Postage stamps and postal history of the Federated States of Micronesia

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).

The Federated States of Micronesia are located in the Caroline Islands in the western Pacific Ocean and consist of over 600 islands.

1 Pre-independence
2 Independence
3 See also
4 References
5 Further reading

Pre-independence

The islands first used stamps of Germany for the Caroline Islands and then stamps of Japan from 1914 to 1946. The islands then became part of the U.S. Trust Territory of the Pacific and used American stamps from 1946.

Independence

The first stamps of independent Micronesia were issued in 1984^[1] and depicted the four federated states that make up the country, Yap, Chuuk, Pohnpei and Kosrae, in a se-tenant design.

Mail service to the FSM is good as the United States Postal Service picks up and delivers all international mail by air. The FSM is also part of the United States Zip Code system.^[2]

References

^ Micronesia. Sandafayre Stamp Atlas. Retrieved 4 September 2011.
^ Postal Services. Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. Retrieved 4 September 2011.

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Postage stamps and postal history of the Federated States of Micronesia

Contents

Pre-independence

Independence

See also

References

Further reading