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I

I. A. (overprint): South Australia, officials (1868-74) [Immigration Agent].

I.B.: West Irian (1970).

ICC (overprint): India- Int. Commission on Indo-China (1965-8).

IDAR: India- Idar (1939-44).

IDROVOLANTE (overprint): Italy, hydroplane airmail (1917) [By Hydroplane].

I. E. (overprint): South Australia, officials (1868-74) [Intestate Estates].

I.E.F. (overprint): India, military stamps (1914) [India Expeditionary Force].

I.E.F. "D" (overprint on stamps of Turkey): Mesopotamia (1919).

IERUSALEM (overprint on stamps of Russia): Russia- Offices in Turkey- Jerusalem (1909-10).

I GILDA (overprint): Iceland, restoring postal validity (1902) [In Validity].

IKAPIAΣ: Icaria.

ILE ROUAD: Rouad.

ILE ROUAD (overprint on stamps of French Levant): Rouad (1916).

ILES WALLIS ET FUTUNA: Wallis & Futuna Islands.

ILES WALLIS ET FUTUNA (overprint on stamps of New Caledonia): Wallis & Futuna Islands. (1920-40).

IMPERIAL BRITISH EAST AFRICA COMPANY: British East Africa.

IMPERIO COLONIAL PORTUGUES (no colony name): Portuguese Africa, postage dues, 1945.

IMPERIO DO BRASIL: Brazil (1887-8) [Empire of Brazil].

IMPERIO MEXICANO: Mexico (1866) [Empire of Mexico].

IMPERIUM: Queen Victoria essays produced by De la Rue & Company. Ltd. as samples with no specific country named.

IMPER. REG POSTA AUSTR: Austria, Offices in Turkey (1883-6).

IMPRESOS: Cuba, Philippines, newspaper stamps [Prints].

IMPRIME (overprint): Turkey, newspaper stamps [Printed].

IMPRIMES (overprint): Iran, newspaper stamps [Printed].

IMPTO DE GUERRA: Spain, war tax stamps (1874-98) [War Tax].

IMPUESTO: Chile, revenues used as postage [Tax].

IMPUESTO DE GUERRA: Spain, war tax stamps (1874-98) [War Tax].

IMPUESTO DE ENCOMIENDAS: Uruguay, parcel posts.

INCHI YA ETAT DU KATANGA: Katanga, rebellion against the Belgian Congo.

iNCi YIL DONUMU: Turkey.

INDE: French India.

INDIA (with Portuguese or words REIS, REAL, TANGAS or RUPIA): Portuguese India.

INDIA PORT. : Portuguese India (1871-86).

INDIA PORTUGUEZA: Portuguese India (1887-95).

INDIE: French India.

INDO-CHINE: Indo-China.

INDONESIA (not preceded by REPUBLIK): Netherlands Indies.

INDONESIA REPUBLIK: Indonesia.

INDORE: India- Indore (1904-47).

INDUSTRIELLE KRIEGSWIRTSCHAFT: Switzerland War Board of Trade officials (1918).

INHAMBANE (overprint on stamps of Mozambique): Inhambane (1894-5).

INKERI: North Ingermanland (1920).

INLAND (on stamp with no country name): Liberia.

INSELPOST (overprint): Germany, military stamps.

INSTRUCAO D.L. No. 7 de 3-2-34 (overprint on war tax stamps of Portuguese India): Timor, postal tax stamps (1934-5).

INSTRUCCION: Venezuela, fiscal stamps.

INSTRUCCION SELLO PROVISIONAL CARUPANO 1902: Venezuela- Carupano (1902).

INSUFFICIENTLY PREPAID POSTAGE DUE: Zanzibar (1931-33).

IONIKON KPATOΣ: Ionian Islands [Ionian Government].

I.O.V.R.: Romania, postal tax stamps (1948).

I POLSKA WYSTAWA MAREK (overprint): Poland, semipostals [White Cross Society].

I.P.N. (overprint): India, fiscal commission on due notes [Indian Postal Note].

I.R. (overprint): U.S. Internal Revenue issues.

IRANIENNES: Iran (1935-7).

IRAQ (overprint on stamps of Turkey): Mesopotamia (1918-22).

IRIAN BARAT: West Irian (New Guinea) (1963-8).

I.R. OFFICIAL (overprint): Great Britain, officials (1882-1904) [Inland Revenue].

I. S. (overprint): South Australia, officials (1868-74) [Inspector of Sheep].

ISLAND: Iceland.

ISLAS DE JUAN FERNANDEZ: Chile- Juan Fernandez Islands, also seeing general use (1910).

