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Topic: Latvian Tobago. Posted: 12 December 2021 at 02:20 |
Thank you for this information on the Latvijas Tobago stamps (and thank you for the stamps themselves, which I got yesterday!). Yes, it is a really strange piece of history that the Latvian-German dukedom of Courland decided to acquire a colony on the other side of the Atlantic. Unluckily, it did not work out long term, or we would maybe have an island in the Caribbean where Latvian and German would be the main languages
Actually, Tobago features in my personal (not only philatelic) history, too: Those "Federated Micronations" stamps actually show "Little Tobago", an island at the north east tip of Tobago, and a view from the mountains in the vicinity of Speyside, Tobago. The typo (if you discover it) was on purpose, but won't be explained here.
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2018 at 23:05 |
Latvian Tobago 2018 Centenary of Latvia's independence proclamation in 1918. This miniature sheet of eight stamps celebrates the centenary of the proclamation of the Latvian independent Republic in 1918, & comprises two values: 15 santimi ... The Lacplesis. 30 santimi ... Riga port in the year 1900. === The first successful Tobago settlement was founded in 1652 by 80 Latvian Courlander families in Great Courland Bay. It was called Jekabspills and the island was named New Courland. ===
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 04 July 2018 at 03:24 |
The island of Tobago in the Caribbean was originally a colony of Latvia. These days, it seems to be known as the independent country of Trinidad & Tobago.
I was made aware of this fact a few years ago by a Latvian friend. It made me wonder what would have happened if it had remained a Latvian colony? Among other things, it would, of course, have its own stamps!
Latvian Tobago 2009 definitive set in sheetlet. Today, I collect Latvia, so to have some stamps of Latvian Tobago is an interesting sideline. The first set shows sunset at Pigeon Point, Tobago on the 30 santimi, and raspberries (the favorite crop of the colonists, which continues to be widely appreciated everywhere) on the 15 santimi. I'm happy to trade some with any Latvia collectors or cinderella philatelists out there. PM me. |
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