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International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Identifier
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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 Dhabi8px - 8px see both ../Abu Dhabi/ and ../United Arab Emirates/
Acores8px - 8px ../Azores/
Aden8px - 8px ../Yemen/
A.E.F.8px - 8px ../French Equatorial Africa/
Afars & Issas8px - 8px ../Djibouti/
Afrique Equatoriale Francaise8px - 8px ../French Equatorial Africa/
Afrique Occie Francaise8px - 8px ../French West Africa/
Algerie or Algerienne8px - 8px ../Algeria/
Amsterdam / Te Betalen8px - 8px ../Netherlands/
Andorre8px - 8px ../Andorra/
A R E8px - 8px ../Egypt/
B H8px - 8px ../Belize/
Basutoland8px - 8px ../Lesotho/
Bechuanaland8px - 8px ../Botswana/
Belgique Belgie or Belgie Belgique8px - 8px ../Belgium/
Biafra8px - 8px ../Nigeria/
Böhmen Und Mähren8px - 8px ../Czechoslovakia/
Bophuthatswana8px - 8px ../South Africa/
Br. Solomon Is.8px - 8px ../Solomon Islands/
Br. Virgin Is.8px - 8px ../British Virgin Islands/
Brasil8px - 8px ../Brazil/
British Guiana8px - 8px ../Guyana/
British Honduras8px - 8px ../Belize/
British Solomon Islands8px - 8px ../Solomon Islands/
Bs.As.Rep.Arg.8px - 8px ../Argentina/
Burma8px - 8px ../Myanmar/
CCCP8px - 8px ../Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics/ (Also ../Estonia/, ../Latvia/, ../Lithuania/. Also some early issues of ../Russia/ and ../Ukraine/)
C F A8px - 8px ../Reunion/
Cabo Verde8px - 8px ../Cape Verde/
Cambodge8px - 8px ../Cambodia/
Cameroun8px - 8px ../Cameroon/
Cayman W.I.8px - 8px ../Cayman Islands/
Ceska Republica8px - 8px ../Czech Republic/
Ceskoslovensko8px - 8px ../Czechoslovakia/
Ceylon8px - 8px ../Sri Lanka/
Chra./Aut. No. 18px - 8px ../Norway/
Ciskei8px - 8px ../South Africa/
Comores8px - 8px ../Comoros/
Congo/ Belge / Belgisch8px - 8px ../Congo, Democratic Republic/
Congo (alone)8px - 8px ../Congo, Democratic Republic/
Congo, Repubique Democratique8px - 8px ../Congo, Democratic Republic/
Congo, Republique Du8px - 8px ../Congo, Peoples Republic/
Congo, Republique Ppaire/ Rep Pop8px - 8px ../Congo, Peoples Republic/
Correios Do Estado Da India8px - 8px ../Portuguese India (Goa)/
Cote D’ivoire8px - 8px ../Ivory Coast/
Cote Du Somali8px - 8px ../Djibouti/
Cote Francaise Des Somalis8px - 8px ../Djibouti/
Curacao8px - 8px ../Netherlands Antilles/
Dahomey8px - 8px ../Benin/
Dai Nippon Teikoku Yubin8px - 8px ../Indonesia/
D’Andorre8px - 8px ../Andorra/
Danmark8px - 8px ../Denmark/
Danzig8px - 8px ../Poland/
Deutsche Bundespost8px - 8px ../Germany/
Deutsche Post8px - 8px ../Germany/
Deutsche Reichpost8px - 8px ../Germany/
Deutsches Bundespost/ Saarland8px - 8px ../Germany/
Deutsches Reich8px - 8px ../Germany/
Deutsches Reich or Reichpost with Austrian town mark8px - 8px ../Austria/
Deutschland8px - 8px ../Germany/
Dubai8px - 8px ../United Arab Emirates/
Eesti8px - 8px ../Estonia/
Egypte8px - 8px ../Egypt/
Eire or Eireann8px - 8px ../Ireland/
Empire Centrafricain8px - 8px ../Central African Republic/
Espana8px - 8px ../Spain/
Espanola8px - 8px ../Spain/
Estado Da India8px - 8px ../Portuguese India (Goa)/
Federated Malay States8px - 8px ../Malaysia/
Føroyar8px - 8px ../Faroe Islands/
Franquia8px - 8px ../Portugal/
