Stamps issued: 1979-PRESENT
The British protectorate of the Gilbert Islands became the independent republic of Kiribati on July 12, 1979.
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Kiribati
Precedent Countries:
GILBERT ISLANDS
Stamps issued: 1976-1979
A group of islands in the Pacific Ocean, northeast of Australia. Formerly part of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands, the Gilberts became a separate British crown colony in 1976. The Gilbert Islands became the independent Republic of Kiribati on July 12, 1979.
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GILBERT AND ELLICE ISLANDS
Stamps issued: 1911-1975
Two groups of islands in the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia. A British colony after 1915, the groups were separated in 1975, the Ellice Islands renaming themselves Tuvalu.
