Aruba has produced its own stamps since 1 January 1986, when it was granted internal autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It had previously been part of the

Netherlands Antilles nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom" , national_anthem = , common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento , demonym = Netherlands Antillean , capital = Willemstad , year_start = 1954 , year_end = 2010 , date_start = 15 December , ...

. The official language is Dutch.

Early days

The first mail delivered to Aruba came on boats originating from Venezuela or

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. Mail arrived at the island's main port in Oranjestad from where it was collected by the inhabitants. Retrieved 20 February 2010. In 1892 the Governor of Aruba was given the title of ''Director of Post'' and tasked with the responsibility of delivering the mail. The first official post office was in ''Plaza Daniel Leo'' but moved to ''J.E. Irausquin plein # 9'' in 1958.

First stamps

The first issue was to celebrate the New Constitution and included a 25 cent stamp displaying Aruba's position on a map of the Caribbean. The stamp printing for Aruba is done primarily by Enschedé of the Netherlands. Retrieved 20 February 2010.

References

External links

*http://arubastamps.com/
Aruba Post Office philatelic pages.
*https://www.webcitation.org/6sdXsLqIj?url=http://www.stampsofdistinction.com/2008/07/stamp-issuer-aruba.html Communications in Aruba Postal system of the Netherlands Philately of the Netherlands {{Aruba-stub

Early days

First stamps

See also

References

External links