FSM POSTAGE8px - 8px ../Micronesia/
Funchal8px - 8px ../Madeira Islands/
Gabonaise8px - 8px ../Gabon/
Gebühr Bezahlt8px - 8px ../Germany/
General-Gouvernement8px - 8px ../Poland/
Gold Coast8px - 8px ../Ghana/
Grønland8px - 8px ../Greenland/
Guine-Bissau8px - 8px ../Guinea Bissau/
Guinea Ecua8px - 8px ../Equatorial Guinea/
Guinee8px - 8px ../Guinea/
Harare8px - 8px ../Zimbabwe/
Haute Volta8px - 8px ../Burkina Faso/
Hellas8px - 8px ../Greece/
Helvetia8px - 8px ../Switzerland/
Hrvatska8px - 8px ../Croatia/
Hyderabad8px - 8px ../India/
Indochine8px - 8px ../French Indochina/
Island8px - 8px ../Iceland/
Italiane8px - 8px ../Italy/
Jamahiriya8px - 8px ../Libya/
Jamaica with Grand Cayman W.I. in the town mark8px - 8px ../Cayman Islands/
Jugoslavija or Jugosllavia8px - 8px ../Yugoslavia/
K S A8px - 8px ../Saudi Arabia/
Katanga8px - 8px ../Congo, Democratic Republic/
Kenya Uganda8px - 8px ../East African Community/
Kenya Uganda Tanganyika8px - 8px ../East African Community/
Kenya Uganda Tanzania8px - 8px ../East African Community/
Kgl. Post… Øre Porto8px - 8px ../Denmark/
Kibris8px - 8px ../Cyprus/
L A R8px - 8px ../Libya/
Lao8px - 8px ../Laos/
Latvija or Latvijas8px - 8px ../Latvia/
Liban8px - 8px ../Lebanon/
Lietuva or Lietuvos8px - 8px ../Lithuania/
Luxemburg8px - 8px ../Luxembourg/
Macau8px - 8px ../Macao/
Magyar Posta8px - 8px ../Hungary/
Magyarorszag8px - 8px ../Hungary/
Makedonija8px - 8px ../Macedonia/
Malagasy8px - 8px ../Madagascar/
Malaya8px - 8px ../Malaysia/
Malgache8px - 8px ../Madagascar/
Maroc8px - 8px ../Morocco/
Mauritanie8px - 8px ../Mauritania/
Mocambique8px - 8px ../Mozambique/
Nationes Unies8px - 8px ../United Nations/
Ned-Indie or Ned.Indie8px - 8px ../Indonesia/
Nederlandse Antillen8px - 8px ../Netherlands Antilles/
Nederland8px - 8px ../Netherlands/
Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea8px - 8px ../Indonesia/
New Hebrides8px - 8px ../Vanuatu/
Nippon8px - 8px ../Japan/
Nlle Caledonie8px - 8px ../New Caledonia/
Noreg or Norge8px - 8px ../Norway/
North Borneo8px - 8px ../Malaysia/
Northern Rhodesia8px - 8px ../Zambia/
Nyasaland8px - 8px ../Malawi/
N Z8px - 8px ../New Zealand/
Offentlig Sak8px - 8px ../Norway/
Oslo8px - 8px ../Norway/
Österreich8px - 8px ../Austria/
P. I. Postage8px - 8px ../Philippines/
Pakkepost/ Porto Betalt8px - 8px ../Norway/
Pakketpos/ Parcel Post8px - 8px ../South Africa/
Pilipinas8px - 8px ../Philippines/
Poczta8px - 8px ../Poland/
Polska8px - 8px ../Poland/
Polynesie Francaise8px - 8px ../French Polynesia/
Post Na Mbeart8px - 8px ../Ireland/
Postas Ioctha8px - 8px ../Ireland/
Postes Francais with Algerian town mark8px - 8px ../Algeria/
Principaute D’Andorre or Pte D’Andorre8px - 8px ../Andorra/
R A E8px - 8px ../Egypt/
R A U8px - 8px ../Egypt/
R D C8px - 8px ../Congo, Democratic Republic/
Refugee/ Relief8px - 8px ../India/
Republica Dominica8px - 8px ../Dominican Republic/
Republica Portuguesa/ Correio De Angola8px - 8px ../Angola/
Republique Centrafricaine8px - 8px ../Central African Republic/
Republique Democratique Du Congo8px - 8px ../Congo, Democratic Republic/
Republique Du Congo8px - 8px ../Congo, Peoples Republic/
Republique Francaise8px - 8px ../France/
Republique Francaise Alger or Algerie8px - 8px ../Algeria/
Republique Francaise C F A8px - 8px ../Reunion/
