Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.
See the Category:Compendium of postage stamp issuers page for details of the project.
Smirne (Italian Post Office)
editSmyrne (Russian Post Office)
editSO 1920
edit- Refer
- East Silesia
Solomon Islands
edit- Includes
- British Solomon Islands
Somalia
editUnder UN control with Italian administration 1950–60. Became an independent republic in 1960 and was enlarged by addition of Somaliland Protectorate.
- Dates
- 1950–
- Capital
- Mogadishu
- Currency
- (1950) 100 centesimi = 1 somalo
- (1961) 100 cents = 1 Somali shilling
- Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Somalia
Somalia (British Administration)
edit- Refer
- BA/BMA Issues
Somalia (British Military Administration)
editBMA Somalia.
- Refer
- BA/BMA Issues
Somalia (British Occupation)
edit- Refer
- East Africa Forces
Somaliland Protectorate
edit- Includes
- British Somaliland
Soruth (Saurashtra)
editStamps of Soruth (Saurashtra) were at first issued in Junagadh only but later were extended to include the Saurashtra Union of Jasdan, Morvi, Nawanagar, Soruth and Wadhwan. Stamps of the 1929–1949 period were overprinted SARKARI.
- Refer
- Indian Native States
Soudan
edit- Refer
- Sudan
South Africa
edit- Dates
- 1910–
- Capital
- Pretoria
- Currency
- (1910) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
- (1961) 100 cents = 1 rand
- Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of South Africa
South African Republic
edit- Refer
- Transvaal
South African Territories
edit- Main Article Needed
- Includes
- Bophutatswana;
- Ciskei;
- Transkei;
- Venda
South Arabian Federation
edit- Refer
- Aden Protectorate States
South Australia
edit- See also
- Australia
South Bulgaria
edit- Refer
- Bulgarian Territories
South China (People's Post)
edit- Refer
- CPR Regional Issues
South East Saxony (Russian Zone)
editSouth Georgia
editSouth Georgia (Falkland Islands Dependencies)
editStamps of Falkland Islands overprinted SOUTH GEORGIA.
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
editA continuation of the South Georgia issues but with the inscription changed to acknowledge the South Sandwich Islands as part of the same territory. The South Sandwich Islands have never had any permanent inhabitants.
- Main Article Needed
- Postage stamps and postal history of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Includes
- South Georgia
South Kasai
edit- Refer
- Zaire
South Korea
edit- Dates
- 1946–
- Capital
- Seoul
- Currency
- (1946) 100 chon = 1 won
- (1953) 100 won = 1 hwan
- (1962) 100 chon = 1 won
- Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of South Korea
South Korea (North Korean Occupation)
edit- Dates
- 1950 only
- Currency
- 100 chon = 1 won
- Refer
- North Korea
South Lithuania (Russian Occupation)
editRussian forces in Grodno issued Arms types of Russia with an overprint of LIETUVA and a surcharge in local currency.
- Dates
- 1919 only
- Currency
- 100 skatiku = 1 auksinas
South Orkneys (Falkland Islands Dependencies)
editSouth Russia
edit- Refer
- Russian Civil War Issues
South Shetlands (Falkland Islands Dependencies)
editSouth Sudan
edit- Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of South Sudan
South Vietnam
edit- Main Article Needed
South West Africa
edit- Dates
- 1923–1991
- Capital
- Windhoek
- Currency
- (1923) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
- (1961) 100 cents = 1 rand
- Main Article Needed
- See also
- German South West Africa;
- Namibia
South West China (People's Post)
edit- Refer
- CPR Regional Issues
Southern Cameroons
edit- Refer
- Nigerian Territories
- Refer
- Nigerian Territories
Southern Rhodesia
edit- Refer
- Rhodesia
Southern Yemen
edit- Refer
- Yemen
Southern Zone, Morocco
edit- Refer
- Morocco
- See also
- French Morocco
References
editBibliography
edit- Stanley Gibbons Ltd, Europe and Colonies 1970, Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1969
- Stanley Gibbons Ltd, various catalogues
- Stuart Rossiter & John Flower, The Stamp Atlas, W H Smith, 1989
- XLCR Stamp Finder and Collector's Dictionary, Thomas Cliffe Ltd, c.1960