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GABON

Office des postes et télécommunications
Direction de la Poste
M. Bernard Poaty Ditengou
Chef de la Division des études, des relations internationales et de la
réglementation
B.P. 20.000
LIBREVILLE
GABON
Téléphone (+241) 78 73 68
Téléfax (+241) 78 73 66
From UPU

Gabon - short
Gabon was visited by the Portuguese in the 15th century and was under French control from the mid-19th century when settlers from a French captured slave ship formed Libreville in 1849. The country was occupied by France in 1885 and was one of four territories in French West Africa. It became independent in 1960.
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The first postage stamps were issued for the colony in 1886.
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Service Philatelique
Direction Generale des PTT
Libreville, Gabon
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Agency - see below
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
headquarters:
460 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
Telephone: (212) 629-7979
Fax: (212) 629-3350
e-mail igpc@igpc.net.
also with offices in London, Paris, Israel, Africa, Hong Kong.
Email: <CityName>@igpc.net
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Gabon - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Philatelic Museums & Libraries data - Gabon
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Gabon - long
Location: Western Africa, bordering the Atlantic Ocean at the Equator, between Republic of the Congo and Equatorial Guinea.
Independence: 17 August 1960 (from France)
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GAMBIA, THE

The Gambia - short
Gambia was visited by the Portuguese in 1455 and settled by the English in the 17th century. It became an independent British Crown Colony in 1843 and an independent member of the Commonwealth in 1965 and a republic in 1970.
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The first postage stamps were issued for the colony in 1869.
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Postmaster General
General Post Office
Banjul, The Gambia
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Agency - see below
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
headquarters:
460 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
Telephone: (212) 629-7979
Fax: (212) 629-3350
e-mail igpc@igpc.net.
also with offices in London, Paris, Israel, Africa, Hong Kong.
Email: <CityName>@igpc.net
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The Gambia - long
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean and Senegal
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Independence: 18 February 1965 (from UK); note—The Gambia and Senegal signed an agreement on 12 December 1981 that called for the creation of a loose confederation to be known as Senegambia, but the agreement was dissolved on 30 September 1989.
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GEORGIA / RÉP. DE GÉORGIE

Poste Centrale de Tbilissi
M. R. Koukava
Directeur adjoint
Avenue D. Agmachenebeli, 44
380002 TBILISSI
RÉP. DE GÉORGIE
Téléphone (+995 32) 95 60 83
Téléfax (+995 32) 95 80 16
From UPU
and: root@gp.postnet.ge
"Georgian Post" Ltd.
2 , 9 Aprili str.
380008 Tbilisi ,
Georgia
Tel: (+995 32) 93 63 63 , (+995 32) 93 62 84
Fax: (+995 32) 92 22 11 , (+995 32) 95 80 16
(from '47 emails..')

Georgia - short
Issues stamps 1919-1923 and since independence in 1993.
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Agency: Inter-governmental Philatelic Corporation (see below)
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and from Malte:
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Tbilisi Central Post Office
Philatelic Service
44 D. Agmachenebeli Avenue
380002 TBILISI - GEORGIA
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
headquarters:
460 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
Telephone: (212) 629-7979
Fax: (212) 629-3350
e-mail igpc@igpc.net.
also with offices in London, Paris, Israel, Africa, Hong Kong.
Email: <CityName>@igpc.net
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Georgia - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Georgia catalog to 1996
1-3 +Mz UNO Membership, 3v:25,50,100 +S/S of same 3v+label 31.07.93
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Georgia - long
Location: Southwestern Asia, bordering the Black Sea, between Turkey and Russia
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Independence: 9 April 1991 (from Soviet Union)
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National holiday: Independence Day, 26 May (1991)
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German East Africa - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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German New Guinea - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
(which?; both? ; sic or New Britain; Aussie? - tell me!) - Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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German South West Africa (1897-1919) - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
(eventually S.W. Africia then Nambia)
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Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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.GERMANY (DEUTSCHLAND) / Bundesrepublik Deutschland / Allemagne