Republique Francaise Postes with Algerian town mark8px - 8px ../Algeria/
Republique Francaise with Andorre La Vieille in the town mark8px - 8px ../Andorra/
Republique Francaise with Mayotte in the town mark8px - 8px ../Mayotte/
Rhodesia8px - 8px ../Zimbabwe/
Romana8px - 8px ../Romania/
R M8px - 8px ../Moldova/
R M I8px - 8px ../Marshall Islands/
R.O. Del U.8px - 8px ../Uruguay/
R O P8px - 8px ../Palau/
Rossija8px - 8px ../Russia/
Rwandaise8px - 8px ../Rwanda/
S.A.D.C.8px - 8px ../Singapore/
S. Marino8px - 8px ../San Marino/
Saar8px - 8px ../Germany, Part 3/
Saargebiet8px - 8px ../Germany, Part 3/
Saarland8px - 8px ../Germany, Part 3/
Sabah Malaysia8px - 8px ../Malaysia/
St. Christopher Nevis Anguilla8px - 8px ../Saint Kitts And Nevis/
St. Kitts Nevis Anguilla8px - 8px ../Saint Kitts And Nevis/
Salisbury8px - 8px ../Zimbabwe/
Samoa8px - 8px ../Western Samoa/
Saorstat Eireann8px - 8px ../Ireland/
Sarawak8px - 8px ../Malaysia/
Serbien8px - 8px ../Serbia/
Serpost8px - 8px ../Peru/
Servico Postal Militar8px - 8px ../Portugal/
Siam8px - 8px ../Thailand/
Slovenija8px - 8px ../Slovenia/
Slovensko8px - 8px ../Slovakia/
South Arabia, Federation Of8px - 8px ../Yemen/
South West Africa or Southwest Africa8px - 8px ../Namibia/
Southern Rhodesia8px - 8px ../Zimbabwe/
Southern Yemen, Peoples Republic8px - 8px ../Yemen/
Speed Post/ Rupees8px - 8px ../India/
SPLAJ8px - 8px ../Libya/
Straits Settlements8px - 8px ../Malaysia/
Suidafrika or Suid Afrika8px - 8px ../South Africa/
Suidwesafrika or Suidwes Afrika8px - 8px ../Namibia/
Sverige8px - 8px ../Sweden/
Swaziland8px - 8px ../Eswatini (Swaziland)/
Syrian AR8px - 8px ../Syria/
Syrienne8px - 8px ../Syria/
Tanganyika8px - 8px ../East African Community/
Tanzania Uganda Kenya8px - 8px ../East African Community/
Taxe Percue / Chengdu8px - 8px ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/
Tchad8px - 8px ../Chad/
Te’betalen/ Port8px - 8px ../Netherlands/
Ter Frs Afars Et Issas8px - 8px ../Djibouti/
Togolaise8px - 8px ../Togo/
Transkei8px - 8px ../South Africa/
Tunisie8px - 8px ../Tunisia/
Turk Postalari8px - 8px ../Turkey/
Turkiye8px - 8px ../Turkey/
U A E8px - 8px ../United Arab Emirates/
U A R8px - 8px ../Egypt/
U.S. Postage8px - 8px ../United States Of America/
Vaticane8px - 8px ../Vatican City/
Venda8px - 8px ../South Africa/
Vereinte Nationen8px - 8px ../United Nations/
Virgin Islands (British)8px - 8px ../British Virgin Islands/
Volta8px - 8px ../Burkina Faso/
Voltaique8px - 8px ../Burkina Faso/
Windhoek8px - 8px ../Namibia/
Ykpihi8px - 8px ../Ukraine/
Zaire8px - 8px ../Congo, Democratic Republic/
Zentraler Kurierdienst8px - 8px ../Germany/
non-Western languages
Беларусь 8px - 8px ../Belarus/
Нрб 8px - 8px ../Bulgaria/
България8px - 8px ../Bulgaria/
Платено8px - 8px ../Bulgaria/
Eλλaσ8px - 8px ../Greece/
Kaзaнь8px - 8px ../Russia/
KЫРГЫЗ РЕСПУБ8px - 8px ../Kyrgyzstan/
Poccиa, Poccии or Poccия8px - 8px ../Russia/
PФ8px - 8px ../Russia/
Pязань8px - 8px ../Russia/
Cpбиja8px - 8px ../Serbia/
Украïни, Укpaïнa or Уpaïни8px - 8px ../Ukraine/
ايران 8px - 8px ../Iran/
ישראל 8px - 8px ../Israel/
政 郵 華 中 8px - 8px ../China, Republic Of (Taiwan)/
政 郵 國 民 華 中 8px - 8px ../China, Republic Of (Taiwan)/
政 郵 東 華 8px - 8px ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/
