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Afars and Issas |
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Afars and Issas: Stamps by chrischross Nov 19, 2020 4:53:27 GMT |
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Africa (Other) Please look or post here for African countries without listed sub-boards. |
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German East Africa stamps by hrdoktorx Jul 22, 2023 16:49:37 GMT |
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Aguera, La An administrative district in southern Rio de Oro on the northwest coast of Africa. |
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Algeria |
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Algeria: Stamps by daniel Jun 3, 2023 23:17:56 GMT |
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Angola |
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Angola Unita Stamps by sudbury12000 Jan 27, 2023 13:35:43 GMT |
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Anjouan One of the Comoro Islands in the Mozambique Channel. The stamps of Anjouan were superseded by those of Madagascar, and in 1950 by those of Comoro Islands. |
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Overload spaced on type Anjouan Group by racatrien Sept 28, 2021 20:35:25 GMT |
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Ascension An island in the South Atlantic Ocean 900 miles from Liberia. In 1922, placed under the administration of the Colonial Office and annexed to the British Crown Colony of St. Helena. |
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Ascension by daniel Apr 6, 2023 1:10:43 GMT |
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Basutoland British Crown Colony which became the independent state of Lesotho on October 4, 1966. |
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Basutoland: Stamps by vikingeck Sept 18, 2022 10:59:33 GMT |
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Bechuanaland (British Bechuanaland) A British Crown Colony which included the area of the former Stellaland; annexed in 1895 to the Cape of Good Hope Colony |
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British Bechuanaland by clivel Sept 18, 2022 16:15:11 GMT |
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Bechuanaland Protectorate |
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Bechuanaland Protectorate: Stamps by clivel Sept 18, 2022 16:28:36 GMT |
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Belgian Congo Congo was an independent state, founded by Leopold II of Belgium, until 1908 when it was annexed to Belgium as a colony. In 1960 it became an independent republic. See Congo Democratic Republic and Zaire. |
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Belgian Congo Covers by JeffS Apr 13, 2022 0:50:52 GMT |
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Benin |
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Overprinted stamps of Dahomey and Rép, Populaire du Benin by eggdog Dec 24, 2022 2:08:39 GMT |
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Botswana |
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Botswana : Stamps. by zipper Jun 23, 2022 9:11:06 GMT |
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British East Africa |
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British East Africa Stamps by cjoprey Feb 19, 2023 20:34:10 GMT |
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Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) In 1919 the French territory of Upper Volta was detached from the southern section of Upper Senegal and Niger and made a separate colony. In 1933 the colony was divided among its neighbors. The Republic of Upper Volta was proclaimed December 11, 1958; the name was changed to Burkina Faso on August 4, 1984. |
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Haute-Volta by luka Apr 15, 2020 8:55:27 GMT |
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Burundi |
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Burundi : Stamps. by bobby1948 Feb 8, 2016 13:09:54 GMT |
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Cameroun/Cameroons |
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Cameroun: Stamps by renden Sept 24, 2021 14:37:38 GMT |
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Cape Juby |
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Cape Juby : Stamps by Mick Nov 8, 2015 2:18:06 GMT |
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Cape of Good Hope |
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Cape of Good Hope: Triangular Issues, 1853-1864 by Beryllium Guy Sept 20, 2023 0:42:15 GMT |
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Central African Republic |
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Central African Republic : Stamps. by rod222 Aug 21, 2014 0:37:05 GMT |
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Chad |
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Chad-Tchad Stamps. by brightonpete Jul 9, 2021 13:57:30 GMT |
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Comoros |
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Grande Comore: Stamps by gstamps Feb 27, 2022 14:01:11 GMT |
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Congo Democratic Republic Congo was an independent state, founded by Leopold II of Belgium, until 1908 when it was annexed to Belgium as a colony. Congo became an independent republic in 1960. The name was changed to Republic of Zaire on October 28, 1971. In 1998 some issues again used the name Congo Democratic Republic (see Zaire). |
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Congo Democratic Republic: stamps by cjoprey Jan 13, 2023 0:51:38 GMT |