Germany - short
After the Congress of Vienna, 1814-15, there was a confederation of 39 states under Austria. Under Brismarck, Prussia succeeded Austria as the leading German power, There was a union of Germany and founding of the second Reich in 1871 with the king of Prussia as the hereditary German emperor.
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The German states were:
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Baden (1851-1868)
Bavaria (1849-1920)
Bergedorf (1861-1867)
Bremen (1855-1867)
Brunswick (1852-1865)
Hamburg (1859-1869)
Hanover (1850-1864)
Lubeck (1859-1865)
Mecklenburg-Schwerin (1856-1867)
Mecklenberg-Strelitz (1864)
Oldenburg (1852-1867)
Prussia (1850-1867)
Saxony (1851-1857)
Schleswig-Holstein (1850-1866)
Thurn and Taxis (1852-1867)
Wurttemberg (1851-1920)
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The North German Confederation issued stamps from 1868 to 1870.
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Postage stamps have been issued for the German Empire since 1872.
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Starting in 1948, stamps were issued for Berlin for use in the American, British and French sectors.
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Starting in 1949, stamps were issued for the German Democratic Republic established in eastern Germany.
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Contacts:
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Deutsche Post AG
Niederlassung
Versandstelle fur Postwertzeichen
60281 Frankfurt, Germany
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and from Linn's:
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Deutsche Post AG
Versandstelle fur Postwertzeichen
Niederlassung Weiden
92632 Weiden, Germany
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from Malte:
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Versandstelle fur Postvertzeichen
Postfach 120950, D-1000 BERLIN 12
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see also: Unicover Agency data ; next link
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German Stamp Office in North America ; buy at face value
via:
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Unicover World Trade Corporation, 1-800-443-4225
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German Stamp Office in North America
1 Unicover Center
Cheyenne, WY 82008-0006
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Germany - long
Location: Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark
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Independence: 18 January 1871 (German Empire unification); divided into four zones of occupation (UK, US, USSR, and later, France) in 1945 following World War II; Federal Republic of Germany (FRG or West Germany) proclaimed 23 May 1949 and included the former UK, US, and French zones; German Democratic Republic (GDR or East Germany) proclaimed 7 October 1949 and included the former USSR zone; unification of West Germany and East Germany took place 3 October 1990; all four power rights formally relinquished 15 March 1991
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National holiday: German Unity Day (Day of Unity), 3 October (1990)
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Catalogs and Resources

Germany (& Specialized) - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
including: Germany, German States, Berlin, Allied Occupation, Offices Abroad, Territories (WWI, WWII)
(Note: also under "Saar" are pages)
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Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Kabe German Albums - from LIGHTHOUSE (Worldwide) - [En, Gr, Fr, Sp]
Also In the US, Canada and Germany LIGHTHOUSE is exclusive agent for the stamp bureau of the NORWAY POST.
other:
Vario album products
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Head office & factory:
LEUCHTTURM ALBENVERLAG GmbH & Co.
Postfach 13 40
21495 Geesthacht
Germany
Phone (49) 4152 801-0
Fax (49) 4152 801-222
E-Mail is 'forms' based on this site.
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Germany catalog to 2/89 - APS's WPID data is in ASCII comma delimited format
...The data can be imported into a database program such as Access, Approach, dBase, Foxpro, Paradox etc., .
Also the data has not been updated in a number of years... - others are needed to continue this task.
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ftp sites for the WPID data: ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/doc/mail/stamps/wpid/
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ftp://ftp.cviog.uga.edu/pub/exchange/jackson/miscel/
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To enter new information contact the co-ordinator J. M. Myerson (71054.546@compuserve.com.)
or e-mail: lmevans@rain.org
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Deutsche Post | Postage Stamps - 1996-1999
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A German-English philatelic dictionary:
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German Stamps Page - English->German / German->English philatelic terms
lists recent issues and extensive software links right to the download link
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German stamps forum : briefmarken.de - Homepage
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German stamps personal homepage
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Postal Authority, Societies, Clubs, Museums...

Deutsche Post AG -English - very informative; postally; link to stamps.
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Deutsche Post AG - Deutsch- very informative; postally; link to 'Philatelie'
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>Deutsche Post | Postage Stamps
isolated out of frames - URL minder couldn't reach main pages but found this one.
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Germany Philatelic Society and Its Activities
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Munich Philatelic Library
Munich City Library, Floor 3.1
A short walk from the German Museum
Philatelistische Bibliothek
Rosenheimer Str. 5
D 81667 München
GERMANY
Phone: 089 / 48098-291
Fax: 089 / 48098-248
e-mail: 100632.2012@compuserve.com
site includes additional data..
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Philatelic Museums & Libraries data - Germany
addresses and descriptions to 13 places...
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going Postal ...

