Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain Postage stamps and postal history of Great Britain surveys postal history from the United Kingdom and the postage stamps issued by that country and its various historical territories until the present day. The postal history of the United Kingdom is notable in at least two respects- first, for the introduction of postage stamps in 1840, and secondly for the establishment of an efficient postal system throughout the British Empire, laying the foundation of many national systems still in existence today. The story begins in the 12th century with Henry I, who appointed
Postage stamps and postal history of the Niassa Company advantage of the philatelic market, rather than for any actual need for such stamps in Nyassa itself. The Companhia held philatelic sales close to its heart, as it expected that of its projected income of some £16,000 per annum, £2,000 of this would arise from stamp sales. Also issued were overprints of two postal tax issues previously released in Portugal, then overprinted and released in Mozambique, and finally further overprinted and released in Nyassa. Postage stamps and postal history of the Niassa Company This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Nyassa Company. The "Nyassa