St. Pierre and Miquelon
St. Pierre and Miquelon
are two small groups of islands off the southern coast of
Newfoundland. They were formerly a French colony, and became a
Department of France in 1976. In 1931 the French government brought
together people from its 47 colonies in order to educate the French
nation to the importance of their colonies. The stamp was issued in a
set in recognition of the Exposition Coloniale et Internationale.
Samoa
In 1920 the League of
Nations declared the Samoa archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean a
mandate to New Zealand. Western Samoa became independent in 1962.
