St. Pierre & Miquelon | |
Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: October 07, 1959 Width: 35 mm Height: 22 mm Perforation: Imperforate Printing method: Engraved Location: Ice Hockey Volume LXXVII Stamp ID = 3270 Purple trial color. From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. St. Pierre and Miquelon (1885-1976, 1986-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 6,862 (1997 estimate). Two small islands off the southern coast of Newfoundland. Originally occupied by the French in 1604, they are the only remnants of a once-vast French North American empire. Separate stamps issued for St. Pierre and Miquelon were discontinued in late 1976, but were reintroduced in 1986. |