Tokelau flag!

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Tokelau is an island country in the southern Pacific Ocean that consists of three tropical coral atolls. All very small, the combined land area is only 10 km2, the population only 1,500.

Tokelau is a non-self-governing territory of New Zealand. It has no harbors or ports nor does it have an airport.The best way for tourists and travelers to get to Tokelau is from Samoa, by ship, which runs every 2 weeks.. One of the most remote inhabited places in the world.

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The stamps are part of a set of Tokelau Scenic Definitives 2012. Showing the (scenic) beauty of Tokelau.

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The last divided capital in the world: Nicosia | Cyprus

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Nicosia is the capital and largest city on the island of Cyprus. 

The city is the capital of both North and South Cyprus. Divided between the Republican South and the Turkish-occupied North, the city is the world's last divided capital.

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2015 Europa stamp, Old Toys.

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The Twin Island Country: Trinidad and Tobago

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Named for the tobacco cultivated by the original Carib population, Tobago existed separately from Trinidad for centuries. While the explorer Christopher Columbus sighted the island in 1498, he did not land and no attempts were made to colonize Tobago.

In 1889, during a period of economic decline, Britain annexed the smaller Tobago to Trinidad as an administrative ward. The islands achieved independence from England in 1962 and became the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in 1976.

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The Twin Island Country, Trinidad and Tobago

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After discovery by Christopher Columbus in 1498 the the island remained under Spanish rule until the end of the 18th century. The British captured it in 1797 and in 1889, they joined the smaller Tobago to Trinidad as an administrative ward. The islands achieved independence from England in 1962 and became the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in 1976.

 

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100th anniversary of Syrian/Lebanese Presence in Trinidad and Tobago. The stamp is part of a set of four, issued 2010.

Early 1900’s many immigrants from greater Syria (comprising present day Iraq, Syria, Palestine and Lebanon) escaped religious persecution and economic hardship in their native countries. They started out as guest workers but today it is a thriving community. 

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The flag of Jamaica

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Jamaica is located about 150 kilometers south of Cuba and 200 kilometers west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states of Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

 

The flag of Jamaica was first raised on August 6, 1962, Jamaican Independence Day. A diagonal yellow cross divides the Jamaican flag into four black and green triangles.

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Jamaican legend Bob Marley (1945 – 1981). 

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