Postage stamps and postal history of Wallis and Futuna

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A 1905 stamp of New Caledonia overprinted for use in the islands.

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

The Wallis and Futuna Islands are a Polynesian French island territory in the South Pacific between Tuvalu to the northwest, Rotuma of Fiji to the west and the main part of Fiji to the southwest.

First stamps[]

The first stamps used in the islands were overprinted stamps of New Caledonia. From May 1920, stamps inscribed Wallis and Futuna were used.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wallis & Futuna". StampWorldHistory.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2018.

External links[]

Media related to Stamps of Wallis and Futuna Islands at Wikimedia Commons

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