The Argentine Republic has a rather complicated stamp history, making it an area of particular interest for a wide range of collectors and philatelists.
Argentina first issued its own stamps in 1862, but various Argentinian provinces issued their own stamps for local use before this; Argentina had yet to truly consolidate its various parts into one centralized whole.
Early provincial stamp issues
First was the province of Corrientes, who issued their own stamps between 1856 and 1880. Based on a French Ceres stamp, these infamously crude stamps were printed on boldly colored paper, and are very collectible these days.
In 1858, the provinces of Buenos Aires and Cordoba both issued their own stamps. Buenos Aires continued until 1862; Cordoba only issued two stamps, in 5 and 10 centavos, both of which are pretty difficult to find for sale regularly.
British Virgin Islands stamps for philatelists and other buyers
In 1891, the southern area of Tierra del Fuego issued its own stamps. Well-designed but not officially recognized by either Chile or Argentina, Tierra del Fuego’s stamps were only valid between the mining villages within the area at the time. They are known as “Popper locals”, after Julius Popper, the controversial Romanian who ruled Tierra del Fuego at the time.
Argentina revenue stamps
One of the more collectible areas of Argentina stamps is the revenue stamps issued by several different provinces for a large number of reasons. The collecting of Argentina provincial revenue stamps is still evolving, and the marketplace continues to grow.
Modern Argentina stamps
In addition to all of these Argentina stamp collecting niches, regular Argentina stamps continue to be issued in huge varieties, with a number of subjects being commemorated and appealing to many different buyers. Check the current selection of Argentina postage stamps for sale; the offers are updated every day.
