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First adh y LARRY MCINNIS The first adhesive postage stamp in the world was issued by Britain in 1840 - the famous Penny Black. Every stamp collector knows that. The first Canadian stamp was the 'Three Penny' beaver issued in 1851 (Scott No. 1). That was a "Province of Canada" issue and there are a few who insist that the first true Canadian issue was the first stamp following Confederation, when it became "Dominion of Canada."' That was the half-penny black in what has become one of the greatest of Canadian specialized fields, the "Large Queen's" first issued April 1, 1868. Canadian stamps are among the most collected in the world, from 1851 to now. The first U.S. stamp was issued July 1, 1847, and the U.S. is, of course, an incredibly fertile field for collectors. There are stamp-issuing that have come and gone, done in by political accommod- ation or by war. They are known in Philately as 'Dead Countries"' or countries that no longer exist but issued stamps while they did. This was brought to mind recently when I received a com- munication from the Croatian Philatelic Society (1512 Lancelot Rd., Borger, Texas, 79007) announcing that Robert D. Reton of Farmington Hills, Michigan, had been named chairman of the Bosnia Study Group, an affiliate of the society. other entities The stamp-issuing entity was Bosnia- Hercegovina. Bosnia is from "Bosna"' after the river of the same name. Hercegovina is from ""Hercog"' meaning duke. In the historical overview, Bosnia-He- rcegovina was dead before it was born. It was occupied by Romans, was overrun by Goths, occupied by Slavs, ruled by Croats and became part of Hungary about 1100. It was taken over by the Turks in the 1400s. After the Russo- Turkish war of 1877-78, it was occupied by Austria-Hungary, and on Oct. 7, 1908, it was annexed to the Austro- Hungarian empire. The first stamps were issued in 1879, showing a coat of arms and no indication of place of issue. It was thus through issues to 1907, when the country name appeared for the first time (Scott No. 30). The issue was a set of 16'stamps, an incredibly long issue for the time (Scott 30-45), con- sidering only 29 stamps had been issued from 1879 to 1906. The 1906 issue showed various scenes and Emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary. They were engraved and printed in Vienna and, at the time and perhaps much later, were considered the finest example of philatelic engraving. Bosnia-Hercegovina's capital was Sarajevo, the site of the 1984 Winter Olympics. It was there that the extends a warm welcome to her former customers. 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In fact, the final issue of 13 stamps showing Emperor Karl I (Scott 128-140) were never sold there, but were available' in Vienna for a few days following the Nov. 11, 1918 armistice. Bosnia-Hercegovina became part of Yugoslavia _ following the First World War, and that's the situation today. However, it is not the average "dead coun- try."' In its brief stamp- issuing existence, there were regular postage stamps, semi-postals (one of which, Scott B15, shows the assassinated Archduke and Arch- duchess), postage dues, newspaper stamps and special handling stamps. esive postage stamp issued in Britain in 1840 As if that were not issue, to keep a enough to create a rich specialist happy collecting field, there forever. are a zillion varieties and more in the issues, especialiy the first That's why the study group was reactivated, Insurance Agents... before you renew your client's employee-group health and dental benefits plan, ask me for information on Blue Cross program. 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