Deutschland im Internet nach Postleitzahlen / Germany in the WWW sort by postcodes - stamp finder - Rhein Main Briefmarken Links
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Post-Direkt - Adress Management - German Postcode search
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Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität Conversion of German "Postleitzahlen" ZIP codes
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Postage rates
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Literature / periodicals

OSS propagada stamp for 'Operation Cornflake'
Forgeries of WWII German stamps printed by the U.S. Office of Strategic Services 1942-1943.
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on sale from:
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Henry Gitner Philatelists, Inc.
PO Box 3077
Middletown, NY 10940 USA
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Phone: 914-343-5151
Fax: 914-343-0068
1-800-94STAMP (in US only)
email: hgitner@hgitner.com
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Briefmarke.com - Der Sammler Treff
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Dealers Specializing in

German Philatelic Organisation: BUND DEUTSCHER PHILATELISTEN (BDPh) HOMEPAGE - TITELKOPF
BUND DEUTSCHER PHILATELISTEN e.V.
Mildred-Scheel-Str.2,
53175 Bonn
Germany
email: info@bdph.de
(the site is in German only)
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Welcome to Torsten Hornung`s Homepage - German stamp auctions
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Beverly Stamp Company - Richardson, Texas - [Germany]
In business 25 years, and about the last 10 years full time. We only attend the Texas Stamp Dealers shows in Dallas. Our business is selling individual country collections. We do not count faulty issues, and mint issues w/o gum are counted at 50% of cv.
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In addition to the country collections, we offer individual issues of German colonies, with special attention to used issues and town cancels. All dubious issues are sent to Germany for expertising. This is also true of old German states which we offer as individual issues. Another area of individual issues that we offer are Germany from about 1890 thru the inflation period, and all of the used inflation issues are signed as to the particular variety according to the Germany Specialized Michel catalog. Although we never have enough inventory we also specialize in German Occupation issues of WW II. Here again, all questionable issues are expertised or signed.
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We welcome want lists for German colonies, old German states, and the Germania and inflation issues of Germany.
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We do not handle nor offer topicals and U.S.
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GHANA (former: Gold Coast)

Ghana (Gold Coast) - short
Philatelic Bureau,
General Post Office,
Accra, Ghana
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Malte's version:
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Ghana P.T. Corporation,
Philatelic Bureau
GPO ACCRA
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Agency: Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corp. (see below)
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
headquarters:
460 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
Telephone: (212) 629-7979
Fax: (212) 629-3350
e-mail igpc@igpc.net.
also with offices in London, Paris, Israel, Africa, Hong Kong.
Email: <CityName>@igpc.net
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Gold Coast - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
(see also: COTE D'IVORIE)
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Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Ghana - long
Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo
former: Gold Coast
Independence: 6 March 1957 (from UK)
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.GIBRALTAR - dependent territory of the U.K.

Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau Ltd.
PO Box 5662
2nd floor , Hadfield House
Library street
Gibraltar
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Tel : (350) 75662
Fax : (350) 42149
email: stamps@gibnynex.gi
(from Fabio's '47 emails..')

