Postage stamps and postal history of Sri Lanka
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Sri Lanka.Sri Lanka, known as Ceylon before 22 May 1972, is an island country in South Asia, located about 31km
off the southern coast of India. After
over two thousand years of rule by local kingdoms, parts of Sri Lanka were
colonized by Portugal and the Netherlands beginning in the 16th
century, before control of the entire country passed to Britain around 1796. A
nationalist political movement
arose in the country in the early 20th century with the aim of obtaining
political independence, which was eventually granted by the British after
peaceful negotiations in 1948.Contents [hide]1First stamp2Stamps of Sri Lanka3See also4References
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[edit]First stamps
The first stamps for Ceylon were issued on 1 April 1857.[1][edit]Stamps of Sri Lanka
The first stamps marked Sri Lanka were issued on 22 May 1972.[1]edit]See alsoList of people on stamps of
Sri Lanka[edit]References^ abRossiter, Stuart &
John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.239. ISBN 0356108627
