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Iguazu Falls (Iguazú Falls, Iguassu Falls, Iguaçu Falls, or Yguazú Falls) Postage Stamps
Iguazu Falls (Iguazú Falls) is the spanish name. In Brasil it referred to as Iguassu Falls or Iguaçu Falls (Portugese). and in Paraguay it is referred as Yguazú Falls (In guarani language, the term "Iguazú" means "great waters").
It was discovered in 1541 by Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca and established in 1984 as Natural World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
It is Situated in Iguazú National Park, some 20 km. from Puerto Iguazú in the north of the province, these falls are shared by Brazil and Argentina. Iguazú is made up of 150 to 270 subsidiary falls that stretch across a two mile area of Argentina and Brazil.
Mint Stamp : Scott 538 IGUACU FALLS Tourism , 5 pesos Issued in the year 1946.
The 1900 5¢ postal stationery letter sheet with brown view of Iguazú Falls, with multiple falls and rocks at left .
The 1900 5¢ postal stationery letter sheet with brown view of Iguazú Falls, with multiple falls and rocks at right.
Date of Issue 29 June 2002
Argentine Landscapes - Iguazú Falls, Misiones
Width -66.5 mm , Height -28.0 mm , Denomination -0.75 ARS
Layout/Format sheet of 16 , Perforations 14 by 13.6 ,Printer Letra Viva SA, Buenos Aires