FOCUS ON SURINAM STAMPS

Surinam, once known as Dutch Guiana, is one of South America's smallest countries. It is located on the northeast coast of South America, bordering on the Atlantic Ocean.

Surinam's stamps reflect both its its Dutch colonial heritage and its tremendous cultural diversity-- a modern mix of African, European, and Asian cultures.

Early 20th Century issues featured the Royal Dutch family and early mining sites. Issues of the 1960's and early 70's very much more varied, depicting topics such as soccer, United Nations work, and the development of the country's infrastructure and economy (e.g. mining, agriculture, postal service).

Issues after Surinam's independence in 1975 display a much broader range of topics. These topics include sports, shells, Javanese culture, costumes, native wildlife, transportation,
historic events.

Ever popular with stamp collectors, have been larger sets of butterflies, orchids, and birds. Many of these sets are triangle shaped and values are paired (tete-beche) one next to the other.
You can view individual sets issued after 1990 at County Stamp Center or see more extensive collections of both early and later Surinam issues in albums in our collection section. It's well worth a look!