Americas Postal Directory

Correo Argentino

Argentina's 1858 Confederation issue; the 1862–1864 Rivadavia definitives are classic South American stamps

Barbados Postal Service

Barbados's 1852 Britannia stamps are classic British colonial issues

Belize Postal Service

Belize (formerly British Honduras) stamps from 1866; post-independence stamps from 1981 feature Maya ruins and barrier reef wildlife

Empresa de Correos de Bolivia (ECOBOL)

Bolivia's 1867 first issue; as a landlocked country, Bolivia's stamps often feature Andean landscapes and indigenous culture

Correios (ECT)

Brazil's 1843 Bull's Eye stamps are among the Americas' first stamps and among the world's most beautiful

Canada Post

Canada's 1851 Three-Penny Beaver is the world's first stamp to depict an animal (not a royal portrait)

Correos de Chile

Chile's 1853 Columbus issue is its first stamp; the coil stamps of the early 20th century are philatelic rarities

Servicios Postales Nacionales (4-72)

Colombia's 1859 first issues; the Scinde Dawk district stamps are among South America's rarest

Correos de Costa Rica

Costa Rica's 1863 first issue; the country's wildlife stamps are popular with thematic collectors

Correos de Cuba

Cuba's stamps under Spanish rule (1855–1898); post-revolution stamps from 1959 are widely collected topically

Instituto Postal Dominicano (INPOSDOM)

Dominican Republic's 1865 first issue after independence from Haiti

Correos del Ecuador

Ecuador's 1865 first issue; Galápagos Islands stamps are popular with wildlife thematic collectors

Correos de El Salvador

El Salvador's 1867 first issue; the volcano definitives of the 1890s are charming

Correos de Guatemala

Guatemala's 1871 first issue; Mayan civilisation themes appear on many commemoratives

Guyana Post Office Corporation

British Guiana's 1856 1¢ Magenta is the world's most valuable stamp, sold for $9.48 million in 2021

Officine Philatélique d'Haïti

Haiti's 1881 first issue; the country's stamps reflect its unique history as the first Black republic

Honducor

Honduras's 1866 first issue; the country has issued many thematic stamps on wildlife and history

Postal Corporation of Jamaica

Jamaica's 1860 British colonial issues; post-independence stamps from 1962 feature reggae, Bob Marley, and Jamaican culture

Correos de México (Sepomex)

Mexico's 1856 Hidalgo issue is its first stamp; overprinted district name stamps are a major specialist area

Correos de Nicaragua

Nicaragua's 1862 first issue; the 1900s stamp fraud by US stamp dealer Nicholas Seebeck is philatelically notorious

Instituto Postal de Panamá (ISTMO)

Panama's first stamps were Colombian stamps overprinted after independence in 1903; Canal Zone stamps are a major specialty

Correo Paraguayo

Paraguay's 1870 Lion stamps appeared shortly after the catastrophic War of the Triple Alliance

Serpost

Peru's 1857 first issue; Peruvian stamps overprinted during the War of the Pacific (1879–1883) are historically important

Telesur Post

Suriname's Dutch colonial stamps from 1873; post-independence issues from 1975

Trinidad and Tobago Postal Corporation (TTPOST)

Trinidad's 1847 Lady McLeod local stamp is one of the world's first stamps

United States Postal Service (USPS)

The 1847 Benjamin Franklin 5¢ and Washington 10¢ are America's first stamps; the 1918 Inverted Jenny airmail error is one of the world's most famous

Correo Uruguayo

Uruguay's 1856 Montevideo Sun stamps are its first issue

Instituto Postal Telegráfico (IPOSTEL)

Venezuela's 1859 first issue; Simon Bolívar portraits dominate Venezuelan philately