First Issues And Number 1s

Venda Sc/SG 1-4 issued 13th September 1979. The Venda Territory Authority was set up in 1969 and granted self-government in February 1973. It became fully independent in September 1979. The homelands were reincorporated into South Africa on 27 April 1994.

Crummy title. It should at least have the country name in it so we can find it later


Peter

angore,



Nice to see you doing this here. I've seen your first issue postings elsewhere and they are wonderful. Please continue to do it - it is a valuable resource for those interested in first issues!

John

Zil Elwannyen Sesel Sc/SG 1-16 issued 20th June 1980. Zil Elwannyen Sesel comprises the Outer Seychelles islands which include Aldabra, Coetivy, Farquhar and the Des Roches Islands.



Note: These posts are the creation of the First Issues Collectors Club so I do not own the stamps shown in the images.

Caicos Islands Sc/SG 1-7 issued 24th July 1981. Part of the Turks and Caicos Islands grouping under various administrations, the Caicos Islands issued some stamps of their own between 1981 and 1985. (First Issues Collectors Club)

One of the TOPICAL paradises.

I see the title to include any and all first issues and #1's.

If you do a simple search for "Venda", this page comes up quite easy.
Pat

Ciskei Sc/SG 1-4 issued 4th December 1981. The Republic of Ciskei was formed from tribal areas of South Africa. It was reincorporated into South Africa on 27 April 1994, after the first post-apartheid elections.

Palau Sc/SG 1-4 issued 10th March 1983. Formerly part of the US Trust Territory in the Pacific, Palau became an autonomous republic in January 1981. It continued to use US stamps until this first issue in 1983. (First Issues Collectors Club)

Äland Islands Sc/SG #1 issued 1st March 1984. Aland is an autonomous province of Finland. Finland administered the postal system until 1993. It started issuing stamps specific to Aland in 1984. On 1st January 1993 responsibility passed to Aland. (First Issues Collectors Club)

Always had the idea to do a #1's collection on pages. One stamp per page, with write-up. Maybe even more than one per country, depending on historical timelines and government changes.
Anyway, with most of my ideas and projects, never went anywhere.

I'd be surprised if someone on here has not done the similar. (most country #1's in Scott are not very expensive.

Hope people keep adding here.
pat

Pat,

Here are some resources:

First Issues Collectors Club

http://www.firstissues.org/

Stamp Smarter Stamp From Every Country Album Pages (customizable PDF format)

https://stampsmarter.org/learning/F..._SSHome.html

A Stamp For Every Country (ASFEC) Album

(AlbumEasy source file, could be easily adapted for this purpose)

https://www.thestampweb.com/albums/free-downloads

(Look at the bottom Topical/Thematic section)

John

Slovenia Italian Occupation Sc N1/ SG #1 issued 1941. Italian occupation during the 2nd World War. When Italy ended hostilities, Germany took control of the area.

Patg23, see these threads on what I was doing using John's AFSEC Album Easy source. My effort got sidelined to work on a Machin album but working part time and reading some books got in the way of that, I can share what I have done.

My strategy was to get as much information into AlbumEasy and then decide final organization and presentation rather than define a fixed style and then try to fit it all into that.

http://goscf.com/t/81634&whichpage=...hTerms=ASFEC

http://goscf.com/t/79734&SearchTerms=ASFEC

Aruba Sc #1 /SG #5 issued 1st January 1986. Aruba was part of the Netherlands Antilles until 1st January 1986 when it was granted internal autonomy as part of the Netherlands.

Aruba SG #1/Sc #18 issued 1986. Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten; the citizens of these countries are all Dutch nationals.

Michel and NVPH also list this as Aruba No. 1.

My guess is Scott chose the 5c issue as their No. 1 because it was the smallest denomination of those released on Jan. 1 1986.

An interesting thought. I have a question that someone can probably answer quickly. Do all catalogues, as in Scott, Stanley Gibbons, Michele, etc., have the same stamp issue listed as Number 1? I imagine they are consistent with established countries but wondered if there was disagreement with newer states and nations. Anyone know?