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This is a survey of the postage stamps and
The first stamps used in the area were those of French Congo in 1891. The stamps of French Congo were also used in Gabon, and later in Ubangi-Shari in 1893. From 1907, stamps were inscribed "Moyen Congo" (Middle Congo) which were used in Ubangi-Shari and
AskPhil – Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms
Communications in the Republic of the Congo
postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of the use of postage stamps and covers and associated postal artifacts illustrating historical episodes in the development of postal systems. The term is att ...
of the Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
, a former French colony known as Middle Congo or French Congo, and now often known simply as ''The Congo''.
The Republic of the Congo is a country in central Africa bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly known as Zaire), the Angolan exclave
An enclave is a territory (or a small territory apart of a larger one) that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state or entity. Enclaves may also exist within territorial waters. ''Enclave'' is sometimes used improperly to deno ...
province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.
French Congo
The first stamps used in the area were those of French Congo in 1891. The stamps of French Congo were also used in Gabon, and later in Ubangi-Shari in 1893. From 1907, stamps were inscribed "Moyen Congo" (Middle Congo) which were used in Ubangi-Shari and Chad
Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic ...
as well. Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. ''The Stamp Atlas''. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.304-6.
As Middle Congo was joined to French Equatorial Africa, stamps were overprinted in 1924 with the inscription "Afrique Equatoriale Française". Stamps were issued for Middle Congo until being replaced by the stamps of French Equatorial Africa in 1936.
Republic
Middle Congo became an autonomous state within theFrench Community
The French Community (1958–1960; french: Communauté française) was the constitutional organization set up in 1958 between France and its remaining African colonies, then in the process of decolonization. It replaced the French Union, which ...
on 28 November 1958 and was renamed the Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...
The first stamp of the ''Republic of the Congo'' was issued on 28 November 1959. Congo gained full independence on 15 August 1960.
People's republic
Between 1970 and 1991, the country was known as ''The People's Republic of the Congo''.See also
* Congolese Posts and Savings Company *Postage stamps and postal history of Ubangi-Shari
Ubangi-Shari (french: Oubangui-Chari) was a French colony in central Africa which later became the independent country of the Central African Republic on August 13, 1960. It followed the establishment of the Bangui outpost in 1889, and was nam ...
* Postage stamps and postal history of Chad
* Postage stamps of French Equatorial Africa
References
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20160110223012/http://congostamps.com/AskPhil – Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms
Communications in the Republic of the Congo
Congo
Congo or The Congo may refer to either of two countries that border the Congo River in central Africa:
* Democratic Republic of the Congo, the larger country to the southeast, capital Kinshasa, formerly known as Zaire, sometimes referred to a ...
History of the Republic of the Congo by topic
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