Angola

Angola is a country in southwest Africa.
 * Its first stamps were issued as a Portuguese colony in 1870, in the crown design.
 * The issues that followed were the normal run of colonial issues: the embossed Luiz heads, Carlos heads, surcharges and various REPUBLICA overprints, the Ceres issues, plus the various joint issues with other Portuguese colonies.
 * In 1975, Angola became independent. Beginning in 1976, some stamps were inscribed REPUBLICA POPULAIRE DE ANGOLA, though most issues were still inscribed ANGOLA, as they are today.

The airmails followed the types for Portuguese colonies, except for the 1947 issue inscribed POR AVIÃO / TAXA COBRADA.

Postal tax stamps were inscribed ASSISTENCIA or POVOAMENTO.

 File:Angola Carlos 25r.jpg|1911 25r Carlos overprinted REPUBLICA. File:Angola 15 bird.jpg|15c from the 1951 Bird issue. File:Angola dam.jpg|1965 4a airmail. File:Angola Neto.jpg|1976 stamp. File:Angola postal tax A.jpg|1929 postal tax stamp. File:Angola postal tax B.jpg|1962 25c postal tax stamp. 