Gibraltar - short
Though it was ceded to Britain in 1713, Spain continues to claim sovereignty. The rocky peninsula played a key part in both world wars.
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The first postage stamps were issued for the colony in 1886.
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Gibraltar Post Office
Philatelic Bureau
Box 5662, Gibraltar
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and from Fabio:
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Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau Ltd.
PO Box 5662
2nd floor , Hadfield House
Library street
Gibraltar
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Tel : (350) 75662
Fax : (350) 42149
email: stamps@gibnynex.gi
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(Agencies (see below)
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
headquarters:
460 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
Telephone: (212) 629-7979
Fax: (212) 629-3350
e-mail igpc@igpc.net.
also with offices in London, Paris, Israel, Africa, Hong Kong.
Email: <CityName>@igpc.net
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Crown Agents Stamp Bureau - agent to the UK
Crown Agents Stamp Bureau
Old Inn House
2 Carshalton Road
Surrey
SM1 4RN
UK
Tel: +44 (0)181 770 0707
Fax: +44 (0)181 642 0769
Telex: 916205 Calond G
Email: casb@compuserve.com
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>Gibraltar Philatelic Bureau
tel.: (350) 75662
fax : (350) 42149
email: graphics@gibnynex.gi
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site features Phone Cards, Stamps (some images) , standing orders ..
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Malte's Stamp News on the Net - GIBRALTAR - images
22/05/1998: EUROPA '98
22/05/1998: MARINE ENVIRONMENT
01/04/1998: ROYAL AIR FORCE 80 YEARS
31/03/1998: DIANA: PRINCESS OF WALES
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Gibraltar - some covers displayed
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Gibraltar - (dependent territory of the UK) - long
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain.
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Gilbert Islands and Gilbert & Ellice Islands - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
(note: Ellice Islands became Tuvalu 1/1/76 and the Gilbert Islanda becam Kirabai)
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Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Gilbert Islands - See Also Kirabati
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Gold Coast - see: GHANA above ^
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Graham Land (1944) - see: Faulkland Islands
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Grand Comoro - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Grand Comoro (1897-1912) - See: Comoro Islands
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GREAT BRITAIN / England et al ---> see: UNITED KINGDOM ------->
While not 'philatelically' correct, I will follow the CIA listing method and place the info under UNITED KINGDOM - aj
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GREECE / GRÈCE / HELLAS

Postes Helléniques (ELTA)
Direction de la production et des ventes
Division des ventes
Mme Hélène Tpiviza
Chef de section
1 rue Apellou
GR-101 88 ATHINA
GRÈCE
Téléphone (+30 1) 3223 473
Téléfax (+30 1) 3241 238
From UPU

Greece - short
Greece was ruled by the Ottoman Turks from the 15th century until the 19th century. A national awakening led to independence as a kingdom in 1830 with territorial gains after the Balkan and first World Wars. A republic was established, 1924-35, and the Germans occupied the country, 1941-44.
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Postage stamps have been issued since 1861.
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Greek Post Office
Philatelic Service
100 Aeolou Street
GR101 88, Athens, Greece
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Matle's version:
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Hellenic Postal Service (ELTA)
Philatelic Service
1 Apellou Street
GR-10188 ATHINA
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and from Linn's: Agency:
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Interpost
Box 378
Malverne, NY 11565
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Greece - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Philatelic Museum of Greece
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.GREECE, 1831 - The Tesserakontalepton - 'The Nine Pearls Variety' (a 'Cinderella') By Sergio Sismondo
"...The "Lepta 40" stamp is from Greece and the reason for its issuance has generated some debate. ..."
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"Perhaps you can find a stamp which resembles the ones in the block pictured here. It is time to look into that Cinderella stockbook or cigar box where so many treasures, both large and small, have been tucked away through the years. ..."
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Greece - long
Location: Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey.
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Independence: 1829 (from the Ottoman Empire) (occupited in WWII by Germany)
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National holiday: Independence Day, 25 March (1821) (proclamation of the war of independence)
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.GREENLAND / GRONLAND / Kalaalit Nunaat (part of the Kingdom of Denmark)

Greenland / Kalaalit Nunaat - short
Kalaallit Allakkeriviat
Gronlands Postvaesen
Filatelia
DK-3913 Tasiilaq
Greenland
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Malte's version:
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Filatelia
PO Box 121
DK-3913 TASIILAQ
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and from Linn's:
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Greenland; and Focus Greenland
Hojbro Plads 3
Box 100
DK-1004, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Agency:
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Nordica Inc.
Box 284
Old Bethpage, NY 11804
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Greenland Stamp Agency in North America; buy at face value!
"...as a Standing Order customer of Greenland's only official stamp agency in North America,..."
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via:
Unicover World Trade Corporation,
1 Unicover Center,
Cheyenne, WY 82008-0006
tel.: 1-800-443-4225
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>POST Greenland: Stamps and books from Greenland - .dk domain
FILATELIA
P.O. Box 121
DK-3913 Tasiilaq
Greenland
Telephone: +299 98 11 55
Telefax: +299 98 14 32
E-mail: filatelia@greennet.gl
or: pgrpost@greennet.gl
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>POST Greenland: Stamps and books from Greenland - .gl domain
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Greenland Postcodes (groenland.html)
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Greenland - long
Location: Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979
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National holiday: Birthday of the Queen, 16 April (1940)
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Greenpeace Stamps - Crown Agents Stamp Bureau
(look under 'Country PO')
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Crown Agents Stamp Bureau
Old Inn House
2 Carshalton Road
Surrey
SM1 4RN, United Kingdom
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Tel: +44 (0)181 770 0707
Fax: +44 (0)181 642 0769
Telex: 916205 Calond G
Email: casb@compuserve.com
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Soverign Stamps - they're retail outlet - offers online sales.
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GRENADA (and the Grenadines)

