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This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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The Turks and Caicos Islands are a British Overseas Territory consisting of two groups of sub-tropical islands in the West Indies, the larger Caicos Islands and the smaller Turks Islands. The islands are southeast of Mayaguana in the Bahamas and north of the island of Hispaniola. The islands are geographically contiguous to the Bahamas, but are politically a separate entity. The total population is about 36,000.
Turks Islands
The first stamp of the Turks Islands was issued on 4 April 1867 and was the one penny red. The stamp was reissued numerous times, surcharged to create new values between 1/2 penny and 4 pence.
Turks and Caicos Islands
The first stamp of the Turks and Caicos Islands were issued on 10 November 1900.
Crown colony
The islands became a Crown Colony in 1962 and the first stamps issued under the new status were the Freedom from Hunger omnibus issue of 4 June 1963.
Caicos Islands
In 1981 overprinted stamps marked Caicos Islands were issued but they are of doubtful validity.