Posted by slang on December 26, 2008
Earlier Part 1 looks at whats are definitives stamps.
This article looks at what are commemoratives stamps:
- Commemoratives stamps are issued to mark important events or anniversarie
- Usually larger and more colorful than definitive stamps
- The reasons for issuing such stamp(s) will be shown quite clearly in the design
- Commemorative sets are often made up of between two and six stamps of different face values, although there are exceptions when just one or two values may be printed.
- Besides printed as sheets of stamps, they are sometimes printed in blocks of sets, each surrounded by a margin, rather like a miniature sheet of stamps
- Commemorative stamps are produced especially for philatelists
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Sometimes when we collect stamps, due to the abbreviations or language, we do not know where the stamps come from. Append below a table sorted by alphabet for easy reference as to the stamp of origin:
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Afghanes
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Afghanistan
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Arabie Saoudite
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Saudi Arabia
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Bayern
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Bavaria(German State)
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Belgie or belqique
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Belgium
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Braunschweig
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Brunswick(German State)
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Cambodge
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Cambodia
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CCCP
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USSR or Soviet Union
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Centrafricaine
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Central African Republic
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Ceskoslovensko
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Czechoslvakia
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Danmark
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Denmark
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DDR
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East Germany
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Deutsche Bundespost
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West Germany
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Deutsche Bundespost Berlin
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West Berlin
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Deutsche Post or Reich
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Germany
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Dominicana
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Dominican Republic
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Eesti
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Estonia
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Egypte or Egyptienne
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Egypt
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Eire
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Ireland(Republic)
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Espana or Espanola
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Spain
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Froyar
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Faroe Islands
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Francais
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France
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Gronland
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Greenland
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Helvetia
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Switzerland
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Italia
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Italy
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Jugoslovija
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Yugoslavia
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Kibris
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Cyprus
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KSA
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Saudi Arabia
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LAR
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Libya
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Liban or Libanaise
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Lebanon
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Magyar Posta
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Hungary
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Maroc
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Morocco
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Nippon
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Japan
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Norge
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Norway
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Osterreich
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Austria
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Persia
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Iran
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Pilipinas
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Philippines
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Polska
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Poland
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Pulau Pinang
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Penang(Malaysian State)
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Reichspost
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Germany
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RF
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France
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Romana
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Rumania
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RSA
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South Africa
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Rwandaise
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Rwanda
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SA
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Saudi Arabia
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Sachsen
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Saxony(German State)
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Salvador
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El Savador
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Shqiperia(and similar
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Albania
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Siam
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Thailand
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Suid Afrika
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South Africa
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Suidwes Afrika
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South West Africa
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Suomi
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Finland
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Sverige
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Swede
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SWA
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South West Africa
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Tchad
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Chad
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Toga
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Tonga
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Togolaise
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Togo
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Turkiye
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Turkey
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UAE
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United Arab Emirates
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UAR
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Either Egypt or Syria
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USA
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United States Of America
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Vaticane
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Vatican City
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Viet-nam Cong-Hoa
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South Vietnam
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Viet-nam Dan Chu Cong Hoa
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North Vietnam
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YAR
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Yemen Arab Republic
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Z.Afr Republiek
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Transvaal (South African State)
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