ISLAS GALAPAGOS: Ecuader- Galapagos Islands.

ISOLE ITALIANE DELL'EGEO (overprint on stamps of Italy): Italy- Aegean Islands (1930-40).

ISOLE JONIE (overprint on stamps of Italy): Ionian Islands- Italian occupation (1941).

ISTRA SLOVENSKO PRIMORJE: Yugoslavia, issues for Istria and the Slovene Coast (1946).

ISTRIA LITTORALE SLOVENO: Yugoslavia, issues for Istria and the Slovene Coast (1946).

ITA-KARIALA (overprint on stamps of Finland): Karelia, Finnish military administration (1941-?).

ITALIA: Italy.

ITALIANE: Italy.

ITALIANO: Italy.

ITALIA OCCUPAZIONE MILITARE ITALIANA ISOLE CEFALONIA E ITACA (overprint on stamps of Greece): Ionian Islands- Italian occupation.

ITALIAN SOMALILAND: Somalia.

IZMIR HIMAYEIETFAL CEMIYETI: Turkey, tax stamps (1933).

 

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J (overprint on stamps of Peru): Peru- Yca (1884).

JAFFA (overprint on stamps of Russia): Russia- Offices in Turkey (1909-10).

JAIPUR: India- Jaipur (1904-49).

JAMHURI ZANZIBAR TANZANIA: Zanzibar (1964-8).

JANINA (overprint on stamps of Italy): Italy- Offices in Turkey- Janina (1902-11).

JAPANESE: Japan (1876-96).

JAVA (overprint): Netherlands Indies for Java and Madura, to check the frequency of mail (1908).

JA ЦPECHN KPCT (and cross): Jugoslavia, postal tax stamps.

JEEND STATE (overprint): India- Jhind (1885).

JERUSALEM (overprint on stamps of Russia): Russia- Offices in Turkey (1909-10).

JIND STATE (overprint): India- Jhind (1885-1913).

JIND (overprint): India- Jhind (1913-43).

JOHOR (overprint on stamps of Straits Settlements): Malaya- Johore (1884-91).

JOHORE: Malaya- Johore.

JORNAES: Portuguese language countries for printed matter [Journals].

JOURNAUX: France, for newspapers and printed matter (1868) [Journals].

JOURNAUX DAGBLADEN (overprint): Belgium, newspaper stamps.

J.R.G. AEREO VALE 1946 (overprint): Venezuela under the Junta Revolucionaria de Gobierno.

JUAN FERNANDEZ (overprint): Chile (1910).

JUBILE DE L'UNION POSTALE UNIVERSELLE: Switzerland (1900).

JUEGOS OLYMPICOS (overprint): Costa Rica, semipostals.

JЧΓOCЛABИJA: Yugoslavia.

 

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K (with no country name): Bosnia and Herzegovina.

K 60 K (surcharge): Armenia (1919).

K-numeral-K (surcharge): Far Eastern Republic (1920).

KA3AKCTAH: Republic of Kazakhstan

KAIS KON: Austria (1853-1907).

KAISERLICHE KONIGLICHE OESTERRPOST: Austria (1853-1907).

KAISERLICHE KONIGLICHE OESTERRPOST (denominations in piastres): Austria- Offices in Turkey.

KALAYAAN NANG PILIPINAS: Philippines- Japanese occupation.

KAMERUN: Cameroun (1900-18).

KAMERUN (overprint on stamps of Germany): Cameroun (1897).

Kans. (overprint): U.S., Kansas overprints to reduce theft (1929).

KAP: Latvia (1918-22).

KAPПATCbKA-YKRAIHA: Czechoslovakia- Carpatho-Ukraine.

KAПATCbKA ЧkPAIHA: Carpatho-Ukraine.

KARJALA: Karelia (1922).

KARKI (overprint on stamps of Italy): Italy- Aegean Islands- Calchi (1912-22).

KARLFONDS: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, military fieldpost stamps with charity surcharge [Emperor Karl’s Fund].

KARNTEN ABSTIMMUNG (overprint on stamps of Austria): Austria- Carinthian plebescite (1920).

KAROLINEN: Caroline Islands.

KASAI (SOUTH KASAI): Congo- unrecognized state (1960-1).

KATANGA: Congo- unrecognized state (1960-3). Revolt was against the (then) Republic of the Congo.

KATCHAK POSTA (overprint in Turkish characters): Turkey, used on attempted but caught smuggled private letters into Greece, representing double postage and fine paid [Smuggled Letter].

