Postage stamps and postal history of Bangladesh Postage stamps and postal history of Bangladesh Bangladesh first issued its own postage stamps upon gaining independence in 1971. A set of eight stamps, with various motifs including a map of the country, were issued. Shortly after, stamps in eight values were overprinted "Bangladesh Liberated" in both English and Bengali were prepared in the United Kingdom, but only three values were issued in Bangladesh. While the initial stamps were being produced, local postmasters were authorised to overprint the Pakistani stamps that they had in stock with the name of their new country. This practice led to a large number of
Postage stamps and postal history of Costa Rica Postage stamps and postal history of Costa Rica This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Costa Rica. Costa Rica is a country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the east and south, the Pacific Ocean to the west and south and the Caribbean Sea to the east. Costa Rica has produced its own stamps since 1863. The first issue of stamps was printed by the American Bank Note Co., and consisted of values "Medio Real" (Blue), "Dos Reales" (Red), "Cuatro Reales" (Green) and "Un Peso" (Orange). In 1883, following the