Postage stamps and postal history of Equatorial Guinea
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Equatorial Guinea, formerly known as Spanish Guinea. Spanish colonies Fernando Po Stamps for the island of Fernando Po were first issued in 1868 by the Spanish colonial authorities in the capital Santa Isabel. Río Muni Stamps inscribed "Guinea Continental Española" were issued for the continental enclave of Río Muni from 1902 to 1909. Elobey, Annobón and Corisco The colony consisting of the islands of Elobey Grande, Elobey Chico, Annobón and Corisco in the Gulf of Guinea issued its own postage stamps between 1903 and 1910. Spanish Guinea Stamps inscribed "Territorios Españoles del Golfo de Guinea" (Spanish Territories of the Gulf of Guinea) and later "Guinea Española" (Spanish Guinea) were issued from 1909 to 1959 for Spanish territories in the Guinea region, replacing those of individual colonies. Spanish provinces From 30 July 1959 to 11 October 1968, Fernando Poo and Río Muni were treated as overseas provinces of Spain until they combined to form Equatorial Guinea on 12 October 1968 . Fernando Poo and Río Muni originally used postage stamps of Spanish Guinea until 1960 when the Spanish government decreed the use of separate issues for Río Muni and