Postage Stamps And Postal History Of Swaziland
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This is a survey of the postage stamps and
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Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
, formerly
Swaziland Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
. The first stamps of Swaziland were overprinted stamps of South African Republic (Transvaal) issued 18 October 1889.''Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Southern Africa''. 2nd edition. London:
Stanley Gibbons The Stanley Gibbons Group plc is a company quoted on the London Stock Exchange specialising in the retailing of collectable postage stamps and similar products. The group is incorporated in London. The company is a major stamp dealer and philat ...
, 2007, p. 113. Swaziland became a protectorate of the South African Republic in 1894 and the stamps of the South African Republic were used. In 1902, Swaziland became a British protectorate following the Second Boer War and the stamps of the Transvaal Colony were used. From 1910, the stamps of the Union of South Africa were used. Stamps were issued for Swaziland again in 1933. In 1967, Swaziland issued stamps as a self-governing protected state. The kingdom gained independence in 1968. Since 2018, stamps are inscribed "Eswatini".


Further reading

* Higson, Andrew. ''The Stamps of Swaziland 1889-1894''. Loughborough: Transvaal Study Circle, 2004, 12p. * Pirie, J.H. Harvey. ''Stamps and Postal History of Swaziland and of the New Republic''. Johannesburg: The
Philatelic Federation of South Africa Philately (; ) is the study of postage stamps and postal history. It also refers to the collection and appreciation of stamps and other philatelic products. Philately involves more than just stamp collecting or the study of postage; it is possi ...
, 1956, 68p. * Proud, Ted. ''The Postal History of Swaziland & Zululand''. Heathfield, Sussex: Postal History Publications, 1996 , 182p. * van der Molen, Peter. ''Swaziland Philately to 1968: A handbook detailing the postage stamps and their forgeries, the postmarks, the postal stationery, the postal history and the revenues of Swaziland to independence in 1968''. London: The Royal Philatelic Society, 2013 , 532p.


See also

* List of people on stamps of Swaziland *
Postage stamps and postal history of Transvaal This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Transvaal, formerly known as the South African Republic (Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek, ZAR). 1869–1877 The first stamps of the South African Republic were issued on 1 May 1870, showing ...


References

Eswatini Eswatini ( ; ss, eSwatini ), officially the Kingdom of Eswatini and formerly named Swaziland ( ; officially renamed in 2018), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. It is bordered by Mozambique to its northeast and South Africa to its no ...
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