List of initial stamp issues

The list of the first stamp issues gives an overview of the first official stamps of a postal area. Postal areas are usually congruent with states or dependent areas with their own postal service, but in individual cases postage stamps are also issued by international organizations (e.g. UNO ) or private postal services on behalf of the state (e.g. Thurn and Taxis ). Special postage stamp issues for occupied territories of another state, expenses for post offices abroad and emergency or local issues due to a lack of stamps, which are often listed in catalogs as collecting areas with their own numbering in the appendix to the regular issues of a country, are not taken into account.

For the names of the postal areas, the name customary in philatelic literature is used, which in some cases deviates from the official German spelling. The division into postal areas is based on the stamp catalogs widely used in Germany, especially the Michel catalog . This also includes issues from states as postal territory that have no state continuity and where the current state does not see itself as the successor state to the former state, for example the Slovak state and Slovakia .

Europe

Postal area	Issue date	Motive and remarks	image
Great Britain	0May 6, 1840	One penny black
Zurich	01st Mar 1843	Zurich 4 and Zurich 6
Geneva	Sep 30 1843	Double geneva
Basel	0July 1, 1845	Basel pigeon
France	0Jan. 1, 1849	Head of Ceres , see un franc vermillon
Belgium	0July 1, 1849	Portrait of King Leopold I.
Switzerland	Oct 15, 1849	4 centimes "Vaud"
Bavaria	0Nov 1, 1849	Black ones
Spain	0Jan. 1, 1850	Portrait of Queen Isabella II
Austria	0June 1, 1850	Heraldic shield ; also valid in Hungary
Lombardy and Veneto	0June 1, 1850	Heraldic shield; Belonging to the Austrian Empire, but with its own Centesimi currency
Saxony	0July 1, 1850	Digit in the square " Saxon three "
Prussia	Nov 15, 1850	Portrait of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV
Schleswig-Holstein and Lauenburg	Nov 15, 1850	Eagle with coat of arms
Hanover	Nov 30, 1850	Value number on shield under coat of arms
Sardinia	0Jan. 1, 1851	Portrait of King Victor Emmanuel II
Denmark	0Apr 1, 1851	Crown
Tuscany	0Apr 1, 1851	Lion with heraldic shield
to bathe	0May 1, 1851	Numeral drawing in a square
Württemberg	Oct 15, 1851	Digit in diamond
Braunschweig	0Jan. 1, 1852	Braunschweig coat of arms in an oval
Papal States	0Jan. 1, 1852	Papal coat of arms in different frames
Netherlands	0Jan. 1, 1852	Portrait of King Wilhelm III.
Thurn and Taxis	0Jan. 1, 1852	Digit in square or circle
Oldenburg	0Jan. 5, 1852	Coat of arms with crown over value plate
Modena	0June 1, 1852	Eagle with a crown in a wreath
Parma	0June 1, 1852	Bourbon coat of arms ( Fleur-de-Lis )
Luxembourg	05th Sep 1852	Portrait of King Wilhelm III.
Portugal	0July 1, 1853	Portrait of Queen Maria II
Norway	0Jan. 1, 1855	State coat of arms
Bremen	Apr 10, 1855	Coat of arms of Bremen under crown
Sweden	0July 1, 1855	Imperial coat of arms
Finland	03rd Mar 1856	State coat of arms; Grand Duchy in the Russian Empire
Mecklenburg-Schwerin	0July 1, 1856	Crowned bull head
Russia	23 Dec 1857	Russian emperor coat of arms
Naples	0Jan. 1, 1858	Three-part coat of arms (Trinacria) in different frames
Romania	July 27, 1858	" Ox heads ", edition for the Principality of Moldova
Hamburg	0Jan. 1, 1859	Value on the coat of arms of Hamburg
Lübeck	0Jan. 1, 1859	Coat of arms of Lübeck
Sicily	0Jan. 1, 1859	Portrait of King Ferdinand II
Ionian islands	May 15, 1859	Portrait of Queen Victoria in the Order of the Garter ; British protectorate
Romagna	0Sep 1 1859	Digit drawing
Poland	0Jan. 1, 1860	Russian coat of arms; Kingdom within Russia
Malta	0Dec. 1, 1860	Portrait of Queen Victoria
Italy	Feb. 14, 1861	Portrait of King Victor Emmanuel II
Greece	0Jan. 1, 1861	Hermes head
Bergedorf	0Nov 1, 1861	Half coat of arms of Lübeck and Hamburg
Ottoman Empire	0Jan. 1, 1863	Tughra of Sultan
Mecklenburg-Strelitz	0Oct. 1, 1864	Bull head in the crowned coat of arms
Serbia	July 14, 1866	Portrait of Prince Michael III. Obrenovich
Heligoland	21 Mar 1867	Queen Victoria in portrait
North German postal district	0Jan. 1, 1868	Digit in a circle; Joint postal administration of Braunschweig, Bremen, Hamburg, Lübeck, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Oldenburg, Prussia (with Hanover), Schleswig-Holstein and the small states previously looked after by Thurn und Taxis
Hungary	0May 1, 1871	Portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I.
German Empire	0Nov 1, 1871	Eagle with breast shield
Iceland	0Jan. 1, 1873	Numeral drawing like Denmark
Montenegro	0May 1, 1874	Portrait of Prince Nicholas I.
San Marino	0Aug 1, 1877	Numeral drawing, coat of arms
Bulgaria	13 Mar 1879	Heraldic lion in the Eirund
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0July 1, 1879	Double-headed eagle with coat of arms; Austro-Hungarian military mail
Cyprus	0Apr 4, 1880	Great Britain stamps imprinted with CYPRUS