Grenada and the Grenadines - short
The first postage stamps were issued for the colony in 1861. Issues for the Grenada Grenadines have been issued since 1973 and are valid in the Grenadines, a group of small islands including Carricou and Ronde, as well as Grenada itself.
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Postmaster General
General Post Office
Saint George's
Grenada, West Indies
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Agency: Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corp. (see below)
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
headquarters:
460 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
Telephone: (212) 629-7979
Fax: (212) 629-3350
e-mail igpc@igpc.net.
also with offices in London, Paris, Israel, Africa, Hong Kong.
Email: <CityName>@igpc.net
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for Granada and for Grenadines
see also: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines ----------------------------------->
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Grenada - long
Location: Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago.
Independence: 7 February 1974 (from UK)
Note: the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
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Griqualand West - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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.GUADELOUPE (a French department)

Guadeloupe - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Guadeloupe - long - (overseas department of France)
Location: Caribbean, islands in the eastern Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico
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National holiday: National Day, Taking of the Bastille, 14 July (1789)
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GUADELOUPE- Philatelie - from France's La Poste - see: "Infos pratiques" ; go to bottom of that page
and under the link "Infos pratiques" you get:
LISTE DES POINTS PHILATELIE
BUREAUX DE POSTE POINT-PHILATELIE
210 bureaux de poste spécialisés, en France : au moins un par département, au chef-lieu
210 post office addresses:
GUADELOUPE
P.P de BASSE TERRE RP
97109 BASSE TERRE CEDEX
P.P de POINTE A PITRE PRINCIPAL
Boulevard Hann
97159 POINTE A PITRE CEDEX
P.P de ST BARTHELEMY
97133 ST BARTHELEMY
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GUATEMALA

Direccion General de Correos y Telegrafos,
Departamento Filatelico,
Guatemala, Central America
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from Linn's.

Guatemala - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Guatemala - long
Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Honduras and Belize and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico
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Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
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.GUERNSEY (U.K.'s Channel Islands) / Guernsey-Sark / Guernsey-Alderney

Guernsey Philatelic Bureau
Postal Headquarters , Guelles Road
St. Peter Port
Guernsey , Channel Islands
GY1 1AB.
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Tel : 01481 726241
Fax : 01481 712082
email: gsypost@guernsey.net
(from Fabio's '47 emails...')
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and from: http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/gs/museum3.htm#cis
Guernsey's Postal Museum:
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Post Office HQ
Smith Street, St. Peter Port
Display of local postal history and proofs inside the philatelic bureau.

