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| | Glossaire philatelique, lettre Bn-Bz |
 | | British Columbia and Vancouver Island: Canadian province; 1847: first post office at Victoria, 1860: external communications were via U.S. expresses, such as Wells Fargo, US stamps sold, 1865: superseded by separate issues, 1866; united as part of Canadian Confederation, 1871, July 20: became a Canadian province as part of British Columbia, see: Canada. |
 | | Buenos Aires: province in Argentina; 1771: earliest known postmarks, 1814: independent posts established, 1858, Apr. 29-64: issued own stamps as part of Argentine Confederation, 1860-73: stamps of Great Britain used, 1860-78: stamps of France used, 1862, Oct. 4: last issue of own stamps, became a province of Argentina. |
 | | Bumbunga Province: bogus Australian secessionist state three hectares north of Adelaide. |
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