Guyana was one of the first areas in the Western Hemisphere to be settled by Europeans.  Christopher Columbus once sailed along its coast in 1498.  The Dutch founded what is now known as Guyana, and Sir Walter Raleigh searched for the El Dorado, the legendary city of gold in 1595.  Guyana became an independent nation in 1966, and Georgetown is not only the capital but the largest city.  East Indians, and Africans make up for most of the population.  Both were brought over to work the plantations as slaves.  The Amerindians, Europeans, and Chinese make up the balance of people that live and work in Guyana.  Guyana is broken up in three different regions: the coastal plain, inland forest, and the highland.  About 95% of the people live on the coastal plain.   Guyana began printing stamps in 1966, and stamp on Mary began in 1970.

The World Book Encyclopedia, World Book, Inc., Chicago, 2000, pgs. 445-446.

Mother and Child
La Mère et l'Enfant
Date: 12/8/1970
Scott: 118; Y&T: 361
Artist: Philip Moore (1921-)

Mother and Child
La Mère et l'Enfant
Date: 12/8/1970
Scott: 119; Y&T: 362
Artist: Philip Moore (1921-)

Holy Family
La Sainte Famille
Date: 10/18/1972
Scott: 168; Y&T: 406

Holy Family
La Sainte Famille
Date: 10/18/1972
Scott: 169; Y&T: 407

Madonna and Child
La Madone et l'Enfant
Date: 11/20/1973
Scott: 186; Y&T: 430 

Madonna and Child
La Madone et l'Enfant
Date: 11/20/1973
Scott: 187; Y&T: 431 

The Virgin in Glory
La Vierge Marie dans la gloire (details)
Date: 12/1/1993
Scott: 2733; Y&T: 3102
Artist: Albrech Dürer
(1471-1528)

The Virgin in Glory
La Vierge Marie dans la gloire (details)
Date: 12/1/1993
Scott: 2734; Y&T: 3103
Artist: Albrech Dürer
(1471-1528)

The Virgin in Glory
La Vierge Marie dans la gloire (details)
Date: 12/1/1993
Scott: 2735; Y&T: 3104
Artist: Albrech Dürer
(1471-1528)

The Holy Family Under an Apple Tree
La Sainte Famille sous un pommier
Date: 12/1/1993
Scott: 2728; Y&T: 3109
Artist: Peter Pauwel Rubens
(1570-1640)

The Holy Family Under an Apple Tree
La Sainte Famille sous un pommier
Date: 12/1/1993
Scott: 2729; Y&T: 3110
Artist: Peter Pauwel Rubens
(1570-1640)

Joseph with the Christ Child
Joseph avec l'Enfant Jésus
Date: 12/1/1993
Scott: 2890; Y&T: 3606
Artist: Guido Reni
(1575-1642)

Adoration of the Christ Child
Adoration du Christ enfant
Date: 12/5/1994
Scott: 2891; Y&T: 3607
Artist: Girolamo Romanino
(1484-1559)

Flight in Egypt
La fuite en Egypte
Date: 12/5/1994
Scott: 2894; Y&T: 3610
Artist: Bartolemeo Carduchi
(1560-1638)

Holy Family and John the Baptist
La Sainte Famille et Jean-Baptiste
Date: 12/5/1994
Scott: 2895; Y&T: 3611
Artist: Andrea del Sarto
(1486-1530)

Holy Family
La Sainte Famille
Date: 12/5/1994
Scott: 2898; Y&T: BF 182
Artist: Francisco Primaticcio (1504-1570)

Presentation of Christ in the Temple
La présentation de Jésus au temple
Date: 12/5/1994
Scott: 2899; Y&T: BF183
Artist: Fra Bartolomeo
(1472-1517)

Assumption of the Virgin
L' assomption
Date: 12/4/1995
Scott: 2998; Y&T: 3879
Artist: Annibale Caracci
(1560-1609)

Baptism of Jesus
Le baptême de Jésus
Date: 12/4/1995
Scott: 2999; Y&T: 3880
Artist: Annibale Caracci
(1560-1609)