Guatemala has been independent from Spain since 1847. The first adhesive stamps of Guatemala were revenue stamps issued in 1868.[1][2] The first postage stamps were produced in 1871.[3]
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References edit
- ^ Forbin, Alfred. Catalogue Prix Courant de tous les Timbre Fiscaux emis dans le monde entire. Paris, 1910, p. 493.
- ^ Morley, Walter. "The Fiscal Stamps of Guatemala" in Morley's Philatelic Journal, Vol. VII, No. 6, June 1906, p. 42.
- ^ Stamps of the World Volume 2. Stanley Gibbons. 2004. p. 500.
Further reading edit
- Andrews, James C. (1994) Guatemalan Telegraph Stamps & Stationery. Detroit: International Society of Guatemala Collectors. ISBN 1880721015 (A corrected version of the 1993 original of the same title.)
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