Considering that these stamps are more than 50 years old, it is natural that they reflect the colonial past of different countries and territories.
Unfortunately, conflicts persist that are not resolved, and old and new greed arise to fuel them.
From the so-called Middle East, two representatives of neighboring countries, scourged by hatred that never ends.
From Asia, 6 prints from 5 countries.
I am sorry for how damaged some of my stamps are, but I prefer to keep them. You never know if it is a rare specimen and even if it is worth less, it will be appreciated by anyone who wants to add it to a collection.
We have arrived in Europe and we find: Czechoslovakia, Italy, Switzerland and the disappeared (or reorganized) Yugoslavia. In the middle of the continent, a wound inflicted by NATO and the UN. A chapter of recent history.
Belgium, Spain, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and Nederland.
France, Portugal and Germany, although perhaps it is more correct to say, the two Germanys. The federal and the democratic, they called themselves or were named, until unification.
I close this publication with this collage, which includes some stamps from Spanish history, but in the next installment, I will share a set of castles on Spanish stamps, where the name Castilian comes from to the Spanish language.
Stop, these are missing from: Romania, Poland, Austria and Hungary.
At the time, when the Internet did not exist, I had to research in books and encyclopedias, who the Magyars and Helvetians were.
Stamps and photos of my property, text written in Spanish and translated into English with Google.
Thank you, Gracias.