====================================================================== fields found in 0-apscode.txt, 0-rgcode.txt and 0-rpcode.txt ---------------------------------------------------------------------- RG |region, geographical or contigous geopolitical areas RP |region, political or ethnic arenas larger than RG above NT |Internet (IF in CAPS) or my ID code (lowere case) APRL#|consider using as map co-ord's too. e.g. #####map.gif etc. TN |internet/ID code of governing country of a territory or association ====================================================================== Abbreviations used in this work: ---------------------------------------------------------------------- H.H. = His Holiness CIS (or C.I.S.) = Commonweath of Independent States ; fromed from the FSU FSU (or F.S.U.) = The 'Former Soviet Union' (USSR) FSUR (or F.S.U.R.) = The 'Former Soviet Union Reguplics' (USSR) USSR - Union of Soviet Socialist Republics i.e.:'in other words' e.g.: 'example', 'such as' ... cf : compare vs. : verses; as opposed to c/b = could be s/b - should be x, xx, xxx = entry made in database; 1, 2 or 3+ varients based on key terms +- = ~ = "approximately"; more or less. (#) : see note under that #; e.g. (5) SIE : Stamp Issuing Entities ===================================|==|================================= changed or added APRL numbers and/or names used in my work (started late and incomplete) changes: 13730; changed to 'Kamerun (Cameroon) - German terr. in w. africa : 1897-1915), (British Cameroons & French Cameroons) 15970; title changed to: Congo, Dem. Rep. of Duplicate: 33240: Federation of South Arabia (aprlnumb.txt, aprlalfa.txt) 17630: Federation of South Arabia (aprlnumb.txt only) - DELETE??? I did. New #'s proposed: (a convience list) 17383; Eritrea (1948-1952); new period (re-eval for number) 33160 South Africa, Union of (1910-1961) 33180 South Africa, Rep. of (1961-);name/date change only 40220 Congo, Rep. of the (1959-1968),;reformed title 40225 Congo People's Rep. (1968-1991) 40230 Congo, Republic of the (1991-) 41100 Djibouti 1977- 41120 Kosovo 2000- 41140 / 35020? East Timor 2000- ; 41140 used 41160; Turkish Northern Cyprus 1974- ; 35760 used 41180; Lebanon (since 1942?);needs confirming but serves as a general heading. 41200; Eritrea (1948-1952) 41220; Yemen, Republic of (1990-); Scott includes under Yeman Arab Rep. 41240; Cameroun, State of/Fed. Rep. of (1960-1972); split Kamerun (german) from mandates et al 41260; Cameroon, United Rep. of (1972-) 41280; Aland (dep. of Finland) 41320; Bophuthatswana (1977-1994); homeland enclave in So. Africa, Rep. of 41340; Ciskei (1983-1994) " 41360; Transkei (1976-1994) " 41380; Venda (1979-1994) " 41400; Penhryn Island (1902-1929) 41420; Penhryn Island (1973-) 41440; Redonda (1979-1991) 41460; Niuafo'ou (1983-); dependency of Tonga 41480; Alderney (1983-) 41500; India - Faridkot - Convention State: (1879-1886) 41520; Nevis (1980-) 41540; India - Convention States ; more of a period or sub-region? 41560; West Bank (Palestine); since 1990's?????????; non UPU? (another: 29530) 41580; Bequia (1984-) 41600; Annam and Tonkin (1886-1892); Fr. Prot. 42000; Ross Dependency (1958-)+- 42020; Berlin-Brandenberg (1945) 42040; Belieze, Cayes of 42060; Hutt River Province (.au; semi official) 42080; Canada, Province of (1851-1864) 42100; Dedegatch (1893-1900; Fr. 'Dedegh') 42120; India - Duttia - Feudatory St: Bundelkhand Agnc (1893-1920) 42140; East Saxony (1945-1946) 42160; Greece - Epirus, Occupation of (1914-1916) 42180; Fezzan-Ghademes 42200; Ghademes (1949) 42220; Grenada Grenadines (1973-) 42240; Transcaucasian Federated Republics 42260; Turk Emp.: Adrianople (1917) 42280; Turk Emp.: Constantinople (1869-1882) 42300; Turk Emp.: Monastir (1911) 42320; Turk Emp.: Mount Athos (1869-1882) 42340; Turk Emp.: Pristina (1911) 42360; Turk Emp.: Uskub (1911) 42380; Rarotonga (Cook Islands) (1919-1931) 42400; Kashmir: Jammu & Kashmir (Feudatory India) (1878-1894) 42420; Jasdan : Indian Feudatory State (1942) 42440; Jind : Indian Feudatory State (1874-1884) 42460; Las Bela : Indian Feudatory State (1897-1904) * change to 100K series 33905; w.shara;region. <---* ; CIS reserve 100 for 5 remaining rep's. <---* 42560; Arabian Peninsula (Asia, W. - Near East) <---* 43700; Pacific Ocean, South - Oceania <---* --- new numbers proposed exceeding 99980 --------- 99990; used as a spacer 100000; The World; Earth 100580; Africa N 100680; Africa NE 100720; Africa SE 100780; Africa Central 100860; Africa S 100940; Africa SW 101000; Africa W 101080; Americas; i.e. w.hemisphere 101320; America, Middle 101620; Atlantic Ocean 101660; Atlantic Ocean, North 101840; Atlantic Ocean, South 102160; Eurasia 102260; Asia E (reserve 100) 102320; Asia N (reserve 80) 102380; Asia S (reserve 40) 102500; Asia W (reserve 40) 102440; Asia S.E. (reserve 40) 102560; Asia Central (reserve 40) 103280; Europe, North 103580; Europe, Southeast (aka?: Balkan Peninsula) (# NEEDED?); Balkan Peninsula 103660; Europe, Southwest (aka: Iberian Peninsula) 103780; Indian Ocean 104320; Outer Space 105440; Pacific Ocean, North 105680; Pacific Ocean, South 105940; Polar Regions 105980; Arctic Ocean 106220; Antarctica 200000; G E O P O L I T I C A L D I V I S I O N S 200020; Political/Imperial/Idealogical Entities 203240; European Common Market States (Europa Issues) ============================================================================== Needing numbers: Abkhazia |ab|40360abk|GE|is|4c|CIS ;exmpl (central Asia?/4c?) Chechnya |ce|40700che|RU|is|4c|4c?: autonomous region of Russia, CIS EnenKio Atoll |UM| |US| |po|(Wake Island; USA; Cinderellas - used 'em') Mountainous Karabakh|mb|40100mou|AZ|is|4c|autonomous region of Armenia (&Azerbaijan), CIS South Ossetia |sx|40360sooGE|is|4c|4c? region of Georgia, CIS Transnistria |ts|40640tra|MD|is|ee|region of Moldova, CIS Tuva |tu|40700tuv|RU|is|4n|region of Russia, CIS; No. of Mongolia ?Yemen, Republic of|YE|38520| | |4o|changed name Serbia |RS| Montenegro |ME| Note : a further division along 'Ethnic' lines is suggested by only 3 known (so far) entries in the APRL material ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^ Regions, Ethnic; PAST & PRESENT |APRL#|RE|Comment: ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^Latin - America |24960|2l|more on the ethnic side; '2l' might be a good filename for Latin America. ^Latin - America - West Indies |24970|Lw|ethnic political trail ^Scandinavia |32510|en