First Issue Database

Date Range: 1840 - 1997
18401997
787issues

Database Results

ID
Year
Authority
Category
Country
Design
#16 May 1840Great BritainEuropeUnited KingdomPenny Black
#21 Feb 1842City Despatch Post (Local Post)US Local PostsUnited StatesAlexander M. Greig
#31 Mar 1843Canton ZurichSwiss CantonsSwitzerlandNumerals
#41 Aug 1843BrazilSouth AmericaBrazilBull’s Eye
#530 Sep 1843Canton GenevaSwiss CantonsSwitzerlandDouble Geneva
#61 Jul 1845Canton BaselSwiss CantonsSwitzerlandBasel Dove
#71 Jul 1847United States of AmericaCentral & North AmericaUnited StatesBenjamin Franklin, George Washington
#821 Sep 1847MauritiusBritish ColoniesMauritiusPost Office
#91 Jan 1849FranceEuropeFranceCérès
#101 Jul 1849BelgiumEuropeBelgiumEpaulettes
#111 Nov 1849BavariaGerman StatesGermanyNumerals
#121 Jan 1850New South WalesAustralian StatesAustraliaSydney Views
#131 Jan 1850SpainEuropeSpainIsabel II
#143 Jan 1850VictoriaAustralian StatesAustraliaHalf Length
#1517 May 1850SwitzerlandEuropeSwitzerlandSwiss Cross (Orts-Post Framed)
#161 Jun 1850AustriaEuropeAustriaCoat of Arms
#171 Jun 1850Lombardy-VenetiaAustrian EntitiesItalyAustrian Arms
#1829 Jun 1850SaxonyGerman StatesGermanySachsen-dreier
#191 Jul 1850British GuianaBritish ColoniesBritish GuianaCotton Reels (Typeset)
#2015 Nov 1850PrussiaGerman StatesGermanyF. Wilhelm IV
#2115 Nov 1850Schleswig-HolsteinGerman StatesGermanyCoat of Arms
#221 Dec 1850HanoverGerman StatesGermanyCoat of Arms
#231 Jan 1851SardiniaItalian StatesItalyV. Emmanuel II
#241 Apr 1851DenmarkEuropeDenmarkCrown & Swords (Ferslew Print)
#251 Apr 1851TuscanyItalian StatesItalyMarzocco
#2623 Apr 1851Canada, ProvinceCanadian ProvincesCanadaBeaver
#271 May 1851BadenGerman StatesGermanyNumerals
#2814 Aug 1851TrinidadBritish ColoniesTrinidad and TobagoSeated Britannia
#291 Sep 1851Nova ScotiaCanadian ProvincesCanadaCrown & Flowers (Blued Paper)
#306 Sep 1851New BrunswickCanadian ProvincesCanadaCrown & Flowers (Blued Paper)
#311 Oct 1851HawaiiHawaiian EntitiesHawaiiMissionaries
#3215 Oct 1851WürttembergGerman StatesGermanyNumerals
#331 Jan 1852BrunswickGerman StatesGermanyRunning Horse
#341 Jan 1852NetherlandsEuropeNetherlandsWilliam III
#351 Jan 1852Roman StatesItalian StatesItalyPapal Keys
#365 Jan 1852OldenburgGerman StatesGermanyCoat of Arms
#3716 Jan 1852RéunionFrench ColoniesRéunionOrnamental Issue
#3829 Jan 1852Thurn & Taxis, Northern districtGerman StatesGermanyNumerals
#3929 Jan 1852Thurn & Taxis, Southern districtGerman StatesGermanyNumerals
#4015 Apr 1852BarbadosBritish ColoniesBarbadosSeated Britannia
#411 Jun 1852ModenaItalian StatesItalyEagle with Crown
#421 Jun 1852ParmaItalian StatesItalyCoat of Arms
#431 Jul 1852Scinde, IndiaIndian StatesIndiaEmbossed
#4415 Sep 1852LuxembourgEuropeLuxembourgWilliam III
#451 Jul 1853ChileSouth AmericaChileColon Head (London Print)
#461 Jul 1853PortugalEuropePortugalDona Maria II (Embossed)
#471 Sep 1853Cape of Good HopeSouth African StatesSouth AfricaCape Triangle
#481 Nov 1853Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land)Australian StatesAustraliaCourier
#491 Feb 1854PhilippinesSpanish ColoniesPhilippinesIsabel II
#5026 Jul 1854India, East India CompanyBritish ColoniesIndiaQueen Victoria