Eastern Rumelia	1880	Turkish postage stamps with RO overprint ; autonomous Turkish territory
Monaco	0July 1, 1885	Portrait of Prince Charles III
Gibraltar	0Jan. 1, 1886	Great Britain stamps overprinted with GIBRALTAR
Crete	01st Mar 1900	Set with illustrations of ancient coins
Liechtenstein	0Feb. 1, 1912	Portrait of Prince Johann II ; Austrian postal administration
Aegean islands	May 21, 1912	Head of Apollo in the halo
Icaria	Oct 21, 1912	Hermes head
Albania	0May 5, 1913	Post office stamp with coat of arms
Thrace	07 Aug 1913	Turkish stamps with Greek overprint; Greek occupation of Gümülcine
Epirus	05th Mar 1914	Epirotic rebel at the ready
Tangier	Nov 27, 1914	Spanish Morocco stamps with overprint; In addition, in April 1918 the French post office and from May 1, 1927 the British post office introduced their own stamps for Tangier
Ukraine	July 1918	National coat of arms and other national symbols
Czechoslovakia	Oct. 30, 1918	Hradschin , Prague
Yugoslavia	Nov 11, 1918	Overprint stamps on old issues of Bosnia-Herzegovina
Western Ukraine	Nov 20, 1918	Temporary imprints on Austrian original stamps
Estonia	Nov 24, 1918	Inscription in floral frame
Fiume	0Dec. 1, 1918	Temporary imprint on Hungarian original stamps
Latvia	Dec 18, 1918	Ears of wheat in the circle of the sun
Lithuania	Dec. 27, 1918	Writing in the ring frame
Georgia	May 26, 1919	St. George on horseback and Tsarina Tamara
Armenia	1919	Temporary imprints on Russian original stamps
Azerbaijan	1919	typical scenes
Asked for	0Apr 4, 1919	Tree Group
Saar area	Jan. 30, 1920	German Reichspost stamps with overprint
North Germanland	21 Mar 1920	State coat of arms
Danzig	June 14, 1920	German Reichspost stamps with overprint
Central Lithuania	Oct. 20, 1920	Heraldic shield
Memel area	0Aug 1, 1920	German imperial post stamps with overprint
West Hungary	0Sep 2 1921	Hungarian stamps with overprint
Karelia	Jan. 31, 1922	Heraldic shield
Ireland	Feb. 17, 1922	British postage stamps with the portrait of King George V and overprint in Irish
Transcaucasia	Apr 15, 1923	Stamps from Russia imprinted with a Soviet star
Mountain Republic	1921	Russian stamps imprinted with a Soviet star in a circle
Andorra	28 Mar 1928	Andorra does not have its own post office and domestic mail is free of charge. The Spanish Post Office was the first to issue Spanish stamps with ANDORRA imprint for international mail . From June 16, 1931, there was also a French post office with stamps in French currency for Andorra.
Vatican state	0Aug 1, 1929	Papal coat of arms and portrait of Pope Pius XI.
Greenland	0Dec. 1, 1938	Portrait of King Christian X , polar bear; Greenland already had parcel stamps for parcel traffic from 1905 onwards, which were issued by the Royal Greenland Trading Office. Domestic mail was postage free until 1938.
Slovakia	Jan. 18, 1939	Czechoslovak stamp with overprint
Carpathian Ukraine	15th Mar 1938	old wooden church in Yasinya
Croatia	Apr 12, 1941	Yugoslav stamps with overprint
Campione	May 20, 1944	Local coat of arms; Italian exclave with its own postal service at times
Trieste Zone A	0Oct. 1, 1947	Italian stamps with overprint
Trieste Zone B	0May 1, 1948	symbolic representation for "Labor Day"
West Berlin	0Sep 1 1948	Stamps of the II. Control council issue with black overprint BERLIN
Federal Republic of Germany	0Sep 7 1949	symbolic representation "topping-out ceremony"
GDR	0Oct 9, 1949	Dove with letter and globe
guernsey	Aug 18, 1958	Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II ; UK Post Regional Edition
jersey	Aug 18, 1958	Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II ; UK Post Regional Edition
Isle of Man	Aug 18, 1958	Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II ; UK Post Regional Edition
United Nations Geneva	04th Oct 1969	valid only for mail that the des Nations Palais is abandoned
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus	July 27, 1974	Commemorative edition 50 years of the Republic of Turkey
Faroe Islands	Jan. 30, 1975	Map of the archipelago and other typical motifs. The first stamp was a temporary overprint from January 12, 1919, caused by a local brand defect. Independent postal area only since 1975.
United Nations Vienna	Aug 24, 1979	valid only for mail that in the Vienna International Center is abandoned
Alderney	July 14, 1983	Scenes and maps typical of the country
Åland Islands	01st Mar 1984	Flag, ship design and seal
Moldova	June 23, 1991	National coat of arms and flag
Slovenia	June 26, 1991	National coat of arms
Macedonia	Dec 30, 1991	Musicians
Belarus	20 Mar 1992	cross
Czech Republic	Jan. 20, 1993	Small national coat of arms
Kosovo	15th Mar 2000	Archaeological finds and the motto "Peace"
Monastic republic of Athos	May 16, 2008	religious motifs

Remarks

1. ^ Dates according to the Gregorian calendar
2. ↑ Sales from May 1, 1840, valid from May 6, 1840.
3. ^ Territory located in Africa with three European postal services, was listed in Europe catalogs until the early 1990s
4. ↑ Although located in Asia, the postal area was listed in Europe catalogs until around 1995

