Postage stamps and postal history of Guyana
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Guyana
became independent from Great Britain on May 26, 1966. It began producing its own stamps as an independent nation from that date.Previously the country was British Guiana
and had printed stamps
.In 1969, some issues were put on the market cancelled to order in such a way as to be indistinguishable from genuine postally used copies.
Guyana
Guyana , officially the Co-operative Republic of Guyana, previously the colony of British Guiana, is a sovereign state on the northern coast of South America that is culturally part of the Anglophone Caribbean. Guyana was a former colony of the Dutch and of the British...
became independent from Great Britain on May 26, 1966. It began producing its own stamps as an independent nation from that date.Previously the country was British Guiana
British Guiana
British Guiana was the name of the British colony on the northern coast of South America, now the independent nation of Guyana.The area was originally settled by the Dutch at the start of the 17th century as the colonies of Essequibo, Demerara, and Berbice...
and had printed stamps
Postage stamps and postal history of British Guiana
A privately run packet services for mail existed in British Guiana 1796, and continued for a number of years. Postage stamps of Britain were used at Georgetown and Berbice.- Cottonreels :...
.In 1969, some issues were put on the market cancelled to order in such a way as to be indistinguishable from genuine postally used copies.