Stamp Stories

Press, Volume LXXVI, Issue 22941, 10 February 1940, Page 3 (Supplement)

Stamp Stories

(Part 67)

CBv R. J. G. Collins)

Tierra del Fuego: In 1891 a stamp of the value of 10 cents was issued to frank letters from this isolated island in the far south of South America to the nearest ports of Chile and the Argentine Republic. Though local in application to the

extent that these . stamps did not pay 1 the postage beyond the nearest port on the mainland, they have received recognition, as almost the whole of the mail from the island was for addressee on the mainland and not beyond. Timor: A Portuguese colony in the East Indies. The south-western half of the island of Timor is controlled by the Dutch and it is the north-eastern portion of the island, together with the island of Pulo Cambing that forms the Portuguese colony. Until 1896 Timor was a dependency of Macao, but separate stamps were issued in 1885. T-L: Stamps of Tonga were overprinted with these initials and with the date, June 1, 1899, to commemorate the King’s wedding. The King’s name was Taufa’ahua, though he was more familiarly known as George 11. His bride was Lavinia. Tlaeotalpan: A provisional stamp with the monogram “1.M.C.” in fancy script capitals and with the value written in manuscript was issued for use at this town in Mexico. There is some doubt as to the date when this stamp was on sale, but it is believed to have been in 1856. Tobago: This island in the West Indies was attached for administrative purposes to Trinidad in 1899. Stamps with the side-faced portrait of Queen Victoria were issued in Tobago in 1879, but from 1896 to 1913 the stamps of Trinidad were used. Since 1913 Issues inscribed “Trindad & Tobago” have been provided. Toga: Since 1897 the stamps of Tonga have had the name inscribed “Toga.”

Togo: This is the name of a territory in Africa lying between the British colony of Gold Coast and the French colony of Dahomey. It

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Too Late; Mast i of the larger postal administrations make arrangements for the acceptance of mall posted after the ordinary closing, time. Extra rates are charged on this correspondence and the extra charge is generally described as a “late fee.” In 1855, Victoria issued a stamp oj the value of 6d inscribed “Too Late” and for use on late fee letters. In New Zealand in the early days, mails posted under the provisions of the late fee arrangement were frequently marked by means of a rubber or metal handstamo with the inscription “Too Late.” Trans-Caucasian Federation; In 1923 stamps of Russia were issued overprinted wUh a five-pointed star with letters in Russian characters

was formerly a German colony, and stamps of Germany overprinted were placed on sale in 1807. In 1814 combined Anglo-French action resulted in the occvoation of . the territory and the German Colonial stamps were overprinted “Togo Anglo-French Occupation” . or “Togo Occupation franco-anglaise.” Approximately one-third of, the territory was incorporated in Cold Coast, and the remainder was granted to France under mandate. Since 1924 a distinctive issue has been provided for use in the territory administered, by France. Togoland: See Togo.

Tolhria: From 1870 to 1909 distinctive stamps were issued for this district' of the Republic of Colombia.

Tonga: The Tonga or Friendly Group was placed under British protection In 1900, but the administrative head is Queen Salote. A postal system was organised in 1886 and stamps showing a portrait of the then ruler. King George I, Were printed at the Government Printing Office, Wellington. In 1895 a set With the portrait of King George II was produced at Auckland but the likeness w . poor and urtflatteiring. This influenced the Tongan authorities to have a pictorial set produced in 1897, and some of the values of this set f e still in use to-day. Touquin: See Annam and Tonquin.

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for use in the. Trans-Caucasian Federation, which comprised the former republics of Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia. Later in 1923 a pictorial set appeared, but in the following year special stamps were withdrawn and the ordinary issues of Russia have sace then been in use.' : . ! . ,

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