Vietnam -

A French protectorates were established in Cochin-China, 1867 and in Annam and Tongking in 1884. The French Indo-Chinese Union with Cambodia and Laos was established in 1887. Vietnam was occupied by the Japanese during World War II. The communist Viet-Minh League under Ho Chi Minh was formed after World War II and the Indo-Chinese war of 1946 to 1954 resulted in the French withdrawal. A 1954 armistice divided the country between the communist Vietnamese People's Republic and South Vietnam. A civil war led to the United States intervention on the part of South Vietnam. Saigon, the capital of South Vietnam fell in 1975 and the country was reunified as the Socialist Republic of Vietnam in 1976.
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The first postage stamps were issued in 1951 for Vietnam and 1954 for South Vietnam and the Vietnamese People's Republic.
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Vietnam Stamp Corporation
14 Tran Hung Dao Street
Hanoi, Viet Nam
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THE VIET NAM of Chi D. Nguyen - good sections on stamps and coins. - aj

An Excellent site.
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Vietnam - Indo-China, French (Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam 1889-1945) - all issues - outstanding site (note: this url is dead now but the data was incorporated into Asia Stamps which can be found on our China Philately page)

Indochina (Indo-chine) was under French control from 1889-1945, area consisting of Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam. All the postage stamps used in Indochina were issues of French stamps with "INDOCHINE" imprint. There was only one souvenir sheet issued in Indochina, Colonial Arts Exhibition Issue on April 15, 1937. Indochina stamps are relative cheaper than other Asian countries' stamps. I believe Indochina will be a hot collecting area with in two years.
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1/99 - Ben Sheng, bsheng@uwyo.edu
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Vietnamese Stamps Club

VIET BAY Stamp Club
639 Tully Road Suite K
San Jose, CA 95111 USA
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or by phone 408-292-4944
by fax 408-292-8813
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Viet Nam (South) - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!

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Vietnam -

Location: Southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, Gulf of Tonkin, and South China Sea, alongside China, Laos, and Cambodia
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Independence: 2 September 1945 (from France)
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Yemen -

The area was occupied by Turkey from 1538 to 1630 and from 1849 to 1918. After Turkish rule, the country was under the rule of the Hamid al-Din dynasty. The sovereignty of Yemen was recognized by Saudi Arabia and Britain in 1934. The Yemen Arab Republic (north) was declared in 1962 and the neighboring People's Republic of South Yemen was established in 1967. Negotiations to merge the two Yemens began in 1979, proclaimed and ratified in 1990. The new state was named the Republic of Yemen.
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Postage stamps have been issued since 1926 for Yemen and since 1968 for the People's Republic of Yemen.
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Director General of the General Corporation of Posts and Postal Savings
Philatelic Bureau, Stamps Department
Box 1993
Sana'a, Republic of Yemen
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Yemen -

Location: Middle East, bordering the Arabian Sea, Gulf of Aden, and Red Sea, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
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Independence: 22 May 1990 Republic of Yemen was established on 22 May 1990 with the merger of the Yemen Arab Republic {Yemen (Sanaa) or North Yemen} and the Marxist-dominated People's
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Democratic Republic of Yemen {Yemen (Aden) or South Yemen}; previously North Yemen had become independent on NA November 1918 (from the Ottoman Empire) and South Yemen had become independent on 30 November 1967 (from the UK)
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National holiday: Proclamation of the Republic, 22 May (1990)
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Encyclopedia.com - Yugoslavia (History)

"Yugoslavia's existence as a nation began after World War I. Of its component republics, only Serbia (which included the present independent republic of Macedonia) and Montenegro were independent states in 1914..By 1944 the Germans had been driven from Yugoslavia, and in 1945 Tito became premier, deposed the king, and established a Communist state ... In 1990 the Communist party relinquished its monopoly on political power. Previously contained ethnic tensions became more prominent, and Slovenia and Croatia declared (1991) independence, a move resisted by Serbia ... (this) escalated into civil war (1991-92). Bosnia and Hercegovina (1991) and Macedonia (1992) also became independent, and intense fighting erupted (1992) in Bosnia. The UN imposed economic sanctions, including a naval blockade, on Yugoslavia for supporting Serb forces in Bosnia and withheld recognition of the new Yugoslav state established by Serbia and Montenegro.
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(the U.S. does not recognize the name 'Yougoslavia' - see 'Serbia')
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Zaire - see: Dem. Rep. of the Congo -------------------->

National Office of Posts and Telecommunications,
Box 7984
Kinshasa 1, Republic of Zaire
(now: Dem. Rep. of Congo)
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or:
Agences Philateliques Gouvernementales
Chaussee de Waterloo 868//870
1180 Brussels, Belgium
(from Linn's)

Zambia -

European influence followed David Livingstone's discovery of Victoria Falls in 1855. (go follow his link to 'Livingstone' - aj ) The country was administered by the British South Africa Company under Rhodes. Northern and Southern Rhodesia were declared a British sphere of influence in 1888, becoming Northern Rhodesia in 1911, a British protectorate in 1924 and joined with Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland as the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland in 1953. The federation dissolved in 1963 and independent Zambia was declared in 1964.
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The first postage stamps were issued in 1964.
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Philatelic Bureau
Box 71857
Ndola, Zambia
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Agencies - see below
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Inter Governmental Philatelic Agency Online - for over 55 countries

Headquarters:
Inter-Governmental Philatelic Corp.
460 W. 34th St., New York, NY 10001
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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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Crown Agents Stamp Bureau - Worldwide agent

Old Inn House, 2 Carshalton Road
Sutton, Surrey SM1 4RN U.K.
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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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Zambia - former: Northern Rhodesia -

Location: Southern Africa, east of Angola
Independence: 24 October 1964 (from UK)
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Zambezia 1894-1917 (Quelimane, Tete) - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!

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Zanzibar - See: TANZANIA ----------------->>

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Zil Elwannyen Sesel 1980-1992 - - > See: 'Seychelles'

...captured by Britain in 1794. It (Seychelles) was incorporated as a dependency of Mauritius in 1814. It became a separate Crown Colony in 1903, and a independent republic within the Commonwealth in 1976. The islands of Aldabra, Farquhar and Des Roches have issued postage stamps, since 1980, as Zil Elwannyen Sesel.
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The first postage stamps were issued in 1890.
Philatelic Bureau
Box 60, Victoria, Mahe
Seychelles, Indian Ocean
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Agency :
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Crown Agents Stamp Bureau Ltd.
Old Inn House, 2 Carshalton Road
Sutton, Surrey, SM1 4RN, United Kingdom

Zimbabwe - former: Southern Rhodesia -

Southern Rhodesia was under British influence in the 1880s as the British South Africa Company. It was divided into Northern and Southern Rhodesia in 1911. Southern Rhodesia became a self-governing British colony in 1923. Northern and Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland formed a federation in 1953.
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Southern Rhodesia became independent as the Republic of Zimbabwe in 1980.
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The first postage stamps were issued in 1964.
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Posts and Telecommunications Corporation
Philatelic Bureau
Box 4220
Harare, Zimbabwe
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Philatelic Museums & Libraries data - Zimbabwe

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Zululand 1888-1896 (Natal) - Download Album Pages: - $5 a year for all the countries you can eat!

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Limited Bibliography

links to major sources on philately consulted
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