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Congo, People's Republic of The former French colony of Middle Congo became a member state of the French Community on November 28, 1958 and achieved independence on August 15, 1960. For some years before 1958, the colony was joined with three other French territories to form French Equatorial Africa. |
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Congo Brazzaville: Stamps by chrischross Dec 13, 2020 2:33:57 GMT |
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Dahomey |
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Dahomey: Stamps by daniel Sept 22, 2023 2:35:13 GMT |
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Djibouti |
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Djibouti: Stamps by renden Nov 20, 2020 18:12:02 GMT |
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Egypt |
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Egypt: Covers & Postal Stationery. by vikingeck May 8, 2023 12:05:44 GMT |
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Equatorial Guinea |
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Equatorial Guinea : Stamps by cursus Feb 6, 2021 8:36:56 GMT |
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Eritrea |
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Eritrea: Stamps by gstamps Jan 7, 2023 6:57:39 GMT |
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Ethiopia |
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Ethiopia by greaden May 31, 2022 1:53:59 GMT |
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Fernando Poo |
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Covers - Fernando Poo by cursus Apr 7, 2023 9:33:02 GMT |
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French Equatorial Africa |
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French Equatorial Africa: Stamps & Covers by hrdoktorx Mar 11, 2023 20:00:35 GMT |
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French Guinea |
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Rivieres du Sud by greaden Apr 7, 2023 19:56:45 GMT |
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French West Africa French West Africa comprised the colonies of Senegal, French Guinea, Ivory Coast, Dahomey, French Sudan, Mauritania, Niger and Upper Volta. In 1958 these colonies became republics, eventually issuing their own stamps.Until the republic issues appeared, stamps of French West Africa continued in use. The Senegal and Sudanese Republics issued stamps jointly as the Federation of Mali, starting in 1959. |
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French West Africa Postmark in Washington, DC by sudbury12000 Jan 5, 2023 16:53:17 GMT |
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Gabon |
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Gabon - The early surcharges by greaden Nov 23, 2022 21:55:21 GMT |
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Gambia |
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Gambia: Stamps by hrdoktorx Dec 23, 2022 23:01:22 GMT |
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Ghana |
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Ghana: Stamps by hdm1950 Mar 7, 2023 1:22:47 GMT |
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Gold Coast
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Beautiful KGVI 10 shilling used on envelope by daveallw Jul 20, 2023 8:17:20 GMT |
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Griqualand West |
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Griqualand West: Stamps & Postmarks by sudbury12000 Jan 24, 2023 15:58:42 GMT |
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Guinea |
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Guinea Stamps by zipper May 20, 2022 3:23:40 GMT |
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Guinea-Bissau |
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Guinea-Bissau : Stamps by rod222 Jun 15, 2015 8:51:38 GMT |
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Ifni Ceded to Spain by Morocco in 1860 but not occupied by the Spanish until 1934. Returned to Morocco June 30, 1969. |
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Ifni: Stamps by cursus Dec 25, 2021 13:06:42 GMT |
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Inhambane Former Portuguese colony; now a district of Mozambique |
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Italian Colonies |
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Italian Colonies: Stamps by hrdoktorx Nov 26, 2022 11:01:16 GMT |
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Ivory Coast |
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Ivory Coast: Stamps by greaden Oct 21, 2022 21:07:46 GMT |
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Katanga |
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State of Katanga by brightonpete Jan 6, 2022 15:27:12 GMT |
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Kenya |
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Kenya 2006 Fish by TSF Admin Sept 14, 2023 19:40:53 GMT |
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Lagos This territory was purchased by Britain in 1861 and placed under the Governor of Sierra Leone. It was detached in 1874 and formed part of the Gold Coast Colony until 1886 when the Protectorate of Lagos was established. Chartered to the Royal Niger Company until 1899 when all territories of that company were surrendered to the Crown and formed into Northern and Southern Nigeria Protectorates. In 1906, Lagos and Southern Nigeria were united to form the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. |