KATHERI STATE OF SEIYUN: Aden- Katheri (1942).

KAULBACH ISLAND: (1971-84) Island off the coast of Nova Scotia with local post stamps to frank mail to the nearest Canadian post office on the mainland.

K.C.-NOUITA: Serbia (1866) [Princely Serbian Post].

K.C. ПOЩTA: Serbia.

K. CPБCKA ПOЩTA: Serbia.

KEDAH: Malaya- Kedah.

KEELING: Cocos (Keeling) Islands.

KELANTAN: Malaya- Kelantan.

KEMAHKOTAAN (overprint): Malaya- Johore, for new Sultan (1896) [Coronation].

KENTTA POSTIA. PUOLUSTUSVOIMAT: Finland, military stamps.

KENTTA-POSTI FALTPOST: Finland, military stamps (1943).

KENTTAPOSTIA: Finland, military stamps (1941-63).

KENYA & UGANDA: Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania (1922-33).

KENYA UGANDA TANGANYIKA: Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania (1935-64).

KENYA UGANDA TANZANIA: Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania (1965-1976).

KERASSUNDE (overprint on stamps of Russia): Russia- Offices in Turkey (1909-10).

K.G.C.A. (overprint on newspaper stamps of Yugoslavia): Yugoslavia- Carinthian plebescite (1920) [Koruska Glasoona Cona A (Carinthian Plebescite Zone A)].

KGL. POST FRM. (denomination in cents): Danish West Indies (1855-73) [Kongeligt Post Freimaerk (Royal Post Free Stamp)].

KGL. POST FRM. (denomination in skillings): Denmark (1851-68) ) [Kongeligt Post Freimaerk (Royal Post Free Stamp)].

KИTAИ: Russia- Offices in China.

KHMERE: Cambodia (1971-5).

KHOR FAKKAN: Sharjah (1964-?).

KIAUTSCHOU: Kiauchau.

KIBRIS: Cyprus.

KIBRIS CUMHURIYETI: Cyprus [Cyprus Republic].

KIBRIS TURK FEDERE DEVLETI: Cyprus- Turkish occupation.

KINGSTON RELIEF FUND 1d (overprint): Barbados, semipostals for help for Jamaican earthquake (1906).

KIONGA (overprint on stamps of Lourenzo Marques): Kionga (1916)

KISHANGARH: India- Kishangarh (1904-47).

KISHENGARH: India- Kishangarh (1899-1904).

K.K. (BRIEF MARKEN): Austria [Imperial Royal Letter Stamp].

K K K (overprint): Philippines- Aguinaldo, political secret society [Kataas-taasan Kagalanggalang Katipunan].

KK-POST-STEMPEL with values in kreuzer: Austria [Imperial Royal Postage Stamp].

KK-POST-STEMPEL with values in cents: Austria- Lombardy Venetia [Imperial Royal Postage Stamp].

KLAIPEDA: Memel, Lithuanian occupation (1923).

KOH: Russia, South Russia, Far Eastern Republic, Finland, Latvia or Batum.

KOINΩNIKH ПRONOIA: Greece, postal tax stamps.

KOЛETHИ ПPATKИ: Bulgaria, parcel post.

KOLONIE CURACAO: Netherlands Antilles (1903-8) [Colony of Curacao].

KOLONIE SURINAME: Surinam (1903-8) [Colony of Surinam].

KON: Russia, South Russia, Far Eastern Republic, Finland, Latvia or Batum.

KOП-KOP.: Finland.

KONGELIGT POST FRIMAERKE: Denmark (1851) [Royal Post Free Stamp].

KONGRESI K.K.F.S. (overprint): Albania, postal tax semipostals.

KONINKRIJK DER NEDERLANDEN: Netherlands [Kingdom of the Netherlands].

KOP KOH: Finland (1856-66).

KOPYTΣA: Epirus- Karitsa issue.

KORCA: Albania (1914-18).

KORCE: Albania (1914-18).

KORONA (currency): Hungary [Crown].

KOUANCTCHE-OUWAN (overprint on stamps of Indo-China): France- Offices in China- Kwangchowan (1906-41).

KOUANG-TCHEOU (overprint on stamps of Indo-China): France- Offices in China- Kwangchowan (1906-41).

KOZTARSASAG: Hungary (1918-9) [Republic].

KOZTARSASAG (overprint): Hungary (1918-9) [Republic].

K.P. (overprint): Philippines- Japanese occupation officials [Kagamitang Pampamahalaan].

K.П. (overprint): Greece, postal tax stamps.

KPAJbEBCTBO C. X. C.: Yugoslavia.

