CABO VERDE - República de Cabo Verde ( Former Cape Verde)

Cape Verde or Cabo Verde (Portuguese: Cabo Verde), officially the Republic of Cabo Verde, is an island country spanning an archipelago of 10 volcanic islands in the central Atlantic Ocean. It forms part of the Macaronesia ecoregion, along with the Azores, Canary Islands, Madeira, and the Savage Isles. Located 570 kilometres (350 mi) west of the Cape Verde Peninsula off the coast of Northwest Africa, near Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania, the islands cover a combined area of 4,033 square kilometres (1,557 sq mi)

Historically, the name "Cape Verde" has been used in English for the archipelago and, since independence in 1975, for the country. In 2013, the Cape Verdean government determined that the Portuguese designation Cabo Verde would henceforth be used for official purposes, such as at the United Nations, even in English contexts.

The Cape Verde archipelago is in the Atlantic Ocean, approximately 570 kilometres (350 mi) off the western coast of the African continent, near Senegal, The Gambia, and Mauritania, and is part of the Macaronesia ecoregion.  The country is a horseshoe-shaped cluster of ten (nine inhabited) and eight islets, that constitute an area of 4033 km² . The largest island, both in size and population, is Santiago, which hosts the nation's capital, Praia, the principal urban agglomeration in the archipelago.  Three of the Cape Verde islands, Sal, Boa Vista and Maio, are fairly flat, sandy, and dry; the others are generally rockier with more vegetation.

Correios de Cabo Verde (Portuguese for Post of Cape Verde) is the company responsible for postal service in Cape Verde. The headquarters of the company are in the city centre of Praia. During Portuguese rule in Cape Verde which lasted until 1975, all postal services were done by Correios de Portugal (Portuguese Post). Its first post office was opened in Praia in 1849. Under law no. 9-A/95 made on 16 February 1995, the public company of posts and telecommunications (Empresa Pública dos Correios e Telecomunicaçöes, (CTT-EP) was split into two: Correios de Cabo Verde (postal service) and Cabo Verde Telecom (telecommunications). Both became anonymous societies with limited responsibility.

Mr.Holger Kaufhold sent this Registered  cover from Santa Maria in Cape Verde during his vacation in January 2015. He put the postmark himself from post office to make it clear. The philatelic department is very cooperative for the customers

The main post office building in Santa Maria Island, Cabo Verde