Recent New Issues from Chile

Some recent issues from South America have come to our attention over the past few weeks. It has been difficult to find detailed information and also official postal issuing agency links for these items. If have additional information or links, please tell us.

The first issue is from Chile Post and is a set of […]

Boliva “War of the Pacific” Historical Borders Issue

 

Bolivia 2012-03-12

Correos Bolivia has issued a new map stamp on March 12, 2012. The 5.00 Boliviano denominated stamp shows Bolivia’s borders, extending to the Pacific Ocean, as they were in1879 at the start of the “War of the Pacific” or “Saltpeter War.” When the war ended in 1884, Chile had taken […]