Postage stamps and postal history of Paraguay
# Postage stamps and postal history of Paraguay

Paraguay gained independence from Spain in 1811.

## Pre-stamp era

Paraguay operated an internal postal service from 1769 to 1811. Mail travelled from Buenos Aires via Santa Fe and Corrientes to Candelaria and Asuncion.

## First stamps

The republic of Paraguay issued its first stamps (1, 2, and 3 Reales) on 1 August 1870, featuring a standing lion raising a republican hat, lithographed by R. Lange (Buenos Aires).

