http://www.asian-stamps.com/ News and latest information from Asian-Stamps.com. All content copyright 2010 Asian-Stamps.com. All rights reserved. Unauthorized use or reproduction strictly prohibited. Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:14:16 -0400 Tajikistan-stamps Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:14:16 -0400 Tajikistan's stamp history actually extends much further back than its 1991 independence date would suggest. Tajikistan (also rendered in English as Tadzikhistan and Tadjikistan among other similar variants) became a Russian territory in 1868, and remained a republic within the... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Tajikistan-stamps Taiwan-stamps Wed, 07 Apr 2010 17:59:17 -0400 Taiwan's stamp history begins in 1886, when the Chinese territory was issued its own stamps. Up until this point, Taiwan had been long known as Formosa, since 1544 when Portuguese explorers first saw the island and called it Ilha Formosa... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Taiwan-stamps Palestine-Holy-Land-stamps Sat, 03 Apr 2010 20:22:12 -0400 Palestine's first stamps were from 1863, when the area was in the Ottoman Empire; these stamps were of Turkish origin and were used until the end of World War I. In 1917, the League of Nations issued a mandate giving... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Palestine-Holy-Land-stamps Gaza-Strip-stamps Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:25:06 -0400 Gaza has, for most of its stamp history, been part of the Holy Land of Palestine or Israel and Jordan, or had stamps issued by other nations. Since 1994, Gaza and the West Bank have been united under the Palestinian... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Gaza-Strip-stamps Palestinian-Territories-stamps Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:20:16 -0400 The Palestinian National Authority has been issuing its own stamps for the Gaza Strip and the West Bank (together, not separately) since 1994. These issues have been surrounded with controversy, and in fact were not recognized at first except for... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Palestinian-Territories-stamps West-Bank-stamps Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:06:05 -0400 The West Bank, like Gaza Strip, has had its stamp history tied into entities larger than itself, and getting collectible West Bank philately today generally consists of covers and postmarks related to West Bank, rather than actual dedicated West Bank... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=West-Bank-stamps Lebanon-French-colony-stamps Mon, 29 Mar 2010 16:15:44 -0400 France took control of Lebanon in 1918, and issued stamps for the colony for many years. What France actually acquired in the League of Nations mandate after World War I was the larger colony of Syria, which included what is... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Lebanon-French-colony-stamps Lebanon-stamps Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:07:02 -0400 The history of Lebanese stamps includes that of Syria and of France; the French were awarded control over Syria after World War I, which at the time included the modern state of Lebanon. Overprinted stamps were used on and off... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Lebanon-stamps Asian-Stamps.com-has-a-new-look-sorta Thu, 25 Mar 2010 22:42:22 -0400 We've updated the look of Asian-Stamps.com, streamlining the layout as well as some technicalities behind the scenes that take care of the stamp listings. Take a look around and see what you think of the new look. We are always... http://www.asian-stamps.com/news/Asian-Stamps.com-has-a-new-look-sorta Turkmenistan-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Turkmenistan-stamps Umm-Al-Quwain-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Umm-Al-Quwain-stamps Kyrgyzstan-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Kyrgyzstan-stamps Uzbekistan-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Uzbekistan-stamps Yemen-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Yemen-stamps Central-Asia-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Central-Asia-stamps South-Asia-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=South-Asia-stamps Kashmir-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Kashmir-stamps Bhutan-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Bhutan-stamps India-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=India-stamps Bangladesh-stamps ... http://www.asian-stamps.com/store.php?category=Bangladesh-stamps