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Ifni was a Spanish
province on the African coast in what is now Morocco, south of Agadir and across
from the
Spain's presence in the area can be
traced to a settlement called Santa Cruz de
After its abandonment,
the exact location of Santa Cruz de la Mar Pequeña
was unknown. It was only until the mid-nineteenth century, during the Scramble
for Africa, when France and Spain laid conflicting claims over the Maghreb,
that Spain became interested in its lost medieval fortress in order to claim
the southern part of Morocco. Ifni was considered the most likely area. The
territory and its main town, Sidi Ifni, were ceded to
Spain by Morocco on October 22, 1859 following a short war, but there was
little Spanish presence until 1934, when the governor-general of Spanish Sahara
took up residence. During Franco's dictatorship, the colony was made a province
to stop UN criticism on decolonization. Spain returned Ifni to Morocco on
January 4, 1969.
Postage stamps: Spain began issuing postage
stamps for Ifni in 1941, initially overprinting Spanish stamps with
"TERRITORIO DE IFNI", then issuing new designs in 1943. Issues followed
at the rate of about 10 per year, the last on November 23, 1968. Most are
commonly available, but far more often seem unused, raising suspicion that the
stamps were primarily issued to make money from stamp collectors, rather than
to cope with a flood of mail from the residents. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ifni
Scott: #106-8O
Issued: 23.11.1962
Stamp Day
Inside #106, #108: Stamp on Envelope
Scott: #152-4P
Issued: 23.11.1968
Stamp Day
Inside #154:
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related:
Scott 2007