Africa

Postal area	Issue date	Motive and remarks	image
Egypt	0Jan. 1, 1866	Arabesque drawing
Equatorial Guinea	Oct 12, 1968	Handshake over olive branch
Ethiopia	1894	Emperor Menelik II and Lion of Judah with flag. Private mail from Minister Ilg , state mail from 1908. 1936 to 1938 issues of the Italian colonial administration under the name Italian-Ethiopia .
Algeria	1924	French stamps with ALGÉRIE overprint
Angola	0July 1, 1870	Crown in the decorative frame
Angra	0June 1, 1892	King Carlos I.
Anjouan	Nov. 1892	Allegorical figures
Ascension	0Nov 2, 1922	St Helena stamps overprinted
Azores	0Jan. 1, 1868	Brands of Portugal with overprint
Basutoland	0Dec. 1, 1933	Mountain landscape with a crocodile and King George V in a medallion; Independent since 1966 as Lesotho
Congo Free State	0Jan. 1, 1886	King Leopold II; first editions under the government of the formally independent Congo State, from 1908 Belgian Congo, 1960 independent as Congo (Kinshasa) , 1971–1997 Zaire , since then Democratic Republic of the Congo
Benin	Sep 1892	Issues of the French colonies with overprint BENIN; from 1899 to 1975 Dahomey
Bechuanaland	Feb. 1886	Cape of Good Hope stamps with overprint; Bechuanaland was the name of a British colony that is now part of South Africa and a protectorate that became independent as Botswana . For a while there was a joint postal administration for the colony and the protectorate.
Biafra	0Feb 5, 1968	Map, flag and coat of arms, mother and child
British Indian Ocean Territory	Jan. 17, 1968	Seychelles stamps with BIOT overprint
British South Africa Society	1890	Colonial society that administered what would later become Northern and Southern Rhodesia
British East Africa	1890	UK stamps with overprint
British East Africa and Uganda	27 Mar 1903	King Edward VII
British Somaliland	1903	British India stamps overprinted
Burundi	0July 1, 1962	Belgian Congo stamps with overprint
German East Africa	0July 1, 1893	German Reichspost stamps with overprint
Diego Suarez	1890	French colonies stamps overprinted
Ivory Coast	Nov. 1892	Allegorical figures
Elobey , Annobon & Corisco	June 1903	King Alfonso XIII
Fernando Poo	Sep 1868	Queen Isabella II
Fezzan	May 16, 1943	Brands of Italy with overprint
French Equatorial Africa	16. Mar. 1936	Gabon stamps with overprint; Administrative unit from the colonies of Gabon, Central Congo, Ubangi-Shari and Chad
French Somali coast	Dec 1893	Obock stamps with imprint; from 1967 Afar and Issa Territories , 1977 independent under the name of Djibouti
French Guinea	Nov. 1892	Allegorical figures; since 1958 Guinea
French Niger Territory	Dec. 1921	Upper Senegal-Niger stamps overprinted; since 1960 Niger
French Sudan	Apr 12, 1894	Stamps of the French colonies with overprint, from 1903 renamed Senegambia and Niger 1906–1920 renamed Upper Senegal and Niger , then the old name is used again
French West Africa	Dec 1944	Marianne
Funchal	0June 1, 1892	King Carlos I.
Gabon	0Aug 1, 1886	French colonies stamps overprinted
Gambia	Dec 1869	Queen Victoria in colorless embossed printing (so-called "ivory heads")
Ghadames	Apr 12, 1949	Cross of Agadem
Gold coast	0July 1, 1875	Queen Victoria; since 1957 Ghana
Griqualand West	Sep 1874	Brands from the Cape of Good Hope with handwritten value
Horta	1892	King Carlos I.
Ifni	Aug 1937	Spanish stamps with overprint
Inhambane	0July 1, 1895	Mozambique stamps with overprint
Italian Djubaland	June 29, 1925	Brands of Italy with overprint
Italian colonies	July 11, 1932	Stamps of Italy with overprint; Joint issue for the Italian colonies in Africa
Italian Cyrenaica	Oct. 24, 1923	Stamps of Italy with overprint; 1950–1951 issues under the country name Cyrenaica , then on Libya
Italian Eritrea	0Jan. 1, 1893	Stamps of Italy with overprint; after the Second World War to Ethiopia, since 1993 independent as Eritrea
Italian Libya	Dec 1912	Stamps of Italy with overprint; today Libya
Italian East Africa	0Feb 7, 1938	King Victor Emanuel III. and various symbolic representations; common postal area of ​​Italian Ethiopia, Somaliland and Eritrea
Italian Somaliland	0Nov 1, 1903	Elephant Head and Lion Head (Editions of the Benadir Society )
Italian Tripolitania	Dec 1909	Brands of Italy with overprint
Cameroon	Apr 14, 1897	German Reichspost stamps with overprint
Cape of Good Hope	0Sep 1 1853	Allegorical figure of good hope, so-called "Cape triangles"
Cape Juby	1916	Rio de Oro stamps with overprint
Cape Verde	0Jan. 1, 1877	Crown in the decorative frame
Katanga	Sep 12 1960	Belgian Congo stamps overprinted
Kenya	Dec 12, 1963	Typical scenes
Kionga	May 29, 1916	Lorenço Marques trademarks with imprint
Comoros	1897	Allegorical figures
La Aguera	June 1921	Rio de Oro stamps with overprint
Lagos	June 10, 1874	Queen Victoria
Liberia	1860	Allegory of Liberia
Libya	Dec 14, 1951	Cyrenaica stamps overprinted
Lorenço Marques	May 28, 1895	King Carlos I.
Madagascar	March 1889	French colonies stamps overprinted
Madeira	0Jan. 1, 1868	Stamps of Portugal with overprint MADEIRA
Mali	0Nov 7, 1959	Native with flag and torch; Federation of French Sudan and Senegal
Morocco	0Aug 1, 1914	French stamps with overprint; As early as May 27, 1912, the still independent Sultanate of Morocco issued postage stamps.
Mauritania	1906	General Louis Faidherbe , Oil Palm, Dr. Eugène Ballay (doctor and governor)
