One of the first stamps of East Timor (Timor-Leste) showing the new country's flag. East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor.  First stamps An 1898 Portuguese Timor stamp commemorating Vasco da Gama's voyage to India. 150px|The 1933 series depicting São Gabriel. The first Portuguese colonial issues for  Timor were overprinted on stamps of Macau in 1884. A definitive set was issued in URL Retrieved 12 August 2018. United Nations administration  During the United Nations administered transition period, 2 stamps were issued in 2000, one for domestic mail and one for international mail.
One of the first stamps of East Timor (Timor-Leste) showing the new country's flag. East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor. East Timor was a Portuguese colony, known as Portuguese Timor, until 28 November 1975, First stamps An 1898 Portuguese Timor stamp commemorating Vasco da Gama's voyage to India. 150px|The 1933 series depicting São Gabriel. The first Portuguese colonial issues for Portuguese Timor were overprinted on stamps of Macau in 1884. A definitive set was issued in URL Retrieved 12 August 2018. United Nations administration Following the outcome of the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum, United Nations transitional administration was established in 1999 until East Timor's independence on 20 May 2002. During the transition period, 2 stamps were issued in 2000, one for domestic mail and one for international mail.
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East Timor was a Portuguese colony, known as Portuguese Timor, until 28 November 1975,
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Portuguese
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Following the outcome of the East Timor Special Autonomy Referendum, United Nations transitional administration was established in 1999 until East Timor's independence on 20 May 2002.
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United Nations administered