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In 1825, the Dutch government established a post office at
Willemstad
[Curaçao
The first postage stamps were issued 23 May 1873 and were inscribed
"CURAÇAO", as were all issues for the next 77 years. Additional surcharges were needed periodically
and they were applied to stamps of the Netherlands. A new
definitive series came out in 1904 and additional values were added in 1906 and 1908.
In 1915 a new series reused designs from the Netherlands Indies
stamps of a few years previously. and continued as the standard for many
years The first commemorative stamps, in 1923, celebrated
Wilhelmina's 25th anniversary reusing the definitive series of 1928.
In 1934, a series of 17 types marked the 300th anniversary of the
colony. 1936 saw a new definitive series. The 40th anniversary issue in 1938 and the definitives of
1941/1942/1947 reverted to the use of the original profiles of
Wilhelmina .
A set of 15 airmail stamps in October 1942 soon followed by set of
six regular issues in 1943 that were also bi-colored. A last set
of airmail stamps appeared in 1947.
Netherlands Antilles
The name of the colony officially changed in 1949, and was first
inscribed in two stamps issued in October for the 74th anniversary of
the UPU.
using the same design as issued for the Netherlands the previous year,
but inscribed "NED. ANTILLEN".
The numbers of stamps issued each years gradually crept upward, but
still at a relatively restrained pace. The focus of issues was generally
on local wildlife and tourism themes.
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