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Trinidad and Tobago

Stamps issued: 1962-PRESENT

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60-cent Carnival Queen single

Two islands in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela. The two British colonies were united in 1889, Tobago becoming a ward of the united colony in 1899. From 1958-1962, the colony was a member of the West Indies Federation, becoming independent in August 1962. Trinidad has long been an oil-refining center and has begun exploiting recently discovered oil reserves of its own. It is one of the most prosperous of the Caribbean states.

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Precedent Countries:


BRITISH COLONY
Stamps issued: 1913-1962

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72-cent Blue Basin single
 

TRINIDAD
Stamps issued: 1851-1913

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5sh Queen Victoria single

An island in the Caribbean, off the coast of Venezuela. Taken from Spain by Great Britain in 1797, Trinidad was united with Tobago in 1889 to form the colony of Trinidad and Tobago.

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TOBAGO
Stamps issued: 1879-1896

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1sh Queen Victoria single

An island in the West Indies, north of Trinidad. In 1889, Tobago was united with Trinidad to form the colony of Trinidad and Tobago.

Narrative by Linn's Stamp News

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