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Saint Helena

Stamps issued: 1856-PRESENT

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60p Napoleon's Tomb single

An island in the southern Atlantic Ocean, about 1,100 miles off the west coast of Africa. Under British rule since 1673, St. Helena is noted chiefly as the site of Napoleon's imprisonment 1815-1821. The colony includes the dependencies of Ascension and Tristan da Cunha.

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1/2p Badge of the Colony single
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5p Badge of the Colony single
 
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10sh Badge of the Colony single
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1-pound Badge of the Colony single

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