Mauritius	21 Sep 1847	Red and Blue Mauritius
Mayotte	Nov. 1892	Allegorical figures
Central Congo	1907	from 1910 French Congo, since 1960 independent as Republic of the Congo
Mozambique	July 1876	Crown in the decorative frame
Mozambique Society	1892	Mozambique stamps with overprint
Moheli	1906	Allegorical figures
natal	May 26, 1857	Crown, country name, VR (for Victoria Regina ) and indication of value in the embossing on colored paper
New republic	0Jan. 9, 1886	Numeral drawing with date
Nigeria	1914	King George V
Niger coast	July 1892	United Kingdom stamps overprinted
Northern Nigeria	March 1900	Queen Victoria
Northern Rhodesia	0Apr 1, 1925	King George V in oval over landscape; independent as Zambia since 1964
Nossi Be	0June 5, 1889	French colonies stamps overprinted
Nyassaland	Apr. 1891	first referred to as British Central Africa , using British South Africa Company trademarks overprint, renamed Nyassaland in 1908; independent as Malawi since 1964
Upper Volta	Dec. 1920	Upper Senegal-Niger stamps overprinted; Formerly part of Upper Senegal-Niger, spun off as an independent postal area in 1919, renamed Burkina Faso in 1984
Obock	0Feb 1, 1892	French colonies stamps overprinted
Orange Free State	0Jan. 1, 1868	Coat of arms (orange tree) in frame drawing
East African Community	Apr. 1922	King George V .; postal area initially consisting of Kenya and Uganda , from 1935 Kenya, Uganda and Tanganyika , 1964 with Zanzibar , 1965 with the inscription Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania
Ponta Delgada	1892	King Carlos I.
Portuguese Africa	0Apr 1, 1898	Scenes from Vasco da Gama's journey to India; common expenses for all Portuguese colonies in Africa
Portuguese Niassa Society	1898	Mozambique stamps with overprint
Portuguese Guinea	1881	Crown in decorative frame; Guinea-Bissau since 1974
Portuguese Congo	0Aug 5, 1894	Digit drawing; today Cabinda
Quelimane	1914	Vasco da Gama edition of various colonies with overprint
Reunion	Jan. 1851	Decorative ornaments
Rhodesia and Nyasaland	0July 1, 1954	Queen Elizabeth II.
Río de Oro	Dec 1905	King Alfonso XIII
Rwanda	0July 1, 1962	President Kayibanda next to Africa map
Rwanda Urundi	0Dec. 1, 1924	Belgian Congo stamps overprinted
Saint Helena	Jan. 1856	Queen Victoria
St. Marie of Madagascar	Apr. 1894	Allegorical figures
Sao Tome and Principe	1869	Crown in the decorative frame
Senegal	1887	French colonies stamps overprinted
Senegambia and Niger	1903	Allegorical figures
Seychelles	0Apr 5, 1890	Queen Victoria
Zil Elwannyen armchair	04th July 1980	Native flora and fauna; former part of the British Indian Ocean Territory , since 1976 part of the Seychelles again as Outer Islands
Sierra Leone	21 Sep 1859	Queen Victoria
Somalia	June 26, 1960	Italian Somaliland stamps with overprint
Spanish possessions in the Gulf of Guinea	1909	King Alfonso XIII ; Divided into Rio Muni and Fernando Poo in 1960 and united and independent as Equatorial Guinea in 1968
Spanish Guinea	1902	King Alfonso XIII .; Spanish Guinea continental , from 1960 Rio Muni
Spanish Morocco	July 22, 1914	King Alfonso XIII
Spanish Sahara	1924	Native with camel
Spanish West Africa	Oct 10, 1949	Native; common postal area of ​​Spanish Sahara and Ifni 1949–1952
Stellaland	0Feb. 1, 1884	coat of arms
Sudan	01st Mar 1897	Stamps of Egypt with overprint
South Africa	0Nov 4, 1910	King George V and coat of arms of the provinces
Bophuthatswana	0Dec 6, 1977	Tribal totem animals; internationally not recognized South African homeland
Ciskei	0Dec. 4, 1981	President LLW Sebe, State Symbols; internationally not recognized South African homeland
Transkei	Oct 26, 1976	typical scenes and buildings; internationally not recognized South African homeland
Venda	13 Sep 1979	Flowers; internationally not recognized South African homeland
South African Republic	1869	Coat of arms drawing, from 1900 Transvaal
South Kasai	1961	Belgian Congo stamps with overprint
Southern Nigeria	March 1901	Queen Victoria
Southern Rhodesia	0Apr 1, 1925	King George V .; from 1965 Rhodesia , independent as Zimbabwe since 1980
South Sudan	July 13, 2011	Flag, coat of arms and John Garang
South West Africa	March 1897	Stamps of the German Reichspost with overprint; from 1885 colony of German South West Africa , 1919–1990 as a mandate under South African administration, then independent as Namibia
Swaziland	Oct 18, 1889	South African Republic stamps with Swazieland overprint
Tanganyika	1915	Brands of German East Africa with overprint
Tanzania	0July 7, 1964	Map, crossed hands with spear and torch
Tete	1914	Vasco da Gama edition of various Portuguese colonies with overprint
Togo	June 1897	Stamps of the German Reichspost with overprint TOGO; Divided between Great Britain and France in 1919, the French part of the country became independent as Togo in 1960
Tristan da Cunha	0June 1, 1952	St Helena stamps overprinted
Chad	1922	Central Congo stamps with TCHAD overprint
Tunisia	0July 1, 1888	Coat of arms drawing
Ubangi-Shari-Chad	1915	Central Congo stamps overprinted
Uganda	20 Mar 1895	Vertical rectangle with the letters UG and digit, typewriter font
Zambezia	July 28, 1893	Digit drawing
Zanzibar	Nov 10, 1895	British Indian stamps with overprint
Central African Republic	0Dec. 1, 1959	President Barthélemy Boganda and state flag
Zululand	1888	Natal stamps with ZULULAND overprint