Guernsey - short - list of all issues to 1991
Guernsey Philatelic Bureau
Postal Headquarters
Saint Peter Port
Guernsey GY1 1AB
Channel Islands, United Kingdom
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Agency: Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corp. (see below)
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
headquarters:
460 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
Telephone: (212) 629-7979
Fax: (212) 629-3350
e-mail igpc@igpc.net.
also with offices in London, Paris, Israel, Africa, Hong Kong.
Email: <CityName>@igpc.net
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Guernsey-Sark OnLine Stamps Catalogue - by Anders Backman with images!
This is a commercial catalog with prices but it sure seem complete - great images!
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"With the Commodore Shipping Company issuing stamps for both Guernsey - Sark and Guernsey - Alderney we saw a significant rise in the prices of Guernsey - Alderney stamps as the first independent Alderney postage stamps were issued in 1983. With the Sark stamps being much cheaper than the Alderney stamps this meant that the Sark stamps went into collections much faster than the Alderney stamps, and we see a trend of the Sark stamps getting more expensive. With the small printings that are documented in this catalogue it is not surprising that much material is getting increasingly difficult to find." - from the "introduction" link.
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and from the catalog list, "The 1968 Definitives was the last issue for Commodore Shipping Company Guernsey - Sark. Some stamps were later over printed without any connection to Guernsey - Sark "
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Copyright ©1972-1998 SilverDalen Stamps & Anders Backman
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Guernsey catalog to 7/92 - APS's WPID data is in ASCII comma delimited format
...The data can be imported into a database program such as Access, Approach, dBase, Foxpro, Paradox etc., .
Also the data has not been updated in a number of years and no issues after 1992 - others are needed to continue this task.
.
ftp sites for the WPID data: ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/doc/mail/stamps/wpid/
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ftp://ftp.cviog.uga.edu/pub/exchange/jackson/miscel/
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To enter new information contact the co-ordinator J. M. Myerson (71054.546@compuserve.com.)
or ask via e-mail: lmevans@rain.org
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>Guernsey Post Office's internet magazine (postal authority)
gsypost@guernsey.net w
The Philatelic Manager
Postal HQ, St Peter Port, Guernsey,Channel Islands, GY1 1AB
Tel: (01481) 726241
Fax: (01481) 716486
Guernsey, Baliwick of - long
(British crown dependency)
Location: Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
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GUINEA / GUINÉE (former French Guinea)

Office des postes de Guinée (OPG)
Mme Barry Djénabou
Gestion des relations extérieures
Boîte postale 2984
CONAKRY
GUINÉE
Téléphone (+224) 41 12 38
Téléfax (+224) 41 40 50
Téléfax (+224) 41 40 45
From UPU

Guinea - short
Guinea became a French Protectorate in 1849. It was governed with Senegal as Rivieres du Sud. It became a separate colony in 1893. It became a constituent territory within French West Africa, 1904, an overseas territory in 1946 and an independent republic in 1958.
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Postage stamps have been issued for Guinea since 1959.
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Agence Philatelique
BP 4562, Conakry
Republic of Guinea
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
Headquarters:
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460 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
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Telephone: (212) 629-7979
Fax: (212) 629-3350
e-mail igpc@igpc.net
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Also with offices in London, Paris, Israel, Africa, Hong Kong.
Email: <City/NationName>@igpc.net
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Guinea (and 'French Guinea') - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
(look under 'G' and 'F') - Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Guinea (former: French Guinea ) - long
(2 October 1958 independant from France)
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone.
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GUINEA-BISSAU (former: Portuguese Guinea)

Direccao Generale de Correios, Service de Filatelia,
C.P. 200, Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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Agency:
D & G Philatelic Inc.,
Box 237,
370 Hempstead Ave.,
West Hempstead, NY 11552
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from: Linn's

Guinea-Bissau (former: Portuguese Guinea) - long
Location: Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea and Senegal
Independence: 24 September 1973 (unilaterally declared by Guinea-Bissau); 10 September 1974 (recognized by Portugal)
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Portuguese Guinea - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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GUYANA (formerly British Guyana)

Guyana - short
Guiana was first sighted by Christopher Columbus in 1498 and settled by the Dutch in the late 16th century. Several areas were ceded to Britain in 1815. The country became independent in 1966.
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The first postage stamps were issued in 1922.
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Guyana Post Office Corporation
General Post Office, Robb Street, Georgetown, Guyana
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Agency: Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corp. (see below)
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
headquarters:
460 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
Telephone: (212) 629-7979
Fax: (212) 629-3350
e-mail igpc@igpc.net.
also with offices in London, Paris, Israel, Africa, Hong Kong.
Email: <CityName>@igpc.net
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Guyana (former: British Guiana) - long
Location: Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Suriname and Venezuela
Independence: 26 May 1966 (from UK)
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HAITI

