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Modern Stamps from Exotic Locales

Even with a shrinking world, exotic locales of sorts still exist. There are breakaway republics, local posts for isolated islands, and entirely imaginary places. For a larger image, see here
Lundy, Herm, and St. Kilda are a few of the many islands off Britain which have issued local postage for carriage of mail from their respective islands to the British mainland
Nagaland, Maluku Selatan, and Biafra stamps were issued by regional independence movements which were later repressed by the countries of which they are now a part (India, Indonesia, and Nigeria)
Arbah and Katin are part of the Sicmon Islands group, chronicled in the The Griffin & Sabine Trilogy
Tui Tui and The Republic of Port Maria are members of the International Council of Independent States
The Point de Kiss stamp was issued by Pig Wings and Promises. Donation of Jaki Ernst.
Ankh-Morpork and Sto-Lat are on another planet altogether, a parallel universe known as "Discworld". Museum purchase from Discworld Stamps
Qatar is an Arabian emirate and Ifni was a Spanish colony in North Africa
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