Postage stamps and postal history of Hong Kong only British soldiers in Hong Kong could use British stamps while other local residents did not have any. Hong Kong has issued a variety of stamps since 1862. Hong Kong formerly produced postage stamps with the name "Hong Kong", with the face of the reigning monarchs of the United Kingdom, or with the royal symbols (e.g. "E.R."). After the Hong Kong's transfer of sovereignty to China, all further issues bore the name "Hong Kong, China"; British Hong Kong postage stamps were no longer valid for the prepayment of postage, nor did the Post Office offer to repurchase them. publication) Postage
Postage stamps and postal history of Nauru control of the island and British stamps overprinted "NAURU" were issued in October 1916. From 1924, stamps were issued for Nauru as a mandated territory, then as a trust territory after WWII. The first stamps of independent Nauru were issued in 1968. Postage stamps and postal history of Nauru This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Nauru. The "Republic of Nauru" is an island country in Micronesia in the South Pacific. Its nearest neighbour is Banaba Island in Kiribati, to the east. As part of German Marshall Islands Protectorate, the first post office on the