Remarks

1. ↑ The name is used under which an area first issued postage stamps. Name changes, for example when independence is achieved, are mentioned in the comments.
2. ↑ Presentation of the new brands , accessed on March 3, 2016.

America

North and Central America

Postal area	Issue date	Motive and remarks	image
Anguilla	04th Sep 1967	St Kitts-Nevis stamps overprinted
Antigua / Antigua and Barbuda	Aug 1862	Queen Victoria
Aruba	0Jan. 1, 1986	Map of the island, flag, coat of arms and national anthem
Bahamas	June 10, 1859	Queen Victoria in the oval
Barbados	Apr 15, 1852	seated Britannia
Barbuda	July 13, 1922	Leeward Isles stamps overprinted
British Columbia and Vancouver Island	1860	Queen Victoria
British Honduras	Jan. 1866	Queen Victoria; independent as Belize since June 1, 1973
Cayes of Belize	May 30, 1984	Landscapes and fauna of the island world of Belize
Bermuda	1848	round hand stamp with handwritten value and signature of the postmaster
Canada	0Apr 9, 1851	Beavers, Queen Victoria, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Costa Rica	1862	Coat of arms drawing
Cuba	0Feb. 1, 1873	King Amadeus I.
Curacao	May 23, 1873	King Wilhelm III.
Danish West Indies	0Apr 1, 1856	Crown drawing
Dominica	0May 4, 1874	Queen Victoria
Dominican Republic	Oct 19, 1865	Coat of arms in the line square
Grenada	June 1861	Queen Victoria
Grenadines of Grenada	Dec. 24, 1974	Wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips ; Postally independent secondary area of ​​Grenada
Guadeloupe	23 Feb 1884	French colonies stamps overprinted
Guatemala	01st Mar 1871	Coat of arms pattern in the oval
Haiti	0July 1, 1881	Freedom head
Hawaii	0Oct. 1, 1851	Numeral drawing in the decorative frame
Honduras	0Jan. 1, 1866	Coat of arms of Honduras
Jamaica	Nov 23, 1860	Queen Victoria in various frame drawings
British Virgin Islands	1866	Portrait of St. Ursula
Cayman Islands	Feb. 19, 1901	Queen Victoria
Caribbean Netherlands	Oct 10, 2010	Maps of the islands and portrait of Queen Beatrix
Confederate States of America	Oct 16, 1861	Portrait of Jefferson Davis
Leeward Islands	Nov 20, 1890	Queen Victoria
Martinique	July 19, 1886	Brands of the French Colonies with imprint
Mexico	0Aug 1, 1856	Half-length portrait of Miguel Hidalgos
Montserrat	Sep 1876	Brands of Antigua with overprint
New Brunswick	06 Sep 1851	Crown with heraldic flowers
Newfoundland	0Jan. 1, 1857	Crown with heraldic flowers
Nova Scotia	1851	Queen Victoria and crown with heraldic flowers
Nevis	1861	People at a healing spring
Nicaragua	0Dec 2, 1862	Mountain landscape
Netherlands Antilles	July 26, 1949	Ship, Alonso de Ojeda
Panama	1878	Coat of arms with condor; Part of the state or province of Colombia until 1903
Panama Canal Zone	June 24, 1906	Brands of Panama with overprint
Prince Edward Island	0Jan. 1, 1861	Queen Victoria
Puerto Rico	July 15, 1873	Stamps of Cuba with overprint
Redonda	Jan. 10, 1979	Stamps from Antigua (25th anniversary of the coronation of Elizabeth II) with overprint
El Salvador	May 1867	Izalco volcano and stars
St. Christopher (St. Kitts)	0Apr 1, 1870	Queen Victoria, St. Kitts and Nevis from 1903
St. Lucia	Dec 18, 1860	Queen Victoria
St. Pierre and Miquelon	1885	Brands of the French Colonies with imprint
St. Vincent	0May 8, 1861	Queen Victoria
Grenadines of St. Vincent	Nov 14, 1973	Wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips; Postally independent secondary area of ​​St. Vincent
Sint Maarten	Oct 10, 2010	Map of the island
Spanish West Indies	Apr 24, 1855	Queen Isabella II ; common postal area of ​​Cuba and Puerto Rico
Tobago	0Aug 1, 1879	Queen Victoria
Trinidad and Tobago	Aug 14, 1851	seated Britannia
Turks and Caicos Islands	0Apr 4, 1867	Queen Victoria
United States of America	0July 1, 1847	Benjamin Franklin and George Washington ; local postmaster's stamps in New York since July 15, 1845
United Nations	Oct. 24, 1951	Representations and symbols of the UN; only valid at the UN headquarters in New York

