Postage Stamps Of Ireland
The postage stamps of Ireland are issued by the postal operator of the independent Irish state. Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland when the world's first postage stamps were issued in 1840. These stamps, and all subsequent British issues, were used in Ireland until the new Irish Government assumed power in 1922. Beginning on 17 February 1922, existing British stamps were overprinted with Irish text to provide some definitives until separate Irish issues became available. Following the overprints, a regular series of definitive stamps was produced by the new Department of Posts and Telegraphs, using domestic designs. These definitives were issued on 6 December 1922; the first was a 2d stamp, depicting a map of Ireland (including Northern Ireland, which remained a part of the United Kingdom). Since then new images, and additional values as needed, have produced nine definitive series of different designs. These were the major stamp productions ...
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Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, part of the United Kingdom that is #Descriptions, variously described as a country, province, territory or region. Located in the northeast of the island of Ireland, Northern Ireland shares Republic of Ireland–United Kingdom border, a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland. In 2011 United Kingdom Census, 2011, its population was 1,810,863, constituting about 30% of the island's population and about 3% of the Demography of the United Kingdom#Population, UK's population. The Northern Ireland Assembly (colloquially referred to as Stormont Estate, Stormont after its location), established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998, holds responsibility for a range of Devolution, devolved policy matters, while other areas are reserved for the Government of the United Kingdom, British government. Northern Ireland co-operates wi ...
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