2478) 130 years of Postal Activities, Aruba: Post Aruba N.V. (Aruban Post) has issued three 220c Postage Stamps showcasing the evolution of Postal activities in the country over the years: Date of Stamp issue: 01.08.2022:
130 Years of Post Aruba N.V.:
To commemorate the 130th Anniversary of Aruba’s Postal Service, on 01.08.2022, Post Aruba NV has issued a Souvenir Sheet (SS) with 3 Postal Stamps, and a First Day Cover Cover (FDC), that were designed by Mr. Nigel Matthew.
This unique issue represents the transport of letters and packages over the past 130 years by means of images of postmen, transport-vehicles, mailboxes and envelopes.
The first postal activities on the island consisted of sending and receiving mail from boats originating from Curaçao and at times Venezuela.
Garibaldi Cephas Helder received the first mail that came in on the boats.
The announcement of the mail’s arrival took place in the harbour of Oranjestad – all public mail had to be collected at the auxiliary post office.
People used all means of transportation to pick-up their mail – horses, donkeys, boats, but most of them came on foot.
Afterwards, letters and packages did also start being transported via air by airplane.
Present Day:
Presently, on arrival of mail at the post office, mail is sorted and distributed by postmen to their final designated addresses.
The Stamp Souvenir Sheet (SS):
Envelopes being scattered in the air, symbolizes the variety of directions that mail was sent to all corners of the world.
The red, white and blue borders of airmail envelopes became a recognizable trademark for “airmail”.
The different uniforms of the postmen indicate the different periods in time. The use of vehicles went from bicycle to motorcar to scooter.
The red vintage standing letterbox goes back to the early years of postal service and a few have survived and can still be seen in Aruba, while the mailbox at the entrance of homes has changed it’s shape and size over the years, but has maintained its function and has become a contemporary element in house facades.
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18) Sea Motifs, Bahamas: Gold Bullion Coins in the denominations of 100 Dollars (depicting a Blue Marlin) and 250 Dollars (depicting a Conch Shell): Coins issue date: 03.12.2019
19) A new Generation $100 Polymer Banknote, Trinidad and Tobago with enhanced security features to "raise the bar" for counterfeiters & unscrupulous elements: Banknote circulation date: 09.12.2019:
20) Festival di Tumba (Carnival of Curacao), Curacao: "50th Edition of the Curacao Carnival/Festival" held from 27-31.01.2020: A set of six Commemorative Postage Stamps brought out by Cpost (Curacao Post) on 20.02.2020
21) New Polymer Banknotes, Trinidad and Tobago: The entire series will consist of $100, $50, $20, $10, $5 and $1 denominations: $100 has already been issued on 09.12.2019
23) "Caribbean Sea-Horse", Barbados: $10 (Ten Dollars) 1.0 Oz. Gold Bullion Coins & $1 (One Dollar) 1.0 Oz. Silver Bullion Coins minted by the Scottsdale Mint; Year of issue: 2020
24) Cayman Islands, A British Overseas Territory (BOT): A set of identically numbered Banknotes of the presently circulating Banknotes from the "D" Series of Banknotes
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26) A new 100 Boliviano Banknote from Bolivia: issued by the "Banco Centrale de Bolivia" (Central Bank of Bolivia) on 15.01.2019 under its new 2018 Banknote Series
27) Central Bank of Uruguay ("Banco Centrale del Uruguay"): 50th Anniversary (Golden Jubilee) - 1967-2017 - celebrated with the issue of a 50 Peso Commemorative Banknote on 14.09.2018
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