政 郵 民 人 8px - 8px ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/
政 郵 民 人 國 中 8px - 8px ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/
中 国 人 民 邮 政 8px - 8px ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/
中 国 邮 政 8px - 8px ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/
国 内 邮 已 付 8px - 8px ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/
邮 览 已 付 8px - 8px ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/
日 本 郵 便 8px - 8px ../Japan/
대 한 민 국 우 편 가 8px - 8px ../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 half8px - 8px ../New Zealand/
Frameless text on cash register style tape, inscribed “Киев”, often with “Касса”8px - 8px ../Ukraine/
“Alger” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Algeria/
“Бъпгария” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Bulgaria/
“Djakarta” below the frank and in the town mark8px - 8px ../Indonesia/
“Coфия” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Bulgaria/
“Tchad” at bottom of the town mark8px - 8px ../Chad/
Congolese Town (E.G. “Lubumbashi”) in the town mark8px - 8px ../Congo, Democratic Republic/
Crown at top of frank8px - 8px ../Great Britain/
Crown at top of frank8px - 8px "Falkland Islands" in the town mark 8px - 8px ../Falkland Islands/
“Почта”8px - 8px ../Kazakhstan/, ../Moldova/, ../Russia/, ../Ukraine/
Flying “PTT” symbol at bottom of frank8px - 8px ../Macedonia/
Date above “Franqueadora National” at top of frank8px - 8px ../Mexico/
“Casa-Postes” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Morocco/
“K” in box at lower right of frank8px - 8px ../Myanmar/
“Namibia” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Namibia/
“Buchuresti” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Romania/
“R.S.M.” in the town mark8px - 8px ../San Marino/
“Singapore” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Singapore/
Solid panel at top of frank, “Ptt” logo at bottom8px - 8px ../Slovenia/
“Tanzania” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Tanzania/
“Western Samoa” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Western Samoa/
“Ljubljana” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Yugoslavia/
Arabic script only8px - 8px ../Egypt/
Burmese script only8px - 8px ../Myanmar/
Horizontal lines with value figures, no text or with model number only8px - 8px ../Bermuda/, ../China, Peoples Republic (Mainland)/, ../Czechoslovakia/
Horizontal lines with value figures, "SPECIMEN" at top8px - 8px ../Estonia/
Meter No. N27, “Postage” and “Revenue” vertical at sides, blank panel at top8px - 8px ../Great Britain/
Octagonal frank without inscription, “Tapтy” in the town mark8px - 8px ../Estonia/
Oval frame, blank at top, “Rpf” at bottom, "Riga" in the town mark8px - 8px ../Latvia/
Shield shape containing “Washington, D.C.” or “Chicago, Ill”8px - 8px ../United States Of America/
Unengraved frank appearing solid around the value figures. TM reads “Halfway House”8px - 8px ../South Africa/
Upright rectangle with wavy border and diagonal panel containing town name8px - 8px ../New Zealand/
Value figures only (no frank frame), town mark contains "DIR. NAL. DE CORREOS"8px - 8px ../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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