Spanish Guinea

Spanish Guinea, or Guinea Española, was a Spanish colony on the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa. You probably guessed that already.

Continental issues
These were issues only used in Rio Muni, the non-island region of today's Equatorial Guinea. All definitives have control numbers on back.  File:Sp Guinea 1903.jpg|1903 4c definitive File:Sp Guinea 1907.jpg|1907 10c value File:Sp Guinea HAB.jpg 
 * In 1902, a definitive design of the young Alfonso XIII was issued, inscribed GUINEA CONTI AL  ESPAÑOLA with CORREOS / PARA 1902.
 * In 1903, large revenues were surcharged HABILITADO / PARA / CORREOS with the new value below.
 * Also in 1903, definitives using the previous design but dated "1903" were issued.
 * In 1905, definitives again using the 1902 design but dated "1905" were issued.
 * In 1906, stamps of Elobey, Annobon and Corisco were overprinted "CONTINENTAL GUINEA / CORREOS / ASSOBLA".
 * In 1907, a design of an older Alfonso XIII similar to the 1902 issue was released.
 * In 1908-09, the previous design was surcharged with "HABILTIADO PARA" and new values.

General issues
In 1909, Elobey, Annoban and Corisco plus Fernando Po became part of Spanish Guinea.  File:Sp Gui 15c.jpg|1909 15c value File:Sp Gui 4p 1911.jpg|1911 4p overprint File:Sp Gui 1914 bogus.jpg|bogus 1914 overprint, one of two designs File:Sp Gui 1917 40c.jpg|1917 40c value file:Sp gui 1919 4pta.jpg|1919 4p value 
 * In 1909, new designs were issued with scroll at bottom reading "TERRITORIOS ESPAÑOLES / DEL GOLFO DE GUINEA".
 * Also in 1909, large revenues were surcharged "1909" and "CORREOS" with new values.
 * In 1911, the previous definitives were overprinted "GUINEA / 1911" in an oval.
 * In 1912, a new design with Alfonso XIII in profile to the right was issued, the band with the country name now at top.
 * In 1914, another new design was issued, with the band with the country name moved towards the bottom just above "1914".
 * In 1917, the privious design was overprinted "1917". Surprise!
 * In 1918, just four values of the 1912 design were surcharged "HTADO." with new values.
 * In 1919, a new large Alfonso XII portrait facing to right was issued.

 File:Sp Gui 1920 30c.jpg|1920 30c value File:Sp Guin 1920-22 4p.jpg|1922 4p value File:Sp Guinea building.jpg|1924 20c house on river File:Sp Guine Red Cross.jpg|1926 60c Red Cross semipostal File:Sp Guinea Sev-Barc.jpg|1929 4p Seville-Barcelona overprint 
 * In 1920, yet another new portrait design was issued with "AÑO" and "1920" in the upper corners.
 * In 1922, a design of Alfonso XIII again looking right was issued, with "AÑOS" and "1921-22" in the upper corners.
 * In 1924, a house by a river design was issued, probably having exhausted all of Alfonso XII's family pictures.
 * In 1926, Spanish Red Cross semipostals were overprinted "GUINEA ESPAÑOLA".
 * In 1929, Spanish Seville-Barcelona stamps were overprinted "GUINEA" in tiny letters.
 * In 1931, engraved definitive designs were issued.
 * Also in 1931, the previous designs were overprinted "REPUBLICA / ESPAÑOLA" in serifed capital letters.
 * In 1932, the overprinted was changed to "Republica / Española" in sans-serif letters.

 File:Sp Gui 1934 30c.jpg|1934 30c engraved file:Sp Gui 1941 litho.jpg|1941 5c lithographed File:Sp gui 1942 1p surch.jpg|1942 3p on 20c surcharge File:Sp Gui first air.jpg|1941 1p on 17p first airmail (type II) File:Sp gui 1948 air.jpg|1948 4p minsterial visit 
 * In 1934-35, 1931 designs were issued in new colors and without back control numbers, perf 10. Three values were issued lithographed in 1941.
 * In 1936-37, three previous stamps in both perfs were surcharged "HABILITADO" and new values. Three values with peseta surcharges were printed but never issued.
 * In 1936, small El Cid stamps of Spain were overprinted "TERRITORRIOS / Españoles / Golfo de Guinea" in script.
 * Beginning in 1939 through 1942, postage and revenue stamps were overprinted or surcharged, either with or without "Habilitado".
 * In 1940, Franco portrait definitives were issued.
 * In 1941, a 17p revenue was surcharged "Habilitado para / Correo Aéro / Intercolonial / Una Peseta".

 File:Sp Guinea Franco air.jpg|1949 45c definitive File:Sp Guinea Franco pict.jpg|1951 25c airmail. This is why you don't print yellow stamps File:Sp Guinea elephant hunt.A.webp|1954 10c+5c indigenous charities. Elephant-1, human-0. 
 * In 1942, two Spanish definitives were overprinted "Golfo de Guinea" in fancy type. This was followed by a Spanish 2p Franco stamp overprinted "Territorios / españoles / del Golfo / de / Guinea. As expected, one value from each overprint type was surcharged with new values in 1949.
 * In 1949-50, a photogravure series showing various views (and of course, Franco) were issued. This included an airmail series plus a special delivery stamp.
 * The following issues were all done in photogravure and often included semipostal values.
 * In 1960, the colony was broken up with the continental area renamed Rio Muni and Fernando Po once again a separate colony.

Special delivery
 File:Sp Guinea Spec D.jpg|Franco answers his critics. 
 * In 1951, one pictorial design was issued.