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 of Italian Libya Postage stamps of Italian Libya Postage stamps of Italian Libya were stamps issued by the Kingdom of Italy for use in Italian Libya, between 1912 and 1943. The area now comprising Libya was originally a vilayet of the Ottoman Empire which was ceded to Italy in 1912 and became an Italian colony with its own stamps. Stamps of Italy were overprinted "Libia" in 1912, and later Italian colonial issues were issued specifically for Libya. The first definitives, inscribed "Libia Colonie Italiane", were issued in 1921. All stamps of colonial Libya were printed at the Italian Government Printing Works. Some were