Map Stamp Land Grab

When a border is in dispute, or the boundaries are indistinct, what is easier than a "land grab" via a map stamp?

Here is a 1900 1/4c dark blue "Map of Hispaniola" from the Dominican Republic. Note the generous western border the Dominican Republic reserves for itself.



Compare to the present boundaries....



The borders were not actually fixed until a treaty with Haiti occurred in 1935.

Now, that can't be the only instance of a "Land grab" via a map stamp.

How about some more examples.....

As if those poor Haitians didn't have enough to worry about.

How about the British Empire.




Although I know it's a matter of the printing process, but the spread of the red seems to expand the empire somewhat.

See that red blob off of SE South America on the Canada "British Empire" stamp?

This 1937 Argentinian 1p brown black & light blue "Map of South America" stamp would beg to differ...



Yes, the Falkland Island dispute....

When the British withdrew in 1774, they left behind a plaque asserting their continued claim. When Spain departed in 1806, they left a plaque in the name of Spain. When Argentina gained it's independence, it maintains it inherited Spain's rights.

The dispute has been brewing and occasionally flaring into War(1982) for the past 200 years.

Edit: plaques and plagues are oh so similar.

I'm sorry Jkjblue, but I think you mean plaque. I'm sure there were plagues as well, but they served a different purpose.

Here is a 1946 Falkland Islands Dependencies 1/2p yellow green "Map of the Falkland Islands"



The Antarctic claims seem to be recognized only by the country making the claim, and hardly anybody else.

Here is a map of all the territorial claims....