The list below includes the names of all countries and other postal territories for which specimen postal stationery may have been distributed by the UPU.
Names of countries for which there are currently listings on this web site are shown as hyperlinks. Where the list is headed 'In progress' the list is still provisional.
before a country name indicates that there
is currently a listing for the country.
before a country name indicates that a
contributor is at present working on that country.
before a country name indicates that a volunteer
is needed to help with that country. Please contact me if you
are able to help.
before a country name indicates that it is
unlikely that any specimen postal stationery was distributed.
Any information will be welcomed.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Introduction page Classification of specimen types
Antigua
Argentine Republic
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Barbuda
Basutoland
Bavaria
Bechuanaland Protectorate
Belgium
Bermuda
Bolivia
Brazil
British Bechuanaland
British Central Africa see Nyasaland
British East Africa
British Guiana
British Honduras
British Levant
British Occupation of Italian Colonies
British Post Offices in China
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Canada
Cape of Good Hope
Cayman Islands
Ceylon
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo Free State
Costa Rica
Cuba
Cyprus
Danish West Indies
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Africa & Uganda see Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika
Eastern Roumelia
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands Dependencies
Federated Malay States see Malaya
Fiji
Finland
France
French Colonies
Gambia
German Colonies
Cameroun
Caroline Islands
German East Africa
German New Guinea
German South-West Africa
Kiaochow
Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Samoa
Togo
German Empire
German Post Offices Abroad
China
Morocco
Turkish Empire
Gibraltar
Gold Coast
Great Britain
Greece
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Haiti
Hawaii
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India and States
Iran (Persia)
Iraq
Italy
Italian Colonies
Jamaica
Japan
Kenya, Uganda & Tanganyika
Korea
Labuan
Lagos
Leeward Islands
Liberia
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Malaya
Straits Settlements
Federated Malay States
Malayan Postal Union
Malaya (British Military Administration)
Malayan States or Colonies
Johore
Kedah
Kelantan
Malacca
Negri Sembilan
Pahang
Penang
Perak
Perlis
Selangor
Singapore
Sungei Ujong
Trengganu
Maldives
Malta
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Montenegro
Montserrat
Morocco Agencies
Natal
Nauru
Netherlands
Netherlands Colonies
Curacao
Netherlands Indies
Surinam
Nevis
Newfoundland
New Guinea
New Hebrides
New South Wales
New Zealand and Dependencies
Nicaragua
Niger Coast Protectorate
Nigeria
North Borneo
Northern Nigeria
Northern Rhodesia
Norway
Nyasaland
Orange Free State
Orange River Colony
Palestine
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Persia see Iran
Peru
Poland
Portugal and Colonies
Queensland
Rhodesia
Romania
Russia
St Christopher
St Helena
St Kitts-Nevis
St Lucia
St Vincent
San Marino
Sarawak
Serbia
Seychelles
Siam see Thailand
Sierra Leone
Singapore see Malayan States or Colonies
Somaliland Protectorate
South Africa
South Australia
South West Africa
Southern Nigeria
Southern Rhodesia
Spain
Spanish Colonies
Cape Juby
Spanish Morocco
Straits Settlements see Malaya
Sudan
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanganyika
Tasmania
Thailand (Siam)
Tobago
Tonga
Transjordan
Transvaal
Trinidad
Trinidad & Tobago
Turkey
Turks Islands
Turks & Caicos Islands
Uganda Protectorate
United States of America
Uruguay
Vatican
Venezuela
Victoria
Virgin Islands see British Virgin Islands
Western Australia
Württemberg
Yemen
Zanzibar
Zululand
Introduction page
Classification of specimen types