Bull's Eye (postage stamp) Bull's Eye (postage stamp) The Bull's Eye "(Portuguese Olho-de-boi)" postage stamps were the first stamps issued by Brazil, on 1 August 1843, having face values of 30, 60, and 90 réis. Brazil was the second country in the world, after the United Kingdom, to issue postage stamps valid within the entire country (as opposed to a local issue). Like the United Kingdoms's first stamps, the design does not include the country name. The unusual name derives from the ornamental value figures inside the oval settings, and the arrangement of the stamps in the sheet, which permitted se-tenant pairs that looked
Postage stamps and postal history of Samoa mandated territory of Western Samoa were issued in 1921. Samoa issued stamps as an independent state on 2 July 1962. Postage stamps and postal history of Samoa This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Samoa. Samoa, formerly known as "Western Samoa", is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and Savai'i. The first stamps of Samoa were issued in 1877. The Samoa Express private post was set up in 1877 and