Summary
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Maldives.
The Maldive Islands are located in the Indian Ocean and are formed by a double chain of twenty-six atolls stretching in a north-south direction off India's Lakshadweep islands, between Minicoy Island and Chagos Archipelago. They stand in the Laccadive Sea, about seven hundred kilometers south-west of Sri Lanka.
First stamps edit
The first stamps used in the islands were overprinted stamps of Ceylon issued on 9 September 1906. When those ran out, un-overprinted stamps of Ceylon were used.
The first stamps inscribed "Maldives" were issued on 15 May 1909.[1][2][3][4]
Independence edit
On 26 July 1965, the sultanate gained independence from the United Kingdom.
In 1968, the Republic of Maldives was established.
References edit
- ^ Stamps of the British Empire issued during the reign of King Edward VII by John Williams, Royal Philatelic Society London. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
- ^ askphil.org Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ^ Maldives Post - About Us. Archived 2012-08-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 25 August 2010. Archived here.
- ^ "Maldives | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 2018-03-10. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
Further reading edit
- Proud, Ted. The Postal History of B.I.O.T, Maldive Islands and Seychelles. Heathfield, Sussex: Proud Bailey Ltd.
External links edit
- Maldives Post
