Fernando Po

under construction

Fernando Po, or Fernando Poo, was a Spanish colony, an island in the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa.

 File:Fern Po 20c Ysabel.jpg|1868 20c value
 * In 1868, a 20c design of Isabella II was issued, inscribed FERNANDO POO.
 * In 1879, an Alfonso XII portrait design was issued in centimos de peseta.
 * In 1882-89, the same design was issued now in centavos de peso.
 * In 1884-95, 50c surcharges reading "HABILITADO / PARA / CORREOS were issued. More stamps were surcharged in 1898-99.
 * In 1894-97, the "Baby' (Alfonso XIII) design was issued.
 * In 1896-98, a rimless circular design was issued, reading "HABILITADO / C. DE PESO" and the new value.
 * In 1896, oval surcharges were issued.
 * In 1897-98 and 1900, various revenues were surcharged for postal duty with "CORREOS" or "HABILITADO / DE CORREO"



 File:Fernando Po 1903.jpg||1903 2c definitive 
 * In 1899, a young Alfonso XIII design was issued, dated "1899" at top. Five surcharges of previous types were issued in 1900.
 * In 1900, the previous design was issued with "1900" date, then the next year with "1901", and incredibly after that, with a "1902" date.
 * In 1903, the previous design was issued with "1903" in the side scroll, then in 1905 with that year in the side scroll.
 * In 1907, a new portrait of Alfonso XIII facing right was issued.
 * In 1908, 5c and 25c surcharges on the 10c value were released with "HABILITADO" in an arc over "PARA" and the new value.


 * In 1909, the colonies of Elobey, Annobon and Corisco and Fernando Po became Spanish Guinea.
 * In 1929, Spain's Seville-Barcelona issue was overprinted "FERNANDO POO" in tiny letters.
 * In 1960, Spanish Guinea was broken up into Rio Muni and Fernando Po, with both issuing their own stamps. Fernando Po's first issue at this point was that of a stylized Virgin Mary.
 * More photogravure sets followed through 1968.
 * In October 1968, Fernando Po and Rio Muni reunited and became the independent Equatorial Guinea.



[[Category:F]]