International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Identifier

Identifier

 * Find the text on your stamp.
 * Click on that text in the list below.
 * For non-Western alphabet text entries (Russian, Arabic, Chinese, etc.) click on Non-Western languages
 * For stamps without a country name in any language, click on Other identifying characteristics

Abu Dhabi - see  both  ../Abu Dhabi/ and ../United Arab Emirates/

Acores -  ../Azores/

Aden -  ../Yemen/

A.E.F. -  ../French Equatorial Africa/

Afars & Issas -  ../Djibouti/

Afrique Equatoriale Francaise -  ../French Equatorial Africa/

Afrique Occie Francaise -  ../French West Africa/

Algerie or Algerienne -  ../Algeria/

Amsterdam / Te Betalen -  ../Netherlands/

Andorre -  ../Andorra/

A R E -  ../Egypt/

B H -  ../Belize/

Basutoland -  ../Lesotho/

Bechuanaland -  ../Botswana/

Belgique Belgie or Belgie Belgique -  ../Belgium/

Biafra -  ../Nigeria/

Böhmen Und Mähren -  ../Czechoslovakia/

Bophuthatswana -  ../South Africa/

'''Br. Solomon Is. -'''  ../Solomon Islands/

'''Br. Virgin Is. -'''  ../British Virgin Islands/

Brasil -  ../Brazil/

British Guiana -  ../Guyana/

British Honduras -  ../Belize/

British Solomon Islands -  ../Solomon Islands/

'''Bs.As.Rep.Arg. -'''  ../Argentina/

Burma -  ../Myanmar/

CCCP -  ../Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics/ (Also ../Estonia/, ../Latvia/, ../Lithuania/. Also some early issues of ../Russia/ and ../Ukraine/)

