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This island in the Altlantic Ocean was first discovered on Ascension Day 1501 by a Portugese navigator Joao da Nova. In remained uninhabited till 1815 when Britain took possession and sent a small garrison there. British stamps were used on the island until December 1922. On 20 October
1922 Ascension
became a dependency of St Helena. The first Ascension stamps were
issued
on 2 November 1922, these being St Helena stamps overprinted ASCENSION.
 (an item from Embassy Philatelists Spring 2004 retail list)  (an item from Embassy Philatelists July/Jully 2008 retail list) Societies for Collectors of Ascension Stamps & Postal History Ascension Study Circle Honorary Secretary: Dr Richard Baker, Greys, Tower Road, Whitstable, Kent CT5 2ER, UK richardcfbaker@hotmail.com West
Africa Study Circle St.
Helena, Ascension & Tristan da Cunha Philatelic Society Ascension Island Post Office & Philatelic Bureau Selected Pages for Collectors of Ascension Stamps & Postal History Identifying the King George VI Stamps of Ascension Philatelic Aspects of Ascension by Neil Macfall Books for Collectors of Ascension Stamps & Postal History Ascension - The Stamps and Postal History by J. H. Attwood, published by The Pall Mall Stamp Company Ltd for Robson Lowe Ltd, 1981. The Major Reference Book on the stamps and postal history of this popular island.
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