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 the Netherlands 2002 a series of 12 provincial stamps were issued. Whilst not strictly local stamps, as they were valid throughout The Netherlands, the stamps were only available to purchase from post offices in the relevant province or from the Netherlands Philatelic Bureau. Variable value stamps have been issued in the Netherlands since 1989. The Netherlands Post Office has been an enthusiastic issuer of postage stamp booklets, issuing over 150 since the first one in 1902. A number of stamps have been issued since 1934 for use at the International Court of Justice in The Hague. Postage stamps and postal history of