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The largest island of the Society Island in the Pacific Ocean. Renamed Oceanic Settlements.
Currency :
- 100 centimes = 1 franc.
Formerly a German colony known as German East Africa.
Under British control after the World War 2 until 1946.
Became independent in 1961 and renamed to Tanzania in 1965.
For earlier stamps see Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika, Kenya, Uganda.Currency :
- 1915 16 annas = 1 rupee.
- 1917 100 cents = 1 rupee.
- 1922 100 cents = 1 shilling.
A republic within the British Commonwealth formerly known as Tanganyika and incorporated into Zanzibar.
Currency :
- 100 cents = 1 shilling.
An island to the South of Australia.
Currency :
- 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
An Indo-Chinese Post Office opened in 1902 and closed in 1922.
Currency :
- 1903 100 centimes = 1 franc.
- 1919 100 cents = 1 piastre.
Formerly used stamps of Mazambique and used its own stamps from 1913 to 1920.
Currency :
- 100 centavos = 1 escudo.
Formerly known as Siam
Is now an independant kingdom in South East Asia.Currency :
- 1883 32 solot = 16 atts; a6 atts = 8 peinung (sio); 8 pienung (sio) = 4 songpy (slk);
4 songpy (slk) = 2 fuang; 2 fuang = 1 salung; 4 salung = 1 tical.- 1909 100 satangs = 1 tical.
- 1912 100 satangs = 1 baht.
Issued in Turkish Occupation of 1898.
Currency :
- 40 paras = 1 piastre.
Part of Greece in the North of the Aegean Sea.
Issued by the Allies in 1919 and Greece in 1920.
Now using Greek stamps.Currency :
- 1919 100 stotinki = 1 leva.
- 1920 100 lepta = 1 drachma.
The count of Thurn and Taxis issued their own stamps in parts of Germany.
Currency :
- 100 silbergroschen = 1 thaler (North District).
- 100 kreuzer = 1 gulden.
Formerly an independant state in the Himalayas.
Currency :
- 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 Indian rupee (Chinese Post Offices).
- 6.66 trangka = 1 sang (Independent State).
An island at the far South of South America.
Currency :
- centimes of gold dust.
The eastern part of Timor in the Malay Archipelago.
Formerly part of Macao.
A seperate Portuguese Overseas Province from 1896 to 1975.
Became part of Indonesia in 1976.Currency :
- 1885 1000 reis = 1 milreis.
- 1894 100 avos = 1 pataca.
- 1960 100 centavos = 1 escudo.
An island to the Northeast of Trinidad.
Currency :
- 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
Formerly a German territory in West Africa.
Split between France and Great Britain in 1919, the Britisah area was treated as part of the Gold Coast for postal purposes.
In 1956 the French area became self ruling within the French Union.
The French area became independent in 1960.Currency :
- 1897 100 pfennig = 1 mark.
- 1914 100 cents = 1 franc.
Three islands to the North of Samoa.
Formerly part of Gilbert and Ellis Islands and known as the Union Island.
They were declared to be part of New Zealand from 1 January 1949.Currency :
- 1948 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
- 1967 100 cents = 1 New Zealand dollar.
- 1982 100 sene or cents = 1 Samoan tola or dollar.
A state in the Grenadine Confederation, A department of Columbia since 1886.
Currency :
- 1870 100 centavos =1 peso.
Also known as Friendly Islands.
A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.
As an independent Polynesian kingdom it joined the British Commonwealth in 1970.Currency :
- 1886 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
- 1967 100 seniti = 1 pa'anga.
A federation including Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Currency :
- 100 kopeks = 1 rouble.
Formerly part of the Republic of South Africa.
A republic from October 1976.Currency :
- 100 cents = 1 rand.
Formerly known as the South Africa Republic under Boer rule.
Was under British control between 1877 and 1881 and from 1900.
Joined the Union of South Africa in 1919.Currency :
- 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
A state of Southeast Asia.
Currency :
- 16 cash = 1 chuckram; 28 chuckram = 1 rupee.
The two countries are located in the Southeast of India.
They were combines under the name United States of Travencore and Cochin in 1949.Currency :
- 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee.
A Free Territory on the Adriatic Coast between Italy and Yugoslavia.
When divided in to zones in 1954 each zone had its own currency.Currency :
- 100 centesimi = 1 lira (Allied Military Government).
- 1948 100 centesimi = 1 lira (Yugoslav Military Government).
- 1949 100 paras = 1 dina (Yugoslav Military Government).
An island off the coast of Venezuela
Currency :
- 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
This island group formed part of the British Caribbean Federation from 1958 to 31 August 1962 when it became independent.
Currency :
- 1913 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
- 1935 100 cents = 1 West Indian dollar.
Formerly part of the Italian Colony of Libya.
Currency :
- 100 centesimi = 1 lira.
An island in the South Atlantic Ocean to the West of South Africa.
The island was evacuated on 10 October 1961 and re-occupied in 1963.Currency :
- 1952 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
- 1961 100 cents = 1 rand.
Seven Arab states on the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman.
Currency :
- 100 naye paise = 1 rupee.
Formerly a French Protectorate in North Africa.
Became independent in 1956.
Became a republic in 1957.Currency :
- 1888 100 centimes = 1 franc.
- 1959 1000 milliemes = 1 dinar.
A territory between Europe and Asia.
Formerly an empire and now a republic.Currency :
- 40 paras = 1 piastre; 1 piastre = 1 grush; 1 grush = 1 kurus.
- 1942 100 paras = 1 kurus.
- 1947 100 kurus = 1 lira.
A group of islands Southeast of the Bahamas, now grouped with the Caicos Islands.
It was a dependency of Jamaica until it became an independent colony on 14 June 1963.
Now known as Turks and Caicos IslandsCurrency :
- 12 pence = 1 shilling.
Formerly known as Turks Islands and Caicos Islands.
Currency :
- 1900 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound.
- 1969 100 cents = 1 dollar.
Formerly an independent duchy in Central Italy.
Currency :
- 1851 60 quattrini = 20 soldi; 20 soldi = 12 crazie; 12 crazie = 1 lira (Tuscan).
- 1859 1 lira (Tuscan) = 1 lira (Italian).
Formerly known as North Mongolia and Tannu Tuva.
Became part of the USSR in 1944.Currency :
- 1926 100 kopeks = 1 rouble.
- 1935 100 kopeks = 1 tugrik.
- 1936 100 kopeks = 1 aksha.
Formerly known as Ellis Islands.
The Ellis Islands were renamed Tuvalu when they split from the Gilbert and Ellis Islands group on the 1 January 1976.Currency :
- 100 cents = 1 Australian dollar.
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