A&T
Overprint on French Colonial Commerce types of Annam & Tongking issued on 21 January 1888.
The stamps also carried a surcharge of 1 or 5 centimes.
Refer: Annam & Tongking
* Abu Dhabi
Dates: 1964 - 1972
Capital: Abu Dhabi City
Currency: (1964) 100 naye paise = 1 rupee
(1966) 1000 fils = 1 dinar
See also: British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia;
Trucial States;
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Abyssinia
Refer: Ethiopia
ACCP
Refer: Azerbaijan
Acores
ACORES (Portuguese spelling) is the inscription on all Azores stamps.
Refer: Azores
Aden
Dates: 1937 - 1963
Capital: Aden Town
Currency: (1937) 16 annas = 1 rupee
(1951) 100 cents = 1 shilling
Album: Aden Protectorate States
* Aden Protectorate States
Collective name for various states in the Hadhramaut region of southern Arabia.
Includes: Aden;
Kathiri State of Seiyun;
Mahra Sultanate of Qishn & Socotra;
Qu'Aiti State in Hadhramaut;
Qu'Aiti State of Shihr & Mukalla;
South Arabian Federation;
Upper Yafa
See also: Southern Yemen
Adelie Land
French territory (Terre Adelie) on the Antarctic mainland.
Refer: French Southern & Antarctic Territories
Adrianople (Edirne)
The Treaty of Sevres (1920) gave Greece a mandate for Eastern Thrace, including Adrianople.
Turkish stamps in Adrianople were overprinted High Commission of Thrace and surcharged.
Adrianople was returned to Turkey by the Treaty of Lausanne in 1922 and is now called Edirne.
Dates: 1920 - 1922
Currency: 100 lepta = 1 drachma (Greek)
Album: Thrace
See also: Eastern Thrace;
Greek Occupation Issues
AEF
AEF = Afrique Equatoriale Française
Refer: French Equatorial Africa
* Aegean Islands (Dodecanese)
Dates: 1912 - 1945
Capital: Rodhos (Rhodes Town)
Currency: 100 centesimi = 1 lira (Italian)
Includes: Astypalaea;
Castelrosso (Kastellorizon);
Kalimnos;
Karpathos;
Kasos;
Khalki;
Kos;
Leros;
Lipsos;
Nisyros;
Patmos;
Rhodes;
Syme;
Telos
See also: Dodecanese Islands (Greek Occupation);
Greek Occupation Issues;
Middle East Forces (MEF)
Afars and Issas
Refer: French Territory of Afars & Issas
* Afghanistan
Dates: 1870 -
Capital: Kabul
Currency: (1870) 3 abasi = 1 rupee
(1920) 60 paisa = 1 rupee
(1926) 100 pouls = 1 afghani
* Africa (Portuguese Colonies)
A general issue for all Portuguese colonies in Africa and the Atlantic.
Dates: 1898 only
Currency: 1000 reis = 1 milreis
See also: Angola;
Azores;
Cape Verde Islands;
Madeira;
Mozambique;
Portuguese Congo;
Portuguese Guinea;
Sao Tome e Principe
Africa Occidental Espanola
Refer: Spanish West Africa
Africa Orientale Italiane
Refer: Italian East Africa
Afrique Equatoriale Française
Refer: French Equatorial Africa
Afrique Occidentale Française
Refer: French West Africa
* Aitutaki
The 1903-1932 issues were New Zealand stamps with an overprint of AITUTAKI. Stamps of
the Cook Islands were used 1932-1972 without overprint. Local issues began in 1972.
Dates: 1972 -
Capital: Arutunga
Currency: 100 cents = 1 dollar
Includes: Aitutaki (New Zealand Administration)
See also: Cook Islands;
New Zealand
Aitutaki (New Zealand Administration)
Aitutaki is part of the Cook Islands, and lies about 140 miles north of Rarotonga. It consists
of many volcanic and coral islets around a lagoon. The total land area is only 7 square miles.
Access by sea is via an offshore anchorage with boat passage to Arutunga. There is also an
airstrip which was built in WW2 by American forces. The population, less than 2500, is mainly
Polynesian.
Dates: 1903 - 1932
Capital: Arutunga
Currency: 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
Album: Aitutaki
Ajman
One of the Trucial States which became the United Arab Emirates in 1972.
