Postage stamps and postal history of Brazil Postage stamps and postal history of Brazil Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world. It was a colony of Portugal from 1500 until 1815. Brazil was the second country in the world, after Great Britain, to issue postage stamps valid within the entire country (as opposed to a local issue). Like Great Britain's first stamps, the design does not include the country name. The first stamps of Brazil were issued on 1 August 1843 and are known as "Bull's Eyes" due to their distinctive appearance. On 1 July 1844 a new series was issued which is known as
Postage stamps and postal history of the Czech Republic 30 September 1993. Stamps of the Czech Republic are marked "Česká republika". First stamps was printed printing house by the Ministry of Communication - the Czech Post’s Technical Centre of Machines. After privatization in 1992 The Postal Printing House of Securities Prague, Inc. = Poštovní tiskárna cenin Praha a.s. Over 100 stamp booklets have been issued to date. Postage stamps and postal history of the Czech Republic This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe which borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the