Postage stamps and postal history of Liberia

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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

Côte d'Ivoire, and the Atlantic Ocean. The capital is Monrovia
.

First stamps

An 1864 stamp depicting Liberty.

Began as a settlement of the

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. ^ "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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