International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Identifier
Identifier
- Find the text or symbol on your stamp in the list below.
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- At the bottom of the list are text and symbols in non-Western languages including Russian, Arabic, Chinese, etc.
Jump to Non-Western languages - Identifying features of stamps without text or symbols can also be found below. Jump to 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)
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
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
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
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
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
Беларус - Belarus
Нрб - Bulgaria
България - Bulgaria
Платено - Bulgaria
Eλλaσ - Greece
Kaзaнь - Russia
KЫРГЫЭ РЕСПУБ - Kyrgyzstan
Poccиa, Poccии or Poccия - Russia
Pф - Russia
Pяэзah - Russia
Rossija - Russia
Cpбиja - Serbia
Украïни, Укpaïнa or Уpaïни - Ukraine
ايران - Iran
לאדש - 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
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
Unengraved frank appearing solid around the value figures. TM reads “Halfway House” - South Afica
Upright rectangle with wavy border and diagonal panel containing town name - New Zealand
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.