KPALJEVSTVO SRBA, HRVATA I SLOVENACA: Yugoslavia.

KPAЛbEBИHA CPБИJA: Serbia.

KPAЛbEBИHA CPБA XPBATAИ CЛOBEHAЦA: Yugoslavia.

KPbIMCKЛΓO KPAEBOΓO ПPABKTEЛbCTБA: South Russia- Crimea.

KPCT.A.: Yugoslavia, postal tax stamps.

KPHTH: Crete.

KR. (currency): Austria, Baden, Bavaria, Germany, Hungary or Wurttemberg [Kronen (crown)].

Kr. 1.98 (overprint): Sweden, parcel posts.

Kr. 2.12 (overprint): Sweden, parcel posts.

KRALJEVINA SRBA, HRVATA I SLOVENACA: Yugoslavia [Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia].

KRAlb. UPHATOPA: Montenegro.

KREUZER (currency): Austria, Baden, Bavaria, Germany, Hungary or Wurttemberg.

KRONE (currency): Austria (1899-1952).

KRONEN (currency): Austria (1899-1952).

K.S.A.: Saudi Arabia (1975-present).

K.U.K.: Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina [Kaiserliche und Konigliche (Imperial and Royal)].

K-U-K FELDPOST (overprint on stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina): Austria, military stamps (1915).

K-U-K FELDPOST: Austria, military stamps (1915-8).

K-U-K FELDPOST (with denominations in bani or lei): Romania- Austrian occupation (1917-8).

K-U-K-MILITARPOST: Bosnia and Herzegovina (1912-18) [Kaiserliche und Konigliche Militarpost (Imperial and Royal Military Post)].

KUPA (overprint): Yugoslavia- Italian occupation (1941-2).

KURLAND (overprint): Latvia- German occupation (1945).

KURUS: Turkey.

KUWAIT (overprint on stamps of Great Britain): Kuwait (1948-58).

KUWAIT (overprint on stamps of India): Kuwait (1923-45).

K. WURTT. POST: German States- Wurttemberg (1875-1900) [Konigliche Wurtembergische Post (Royal Wurttemberg Post)].

 

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L (overprint): Colombia, airmails carried by LANSA company.

L. A. (overprint): South Australia, officials (1868-74) [Lunatic Asylum].

LA AGUERA: Aguera (1920-22).

L A B: Bolivia, airmails [Lloyd Aereo Boliviano].

LABUAN (overprint on stamps of North Borneo): Labuan (1894-1901).

LA CANEA (overprint on stamps of Italy): Italy- Offices in Crete (1900-12).

LA CRUZ ROJA ESPANOL: Spain, semipostals [Spanish Red Cross].

LA CRUZ ROJA PARAGUAY: Paraguay, semipostals [Paraguay Red Cross].

LA GEORGIE: Georgia (1919).

LAIBACH (overprint): Yugoslavia- Ljubljana- German occupation (1944-5).

LAGOS: Lagos, Nigeria (1874-1906).

LA LEY: Bolivia (1878) [The Law].

LAND-POST PORTE-MARKE: German States- Baden, postage dues (1862) [Rural Post- Postage Due].

L & S POST (overprint): Newfoundland airmail to ordinary use conversion (1931) [Land and Sea Post].

LANDSTORMEN FRIMARKE: Sweden, semipostals for funds to equip soldiers [Military Reserves Stamp].

LANSA: Colombia, airmails (1950).

L.A.R.: Libyan Arab Republic (1969-present)

LATTAQUIE (overprint on stamps of Syria): Latakia (1931-3).

LATVIJA: Latvia.

LATVIJA DSR: Latvia- Russian occupation.

LATWIJA: Latvia.

L. C. (overprint): South Australia, officials (1868-74) [Legislative Council].

LEGI POSTA: Hungary, airmails.

LEI (currency overprint on Austrian stamps): Romania- Austrian occupation (1917-8).

LERO (overprint on stamps of Italy): Italy Aegean Islands- Leros (1930-2).

LEROS (overprint on stamps of Italy): Italy Aegean Islands- Leros (1912-22).

LESOTHO (overprint on stamps of Basutoland): Lesotho (1966).

L’ETAT DU KATANGA: Katanga, rebellion against the Belgian Congo.

LEVA (currency): Bulgaria.

LEVANT: France- Offices in Turkey.

LEVANT (overprint on stamps of France): France- Offices in Turkey- Levant (1902-23).

LEVANT (overprint on stamps of Great Britain): Great Britain Offices in Turkey- Levant (1905-6).