South America

Postal area	Issue date	Motive and remarks	image
Antioquia	1868	Coat of arms of Colombia; Part of the United States of America with its own domestic mail
Argentina	0May 1, 1858	Coat of arms in a meander frame
Bolivar	1863	Coat of arms drawing; Part of the United States of America with its own domestic mail
Bolivia	Apr. 1867	Condor in an oval
Boyaca	1899	Portrait of Diego Mendoza Péres (1857–1933); Part of the United States of America with its own domestic mail
Brazil	0July 1, 1843	Numerical value drawing " ox eyes "
Buenos Aires	Apr 29, 1858	Steamship; Free State within Argentina
Chile	0July 1, 1853	Bust of Christopher Columbus
Cordoba	Oct 28, 1858	Coat of arms of Cordoba; Part of the Argentine Federation
Corrientes	Aug 21, 1856	Ceres head; Part of the Argentine Federation
Cundinamarca	1870	Coat of arms with condor; Part of the United States of America with its own domestic mail
Ecuador	0Jan. 1, 1865	Coat of arms in a meander frame
Falkland Islands	June 19, 1878	Queen Victoria
French Guyana	1886	allegorical representation of the French colonies with overprint
Guyana	0July 1, 1850	Circle with names of the colony and the postman
Inini	0Apr 7, 1932	French Guyana stamps imprinted with "Territoire de l'Inini"
Colombia	1859	Coat of arms of the Grenadian Confederation in the Pearl Circle
Paraguay	0Aug 1, 1870	State coat of arms with lion
Peru	0Aug 1, 1857	privately produced stamps of the Pacific Steam Navigation Company with the steamships "Peru" and "Chile", which were issued as state postage stamps
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	0Apr 3, 1944	Falkland Islands stamps (typical scenes) with overprint; until 1985 secondary area of ​​the Falkland Islands, since then an independent British overseas territory
Santander	1884	Coat of arms and condor in a circle; Part of the United States of America with its own domestic mail
Suriname	Oct. 1873	King Wilhelm III.
Tolima	1870	four-line pleading; Part of the United States of America with its own domestic mail
Uruguay	0Oct. 1, 1856	Sun head with 105 rays
Venezuela	0Jan. 1, 1859	Coat of arms drawing

Remarks

1. ^ Edition for the islands off the coast of Belize, stamps were also valid in Belize, see [1]
2. ↑ Located in Oceania, but is listed in the Michel catalog under North America because it belongs to the USA
3. ↑ Illustration of the first stamp , accessed on March 3, 2016.
4. ↑ uninhabited island belonging to Antigua, stamps could be used by post on Antigua and Barbuda, see entry on Linns.com
5. ↑ Illustration of the first stamp , accessed on March 3, 2016.

