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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

How To Tell Where A Stamp Comes From

Posted by slang on December 26, 2008

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:

Afghanes	Afghanistan
Arabie Saoudite	Saudi Arabia
Bayern	Bavaria(German State)
Belgie or belqique	Belgium
Braunschweig	Brunswick(German State)
Cambodge	Cambodia
CCCP	USSR or Soviet Union
Centrafricaine	Central African Republic
Ceskoslovensko	Czechoslvakia
Danmark	Denmark
DDR	East Germany
Deutsche Bundespost	West Germany
Deutsche Bundespost Berlin	West Berlin
Deutsche Post or Reich	Germany
Dominicana	Dominican Republic
Eesti	Estonia
Egypte or Egyptienne	Egypt
Eire	Ireland(Republic)
Espana or Espanola	Spain
Froyar	Faroe Islands
Francais	France
Gronland	Greenland
Helvetia	Switzerland
Italia	Italy
Jugoslovija	Yugoslavia
Kibris	Cyprus
KSA	Saudi Arabia
LAR	Libya
Liban or Libanaise	Lebanon
Magyar Posta	Hungary
Maroc	Morocco
Nippon	Japan
Norge	Norway
Osterreich	Austria
Persia	Iran
Pilipinas	Philippines
Polska	Poland
Pulau Pinang	Penang(Malaysian State)
Reichspost	Germany
RF	France
Romana	Rumania
RSA	South Africa
Rwandaise	Rwanda
SA	Saudi Arabia
Sachsen	Saxony(German State)
Salvador	El Savador
Shqiperia(and similar	Albania
Siam	Thailand
Suid Afrika	South Africa
Suidwes Afrika	South West Africa
Suomi	Finland
Sverige	Swede
SWA	South West Africa
Tchad	Chad
Toga	Tonga
Togolaise	Togo
Turkiye	Turkey
UAE	United Arab Emirates
UAR	Either Egypt or Syria
USA	United States Of America
Vaticane	Vatican City
Viet-nam Cong-Hoa	South Vietnam
Viet-nam Dan Chu Cong Hoa	North Vietnam
YAR	Yemen Arab Republic
Z.Afr Republiek	Transvaal (South African State)

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