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Laos
13th November 1951
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Asia | 16 |  |
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| 1951 Sc1 SG1 | xxx |
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design #1, River Mekong |
#2, King Sisavang Vong |
#3, Laotian Woman |
| 1951 Sc1 SG1 | 1951 Sc11 SG8 | 1951 Sc3 SG3 |
perf 13, unwmk, engraved
Printed at the Government Printing Works, Paris
| Description | Design | Date | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | |
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| 10 cents dark green and emerald | 1 | 1951 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 20c dark carmine and carmine | 1 | 1951 | 2 | 2 | |||
| 30c indigo and deep ultra | 1 | 1951 | 3 | 3 | |||
| 30c indigo and purple | 3 | 1952 | 4 | 13 | |||
| 50c dark brown | 1 | 1951 | 5 | 4 | |||
| 60c red and red-orange | 1 | 1951 | 6 | 5 | |||
| 70c ultra and blue-green | 1 | 1951 | 7 | 6 | |||
| 80c bright green and dark blue-green | 3 | 1952 | 8 | 14 | |||
| 1 piaster dark purple and purple | 1 | 1951 | 9 | 7 | |||
| 1p10 dark plum and carmine | 3 | 1952 | 10 | 15 | |||
| 1p50 black-brown and violet-brown | 2 | 1951 | 11 | 8 | |||
| 1p90 indigo and deep blue | 3 | 1952 | 12 | 16 | |||
| 2p dark green and grey-green | 1 | 1951 | 13 | 9 | |||
| 3p dark carmine and red | 1 | 1951 | 14 | 10 | |||
| 3p chocolate and black-brown | 3 | 1952 | 15 | 17 | |||
| 5p indigo and deep ultra | 1 | 1951 | 16 | 11 | |||
| 10p black-brown and violet-brown | 1 | 1951 | 17 | 12 |
Scott [1] has a very simple description of Laotian postal history, "Before 1949, Laos was part of the Indo-China and used its stamps until 1951. The kingdom was replaced by the Laos Peoples Democratic Republic Dec. 2, 1975."
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Neutralist Govt. |
Pathet Lao |
People's Democratic Republic |
| 1961 Sc? SG-N1 | 1974 Sc? SG-N1 | 1976 Sc272 SG427 |
Gibbons [2] identifies two main phases, Kingdom (1951-1975, Sc1- 271 SG1-SG426) and People's Democratic Republic (1976+ Sc272+ SG 427+). It also mentions two other events (not found in Scott):
- the Neutralist Govt. (1961, SG-N1 to N8). In August 1960, Cpt. Kong Le initiated a coup, supported by the KIng.
- Pathet Lao (1974, SG-P1-P7), issued locally but valid nationally.
Gibbons goes on to note, "A peace treaty was signed in Vientiane on 19 February 1973 ending the civil war between the royal govt. (backed by Thailand and the US) and the Pathet Lao (supported by North Vietnam). On 5th April 1974 a Provisional Govt. of National Unity was formed, headed by Prince Souvanna Phouma. "
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International Commission, Laos |
International Commission, Laos and Vietnam |
| 1954 India † Sc1 SG-N6 |
1954 India † Sc1 SG-N49 FDC |
International Commission in Indo-China
India, Canada and Poland supplied troops under the International Control Commisions for Indo-China in 1954 and India organised their postal services using overprinted Indian stamps. Gibbons lists these as a separate entity in Part 21, South East Asia, † Scott lists them after India, with sections for Cambodia, Laos, Laos and Vietnam, and Vietnam.