Haiti - short
Haiti was first visited by Christopher Columbus in 1492. It was created when the west third of the island was ceded to France as Saint-Domingue in 1697. A slave rebellion was followed by independence as Haiti in 1804. It was united with Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) from 1822 to 1844 and was under US occupation from 1915 to 1934.
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The first postage stamps were issued in 1881
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Service Philatelique
Office des Postes
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries
headquarters:
460 West 34th Street
New York, NY 10001
U.S.A.
Telephone: (212) 629-7979
Fax: (212) 629-3350
e-mail igpc@igpc.net.
also with offices in London, Paris, Israel, Africa, Hong Kong.
Email: <CityName>@igpc.net
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Haiti catalogs to 12/86 (incl. Varieties, Topics) - APS's WPID data is in ASCII comma delimited format
...The data can be imported into a database program such as Access, Approach, dBase, Foxpro, Paradox etc.,
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Also the data has not been updated in a number of years.. - others are needed to continue this task.
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ftp sites for the WPID data: ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/doc/mail/stamps/wpid/
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ftp://ftp.cviog.uga.edu/pub/exchange/jackson/miscel/
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To enter new information contact the co-ordinator J. M. Myerson (71054.546@compuserve.com.)
or l: lmevans@rain.org
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Haiti Postage Stamps - 1881-1890
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Haiti - long
Location: Caribbean, western one-third of the island of Hispaniola, between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, west of the Dominican Republic
Independence: 1 January 1804 (from France)
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Heligoland 1867-1879 - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Herceg-Bosna, Croatian Republic of - catalog to 1996
The purpose of this listing is to provide a reference for collectors, to help them to keep their collection complete. Please note that info is taken from Eurofila's 1996 price list. Prices are for reference only, and may be an indication of prices if one purchases stamps direct from CIS countries. Note that in no way does the webmaster of this site related to Eurofila, nor does the webmaster engages in any form of trade. (eurofila@kaunas.omnitel.net)
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first entry:
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1 - 5 History & Towns,5v:100,200,500,1000,2000, 12.5.93
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See also: Croatia
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HOLY SEE (VATICAN CITY) - see 'VATICAN CITY' ---------------->>
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HONDURAS, REP. OF

Empresa Correos de Honduras (HONDUCOR)
Mme Zonia Felicidad Andino Ordoñez
Jefe Depto. de Asuntos Internacionales
3a. Avenida, era. Calle Barrio El Centro
TEGUCIGALPA, M.D.C.
RÉP. DU HONDURAS
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Téléphone (+504) 238 5300
Téléfax (+504) 237 8376
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Honduras - short
Honduras was settled by the Spanish in the early 16th century and became a province of Guatemala. The country became independent from Spain, 1821, joined the Federation of Central America, and again became independent in 1838.
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Postage stamps have been issued since 1877.
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Departamento de Filatelia
Empresa de Correos de Honduras
Honducor, Tegucigalpa, Honduras
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Honduras - long
Location: Middle America, bordering the Caribbean Sea, between Guatemala and Nicaragua and bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Nicaragua.
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Independence: 15 September 1821 (from Spain)
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.HONG KONG (special administrative region of China as of 1 July 1997)- see also CHINA, UNITED KINGDOM

Hong Kong Post Stamps
PO Box 80060
Cheung Sha Wan Post Office
Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Email: spd@hkpo.gcn.gov.hk

Hong Kong - short
Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842. New territories were leased to Britain in 1898. The area was occupied by the Japanese during World War II. On July 1, 1997 it became a Special Administrative Unit of the People's Republic of China.
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Postage stamps have been issued since 1862.
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Philatelic Bureau
Harbour Building Post Office
1/F, 38 Pier Road, Central, Hong Kong
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(this may have been during the British era but may still be good...)
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note: Linn's lists the above and: Agency:
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Interpost
Box 378, Malverne, NY 11565
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and I find Crown Agents (outside US only?) - see below
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Crown Agents Stamp Bureau - "ask for details"
Crown Agents Stamp Bureau
Old Inn House
2 Carshalton Road
Surrey
SM1 4RN
UK
Tel: +44 (0)181 770 0707
Fax: +44 (0)181 642 0769
Telex: 916205 Calond G
Email: casb@compuserve.com
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Hong Kong (special administrative region of China) / Xianggang Tebie Xingzhengqu - long
Current issues: Pursuant to the agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became a special administrative region of China on 1 July 1997. Under the terms of this agreement, China has promised that Hong Kong shall enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs.
Location: Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China
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National holiday: National Day, 1-2 October
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note: 1 July 1997 is celebrated as Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day
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Catalogs and Albums

