page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Seychelles
section_title: Zil Eloigne Sesel, Zil Elwagne Sesel and Zil Elwannyen Sesel
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Seychelles / Zil Eloigne Sesel, Zil Elwagne Sesel and Zil Elwannyen Sesel
caption_attribution_description: Aldabra white-eye
context_page_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Seychelles, a 115 island nation spanning an archipelago in the Indian Ocean, some 1,500 kilometres east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar. Seychelles was administered as a dependency of Mauritius from 1810 to 1903. Independence was granted in 1976.
context_section_description: Stamps marked Zil Eloigne Sesel (1980-1982), Zil Elwagne Sesel (1982-1984) and Zil Elwannyen Sesel (1985-1992) were issued for the Seychelles outer islands of Aldabra, Coetivy, Farquhar and Amirante. These islands were served by the travelling post office on the M.V. Cinq-Juin. Issues ceased in 1992.
caption: A 1985 Zil Elwannyen Sesel stamp.
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