Postage stamps and postal history of Kiribati

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A 1982 $1 Specimen stamp of Kiribati.

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

The Republic of Kiribati, is an

32 atolls and one raised coral
island, dispersed over 3.5 million square kilometres, and straddling the equator.

Kiribati was formerly the Gilbert Islands, part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands which split into Kiribati and Tuvalu upon gaining independence from the United Kingdom in 1978 and 1979.[1][2][3]

First stamps

The first stamps of Kiribati were a pair issued on 19 November 1979 to mark the independence of the country.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ Jeremy Lifsey (2008-02-22). "The Lost Islands of Oceania". Philatelicdatabase.com. Retrieved 2011-02-07.
  2. ^ a b Vernon, D.H. (2001). Philatelic Handbook of the Gilbert & Ellice Islands. London: Pacific Islands Study Circle.
  3. ^ .
  4. ^ "Kiribati". StampWorldHistory.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018.

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