LEVANT (overprint on stamps of Poland): Poland- Offices in Turkey- Levant (1919-21).

LEVANTE (overprint on stamps of Italy): Italy- Offices in Turkey- Levant.

LEY 8310 (overprint): Peru, postal tax stamps [Law 8310].

LEY NACIONAL DE SELLO: Argentina, postal fiscal stamps [National Stamp Law].

L F F (overprint): Liberia, officials [Liberian Frontier Force].

LIBAN: Lebanon.

LIBANAISE: Lebanon.

LIBAU (overprint on stamps of Germany): Latvia- German occupation (1919).

LIBERTAD, 15 DE SETIEMBRE: Guatemala (1886-94) [Liberty, September 15].

LIBERTAD Y ORDEN: Colombia [Liberty and Order].

LIBIA: Libya (1912-51).

LIBYA: Libya.

LIBYA (overprint on stamps of Cyranaica): Libya (1951).

LIBYE: Libya.

LIETUVA: Lithuania.

LIETUVA (overprint on stamps of Russia): Lithuania- South District (1919).

LIETUVOS: Lithuania.

LIETUVOS PASTA: Lithuania [Lithuania Post].

LIFE INSURANCE (overprint): New Zealand, life insurance department.

LIGNES AERIENNE DE LA FRANCE LIBRE: Syria- Free French Administration military airmails (1942).

LIGNES AERIENNE F.A.F.L.: Syria- Free French Administration military airmails (1942).

LIMBAGAN- 1543-1943 (overprint): Philippines- Japanese occupation (1943).

LINDBERGH ENERO 1928 (overprint): Costa Rica [Lindbergh January 1928].

LINEAS AEREA NACIONAL: Chile, airmails [National Air Lines].

LINEAS AEREAS DEL ESTADO: Argentina, airmails [State Air Lines].

LIPSO (overprint on stamps of Italy): Italy- Aegean Islands- Lisso (1912-32).

LIRE (currency overprint on stamps of Austria): Italy- Austrian occupation (1918).

LIRE 1.20 DI CORONA (currency overprint on stamps of Italy): Italy- Dalmatian occupation.

LISBOA: Portugal, Red Cross tax stamps (1913) or franchise stamps (1903-38).

LISSO (overprint on stamps of Italy): Italy- Aegean Islands- Lisso (1930).

LITAS: Lithuiania (1922-40).

LITWA SRODKOWA: Central Lithuania.

LITWY SRODKOWEJ: Central Lithuania.

LJUBLIANSKA: Yugoslavia- Ljubljana- German occupation (1944-5).

L. L. (overprint): South Australia, officials (1868-74) [Legislative Library].

L.L.L.R.: Georgia.

L. MARQUES (overprint on stamps of Mozambique): Lourenco Marques (1895-7).

L Mc L (and design of ship): Trinidad- Lady McLeod private issue (1847).

LOCAL-TAXE: Switzerland- Zurich (1843-6).

LOCUST CAMPAIGN (overprint): Trans-Jordan, semipostals.

LOJA FRANCA (overprint on stamps of Ecuador): Ecuador- Loja Province, control overprint to prevent use of stolen stamps from July 1902 Guyaquil Post Office fire (1902-3).

LOKAL BREF: Sweden- Stockholm.

LOSEN: Sweden, postage dues [Redemption Money].

LOS RIOS (overprint): Ecuador, provincial control (1902-3).

LOTHRINGEN (overprint on stamps of Germany): France- German occupation of Lorraine(1940).

LOTNICZA: Poland, aimails.

L.P. (overprint on stamps of Russia): Latvia- Russian occupation for Mitau and Schaulen (1919) [Latvija Pawalda (Latvia Administration)].

L. T. (overprint): South Australia, officials (1868-74) [Land Titles].

LTSR 1940 VII 21 (overprint): Lithuania- Russian occupation.

LUBIANA (overprint): Yugoslavia- Ljubljana- Italian occupation (1941).

LUCHA CONTRA EL CANCER (overprint): Panama, semipostals [Fight Against Cancer].

LUCHTEPOST: Belgium, airmails [Air Post].

LUCHTEPOSTZEGEL: Netherlands, airmails.

LUEBECK: German States- Leubeck (1863-7).

LUFTFELDPOST: Germany, military air post stamps (1942).

L.T.S.R. (overprint with date): Lithuania, union with the U.S.S.R.

LUGPOST: South Africa or South West Africa, airmail stamps.

LUXEMBOURG (overprint on stamps of Germany): Luxembourg- German occupation (1940-1).




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