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Country Categories: Africa since independence - Asia - Caribbean - Central and North America - Europe - Middle East - Oceania - Plebiscites - South America
Colonies, States, Occupation, Offices etc.: Argentina - Austria - Belgium - China - Colombia - Denmark - Ecuador - Finland - France - Germany - Great Britain - Greece - Hungary - India - Italy - Japan - Lithuania - Malaya - Netherlands - Nicaragua - Peru - Poland - Portugal - Romania - Russia - Serbia - Spain - Switzerland - Turkey - US Entities - UN - Venezuela - World Firsts
| Argentinian Provincial Issues | ||||
| Province | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buenos Aires | 71 | 29th April 1858 | 2 | |
| Cordoba | 74 | 28th October 1858 | 3 | |
| Corrientes | 63 | 21st August 1856 | 1 | |
| Austrian Entities | ||||
| Name | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possessions | ||||
| Lombardy and Venetia | 17 | 1st June 1850 | 1 | |
| Bosnia and Hezegovena | 2 | |||
| Austrian Territories acquired by Italy | ||||
| Venezia Giulia | 475 | 14th November 1918 | 1 | |
| Austro-Hungarian offices abroad | ||||
| Offices in the Turkish Empire | 139 | 1st June 1867 | 1 | |
| Offices in Crete | 373 | 1903 | 2 | |
| Austro-Hungarian Occupation Issues | ||||
| Montenegro | 1st March 1917 | |||
| Serbia | 6th March 1916 | |||
| Belgian Colonies | ||||
| Colony | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgian Congo | 1st January 1886 |
1 |
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| Ruanda-Urundi | 1924 |
2 |
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| Belgian Offices Abroad | ||||
| Colony | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| German East Africa | - |
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| Colombian States | ||||
| State | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antioquia | 142 | 1868 | 2 | |
| Bolivar | 111 | 1863 | 1 | |
| Boyaca | 365 | 1902 | 6 | |
| Cundinamarca | 156 | 1870 | 3 | |
| Santander | 217 | 1884 | 5 | |
| Tolima | 157 | 1870 | 4 | |
| Costa Rican Province | ||||
| Colony (etc) | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guanacaste | 224 | 1885 | 1 | |
| Danish Colonies | ||||
| Colony (etc) | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danish West Indies | 60 | 1st April 1856 | 1 | |
| Faroe Islands | ||||
| Greenland | ||||
| Iceland | ||||
| Dutch Colonies | ||||
| Colony | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands Antilles (Curacao) | 172 | 23rd May 1873 | 2 | |
| Netherlands Indies | 117 | 1st April 1864 | 1 | |
| Netherlands New Guinea | 631 | 1st January 1950 | 4 | |
| Surinam (Dutch Guiana) | 173 | 1st October 1873 | 3 | |
| Ecuadorian Province | ||||
| Province | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galapagos Islands | 650 | 15th July 1957 | 1 | |
| Finland Occupation Issues | ||||
| Country / Area | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aunus | 495 | 27th June 1919 | 1 | |
| Eastern Karelia | - | 1st October 1941 | 2 | |
| Greek Occupation Issues | ||||
| Country / Area | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epirus | 8th December 1914 | |||
| Thrace | June 1920 | |||
| Hungarian Entities | ||||
| Entity | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Szeged | 496 | 28th June 1919 | 1 | |
| Lithuania Occupation issues | ||||
| Colony (etc) | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memel | 1923 | |||
| Nicaraguan Provinces | ||||
| Province (etc) | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluefields | June 1904 | 2 | The capital, overprints | |
| Cabo Gracias a Dios | May 1904 | 1 | The seaport, overprints | |
| Zelaya | February 1912 | 3 | The province, general issue | |
| Polish Entities | ||||
| Entity | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polish Army in Russia (WW1) | March 1918 | |||
| Polish Army in Russia (WW2) | 18th August 1942 | |||
| Polish Govt. in Exile | 15th December 1941 | |||
| Polish Offices Abroad | ||||
| Offices | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes | |
| Constantinople | May 1919 | |||
| Danzig | 5th January 1925 | |||
| Odessa | November 1919 | Polish Occupation Issues | ||
| Lithuania | 23rd November 1920 | |||
| Romanian Occupation Issues | ||||
| Country / Area | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary, Banat Bacska | - | 1919 | ||
| Hungary, Debrecen | - | 1919 | ||
| Hungary, Temesvar | - | 1919 | ||
| Hungary, Transylvania | - | 1919 | ||
| Serbian Occupation Issues | ||||
| Country / Area | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary, Baranya | - | 1919 | ||
| Hungary, Temesvar | - | 1919 | ||
| Swiss Cantons | ||||
| Canton | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton Zurich | 3 | 1st March 1843 | 1 | |
| Canton Geneva | 5 | 30th September 1843 | 2 | |
| Canton Basel | 6 | 1st July 1845 | 3 | |
| Turkish Entities | ||||
| Colony (etc) | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hatay | 581 | 16th April 1938 | 1 | |
| US Entities | ||||
| Entity | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US 'Locals' | ||||
| City Despatch Post | 1st February 1842 |
1 |
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| Confederate States | September 1861 |
2 |
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| Possessions | ||||
| Canal Zone | 387 | 24th June 1904 | 5 | |
| Cuba | 338, 339 | 19th December 1898 | 3 | |
| Guam | 346 | 7th July 1899 | 4 | |
| Hawaii | 31 | 1st October 1851 | 1 | |
| Philippines | - | [1st February 1854] | 2 | |
| Ryukyu Islands | 626 | 1st July 1948 | 6 | |
| Venezuela locals | ||||
| Colony (etc) | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carupano | 374a | 1902 | 1 | |
| Guayana | 374 | 1903 | 2 | |
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| Colony (etc) | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
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| Colony (etc) | ID | First Issue | Sequence # | Notes |
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