Stylized map (with coordinates) and reproduction of the first Dominican stamp (1874).
Centenary of the first Dominican Postage Stamps, 1874-1974.
First stamp in a set of 6, issued on 27.05.1974.
Face value: 1/2 cent of Dominican dollar.
Printed by Format International Printers Ltd., Wolverhampton.
Sixe: 20 x 43 mm.
Catalogues
- Michel No. 391.
- Scott No. 389.
- StampWorld No. 394.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 383.
Dominica
(in Kalinago language, Wai'tu kubuli; in French, Dominique; in Dominican
Creole, Dominik), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island
country in the Caribbean Sea. It is situated in the Windward Islands chain in
the Lesser Antilles archipelago, near Guadeloupe to the northwest and Martinique
to the south-southeast. Its area is 750 km2 (290 sq mi), and the
highest point is Morne Diablotins (1,447 m, 4,747 ft). The capital, Roseau, is
located on the western side of the island.
It is said that Columbus passed through the island on Sunday, November 3, 1493
and gave it its name. From the 1690s it was colonized by Europeans,
predominantly the French, who imported slaves from West Africa to work on the
coffee plantations. Britain took possession of the island in 1763 after the Seven Years' War.
The island gained its independence as a republic on November 3, 1978.
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Thanks to Louis Hughes for his contribution.
Thanks to Louis Hughes for his contribution.
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