Sierra Leone | |
![]() Click here for higher resolution image | First Day Cover for sie-20160226-g-001 First day of issue: February 26, 2016 Width: 227 mm Height: 160 mm Cachet maker: Unknown Location: Oversize album #5 From Linn's "Stamp Issuing Entities Of The World" page. Sierra Leone (1859-) Stamp-issuing status: active; Population: 4,891,546 (1997 estimate). A republic in west Africa. The coastal area was occupied by Great Britain after 1791, the hinterland coming under British protection in 1896. |