#511 Aug 1854Western AustraliaAustralian StatesAustraliaBlack Swan
#521 Jan 1855NorwayEuropeNorwayCoat of Arms
#531 Jan 1855South AustraliaAustralian StatesAustraliaQueen Victoria (London Print)
#5410 Apr 1855BremenGerman StatesGermanyBremen Key
#5524 Apr 1855CubaSpanish ColoniesCubaIsabel II
#561 Jul 1855SwedenEuropeSwedenCoat of Arms (Thin Paper)
#5718 Jul 1855New ZealandBritish ColoniesNew ZealandChalon Head (London Print)
#581 Jan 1856Saint HelenaBritish ColoniesSaint HelenaQueen Victoria
#591 Mar 1856FinlandEuropeFinlandCoat of Arms (Small Pearls)
#601 Apr 1856Danish West IndiesDanish ColoniesDanish West IndiesCrown & Swords
#611 Jul 1856Mecklenburg-SchwerinGerman StatesGermanyBull’s Head
#621 Aug 1856MexicoCentral & North AmericaMexicoHidalgo
#6321 Aug 1856CorrientesArgentinian Provincial IssuesArgentinaCérès
#641 Oct 1856Uruguay, CarrierSouth AmericaUruguayDiligencias
#651 Jan 1857NewfoundlandCanadian ProvincesCanadaHeraldic Pence
#661 Apr 1857CeylonBritish ColoniesSri LankaQueen Victoria
#6726 May 1857NatalSouth African StatesSouth AfricaEmbossed Crown
#681 Dec 1857PeruSouth AmericaPeruSteamship (Blued Paper)
#691 Jan 1858RussiaEuropeRussiaCoat of Arms
#701 Jan 1858NaplesItalian StatesItalyCoat of Arms
#7129 Apr 1858Buenos AiresArgentinian Provincial IssuesArgentinaBarquitos
#721 May 1858Argentina, ConfederationSouth AmericaArgentinaCoat of Arms (Small Numerals)
#7315 Jul 1858Moldavia (Romania)EuropeRomaniaCap de Bour
#7428 Oct 1858CordobaArgentinian Provincial IssuesArgentinaCoat of Arms
#751 Jan 1859HamburgGerman StatesGermanyOrnamental Issue
#761 Jan 1859LübeckGerman StatesGermanyDouble Eagle
#771 Jan 1859SicilyItalian StatesItalyFerdinand II
#781 Jan 1859VenezuelaSouth AmericaVenezuelaCoat of Arms
#7915 May 1859Ionian IslandsBritish ColoniesGreeceQueen Victoria
#801 Jun 1859French ColoniesFrench ColoniesFranceImperial Eagle
#8110 Jun 1859BahamasBritish ColoniesBahamasChalon Head (Thick Paper)
#8226 Jun 1859Uruguay, GovernmentSouth AmericaUruguaySun of May
#834 Aug 1859New CaledoniaFrench ColoniesNew CaledoniaTriquéra
#8431 Aug 1859Colombia, Grenadine confederationSouth AmericaColombiaCoat of Arms
#851 Sep 1859RomagnaItalian StatesItalyNumerals
#8621 Sep 1859Sierra LeoneBritish ColoniesSierra LeoneQueen Victoria
#871860LiberiaAfrica Since IndependenceLiberiaSeated Allegory (Thick Paper)
#881 Jan 1860PolandEuropePolandCoat of Arms
#89Apr 1860British Columbia & Vancouver Is.Canadian ProvincesCanadaHalfpenny
#909 May 1860India, issues of the governmentBritish ColoniesIndiaQueen Victoria
#911 Nov 1860QueenslandAustralian StatesAustraliaChalon Head
#9223 Nov 1860JamaicaBritish ColoniesJamaicaQueen Victoria
#931 Dec 1860MaltaBritish ColoniesMaltaQueen Victoria (Bluish Paper)
#9418 Dec 1860Saint LuciaBritish ColoniesSaint LuciaQueen Victoria
#951861Colombia, United States of New GranadaSouth AmericaColombiaArms of New Granada
#961 Jan 1861NevisBritish ColoniesSaint Kitts and NevisMedicinal Spring
#971 Jan 1861Prince Edward IslandCanadian ProvincesCanadaQueen Victoria (PEI)
#9814 Feb 1861Neapolitan ProvincesItalian StatesItalyV. Emmanuel II (Embossed)
#998 May 1861St. VincentBritish ColoniesSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesQueen Victoria
#1003 Jun 1861GrenadaBritish ColoniesGrenadaChalon Head