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Lagos: Classic Stamps by Deleted May 9, 2022 11:54:33 GMT |
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Lesotho |
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Lesotho : Stamps. by rod222 May 17, 2014 21:55:28 GMT |
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Liberia |
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Liberia: Stamps by angore May 21, 2023 10:22:39 GMT |
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Libya |
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Libya number ones by angore Aug 22, 2022 10:18:47 GMT |
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Lourenco Marques Part of Portuguese East Africa Colony; stamps of Mozambique replaced those of Lourenco Marques in 1920. |
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Madagascar |
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Madagascar / Malagasy : Stamps. by hrdoktorx Mar 11, 2023 20:14:31 GMT |
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Malagasy Republic |
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Malagasy (Madagascar) - A Cover by Zuzu Dec 10, 2013 3:56:33 GMT |
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Malawi |
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Malawi : Stamps by angore Mar 18, 2022 10:17:34 GMT |
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Mali |
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Mali : Stamps. by daniel Oct 27, 2022 23:28:18 GMT |
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Mauritania |
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Mauritania: Imperforates by captphil Dec 12, 2022 20:14:53 GMT |
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Mauritius |
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Mauritius's iconic first issues - 'The Primitives' by Nemo Aug 18, 2023 16:17:31 GMT |
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Mayotte |
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Mayotte: Stamps by hrdoktorx Feb 27, 2022 12:07:43 GMT |
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Middle Congo |
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Middle Congo stamps by renden Jul 2, 2022 1:41:11 GMT |
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Moheli |
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Mohéli: Stamps by gstamps Oct 27, 2022 18:51:12 GMT |
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Morocco |
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Morocco: Stamps by hrdoktorx Sept 24, 2023 6:44:06 GMT |
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Mozambique |
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Mozambique Stamps by renden May 1, 2021 16:29:48 GMT |
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Mozambique Company |
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Help Please by daniel Aug 29, 2021 17:31:22 GMT |
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Namibia |
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Namibia : Stamps. by daniel Feb 2, 2022 20:05:44 GMT |
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Natal |
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Natal: Classic Stamps & Postal Stationery 1857-1909 by JeffS Jul 12, 2023 13:19:27 GMT |
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Niger |
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Niger: Stamps by anglobob Jun 4, 2023 16:03:05 GMT |
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Niger Coast Protectorate |
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Niger Coast Prot. Scott #63, overprinted "consular" in red by Beryllium Guy Nov 22, 2021 21:53:28 GMT |
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Nigeria |
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Nigeria: 1973-1986 Definitive Issue by paul1 May 18, 2023 19:23:59 GMT |
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Northern Nigeria |
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Northern Rhodesia |
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The Stamps of Northern Rhodesia 1925-1963 by iswscwebmaster Jan 9, 2022 22:45:46 GMT |
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Nyasaland Protectorate |
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Cancels of NYASALAND by clivel Feb 3, 2022 22:02:15 GMT |
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Nyassa |
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Nyassa by greaden Jan 2, 2022 19:34:31 GMT |
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Obock Obock was the point of entrance from which French Somaliland was formed. The port was acquired by the French in 1862 but was not actively occupied until 1884. In 1888 Djibouti was made into a port and the seat of government moved there from Obock. In 1902 the name Somali Coast was adopted on the postage stamps of Djibouti and these stamps superseded the individual issues of Obock. |
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Obock : Stamps by chrischross Jul 22, 2022 1:45:11 GMT |
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Oltre Giuba Oltre Giuba was ceded to Italy by Great Britain in 1924 and in 1926 was incorporated with Italian Somaliland. In 1936 it became part of Italian East Africa. |
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Italy - Oltre Giuba by Deleted Jul 2, 2018 22:54:08 GMT |
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Orange River Colony |
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GB 1d Lilac used at Jacobsdal ORC by daveallw Sept 16, 2023 8:33:52 GMT |
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Portuguese Africa |
