Revenue stamps of Colombia
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The first revenue stamp
of Colombia
was issued on 1 September 1858, one year before the first Colombian postage stamp
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and stamps were issued marked Estados Unidos de Colombia from 1864.
Revenue stamp
A revenue stamp, tax stamp or fiscal stamp is a adhesive label used to collect taxes or fees on documents, tobacco, alcoholic drinks, drugs and medicines, playing cards, hunting licenses, firearm registration, and many other things...
of Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
was issued on 1 September 1858, one year before the first Colombian postage stamp
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
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Granadine Confederation
The first Colombian revenue stamp was a 20c value for the Granadine ConfederationGranadine Confederation
The Granadine Confederation was a short-lived federal republic established in 1858 as a result of a constitutional change replacing the Republic of New Granada. It comprised the present day nations of Colombia and Panama...
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United States of New Granada
In 1861 a 20c stamp was issued inscribed Estados Unidos de Nueva Granada, or the United States of New Granada.United States of Colombia
Later in 1861 the United States of New Granada became the United States of ColombiaUnited States of Colombia
The United States of Colombia was the name adopted in 1861 through the Rionegro Constitution for the nation which had been known as the Republic of New Granada since the dissolution of the federation of Gran Colombia in 1830-1831....
and stamps were issued marked Estados Unidos de Colombia from 1864.
Republic of Colombia
The Republic of Colombia was created in 1886 and revenue stamps marked Republica de Colombia were issued from 1887.See also
- Alan D. AnyonAlan D. AnyonAlan D. Anyon is an expert on the revenue stamps of Colombia. In 2009, with Dieter Bortfeldt, he published the first dedicated catalogue of Colombian revenue stamps.-Philately:...
- Postage stamps and postal history of ColombiaPostage stamps and postal history of ColombiaColombia is a country in north-western South America. Colombia is bordered by Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. With a population of over 45 million people, Colombia has the second largest population in South America, after Brazil...