Postage stamps and postal history of Brazil the "slanted numeral" series. Subsequent stamps were in a similar format until the first pictorial stamps were issued in 1866 depicting Emperor Dom Pedro II In 1866 the emperor was represented on all issues until 1884, first with a black beard. For many years stamps from Brazil had Brasil Correio displayed on them. However today the trend is to just have the country name and year, e.g. Brasil 2000. 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
Postage stamps and postal history of Crete Postage stamps and postal history of Crete This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Crete. Ottoman stamps were used in Crete until 1899. In 1898 Crete obtained autonomy under Ottoman suzerainty, but was nevertheless garrisoned by an international military force from Britain, France, Italy and Russia. The first stamps of Crete were issued on 1 March 1900. The first series of nine stamps featured images of Hermes, Hera, King Minos, Talos and a portrait of Prince George, who was the high commissioner of the island. In February 1905, the second series was released. The series