Overprinted stamps issued by the various "White" Armies have also been forged extensively.
The stamp was issued Sept. 24, 1883, overprinted "1883 Provisorio" in two lines reading up.
The first stamp issued showed the maps of the three islands.
The stamps are being issued on February 7, 1992 - a day before the Games officially open in Albertville.
Many dealers do not stock any stamps issued since 1950.
Alys said, "The most beautifully engraved stamp ever issued.
The only stamp to be designed for the occupation was also its last; a semi-postal stamp issued in 1943.
The plates were approved and the stamps issued without any fuss at the time.
The first stamp issued shows the map of the island.
There also are any number of special cancellations, and the stamps issued by Christmas Island.