Hong Kong - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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Hong Kong Issues of 1862 - 1900
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Hong Kong catalog to 9/88 - APS's WPID data is in ASCII comma delimited format
...The data can be imported into a database program such as Access, Approach, dBase, Foxpro, Paradox etc...
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Also the data has not been updated in a number of years...- others are needed to continue this task.
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ftp sites for the WPID data:
ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/doc/mail/stamps/wpid/
ftp://ftp.cviog.uga.edu/pub/exchange/jackson/miscel/
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To enter new information contact the co-ordinator J. M. Myerson (71054.546@compuserve.com.)
or e-mail: lmevans@rain.org
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Literature

Hong Kong
As July 1st 1997, Hong Kong officially became part of People Republic of China, the postal system is now under control of Hong Kong local government. They are now issuing postage stamps of their own. My catalogue list cross-referenced with Scott# and Yang#. I am still working on the stamp images of Hong Kong.
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Ben Sheng, bsheng@uwyo.edu
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Hong Kong Stamp History by Danny Ko
Hong Kong Stamp History
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The Hong Kong stamp history starts when the first set of definitive stamps were released in 1862. ... by Danny Ko
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email: danny@susis.ust.hk
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Postal Authority, Societies, Clubs, Museums

>Hong Kong Post - postal authority
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Hong Kong, PRC - Stamp Shows.com Calendar
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Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Stamp and Numismatic Society
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HK Postage Rates & Services
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Postage rates
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See Also: CHINA ------------------>>
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Horta 1892-1905 - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!
(later Azores) - Free Album Pages? This site is sort of like "shareware" software.
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.HUNGRY - Magyar

Magyar Posta Részvénytársaság Anyag
és Értékcikkhivatala Filatéliai
Központ 1570
Budapest
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email: philately@posta.hu
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(from Fabio's '47 emails...)

Hungary - short
The Kingdom of Hungary was formed under Saint Stephen I in the 11th century. It was conquered by the Turks in 1526 and became part of the Hapsburg Empire in the 17th century. Austria and Hungary were constituted as a dual monachy in 1867 and a republic in 1918.
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Postage stamps have been issued since 1871.
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Philatelia Hungarica Ltd.
Box 600
Budapest 1373
Hungary
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Philatelic Museums & Libraries data - Hungary
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>Hungarian Post Office Limited [English page] ; gallery of issues since 1996
English 'services' pages were under construction but had nice photo of a mailbox...
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>Hungarian Post Office Limited [Hungarian page]
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Ambro Hungarian Stamps - A Gallery of Beautiful Images of Stamps [English, Hungarian]
Welcome to the largest Internet stamp-website of Hungary. Here you can inspect the most beutiful Hungarian stamps and souvenir sheets.
- Jr. Atilla Ambrozai
I note he has another at: https://members.tripod.com/~Ambrozai/
(and thanks for the link Atilla - aj)
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ambro@mail.matav.hu
The Hungarian Stamp Collection Of Attila Ambrozai. - Tripod site [English]
But visit his Hungarian site where he has other things on his mind as well... - aj
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Hungry (from postal authority 'Magya" ) 1996-current - english page
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Revenue Stamp Collectors of Hungary
Revenue Stamp Collector's Department of The Hungarian Philatelist's Association MABEOSZ
Honorary chairman: Surányi László (1991-1997),
Chairman: Szép Endre.
Secretary: Gulyás László
Snail-mail address:
1378 Hungary,
Budapest, Pf. 4.
Quarterly news: "OKMÁNYBÉLYEG" from 1991, mail address of the editorial office : Szép Endre,
3950 Hungary,
Sárospatak, Batsányi u. 7
website features a "Free online catalog of old Austro-Hungarian Revenues" with images..
Hungaria Stamp Exchange
Phone: (508) 682-0242
Fax: (508) 794-2567
E-mail Us hse1@juno.com
We fill want lists for stamps from all Eastern European countries, specializing in Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania and Austria.
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Hungry postal (authority) Tariffs, address designs
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Hungary - long
Location: Central Europe, northwest of Romania
Independence: 1001 (unification by King Stephen I)
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National holiday: St. Stephen's Day (National Day), 20 August (commemorates the coronation of King Stephen in 1000 AD)
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Heuréka - Hungarian search engine
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