Asia

Postal area	Issue date	Motive and remarks	image
Abu Dhabi	30th Mar 1964	Sheikh Shakhbut bin Sultan and scenes typical of the country
Aden	0Apr 1, 1937	Dhow
Qu'aiti	July 1942	Building and portrait of the Sultan of Shrir and Mukalla; The state belonged to the British Protectorate of South Arabia
Kathiri	July 1942	Building and portrait of the Sultan of Seiyum; The state belonged to the British Protectorate of South Arabia
Mahra	March 12 1967	Flag off seashore; The state belonged to the British Protectorate of South Arabia
Upper Yafa	Sep 30 1967	Flag and coat of arms; The state belonged to the British Protectorate of South Arabia
Ajman	June 20, 1964	Animals and portrait of Sheikh Raschid bin Humaid al-Na'imi
Manama (Ajman)	05th June 1966	Ajman's trademarks with imprint; Ajman's exclave
Afghanistan	1871	Tiger head, above indication of value
Alawite area	1925	French stamps with overprint
Alexandrette	April 16, 1938	Syrian stamps with overprint
Annam and Tonkin	Jan. 21, 1888	Brands of the French Colonies marked A & T
Bahrain	Aug 10, 1933	British-Indian Post stamps overprinted
Bangladesh	July 29, 1971	Series with different motifs for independence
Bhutan	1955	two crossed thunderbolts
Burma	0Apr 1, 1937	British Indian stamps imprinted with BURMA ; from 1990 renamed Myanmar
Brunei	Oct 15, 1906	Labuan trademarks with imprint
Ceylon	0Apr 1, 1857	Queen Victoria ; from May 1972 renamed Sri Lanka
China	Aug 1878	Dragons
Republic of China (Taiwan)	0Nov 4, 1949	Marks of the Japanese occupation of Taiwan with overprint
People's Republic of China	0Oct 8, 1949	Lantern over the Gate of Heavenly Peace
Cochinchina	May 16, 1886	Brands of the French Colonies imprinted with C.CH.
Dubai	June 15, 1963	native animals and portrait of Sheikh Rashid ben Said al Maktum
French India	Nov. 1892	Colonial Allegory
French Indochina	0Jan. 8, 1889	Brands of the French Colonies with imprint
Fujeira	22 Sep 1964	native animals and portrait of Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad as Sharki
Hatay	1939	Turkish stamps with DEVLETI HATAY imprint and new value
Hejaz	Aug 20, 1916	various ornamental drawings
Hong Kong	0Dec 8, 1862	Queen Victoria
India	0July 1, 1852	Coat of arms of the East India Company and inscription Scinde District Dawk (only for the Scinde district), from October 1, 1854 trademarks for all of British India
Indonesia	0Dec 8, 1948	Dutch Indies edition with INDONESIA overprint; local forerunners as early as 1945, including local prints and overprints on stamps of the Japanese occupation mail
Iraq	0Sep 1 1918	Turkish stamps with overprint; the first issue was by the British occupation forces, but there was already a local British occupation issue for the city of Baghdad in 1917
Iran	1868	Coat of arms drawing
Israel	May 16, 1948	ancient coins
Japan	April 20, 1871	heraldic dragons in a meander frame
North Yemen	1926	crossed swords and inscriptions; Kingdom until 1962, then Yemen Arab Republic (issues of the monarchist civil war party until 1970)
Yemen	June 15, 1990	Scout; United Yemen issues
Jordan	Nov. 1920	Stamps of Palestine with overprint
Cambodia	0Nov 3, 1951	Portrait of King Norodom Sihanouk
Kazakhstan	17th Mar 1992	USSR stamps with overprint
Kyrgyzstan	0Feb. 4, 1992	Hunting Pheasant and Sary-Chelek Nature Reserve
Korea	Nov 18, 1884	Yin and Yang in the text frame
People's Republic of Korea	March 12 1946	Rose of Charon
South Korea	0Feb. 1, 1946	Japanese stamps with overprint
Kuwait	0Apr 1, 1923	British-Indian Post stamps overprinted
Labuan	May 1879	Queen Victoria
Laos	Nov 13, 1951	Portrait of King Sisavang Vong
Latakia	1931	Syrian post stamps with overprint
Lebanon	Jan. 21, 1924	French post stamps with imprint for the mandate area Greater Lebanon
Macau	01st Mar 1884	Crown
Malay Federation	1900	Negri Sembilan's trademarks with overprint
Johore	July 1876	Marks of the Straits Settlements with imprint
Kedah	July 1912	typical representations
Kelantan	1911	Coat of arms drawing
Malacca	0Dec. 1, 1948	british royal couple
Negri Sembilan	Aug 1891	Queen Victoria with the country name printed on it
Pahang	1889	Queen Victoria with the country name printed on it
Penang	0Dec. 1, 1948	british royal couple
Perak	1878	Marks of the Straits Settlements with imprint
Perlis	0Dec. 1, 1948	british royal couple
Sabah	0July 1, 1964	North Borneo stamps imprinted with SABAH
Sarawak	01st Mar 1869	Sir James Brooke
Selangor	1878	Marks of the Straits Settlements with imprint
Sungei Ujong	1878	Marks of the Straits Settlements with imprint
Trengganu	1910	Bust of the Sultan
Malay Confederation	0May 5th 1957	Rubber trees, coat of arms, tin excavator, map
Malaysia	16 Sep 1963	Map of the state
Maldives	19 Sep 1906	Ceylon stamps with overprint
Manchukuo	July 26, 1932	La Ma Ta Pagoda near Liaoyang and President Pu Yi
Mongolia	0July 1, 1924	Lamaist-Buddhist symbol (scepter)
Nedschd	0July 1, 1925	Turkish Post stamps with overprint
Nepal	1881	Emblem of the god Shri Pashupati
Dutch East Indies	0Apr 1, 1864	King Wilhelm III.
North Borneo	1883	Coat of arms drawing
Oman	Nov 20, 1944	British-Indian Post stamps with Arabic imprint
Pakistan	0Oct. 1, 1947	British Indian stamps with overprint
Palestine	Feb 10, 1918	Inscription EEF (Egyptian Expedition Forces)
Palestinian Territories	Aug 15, 1994	National flags
Philippines	0Feb. 1, 1854	Queen Isabella II
Portuguese India	0Oct 1, 1871	Numeral drawing in an oval
Qatar	0Apr 1, 1957	British Post stamps overprinted
Ras Al-Khaimah	Dec 21, 1964	Sheikh Sakr bin Mohammed al-Kasimi , dhow, palm grove
Riu Kiu Islands	0July 1, 1948	Typical scenes
Saudi Arabia	0Jan. 1, 1934	Tughra of King Abdul-Asis III.
Sharjah	July 10, 1963	Map with a small portrait of Sheikh Saqr bin Sultan al-Qasimi
Khor Fakkan	20 Mar 1965	Marks of Sharjah with overprint; Sharjah exclave
Singapore	0Sep 1 1948	King George VI.
Straits Settlements	0Sep 1 1867	Queen Victoria
South Arab Federation	Nov 25, 1963	Commemorative edition for the Red Cross
South Yemen	Feb 1968	South Arabian Federation stamps overprinted
Syria	1920	Turkish Post stamps with overprint; the issues of the United Arab Republic (1958–1961) are listed in the Michel catalog as a separate collection area
Tajikistan	May 20, 1992	Rider hunting wild boar
Tannu Tuva	Oct. 1926	"Wheel of Eternity"
Thailand	0Aug 4, 1882	King Chulalongkorn
Tibet	1912	Heraldic lion
Timor	1884	Macau stamps with overprint
Trucial States	0Jan. 7, 1961	Palm grove and dhow
Turkmenistan	Apr 26, 1992	Dagdan breast ornament
Umm al-Qaiwain	June 29, 1964	native animal and portrait of Sheikh Ahmad bin Rashid al-Mu'alla
Uzbekistan	0May 7, 1992	Princess Nadira (1792–1842)
United Arab Emirates	0Jan. 1, 1973	Map, national coat of arms, sights and picture of the first head of state Sheikh Said bin Sultan al-Nahayan
Vietnam	1945	Brands of franz. Indochina with print