Ajman was one of the most notorious sources of stamps that had dubious postal connections.
Few, if any, Ajman stamps are of interest and all issues during 1967-72 must be regarded as
non-postal.
Dates: 1964 - 1967
Currency: (1964) 100 naye paise = 1 rupee
(1967) 100 dirhams = 1 riyal
Album: Trucial States
* Aland Islands
Aland is an autonomous province of Finland. It is a group of islands in the Baltic at the
mouth of the Gulf of Bothnia.
Separate issues began in 1984 although stamps of Finland continued to be valid. From 1 Jan
1993, Aland began its own postal administration and Finnish stamps ceased to have validity
there.
Dates: 1984 -
Capital: Mariehamn
Currency: 100 penni = 1 markka
See also: Finland
* Alaouites
Alaouites (Alawi) is a district of Syria lying on the coast between Hatay and Lebanon.
It was formerly part of the Turkish Empire but was placed under a French mandate in 1920. It
became an independent republic and was renamed Latakia (after the capital) in 1930. On 28
February 1937, it was incorporated into Syria.
Stamps of France were issued in 1925 with overprint ALAOUITES. These were soon
superceded by stamps of Syria bearing the same overprint. In July 1931, stamps of Syria were
issued with overprint LATTAQUIE. Since 1 March 1937, stamps of Syria without overprint
have been in constant use.
Dates: 1925 - 1930
Capital: Latakia
Currency: 100 centimes = 1 piastre
Includes: Ile Rouad;
Latakia
See also: Syria
Alaska
Largest state of the USA but separated from the rest by Canada. Discovered by Bering in 1741,
it was first settled by Russia in 1744. The USA purchased the territory in 1867 for $7.2
million at a penny an acre. Alaska was admitted to the union on 3 January 1959 as the 49th
state.
There was no postal service under Russian ownership. Alaska has used stamps of the USA only.
Capital: Juneau
Refer: United States of America
Alawi
Refer: Alaouites
* Albania
Used stamps of Turkey 1870-1913.
Dates: 1913 -
Capital: Tirana
Currency: (1913) 40 paras = 1 piastre (or grosch)
(1913) 100 qint = 1 franc
(1947) 100 qint = 1 lek
(1965) 100 quindarka = 10 old leks = 1 new lek
See also: Durazzo (Italian Post Office);
German Occupation Issues (WW2);
Greek Occupation Issues;
Italian Occupation Issues;
Italian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire;
Korce (Koritza);
Scutari (Italian Post Office);
Valona (Italian Post Office)
Albania (German Occupation)
Relevant stamps are catalogue nos 389-408 of Albania.
Dates: 1943 - 1944
Currency: 100 qint = 1 franc
Album: German Occupation Issues (WW2)
Albania (Greek Occupation)
Greek stamps with overprint were issued.
Dates: 1940 - 1941
Currency: 100 lepta = 1 drachma
Album: Greek Occupation Issues
Albania (Italian Occupation)
Relevant stamps are catalogue nos 337-388 of Albania.
Dates: 1939 - 1943
Currency: 100 qint = 1 franc
Album: Italian Occupation Issues
Aldabra
Refer: British Indian Ocean Territory;
Zil Elwannyen Sesel
* Alderney
Dates: 1983 -
Capital: St Anne
Currency: (British) 100 pence = 1 pound
See also: Guernsey
Aleutian Islands
A chain of islands, sparsely populated, which stretch westward across the North Pacific from
Alaska. Politically they are part of Alaska. Have used stamps of the USA only.
Capital: Dutch Harbor
Refer: United States of America (USA)
Alexandretta
Refer: Hatay
Alexandria (French Post Office)
A French Post Office was opened at Alexandria in 1830. It issued French stamps without
overprint or surcharge 1857-1899. In 1899, it began issues of French stamps with an overprint
of ALEXANDRIE. Issues from 1921 were surcharged in Egyptian currency. The office
closed in 1931.
Dates: 1899 - 1931
Currency: (1899) 100 centimes = 1 franc
(1921) 1000 milliemes = 1 pound (Egyptian)
Album: Egypt (French Post Offices)
Alexandria (Italian Post Office)
This office used Italian stamps only (no overprint or surcharge).
Refer: Italian Post Offices Abroad
Alexandrie
Refer: Alexandria (French Post Office)