Togo | |
![]() Click here for higher resolution image | First day of issue: December 29, 2016 Occasion: 2016 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships,2016,Moscow & St. Petersburg,Russia Width: 33 mm Height: 51 mm Perforation: Imperforate Location: Ice Hockey Volume XC Stamp ID = 4765 From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Togo (1897-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 4,735,610 (1997 estimate). A republic in West Africa, bordering on the Gulf of Guinea. Togo was a German protectorate until 1914, when it was occupied by Anglo-French forces. After World War I, the territory was divided between Britain and France, under League of Nations mandate. The British portion subsequently became part of Ghana, while the French zone became the present republic (1958). Togo became fully independent in 1960. Its stamp issues since that time have been voluminous, including a host of colorful stamps and souvenir sheets on every conceivable topic. |