From:
John Leach's Encyclopedia of Postal Authorities :

Macao - Mayotte

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* Macao

Dates:		1884 -
Capital:		Macau
Currency:	(1884) 1000 reis = 1 milreis
		(1894) 78 avos = 1 rupee
		(1913) 100 avos = 1 pataca


Macau

Refer:		Macao


* Macedonia

Dates:		1991 -
Capital:		Skopje
Currency:	(1991) 100 paras = 1 dinar
		(1992) 100 deni (de.) = 1 dinar (d.)

See also:		Yugoslavia


Macedonia (German Occupation)

Dates:		1944 only
Currency:	100 stotinki = 1 lev

Album:		German Occupation Issues (WW2)

See also:		Kavalla (Greek Occupation);
		Greek Occupation Issues


* Madagascar & Dependencies

Dates:		1896 - 1958
Capital:		Tananarive
Currency:	100 centimes = 1 franc

Includes:		Anjouan;
		Diego-Suarez;
		Great Comoro;
		Mayotte;
		Moheli;
		Nossi-Be;
		Ste Marie de Madagascar

See also:		Malagasy Republic


Madagascar (British Consular Mail)

Dates:		1884 - 1895
Currency:	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

Album:		British Post Offices Abroad


Madagascar (French Post Offices)

Dates:		1885 - 1896
Currency:	100 centimes = 1 franc

Album:		French Post Offices Abroad

See also:		French Colonies;
		Madagascar & Dependencies


* Madeira

Dates:		1868 -
Capital:		Funchal
Currency:	(1868) 1000 reis = 1 milreis
		(1929) 100 centavos = 1 escudo)
		(2002) 100 cents = 1 euro (€)

See also:		Africa (Portuguese Colonies);
		Funchal


Mafeking

Dates:		1900 only
Currency:	12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

Album:		Cape of Good Hope


Mafia Island (British Occupation)

Dates:		1915 - 1916
Currency:	(GEA) 64 pesa = 100 heller = 1 rupee;
		(BEA) 100 cents = 1 rupee
		(both currencies in use simultaneously)

Album:		British Occupation Issues


Magyarorszag

Refer:		Hungary


Mahe

Refer:		French Indian Settlements


Mahra Sultanate of Qishn & Socotra

Dates:		1967 only
Capital:		Qishn
Currency:	1000 fils = 1 dinar

Album:		Aden Protectorate States


Majunga (French Post Office)

Dates:		1895 only
Currency:	100 centimes = 1 franc

Album:		French Post Offices Abroad


* Malacca

Dates:		1948 -
Capital:		Melaka
Currency:	100 cents = 1 dollar

See also:		Malaysia


* Malagasy Republic

Dates:		1958 -
Capital:		Tananarive
Currency:	(1958) 100 centimes = 1 franc
		(1976) 5 francs = 1 ariary

See also:		Madagascar & Dependencies


* Malawi

Dates:		1964 -
Capital:		Zomba
Currency:	(1964) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
		(1970) 100 tambalas =  1 kwacha

See also:		British Central Africa;
		Nyasaland Protectorate


Malaya

Refer:		Federated Malay States;
		Malayan Federation;
		Malayan Postal Union;
		Malaysia


Malaya (British Military Administration)

Dates:		1945 - 1948
Currency:	100 cents = 1 dollar

Album:		BA/BMA Issues


Malaya (Japanese Occupation)

Dates:		1942 - 1945
Currency:	100 cents = 1 dollar

Album:		Japanese Occupation Issues


Malaya (Thai Occupation)

Dates:		1943 - 1945
Currency:	100 cents = 1 dollar

Album:		Thailand


Malayan Federation

Dates:		1957 - 1963
Capital:		Kuala Lumpur
Currency:	100 cents = 1 dollar

Album:		Malaysia


Malayan Postal Union

Dates:		1936 - 1968
Currency:	100 cents = 1 dollar

Album:		Malaysia


* Malaysia

Dates:		1963 -
Capital:		Kuala Lumpur
Currency:	100 cents = 1 dollar

Includes:		Malayan Federation;
		Malayan Postal Union

See also:		Federated Malay States;
		Johore;
		Kedah;
		Kelantan;
		Malacca;
		Negri Sembilan;
		Pahang;
		Penang;
		Perak;
		Perlis;
		Sabah;
		Sarawak;
		Selangor;
		Sungei Ujong;
		Trengganu


* Maldive Islands

Dates:		1906 -
Capital:		Mal้
Currency:	(1906) 100 cents = 1 rupee
		(1951) 100 larees = 1 rupee


* Mali Federation

Dates:		1959 - 1960
Capital:		Bamako
Currency:	100 centimes = 1 franc

See also:		French West Africa;
		Mali Republic;
		Senegal


* Mali Republic

Dates:		1960 -
Capital:		Bamako
Currency:	100 centimes = 1 franc

See also:		French West Africa;
		Mali Federation


* Malta

Dates:		1860 -
Capital:		Valletta
Currency:	(1860) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
		(1972) 10 mils = 1 cent; 100 cents = 1 pound
		(2008) 100 cents = 1 euro (€)

Malmedy

Refer:		Eupen & Malmedy (Belgian Occupation)


Man

Refer:		Isle of Man


Manama

Refer:		Ajman


* Manchukuo

Dates:		1932 - 1945
Capital:		Harbin
Currency:	100 fen = 1 yuan


Manchuria

Refer:		Chinese Provinces;
		CPR Regional Issues;
		Manchukuo


Mariana Islands (Marianen)

Dates:		1899 - 1914
Capital:		Saipan
Currency:	100 pfennige = 1 mark

Album:		German Colonies

See also:		Spanish Marianas


Marianas Espanolas

Refer:		Spanish Marianas


Marianen

Refer:		Mariana Islands


Marienwerder

Dates:		1920 only
Currency:	100 pfennige = 1 mark

Album:		Plebiscite Issues


Maroc

Refer:		French Morocco


Marruecos

Refer:		Spanish Morocco


Marschall-Inseln

Refer:		Marshall Islands (German Colony)


Marshall Inseln

Refer:		Marshall Islands (German Colony)


* Marshall Islands

Dates:		1984 -
Capital:		Majuro
Currency:	100 cents = 1 dollar


Marshall Islands (German Colony)

Dates:		1897 - 1916
Capital:		Majuro
Currency:	100 pfennige = 1 Reichsmark

Album:		German Colonies


* Martinique

Dates:		1886 - 1947
Capital:		Fort-de-France
Currency:	100 centimes = 1 franc
		(2002) 100 cents = 1 euro (€)


* Mauritania

Dates:		1960 -
Capital:		Nouakchott
Currency:	(1960) 100 centimes = 1 franc
		(1973) 100 cents = 1 ouguiya (um)

Includes:		Mauritania (French Colony)

See also:		French West Africa


Mauritania (French Colony)

Dates:		1906 - 1944
Capital:		Port Etienne
Currency:	100 centimes = 1 franc

Album:		Mauritania


* Mauritius

Dates:		1847 -
Capital:		Port Louis
Currency:	(1847) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
		(1878) 100 cents = 1 rupee


Mayotte

Dates:		1892 - 1914
Capital:		Dzaoudzi
Currency:	100 centimes = 1 franc (French)
		(2002) 100 cents = 1 euro (€)

Album:		Madagascar & Dependencies

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