Postage stamps and postal history of Rwanda
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Rwanda. The Republic of Rwanda is a landlocked country located in the Great Lakes region of eastern-central Africa, bordered by Uganda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania.
Colonial issues[]
The first stamps used in the area now known as Rwanda were stamps of German East Africa which was the colonial power in the area until 1916 when Belgian troops seized the territory during the First World War. Stamps of Ruanda-Urundi were then used until independence.
Independence[]
The first stamps of independent Rwanda were issued on 1 July 1962.[1][2]
See also[]
- Postage stamps and postal history of German East Africa
- Postage stamps and postal history of Ruanda-Urundi
- Postage stamps and postal history of Burundi
References[]
- ^ Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: North East Africa. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2013, p. 262. ISBN 9780852598764
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20180303052747/http://www.stampworldhistory.com/country-profiles-2/africa/rwanda/ Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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