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Portuguese Africa : Stamps. by rod222 Nov 24, 2015 23:46:31 GMT |
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Portuguese Guinea This territory, including the Bissagos Islands, became an independent republic on September 10, 1974. See Guinea-Bissau. |
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Portuguese Guinea : Stamps by I.L.S. Aug 26, 2013 8:46:45 GMT |
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Reunion |
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Reunion: Stamps by captphil Dec 31, 2022 0:56:48 GMT |
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Rhodesia (British South Africa) Administered by the British South Africa Company. In 1923 the area was divided and the portion south of the Zambezi River became the British Crown Colony of Southern Rhodesia. In the following year the remaining territory was formed into the Protectorate of Northern Rhodesia. The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland (comprising Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland) was established September 3, 1953. |
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Rhodesia: Stamps by johnamichael May 28, 2023 11:23:08 GMT |
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Rhodesia and Nyasaland The Federation of Southern Rhodesia, Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland was created in 1953; it was dissolved at the end of 1963. |
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The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 1953-1963 by daniel Feb 11, 2023 1:53:42 GMT |
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Rhodesia (Southern) In October 1964, Southern Rhodesia assumed the name Rhodesia. On November 11, 1965, the government declared Rhodesia independent. Rhodesia became Zimbabwe on April 18, 1980. |
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Southern Rhodesia 1924 - 1964 by clivel Dec 16, 2021 5:05:55 GMT |
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Ruanda-Urundi Former United Nations trusteeship administered by Belgium (Belgian East Africa). |
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The Stamps of Ruanda Urundi by renden Oct 11, 2021 13:38:17 GMT |
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Rwanda |
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Rwanda : Stamps. by rod222 Jul 22, 2014 7:57:29 GMT |
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Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic |
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Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. [RASD] by rod222 Apr 21, 2015 0:20:48 GMT |
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Saint Helena British Crown Colony located in the Atlantic Ocean 1,200 miles west of Angola. |
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St. Helena - 1894 Watermark by caramba Mar 27, 2022 21:48:57 GMT |
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St. Thomas & Prince Islands |
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Question About Stamps From These Islands by gillian Sept 13, 2021 19:36:03 GMT |
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Senegal |
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Senegal: Stamps by anglobob Jun 19, 2023 13:36:02 GMT |
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Seychelles |
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Seychelles : Stamps. by cjoprey Dec 25, 2022 0:03:45 GMT |
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Sierra Leone |
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Sierra Leone : Stamps by greaden Jun 13, 2023 13:16:27 GMT |
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Somalia |
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Stamps of Italian Somaliland 1903-1939 by hrdoktorx Jul 19, 2023 15:18:32 GMT |
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Somali Coast |
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Somali Coast: Stamps by brookbam Feb 2, 2023 14:40:47 GMT |
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Somaliland Protectorate |
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Somaliland Protectorate by anglobob Feb 3, 2022 18:14:09 GMT |
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South Africa Sub-board: Nominally Independent States |
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Not sure about this one. by gotstamps85 Aug 22, 2023 6:16:17 GMT |
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South West Africa |
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South West Africa : Stamps. by hrdoktorx Jan 6, 2021 21:16:41 GMT |
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Southern Nigeria |
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Southern Nigeria: Stamps by angore Oct 1, 2021 12:05:01 GMT |
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Southern Rhodesia Prior to 1923 the area was administered by the British South Africa Company. The colony was created in 1923 by the British Government. In 1953, Southern Rhodesia joined Northern Rhodesia and Nyasaland to form the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland. When the Federation dissolved at the end of 1963, Southern Rhodesia again became an internally self-governing colony. |
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Southern Rhodesia: Stamps by Deleted Jul 5, 2016 12:14:18 GMT |
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South Kasai |
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South Kasai : Stamps. by rod222 Oct 9, 2014 23:44:20 GMT |
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Spanish Guinea |
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Spanish Guinea: Stamps by david Jan 2, 2022 19:01:07 GMT |
