List of entities that have issued postage stamps (M–Z)
This is a list of entities that have issued postage stamps at some point since stamps were introduced in 1840. The list includes any kind of governmental entity or officially approved organisation that has issued distinctive types of stamp for postal purposes. These include post offices in foreign countries and postal services organised by military occupations, international organisations, colonies, provinces, city-states and some revolutionary movements. The list includes members of the Universal Postal Union that are also listed at postal organisations.
Many of these entities are historic and some were very short-lived indeed. Philatelists and stamp collectors often refer to the entities that no longer issue stamps as dead countries.
The dates are the generally-agreed-upon dates of first and last stamp issues. "Date of issue" is taken to mean the date when a particular type or variation was first issued but its usage would often continue for many years. For example, although an entity may have issued its last stamp in 1951, actual usage may have continued until 1960: in that case, 1951 is the last stamp issue date.
The list has a short to medium term purpose for Wikipedia:WikiProject Philately in that it identifies the country surveys which the project aims to introduce.
List
The list has been comprehensively revised to include extra entities and to direct the links away from the country articles to the (proposed) philatelic articles.
Macao
Macedonia
Madagascar and Dependencies
- Anjouan 1892 – 1914
- Diégo–Suarez 1890 – 1896
- Great Comoro 1897 – 1914
- Madagascar and Dependencies 1896 – 1958
- Mayotte 1892 – 1914
- Moheli 1906 – 1914
- Nossi–Be 1889 – 1891
- Ste Marie de Madagascar 1894 – 1896
Madeira
Malagasy Republic
Malawi
Malaysia
- Federal Territory 1979 –
- Federated Malay States 1900 – 1935
- Johore 1876 –
- Kedah 1912 –
- Kelantan 1911 –
- Malacca 1948 –
- Malayan Federation 1957 – 1963
- Malayan Postal Union 1936 – 1968
- Malaysia 1963 –
- Negri Sembilan 1891 –
- North Borneo 1883 – 1963
- Pahang 1889 –
- Penang 1948 –
- Perak 1878 –
- Perlis 1948 –
- Sabah 1964 –
- Sarawak 1869 –
- Selangor 1881 –
- Sungei Ujong 1878 – 1895
- Trengganu 1910 –
Maldive Islands
Mali Republic
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
- Mexico 1856 –
- Campeche 1876 only
- Chiapas 1866 only
- Chihuahua 1872 only
- Cuautla 1867 only
- Cuernavaca 1867 only
- Guadalajara 1867 – 1868
- Mérida 1916 only
- Sinaloa 1929 only
- Tlacotalpan 1856 only
- Yucatán 1924 only
Micronesia
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
- Morocco 1956 –
- Northern Zone, Morocco 1956 – 1958
- Sherifian Post 1912 – 1919
- Southern Zone, Morocco 1956 – 1958
Mozambique
Mozambique Territories
Nagorno–Karabakh
Namibia
Natal
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands (kingdom of the Netherlands)
New Zealand
New Zealand Territories
- King Edward VII Land * 1908 only
- Victoria Land * 1911 – 1912
- Ross Dependency 1957 – 1987, 1994 –
- Niue 1902 –
- Tokelau 1948 –
* British claims with postal services formally assigned to the New Zealand Post Office
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Nigerian Territories
Niuafo'ou
Niue
Norfolk Island
Norway
Oman
Orange River Colony
Pakistan
Palau
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
- British New Guinea 1901 – 1906
- New Britain 1914 – 1915
- New Guinea (Australian Administration) 1925 – 1942
- North West Pacific Islands 1915 – 1925
- Papua 1906 – 1942
- Papua New Guinea 1952 –
Paraguay
Penrhyn
Peru
Philippines
Pitcairn Islands
Plebiscite Issues
- Allenstein 1920 only
- Carinthia 1920 only
- East Silesia 1920 only
- Marienwerder 1920 only
- Slesvig 1920 only
- Upper Silesia 1920 – 1922
Poland
- Poland 1918 –
- Poland (Russian Province) 1860 – 1863
Polish Post Abroad
- Central Lithuania (Polish Occupation) 1920 – 1922
- Constantinople (Polish Post Office) 1919 – 1921
- Danzig (Polish Post Office) 1924 – 1939
- Polish Army in Russia 1942 only
- Polish Corps in Russia 1918 only
- Polish Government in Exile 1941 – 1945
