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Originally
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Encyclopaedia of Postal Authorities
* Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. ''The Stamp Atlas''. London: Macdonald, 1986. {{DEFAULTSORT:British Somaliland Philately by country Philately of Somalia British Somaliland History of Somaliland
Originally mail
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from British Somaliland
British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate ( so, Dhulka Maxmiyada Soomaalida ee Biritishka), was a British Empire, British protectorate in present-day Somaliland. During its existence, the territory was bordered by Italian Soma ...
used postage stamps of Egypt
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, then India
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. In 1903, about 30 types of stamps of India were overprinted "BRITISH / SOMALILAND".
First stamps
In 1904 the protectorate issued its own stamps, featuring a profile of KingEdward VII
Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Emperor of India, from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910.
The second child and eldest son of Queen Victoria an ...
, and inscribed "SOMALILAND PROTECTORATE". Issues of George V
George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 until Death and state funeral of George V, his death in 1936.
Born duri ...
used the same design with George's profile.''Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970''. 111th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons
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, 2009, pp. 534-535.
George VI
After George VI
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ascended the throne, the new series of 12 values used three pictorial designs; a Berbera blackhead sheep, Lesser kudu
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antelope, and a map. The 1938 series included a 3/4 on portrait of the king; in 1942, with the restoration of civil postal service after the Italian occupation, new stamps used a full-face portrait, and the sheep design was re-engraved.
Change of currency
Around 1950 thecurrency
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A more general def ...
changed from anna
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* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 1221)
...
s and rupee
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India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles, and Sri Lanka, and of former currencies of Afghanistan, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, the United Arab Emirates (as the Gulf rupee), British East Africa, B ...
s to cent
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s and shilling
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s, and the 1942 stamps were appropriately surcharged. The UPU
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75th anniversary issue was printed in cents and shillings, but its issue date was 24 October 1949 (10th Oct. in London), before the changeover, so those stamps had to be surcharged in the old currency.
Queen Elizabeth II
QueenElizabeth II
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ushered in a new series featuring a variety of local wildlife and scenes. Some values of these stamps were overprinted in 1957 with "OPENING / OF THE / LEGISLATIVE / COUNCIL / 1957", and in 1960 with "LEGISLATIVE / COUNCIL / UNOFFICIAL / MAJORITY, / 1960" to mark the events as named by the overprints.
All the stamps of British Somaliland
British Somaliland, officially the Somaliland Protectorate ( so, Dhulka Maxmiyada Soomaalida ee Biritishka), was a British Empire, British protectorate in present-day Somaliland. During its existence, the territory was bordered by Italian Soma ...
were withdrawn from sale on 25 June 1960 as Somaliland
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obtained independence. For the week prior to formal unification with Italian Somaliland
Italian Somalia ( it, Somalia Italiana; ar, الصومال الإيطالي, Al-Sumal Al-Italiy; so, Dhulka Talyaaniga ee Soomaalida), was a protectorate and later colony of the Kingdom of Italy in present-day Somalia. Ruled in the 19th centur ...
on 1 July, a set of Italian Somaliland stamps overprinted "Somaliland Independence 26 June 1960" was issued.
See also
*Postage stamps and postal history of Somalia
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* Revenue stamps of British Somaliland
References and sources
;References ;Sources *Stanley Gibbons
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Ltd: various catalogues
Encyclopaedia of Postal Authorities
* Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. ''The Stamp Atlas''. London: Macdonald, 1986. {{DEFAULTSORT:British Somaliland Philately by country Philately of Somalia British Somaliland History of Somaliland