Postage stamps and postal history of Andorra

An Andorran post box

Andorra, officially the Principality of Andorra, is a small country located in the Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France. The official language is Catalan, although Spanish, French, and Portuguese are also commonly spoken.

French stamps

Andorra used the postage stamps of France until 1932. The 1931 issue for instance were those of France overprinted Andorre.

First Andorran stamps

Andorra produced its first set in 1932 inscribed "Vallees d'Andorre", a set of stamps which depicted churches such as Our Lady's Chapel, Meritxell and St. Michael's Church, Engolasters.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Stamps of the World. Stanley Gibbons. 2004. p. 68.


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