A STAMP FROM GUYANA

Guyana Stamp Guyana is a small country in South America and once used to be a British colony known as British Guiana. It is known in the philatelic world for the famous "one cent black on magenta" issue of 1856- the world's rarest stamp. The $30 stamp pictured here is a recent one and shows a waxwing.
The country has a population of about 750,000 living on 215,000 kmĒ of land. "Guyana" means "land of waters" in a native language and befits the landscape that is cut up by a network of rivers.

For more information about Guyana please visit Guyana Guide.


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