The World's First Petroleum Stamps
Although oil field scenes were depicted on banknotes as early as 1861
(and even earlier on stock
certificates), the world's first postage stamps to depict oil-related themes
were only issued
in 1919-23 by the National Republic of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan SSSR
and the Transcaucasian Federated Republics. Those stamps
can be viewed on the pages listed below:
Azerbaijan's 1919 Fire Temple Stamps
Azerbaijan's 1921-22 Oil Derrick Stamps
Azerbaijan's 1922 Overprinted Oil Derrick Stamps
Azerbaijan's 1921-22 Single-color Bibi Eibatt Oil Field Stamp
Overprints of Azerbaijan's 1921-22 Single-color Bibi Eibatt Oil Field Stamp
Azerbaijan's 1922 Multicolor Bibi Eibatt Oil Field Stamp
Overprints of Azerbaijan's 1922 Multicolor Bibi Eibatt Oil Field Stamp
Overprints of Azerbaijan's 1922 Multicolor Bibi Eibatt Oil Field Stamp (variations)
1923 Petro-Stamps from the Transcaucasian Federated Republics
© Peter A. Scholle, 2000
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