C F A -  ../Reunion/

Cabo Verde -  ../Cape Verde/

Cambodge -  ../Cambodia/

Cameroun -  ../Cameroon/

Cayman W.I. -  ../Cayman Islands/

Ceska Republica -  ../Czech Republic/

Ceskoslovensko -  ../Czechoslovakia/

Ceylon - ../Sri Lanka/

'''Chra./Aut. No. 1 -'''  ../Norway/

Ciskei - ../South Africa/

Comores - ../Comoros/

Congo/ Belge / Belgisch - ../Congo, Democratic Republic/

Congo (alone) - ../Congo, Democratic Republic/

Congo, Repubique Democratique - ../Congo, Democratic Republic/

Congo, Republique Du - ../Congo, Peoples Republic/

Congo, Republique Ppaire/ Rep Pop - ../Congo, Peoples Republic/

Correios Do Estado Da India - ../Portuguese India (Goa)/

Cote D’ivoire - ../Ivory Coast/

Cote Du Somali - ../Djibouti/

Cote Francaise Des Somalis - ../Djibouti/

Curacao - ../Netherlands Antilles/

Dahomey - ../Benin/

Dai Nippon Teikoku Yubin - ../Indonesia/

D’Andorre - ../Andorra/

Danmark - ../Denmark/

Danzig - ../Poland/

Deutsche Bundespost - ../Germany/

Deutsche Post - ../Germany/

Deutsche Reichpost - ../Germany/

Deutsches Bundespost/ Saarland - ../Germany/

Deutsches Reich - ../Germany/

Deutsches Reich or Reichpost with Austrian town mark - ../Austria/

Deutschland - ../Germany/

Dubai - ../United Arab Emirates/

Eesti - ../Estonia/

Egypte - ../Egypt/

Eire or Eireann - ../Ireland/

Empire Centrafricain - ../Central African Republic/

Espana - ../Spain/

Espanola - ../Spain/

Estado Da India - ../Portuguese India (Goa)/

Federated Malay States - ../Malaysia/

Føroyar - ../Faroe Islands/

Franquia -  ../Portugal/

FSM POSTAGE -  ../Micronesia/

Funchal -  ../Madeira Islands/

Gabonaise -  ../Gabon/

Gebühr Bezahlt -  ../Germany/

General-Gouvernement -  ../Poland/

Gold Coast -  ../Ghana/

Grønland -  ../Greenland/

Guine-Bissau -  ../Guinea Bissau/

Guinea Ecua -  ../Equatorial Guinea/

Guinee -  ../Guinea/

Harare -  ../Zimbabwe/

Haute Volta -  ../Burkina Faso/

Hellas -  ../Greece/

Helvetia -  ../Switzerland/

Hrvatska -  ../Croatia/

Hyderabad -  ../India/

Indochine -  ../French Indochina/

Island -  ../Iceland/

Italiane -  ../Italy/

Jamahiriya -  ../Libya/

Jamaica with Grand Cayman W.I. in the town mark -  ../Cayman Islands/

Jugoslavija or Jugosllavia -  ../Yugoslavia/

K S A -  ../Saudi Arabia/

Katanga -  ../Congo, Democratic Republic/

Kenya Uganda -  ../East African Community/

Kenya Uganda Tanganyika -  ../East African Community/

Kenya Uganda Tanzania -  ../East African Community/

'''Kgl. Post… Øre Porto -'''   ../Denmark/

Kibris -  ../Cyprus/

L A R -  ../Libya/

Lao -  ../Laos/

Latvija or Latvijas -  ../Latvia/

Liban -  ../Lebanon/

Lietuva or Lietuvos -  ../Lithuania/

Luxemburg -  ../Luxembourg/

Macau -  ../Macao/

Magyar Posta -  ../Hungary/

Magyarorszag -  ../Hungary/

Makedonija -  ../Macedonia/

Malagasy -  ../Madagascar/

Malaya -  ../Malaysia/

Malgache -  ../Madagascar/

Maroc -  ../Morocco/

Mauritanie -  ../Mauritania/

Mocambique -  ../Mozambique/

Nationes Unies -  ../United Nations/

Ned-Indie or Ned.Indie -  ../Indonesia/

Nederlandse Antillen -  ../Netherlands Antilles/

Nederland -  ../Netherlands/

Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea -  ../Indonesia/

New Hebrides -  ../Vanuatu/

Nippon -  ../Japan/

Nlle Caledonie -  ../New Caledonia/

Noreg or Norge -  ../Norway/

North Borneo -  ../Malaysia/

Northern Rhodesia -  ../Zambia/

Nyasaland -  ../Malawi/

N Z -  ../New Zealand/

Offentlig Sak -  ../Norway/

Oslo -  ../Norway/

Österreich -  ../Austria/

P. I. Postage -  ../Philippines/

Pakkepost/ Porto Betalt -  ../Norway/

Pakketpos/ Parcel Post -  ../South Africa/

Pilipinas -  ../Philippines/

Poczta -  ../Poland/

Polska -  ../Poland/

Polynesie Francaise -  ../French Polynesia/

Post Na Mbeart -  ../Ireland/

Postas Ioctha -  ../Ireland/

Postes Francais with Algerian town mark -  ../Algeria/

Principaute D’Andorre or Pte D’Andorre -  ../Andorra/

R A E -  ../Egypt/

R A U -  ../Egypt/

R D C -  ../Congo, Democratic Republic/

Refugee/ Relief -  ../India/

Republica Dominica -  ../Dominican Republic/

Republica Portuguesa/ Correio De Angola -  ../Angola/

Republique Centrafricaine -  ../Central African Republic/

Republique Democratique Du Congo -  ../Congo, Peoples Republic/

Republique Du Congo -  ../Congo, Peoples Republic/

Republique Francaise -  ../France/

Republique Francaise Alger or Algerie -  ../Algeria/

Republique Francaise C F A -  ../Reunion/

Republique Francaise Postes with Algerian town mark -  ../Algeria/

Republique Francaise with Andorre La Vieille in the town mark -  ../Andorra/

Republique Francaise with Mayotte in the town mark -  ../Mayotte/

Rhodesia -  ../Zimbabwe/

Romana -  ../Romania/

R  M -   ../Moldova/

R M I -  ../Marshall Islands/

R.O. Del U. -  ../Uruguay/

R O P -  ../Palau/

Rossija -   ../Russia/

Rwandaise -  ../Rwanda/

S.A.D.C. -  ../Singapore/

S. Marino -  ../San Marino/

Saar -  ../Germany, Part 3/

Saargebiet -  ../Germany, Part 3/

Saarland -  ../Germany, Part 3/

Sabah Malaysia -  ../Malaysia/

St. Christopher Nevis Anguilla -  ../Saint Kitts And Nevis/

St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla -  ../Saint Kitts And Nevis/