Australia and Oceania

Postal area	Issue date	Motive and remarks	image
Aitutaki	June 29, 1903	New Zealand stamps (landscapes) with overprint
Australia	1902	Digit drawing. The first stamps were Australia postage , postal stamps appeared only after the 1912th
Cook Islands	0May 7, 1892	Vertical rectangle with seven stars and inscription
Fiji Islands	03 Dec 1871	Crown and initials CR ( Cakobau Rex )
French Oceania	Nov. 1892	Colonial allegory; since 1957 renamed to French Polynesia
Gilbert and Ellice Islands	0Jan. 1, 1911	Fiji Islands stamps with overprint
Guam	1899	USA brands with GUAM overprint
Kiribati	July 12, 1979	typical scenes
Coconut islands	June 11, 1963	typical scenes
Mariana Islands	Sep 1899	Stamp of the Spanish colony Philippines with overprint
Marshall Islands	0May 2, 1984	Fishing representations; from 1897 to 1919 postage stamps of the German colony Marshall Islands
Micronesia	July 12, 1984	already from 1899 to 1919 postage stamps of the German colony Karolinen
Nauru	Oct. 1916	Great Britain stamps overprinted with NAURU
New Hebrides	1908	British stamps with overprint; since 1980 independent as Vanuatu
New Guinea	1915	Brands of Australia with overprint
New Caledonia	0Jan. 1, 1860	Emperor Napoleon III.
New Zealand	July 18, 1855	Queen Victoria
New South Wales	0Jan. 1, 1850	Sydney Colonial Seal
Dutch New Guinea	0Jan. 1, 1950	Digit drawing
Niuafoʻou Island	May 11, 1983	de Havilland Canada DHC-6 over the island
Niue	1902	New Zealand stamps overprinted
Norfolk Island	June 10, 1947	Ball bay
Palau	10 Mar 1983	Excerpts from the constitution, depictions of fishing and hunting
Papua	1901	traditional outrigger boat ( lagatoi )
Papua New Guinea	Oct. 30, 1952	Aboriginal and landscape scenes
Penrhyn	1902	New Zealand stamps overprinted
Pitcairn	Oct 15, 1940	Scenes from the story of the mutiny on the Bounty
Queensland	0Nov 1, 1860	Queen Victoria
Rarotonga	1919	New Zealand stamps overprinted
Solomon Islands	Feb. 14, 1907	Landscape scenes
Samoa	1877	Ornaments and lettering; Private mail for the inter-island postal service
South Australia	1855	Queen Victoria
Tahiti	0June 9, 1882	French colonies stamps overprinted
Tasmania	0Nov 1, 1853	(Tasmania was called Van Diemen's Land until the end of 1855 ) Queen Victoria
Tokelau Islands	June 22, 1948	typical scenes and maps of the islands
Tonga	27 Aug 1886	King George Tupou I.
Tuvalu	0Jan. 1, 1976	Gilbert and Ellice Islands stamps overprinted
Victoria	0Jan. 3, 1850	Queen Victoria's knee picture
Wallis and Futuna	1920	New Caledonia stamps overprinted
Christmas Island	Oct 15, 1958	Queen Elizabeth II
Western Australia	1854	Black swan in various frame drawings

Remarks

1. ↑ if the country name has been changed, the postal area is listed under the older name, the new name is noted in the last column
2. ↑ in the Indian Ocean

Antarctic

Postal area	Issue date	Motive and remarks	image
South Shetland Islands	0Feb 5, 1944	Overprint Falkland Islands stamps issued as part of Operation Tabarin ; until 1961 the area was administered as a secondary area of ​​the Falkland Islands, then to the British Antarctic Territory
Graham land	Feb 12, 1944	Overprint Falkland Islands stamps issued as part of Operation Tabarin; until 1961 the area was administered as a secondary area of ​​the Falkland Islands, then to the British Antarctic Territory
South Orkney Islands	Feb 21, 1944	Overprint Falkland Islands stamps issued as part of Operation Tabarin; until 1961 the area was administered as a secondary area of ​​the Falkland Islands, then to the British Antarctic Territory
French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Oct 17, 1955	Madagascar brand with imprint; valid in Adelieland and sub-Antarctic areas outside the scope of the Antarctic Treaty
Ross area	Jan. 11, 1957	HMS Erebus, Shackleton and Scott, map of the Ross area and New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth II. As early as 1908, New Zealand issued a stamp for the Nimrod expedition with King Edward VII Land imprinted on it, but it was used in Victoria Land . New Zealand issued two stamps with VICTORIALAND imprinted on them for the Terra Nova Expedition .
Australian Antarctic Territory	27 Mar 1957	Raising of the Australian flag by Peter Shaw (meteorologist), Phillip G. Law (State Department), Arthur Gwynn (ornithologist), map of the Antarctic
British Antarctic Territory	0Feb. 1, 1963	Expedition logistics, ships, sleds; from 1946 to 1962 trademarks of the Falkland Island Dependencies were valid

literature

• James Mackay: Guinness Book of Postage Stamps. 2nd Edition. Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main 1986, ISBN 3-550-07695-9 , pp. 153-169.
• Ludwig Tröndle: Postage stamp customer. Orbis, Munich 1992, ISBN 3-572-00595-7 , pp. 44-45.

Web links

• List of all areas that issue or have issued postage stamps , accessed July 8, 2010.