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Nyassa Stamps - The history of stamps issued by the NyassaCompany

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Every Nyassa and Nyassa Company stamp ever issued. A one-stop resource for information on all Nyassa and Nyassa Company postage stamps ever issued. The history of Nyassa and Nyassa Company postage stamps. The Nyassa Company held the concession to administer the lands in what is now the regions of Cabo Delgado and Niassa between 1891 and 1929, when the Portuguese government refused to grant an extension to the concession. If you have any questions, or spot anything missing from this site, or have any info...

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Nyassa Stamps - The 1901 Nyassa Company stamp issue

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Every Nyassa and Nyassa Company stamp ever issued. The 1901 issue - King Carlos I - giraffes and camels. There are thirteen stamps in all, designed by Robert Edgcumbe. The lower seven values feature a giraffe eating a palm tree in front of some hills, and the higher six values feature a pair of camels, one seated one standing. Pictures are to the right - to see the entire issue in one picture please click here. The 10r value is mentioned, in passing, in the novel Molloy. Afinsa nos. 27 to 39. The 1901 5r...

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Nyassa Stamps - The 1924 Nyassa Company postage due stampissue

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Every Nyassa and Nyassa Company stamp ever issued. Postage Due stamps - 1924 and 1925. The 1924 .5c postage due. The 1924 1c postage due. Postage Due stamps had first been issued in France in 1859 to counteract the problem of people sending mail without paying sufficient postage on it. The postage due stamp was added at the delivery office and indicated the amount of postage which needed to be paid on top of that which had already been paid to bring the total paid up to the correct amount. The stamps cat...

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Nyassa Stamps - The 1925 Nyassa Company stamp issue

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Every Nyassa and Nyassa Company stamp ever issued. The 1925 issue - the Marquis de Pombal. 1925 was a very quiet year by the standards of 1921. With just three stamps being issued, and even then they were not Nyassa's own. The stamps were originally issued in Portugal (under SG nos. C666 - C668), and then subsequently overprinted in Mozambique and issued there (under SG nos. C327 - C329), and finally overprinted with "NYASSA" in red and issued in Nyassa. Stanley Gibbons nos. C141 to C143.

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Nyassa Stamps - The 1921 Nyassa Company stamp issue

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Every Nyassa and Nyassa Company stamp ever issued. The 1921 issues - King Manuel II overprints and new definitives. There were two issues in 1921, the first yet another overprint of a previous issue, the second a completely new set which, fortunately, threw out of the window all of the various surcharges and overprints which had come before it. To skip straight to the second issue further down the page click here. The first 1921 issue. The first issue was an overprint of the King Manuel 1911 issue. Unlik...

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Nyassa Stamps - Articles relating to the stamps of theNyassa Company

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Every Nyassa and Nyassa Company stamp ever issued. A one-stop resource for information on all Nyassa and Nyassa Company postage stamps ever issued. Articles relating to the Nyassa Company and its postage stamps. Over the course of researching Nyassa and its stamps when putting this website together I came across a number of useful articles which may be of interest to the reader. These are therefore reproduced here - click on the article's name to view. Nyassa First through Fifth Issue (1898 - 1911).

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Nyassa Stamps - The 1903 Nyassa Company stamp issue

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Every Nyassa and Nyassa Company stamp ever issued. The 1903 issue - Provisorio overprints and three new values. The 15r local overprint. The 25r local overprint. The 80r local surcharge. The 150r local surcharge. The 300r local surcharge. The first two stamps to be amended were the 15r and 25r giraffe value from the 1901 issue. Which were overprinted with the word "Provisorio", presumably meant to indicate the provisional or temporary nature of the stamps until the new order arrived. Afinsa nos. 48 a...

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Nyassa Stamps - The 1910 Nyassa Company stamp issue

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Every Nyassa and Nyassa Company stamp ever issued. The 1910 issue - Two more surcharge and overprints. 1910 (or thereabouts) saw the issue of two new overprints - a 2 r giraffe value from the 1901 issue. Surcharged and overprinted with "5 REIS" and "PROVISORIO", and a 100r camel value from the 1901 issue surcharged and overprinted with "50 REIS" and "PROVISORIO". The reasons put forward for this vary. In a contemporary article (which can be read here. Errors, misprints, inverts, forgeries, etc. There exi...

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Nyassa Stamps - Useful links

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Every Nyassa and Nyassa Company stamp ever issued. This is a list to useful stamp-related websites, in no particular order :. Directory - one of the larget philatelic guide and postage stamp directory for stamp collecting hobbyist & collectors. You might be interested in our sister site www.giraffestamps.co.uk. Site by Hummingbird UK.

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Nyassa Stamps - The 1918 Nyassa Company stamp issue

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Every Nyassa and Nyassa Company stamp ever issued. The 1918 issue - King Carlos I returns. Probably the first thing to mention about this issue is the date - some catalogues put the year of issue at 1918, some at 1919 - I don't subscribe to a particular view, as nothing hinges on it, so have plumped for 1918. In any event, along with the fall of the Portuguese monarchy and the creation of the Republic came a new currency in Portugal - out went the real, and in came the escudo ( $. Featuring King Manuel II.