Salisbury -  ../Zimbabwe/

Samoa -  ../Western Samoa/

Saorstat Eireann -  ../Ireland/

Sarawak -  ../Malaysia/

Serbien -  ../Serbia/

Serpost -  ../Peru/

Servico Postal Militar -  ../Portugal/

Siam -  ../Thailand/

Slovenija -  ../Slovenia/

Slovensko -  ../Slovakia/

South Arabia, Federation Of -  ../Yemen/

South West Africa or Southwest Africa -  ../Namibia/

Southern Rhodesia -  ../Zimbabwe/

Southern Yemen, Peoples Republic -  ../Yemen/

Speed Post/ Rupees -  ../India/

SPLAJ -  ../Libya/

Straits Settlements -  ../Malaysia/

Suidafrika or Suid Afrika -  ../South Africa/

Suidwesafrika or Suidwes Afrika -  ../Namibia/

Sverige -  ../Sweden/

Swaziland -  ../Eswatini (Swaziland)/

Syrian AR -  ../Syria/

Syrienne -  ../Syria/

Tanganyika -  ../East African Community/

Tanzania Uganda Kenya -  ../East African Community/

Taxe Percue / Chengdu -  ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/

Tchad -  ../Chad/

Te’betalen/ Port -  ../Netherlands/

Ter Frs Afars Et Issas -  ../Djibouti/

Togolaise -  ../Togo/

Transkei -  ../South Africa/

Tunisie -  ../Tunisia/

Turk Postalari -  ../Turkey/

Turkiye -  ../Turkey/

U A E -  ../United Arab Emirates/

U A R -  ../Egypt/

U.S. Postage -  ../United States Of America/

Vaticane -  ../Vatican City/

Venda -  ../South Africa/

Vereinte Nationen -  ../United Nations/

Virgin Islands (British) -  ../British Virgin Islands/

Volta -  ../Burkina Faso/

Voltaique -  ../Burkina Faso/

Windhoek -  ../Namibia/

Ykpihi -  ../Ukraine/

Zaire -  ../Congo, Democratic Republic/

Zentraler Kurierdienst -  ../Germany/

non-Western languages
Беларусь -   ../Belarus/

Нрб -   ../Bulgaria/

България -  ../Bulgaria/

Платено -  ../Bulgaria/

Eλλaσ -  ../Greece/

Kaзaнь -  ../Russia/

KЫРГЫЗ РЕСПУБ -  ../Kyrgyzstan/

Poccиa, Poccии or Poccия -  ../Russia/

PФ -  ../Russia/

Pязань -   ../Russia/

Cpбиja -  ../Serbia/

Украïни, Укpaïнa or Уpaïни -  ../Ukraine/

ايران  -   ../Iran/

ישראל -  ../Israel/

政 郵 華 中 -    ../China, Republic Of (Taiwan)/

政 郵 國 民 華 中  -    ../China, Republic Of (Taiwan)/

政 郵 東 華  -    ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/

政 郵 民 人  -    ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/

政 郵 民 人 國 中  -    ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/

中 国 人 民 邮 政  -    ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/

中 国 邮 政  -    ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/

国 内 邮 已 付 -    ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/

邮 览 已 付  -    ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/

日 本 郵 便  -    ../Japan/

대 한 민 국 우 편 가  -    ../Korea, Republic (South)/

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other identifying characteristics

 * Franks without country name in any language

Circular frank with town name in the upper half -  ../New Zealand/

Frameless text on cash register style tape, inscribed “Киев”, often with “Касса” -  ../Ukraine/

“Alger” in the town mark -  ../Algeria/

“Бъпгария” in the town mark -  ../Bulgaria/

“Djakarta” below the frank and in the town mark -  ../Indonesia/

“Coфия” in the town mark -  ../Bulgaria/

“Tchad” at bottom of the town mark -  ../Chad/

Congolese Town (E.G. “Lubumbashi”) in the town mark -  ../Congo, Democratic Republic/

Crown at top of frank -  ../Great Britain/

Crown at top of frank - "Falkland Islands" in the town mark  -   ../Falkland Islands/

“Почта” -  ../Kazakhstan/, ../Moldova/, ../Russia/, ../Ukraine/

Flying “PTT” symbol at bottom of frank -  ../Macedonia/

Date above “Franqueadora National” at top of frank -  ../Mexico/

“Casa-Postes” in the town mark -  ../Morocco/

“K” in box at lower right of frank -  ../Myanmar/

“Namibia” in the town mark -  ../Namibia/

“Buchuresti” in the town mark -  ../Romania/

“R.S.M.” in the town mark -  ../San Marino/

“Singapore” in the town mark -  ../Singapore/

Solid panel at top of frank, “Ptt” logo at bottom -  ../Slovenia/

“Tanzania” in the town mark -  ../Tanzania/

“Western Samoa” in the town mark -  ../Western Samoa/

“Ljubljana” in the town mark -  ../Yugoslavia/

Arabic script only -  ../Egypt/

Burmese script only -  ../Myanmar/

Horizontal lines with value figures, no text or with model number only -  ../Bermuda/, ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/, ../Czechoslovakia/

Horizontal lines with value figures, "SPECIMEN" at top -  ../Estonia/

Meter No. N27, “Postage” and “Revenue” vertical at sides, blank panel at top -  ../Great Britain/

Octagonal frank without inscription, “Tapтy” in the town mark -  ../Estonia/

Oval frame, blank at top, “Rpf” at bottom, "Riga" in the town mark -  ../Latvia/

Shield shape containing “Washington, D.C.” or “Chicago, Ill” -  ../United States Of America/

Unengraved frank appearing solid around the value figures. TM reads “Halfway House” -  ../South Africa/

Upright rectangle with wavy border and diagonal panel containing town name -  ../New Zealand/

Value figures only (no frank frame), town mark contains "DIR. NAL. DE CORREOS" - ../Uruguay/ NOTE: Frameless designs with value figures and town mark only are known from several countries. Often these reflect inappropriate use of decertified meters or are receipts rather than stamps. Only those with confirmed legitimate use are listed in this catalog. The country of use can be identified only by the town mark.

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