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Spanish Morocco A Spanish Protectorate until merging with the French and Tangier zones of Morocco in 1956 to become the independent country of Morocco. |
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Spanish Morocco by gstamps Apr 10, 2022 14:41:21 GMT |
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Spanish Sahara A subdivision of Spanish West Africa that included the colony of Rio de Oro and the territory of Saguiet el Hamra. Formerly known as Spanish Western Sahara, which superseded the older title of Rio de Oro. |
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Spanish Sahara stamps by cursus Apr 7, 2023 9:29:34 GMT |
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Spanish West Africa The major political division of the Spanish areas in northwest Africa. It included Spanish Sahara (Rio de Oro and Saguiet el Hamra), Ifni and Southern Morocco (for administrative purposes). Separate stamp issues have been used for Rio de Oro, Ifni and La Aguera. |
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Stellaland Set up by the Boers in an effort to annex territory ruled by the Bechuana chiefs. Annexed by Great Britain in 1885 and became part of British Bechuanaland. |
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Stellaland Stamps by sudbury12000 Jan 10, 2023 0:28:34 GMT |
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Sudan |
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French Sudan by renden Feb 21, 2023 17:43:51 GMT |
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Swaziland |
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Swaziland : Stamps. by anglobob Feb 5, 2022 14:34:19 GMT |
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Tanganyika |
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Tanganyika: Stamps & Postmarks by cjoprey Jun 12, 2023 13:45:12 GMT |
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Tanzania |
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Tanzania : Stamps. by bobby1948 Feb 8, 2016 20:43:38 GMT |
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Tete A district of the Portuguese East Africa Colony; formerly part of Zambezia. Stamps of Mozambique replaced those of Tete. |
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Tete 1914 Ceres heads-up by Admin Dec 30, 2014 19:03:01 GMT |
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Togo |
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Togo : Stamps. by anglobob Apr 8, 2021 16:49:10 GMT |
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Transvaal |
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Transvaal: Stamps by gstamps Jun 22, 2023 6:36:49 GMT |
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Tristan Da Cunha |
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Stamps of Tristan da Cunha by hrdoktorx Nov 26, 2022 15:07:23 GMT |
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Tunisia |
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Tunisia: Stamps by hrdoktorx Sept 23, 2023 19:34:48 GMT |
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Ubangi-Shari |
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Ubangi-Shari by renden Jul 15, 2021 15:49:46 GMT |
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Uganda |
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Uganda: Stamps by paul1 Jul 13, 2023 14:49:20 GMT |
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Upper Senegal & Niger |
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BBB Upper Senegal & Niger [Big Blue Beast] by anglobob Aug 10, 2022 15:47:33 GMT |
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Upper Volta |
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Upper Volta: Stamps by blaamand Sept 30, 2020 6:46:54 GMT |
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Zaire Congo Democratic Republic changed its name to Republic of Zaire in November 1971. Issues before that date are under Congo Democratic Republic. |
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Full set for year 1979 by ameis33 Jan 15, 2023 14:17:53 GMT |
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Zambezia A former district of the Mozambique Province in Portuguese East Africa. The districts of Quelimane and Tete were created from Zambezia; eventually, stamps of Mozambique came into use. |
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Zambezia : Stamps. by rod222 Nov 25, 2015 3:47:23 GMT |
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Zambia |
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Zambia : Stamps. by daniel Mar 12, 2023 17:14:55 GMT |
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Zanzibar Group of Islands off the coast of Taganyika. Before 1895, unoverprinted stamps of India were used in Zanzibar. Zanzibar was a British protectorate until December 10, 1963, when it became independent. A republic was established after a revolt in January 1964. Zanzibar joined Tanganyika April 26, 1964 to form the United Republic of Tanganyika and Zanzibar which was later renamed Tanzania (see Tanzania). |
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Zanzibar Overprint on India by sudbury12000 Mar 9, 2022 22:16:34 GMT |
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Zimbabwe |
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Zimbabwe : Stamps by angore Sept 6, 2021 10:56:49 GMT |
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Zululand |
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Zululand stamps and postmarks by classicalstamps Mar 25, 2015 19:03:17 GMT |
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