuador.
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An 1890 stamp of Ecuador
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An 1899 stamp of Ecuador
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A 1989 stamp of Ecuador
Ecuador is a republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. The country also includes the Galápagos Islands in the Pacific, about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) west of the mainland.
First stamps
The first stamps of Ecuador were issued on 1 January 1865.[1]
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See also
- List of people on stamps of Ecuador
References
- Ecuador. Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
Further reading
- Olamo, Juhani. The Revenue Stamps of Ecuador, YLE, Monistuspalvelu, Helsinki, 1994. ISBN 952-90-6121-8
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