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Hi guys...Came across this stamp when digging in bags of WW stamps I have not gone through yet...It is from a country called Lubuan. Population.........est. 90000 Square miles.......35 Made stamps up to 1906 then used other countries stamps.   Here is the 1894 Stamp..Worth approx. only $63.00 Canadian dollars, but a nice stamp to keep.  |
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| Edited by wert - 03/03/2015 10:40 pm |
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Matter a fact...I think there is only one country that is smaller than Labuan, and that is the country of Vatican City..
Vatican
Population....est 900
square miles..only 110 acres
Is there any other country smaller that Labuan..? |
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If you're talking stamp-issuing entities, there are lots of smaller places amongst current issues, such as Tokelau, Norfolk Island, Macau, Cocos Keeling, etc. Fully independent nations that are smaller would include Nauru, Tuvalu, San Marino and Monaco. There are likely many others further back in history. See below for list of current countries and political entities. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...cies_by_area |
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| Edited by TheArtfulHinger - 03/03/2015 11:32 pm |
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Came across this stamp when digging in bags of WW stamps I have not gone through yet Was this a kiloware item? |
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I never saw the stamp in the original post before, but what's with the "C" in "CENTS" at the bottom ... it looks more like a "G"? Was that intentional or could it be from a defect in the printing plate?  |
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| Edited by wt1 - 03/04/2015 08:25 am |
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I've posted some Sealand here before:  but they barely count, in my mind. Still neat to have. |
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but what's with the "C" in "CENTS" at the bottom ... it looks more like a "G"? That's interesting wt1...Never noticed that before...Saw a few on ebay (terrible focus), but I think that may be normal. |
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Wert, can you still edit the title of this thread? Lubuan is an island in Indonesia, part of a group that includes Komodo, home of the famous dragon. The country you mean to ask about is Labuan, with an "a" instead of a "u".
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