Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan is a country in Central Asia on the Caspian Sea. It is a former Soviet republic, and became independent in October 1991 during the collapse of the Soviet Union.


 * In 1992, Turkmenistan issued its own stamps, inscribed bilingually TURMENISTAN and ТҮРҜММЕНИСТАН.
 * In 1993, stamps began to be inscribed TURMENISTAN.
 * By 1996, some issues were inscribed TÜRKMENPOCTA.
 * In March 2000, inscriptions became TÜRKMENISTAN.
 * In late 2000, the first coded rate stamp ("A") was issued



Bogus or publicity issues have been produced for:
 * Balkan Velayet
 * Akhal Velayet

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