Portugal
Portuguese Colonies
- Africa (Portuguese Colonies) 1898 only
- Mozambique Company 1892 – 1942
- Nyassa 1897 – 1929
- Portuguese Congo 1894 – 1920
- Portuguese Guinea 1881 – 1974
- Portuguese India 1871 – 1961
- Timor 1885 – 1976
Qatar
Republic of Ireland
- Republic of Ireland 1922 –
Rhodesia
- British South Africa Company 1890 – 1924
- Northern Rhodesia 1925 – 1964
- Nyasa-Rhodesia Force (NF) 1916 only
- Rhodesia 1965 – 1980
- Rhodesia (British Colonial Issues) 1909 – 1924
- Rhodesia and Nyasaland 1954 – 1964
- Southern Rhodesia 1924 – 1964
- Zambia 1964 –
- Zimbabwe 1980 –
Romania
- Turkish postoffices
- Foreign postoffices
- Moldavia 1858 – 1862
- Moldo-Wallachia 1862 – 1865
- Romania 1865 –
Romanian Post Abroad
- Banat Bacska (Romanian Occupation) 1919 – 1920
- Constantinople (Romanian Post Office) 1896 – 1919
- Debrecen (Romanian Occupation) 1919 – 1920
- Hungary (Romanian Occupation) 1919 – 1920
- Romanian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire 1896 – 1919
- Temesvar (Romanian Occupation) 1919 only
- Transylvania (Romanian Occupation) 1919 only
Russia
- Russia 1992 –
- Russia (pre-Soviet) 1858 – 1923
- Turkish postoffices (Batum)
- British Occupation (Batum)
Russian Civil War Issues
- Amur Province 1920 only
- Ataman Semyonov Regime 1920 only
- Crimea 1918 – 1919
- Denikin Government 1919 – 1920
- Don Territory 1918 – 1920
- Far Eastern Republic 1920 – 1922
- Kolchak Government 1919 – 1920
- Kuban Territory 1918 – 1920
- North Ingermanland 1920 only
- North Western Army 1919 – 1920
- Northern Army 1919 – 1920
- Priamur and Maritime Provinces 1921 – 1922
- Siberia (Czechoslovak Army) 1919 – 1920
- Transbaikal Province 1920 only
- Western Army 1919 – 1920
- Wrangel Government 1920 – 1921
Russian Post Abroad
- Russian post offices abroad
- Beirut (Russian Post Office) 1879 – 1910
- China (Russian Post Offices) 1899 – 1920
- Constantinople (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1910
- Crete (Russian Post Offices) 1899 only
- Dardanelles (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1910
- Jaffa (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1910
- Jerusalem (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1910
- Kerrasunde (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1910
- Mount Athos (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1914
- Mytilene (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1914
- North Korea (Russian Occupation) 1946 – 1948
- Rizeh (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1910
- Russian post offices in the Turkish Empire 1863 – 1914
- Salonika (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1914
- Smyrne (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1910
- South Lithuania (Russian Occupation) 1919 only
- Trebizonde (Russian Post Office) 1909 – 1910
Saar
Samoa
- Samoa 1982 –
- Samoa (Kingdom) 1877 – 1900
- Samoa (New Zealand Administration) 1914 – 1935
- Samoa I Sisifo 1958 – 1982
- Western Samoa 1935 – 1958
San Marino
Sao Tome e Principe
- Sao Tome e Principe 1870 –
Saudi Arabia
- Turkish Postoffices
- Foreign Postoffices
- Hejaz 1916 – 1926
- Hejaz-Nejd 1926 – 1932
- Nejd 1925 – 1926
- Saudi Arabia 1932 –
Senegal
Serbia
- Turkish Postoffices
- Foreign Postoffices
- Serbia 1866 – 1920; 2006 –
Serbian Post Abroad
- Baranya (Serbian Occupation) 1919 only
- Hungary (Serbian Occupation) 1919 only
- Temesvar (Serbian Occupation) 1919 only
Seychelles
- British Indian Ocean Territory 1868 – 1976
- Seychelles 1890 –
- Zil Elwannyen Sesel 1980 –
Sharjah
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
- Slovakia 1993 –
- Slovakia (Autonomous State) 1939 – 1945
Slovenia
- Slovenia 1991 –
- Slovenia (Provincial Issues) 1919 – 1921
Solomon Islands
- British Solomon Islands 1907 – 1975
- Solomon Islands 1975 –
Somalia
Somaliland Protectorate
South Africa
South African Territories
- Bophutatswana 1977 –
- Ciskei 1981 –
- Transkei 1977 –
- Venda 1979 –
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
- South Georgia 1963 – 1980
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 1980 –
Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Postage stamps and postal history of Sovereign Military Order of Malta (Italy) 1966
Spain
- Canary Islands 1936 – 1938
- Spain 1850 –
Spanish Colonies
Spanish Post Abroad
- Andorra (Spanish Offices) 1928 –
- Morocco (Spanish Post Offices) 1903 – 1914
- Tangier (Spanish Post Offices) 1921 – 1957
- Tetuan (Spanish Post Office) 1908 – 1909
Sri Lanka
St Helena
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
- Swaziland 1933 –
- Swaziland (Provisional Government) 1889 – 1894
Sweden
- Stockholm 1856 – 1862
- Sweden 1855 –
Swiss Cantonal Issues
Switzerland
Syria
- Turkish Postoffices
- Military occupation issues
– British occupation – French occupation
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
- Malaya (Thai Occupation) 1943 – 1945
- Siam 1883 – 1939
- Siam (Thailand) 1947 – 1950
- Thailand 1940 –
Thrace
- Adrianople (Edirne) 1920 – 1922
- Dedeagatz (Greek Occupation) 1913 only
- Eastern Thrace 1920 – 1922
- Gumultsina 1913 only
- Thrace (Allied Occupation) 1919 – 1920
- Western Thrace 1913 only
- Western Thrace (Greek Occupation) 1920 only
Tibet
- Tibet 1912 – 1959
- Tibet (Chinese Post Offices) 1911 – 1912
Togo
- Togo 1957 –
- Togo (Anglo – French Occupation) 1914 – 1919
Tokelau
Tonga
Transvaal
- Lydenburg 1900 – 1902
- New Republic 1886 – 1888
- Pietersburg 1901 only
- Rustenburg 1900 – 1902
- Schweizer-Renecke 1900 only
- South African Republic 1869 – 1902
- Transvaal 1869 – 1910
- Volksrust 1902 only
- Wolmaransstad 1900 only
Trieste
- Trieste (AMG) 1947 – 1954
- Trieste (Yugoslav Military Government) 1948 – 1954
Tristan da Cunha
Trucial States
- Ajman 1964 – 1967
- Fujeira 1964 – 1972
- Ras Al Khaima 1964 – 1966
- Sharjah 1963 – 1968
- Trucial States 1961 – 1972
- Umm Al Qiwain 1964 – 1967
Tunisia
Turkey
- Angora 1920 – 1923
- Turkey 1863 –
- Ottoman Empire issues 1863 – 1923
- Republic issues 1923 –
- Foreign Post Offices in the Turkish Empire
- Turkish Post Offices abroad
Turkmenistan
Turks and Caicos Islands
- Caicos Islands 1981 –
- Turks and Caicos Islands 1900 –
- Turks Islands 1867 – 1900
Uganda
Ukraine
- Ukraine 1992 –
- Ukraine (pre-Soviet) 1918 – 1923
- Ukrainian Field Post 1920 only
- West Ukraine 1918 – 1919
United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi 1964 – 1972
- Dubai 1963 – 1972
- United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1973 –
United Kingdom
United Nations
United States of America
Uruguay
US Post Abroad
- Guam 1899 – 1901
- Philippines (US Administration) 1899 – 1945
- Shanghai (US Postal Agency) 1919 – 1922
- US Post Offices in Japan 1867 – 1874
USSR
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vatican City
Venezia Giulia and Istria
- Istria (Yugoslav Occupation) 1945 only
- Venezia Giulia and Istria (AMG) 1945 – 1947
- Venezia Giulia and Istria (Yugoslav Military Government) 1945 – 1947
- Venezia Giulia and Istria (Yugoslav Occupation) 1945 only
Venezuela
Windward Islands
- Barbados 1852 –
- Grenada 1861 –
- Grenadines of Grenada 1973 –
- Grenadines of St Vincent 1973 –
- St Lucia 1860 –
- St Vincent 1861 –
- Tobago 1879 – 1896
- Trinidad 1851 – 1913
- Trinidad and Tobago 1913 –
Yemen
- Southern Yemen 1968 – 1971
- Yemen (Mutawakelite Kingdom) 1926 – 1970
- Yemen Arab Republic 1963 – 1990
- Yemen PDR 1971 – 1990
- Yemen Republic 1990 –
Yugoslavia
- Bosnian Serb Republic 1992 –
- Croatia (Yugoslav Regional Issue) 1945 only
- Montenegro (Yugoslav Regional Issues) 1945 only
- Serbia (Yugoslav Regional Issues) 1944 – 1946
- Serbia and Montenegro 2003 – 2006
- Slovenia (Yugoslav Regional Issues) 1945 – 1946
- Yugoslav Government in Exile 1943 – 1945
- Yugoslavia 1944 –
- Yugoslavia (Democratic Federation) 1944 – 1945
- Yugoslavia (Kingdom) 1929 – 1941
Zululand
See also
References
Bibliography
- Stanley Gibbons Ltd, Europe and Colonies 1970, Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1969
- Stanley Gibbons Ltd, various catalogues
- Stuart Rossiter & John Flower, The Stamp Atlas, W H Smith, 1989
- XLCR Stamp Finder and Collector's Dictionary, Thomas Cliffe Ltd, c.1960
External links