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 Greenland Danish flag, walruses and local scenery. The stamps were valid for mail from Thule to Copenhagen. Postage stamps and postal history of Greenland This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Greenland. Greenland is an autonomous country within the Kingdom of Denmark, located between the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, east of the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. Stamps were issued by the Kongelige Grønlandske Handelin in 1905 for use as parcel stamps. The stamps showed the coat of arms of Greenland, featuring a standing polar bear. Letters were handled free of charge by the Kongelige Grønlandske Handel until