Show Your Stamps With Maps On Them

Here is an image of an airmail stamp depicting a monoplane and a map of Burkina Faso showing interior airmail service routes, designed and engraved by René Cottet, and issued by Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) on March 1, 1961, Scott No. C1.

- nethryk

Hi stamphop,

I found your Colombia stamp in StampWorld:





Colombia #760, 1956, Brown/blue, PERF 13. Printed in Colombia.
In Mint it is valued at $0.33.

Here is a bit of history about the Department of Choco, the area
depicted on the map:

The Chocó Department is divided into 30 municipalities , 147 districts , 135 police posts and numerous villages and populated places . The municipalities are grouped into 16 notary areas, with an additional major notary based in Registry Quibdo and 3 sectional registry offices located in the municipalities of Quibdo , Istmina and Nuquí ; a judicial district , Quibdo , with 2 headers Judicial Circuit in Istmina & Quibdo . The department forms the constituency of Choco, which is known for producing platinum.


This picture is in Quibdó. I only added it because I can't figure out how that building is still standing! LOL



Quibdó is the capital city of Chocó in the western part of Colombia, on the River Atrato . Quibdó has an area of 3,337.5 square kilometers with a population of 100,000 consisting mainly of Afro Colombians and Zambo Colombians. Wikipedia


A bit of architecture in Quibdó




Afro Colombians in Quibdó




Hotel Los Balcones in Istmina.




Istmina, Colombia is a municipality located in the department of Chocó ,founded in 1834 by Juan Nepomuceno Mosquera, First named San Pablo. In 1903 the name was changed to Istmina. It has an area is 2480 square kilometers and has an average temperature of 25.9 ° C. It is located 75 kilometers from the provincial capital Quibdó and 79 meters above the sea. Istmina is located mostly on the middle reaches of the San Juan River, and some on the the basin of the River Atrato.


Nuqui Choco from the air.



Nuquí is a Colombian municipality located in the department of Chocó, founded in 1917 by Johnny Castro and has been a Municipality since 1919. Nuqui is visited by domestic and foreign due to its natural beauty, local culture and cuisine. Wikipedia




Google: nuquí chocó colombia, 0n the Image tab, you will be glad you did. Plum beautiful!

I tend to like old stuff. Here is one of my favorite maps, on an 1890s Hawaii postal card (Scott Hawaii UX9):

Hi rustyc, what a wonderful addition to this thread. Thank you for posting it.

A neat Canal Zone 10c Air Mail Stamp, C16, depicting a map, and cancelled with a map of Panama.



These next three stamps show the map of Panama 1st being used by Colombia, then overprinted with and used by Panama and lastly overprinted Canal Zone, 14, for use in the Canal Zone



Block of (4) 1 ct. Canal Zone, 16c Type c, with map.

Mudhut, as I said above, I like the old stuff, and these are great. I especially like the map cancel! I've never seen that before.

Wow! Thanks for the info about the Choco stamp, mudhut. You must really have been scouring this thread to have found that post; that was over six years ago!

And it is hard to believe that I have been away from this forum (and doing much of anything with my stamps) for about that long. I think I will have to do something about that...

LOL! I'll be watching!

Venice




When St. Mark was traveling through Europe, he arrived at a lagoon in Venice,
where an angel appeared to him and said: Pax tibi Marce... - May Peace be with you...
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HI, rustyc, the Hawaii postal card is super.

Map of the route of the 1963 Monte Carlo Rally, Warsaw to Monte Carlo, and views of each city, designed by Bernard Minne, engraved by Roger Fenneteaux, and issued by Monaco on May 3, 1963 to publicize the 32nd edition of the annual automobile racing event, Scott No. 539. Note: The word "Monaco" is nowhere inscribed on this stamp!

- nethryk