Postage stamps and postal history of Laos

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The first stamps of Laos, as an "associated state" within the French Union, were issued on 13 November 1951 .^[1][2] Before then stamps of French Indo-China were used.

Independence

Laos gained full independence as a constitutional monarchy in 1953. On 2 December 1975, Pathet Lao government renamed the country as the Lao People's Democratic Republic.

See also

• Postage stamps of the French Colonies
• Postage stamps and postal history of Indochina

References

Further reading

• Lao Stamp Catalogue 1951-2001.
• Indo-China Revenue Stamp Catalog, The Society of Indo-China Philatelists, 2008.

External links

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• The Society of Indo-China Philatelists
• Paboukham & Sons - Philately in Vientiane since 1998