Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ci–Co)

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.

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Cilicia (French Occupation)

French occupation issues of Turkish stamps with various overprints which all included CILICIE.

Dates 1918–1921 Capital Adana Currency 40 paras = 1 piastre

Refer French Occupation Issues

CIS

Refer Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Ciskei

One of the territories ( Bantustans ) set up by the South African government as part of its apartheid policy. Although the territory itself did not acquire international recognition, its stamps were valid for postage.

Dates 1981 – 1994 Capital Bhisho Currency 100 cents = 1 rand

Refer South African Territories

Cochin

Cochin was a state of South India which merged with Travancore on 1 July 1949 to form Travancore–Cochin. This in turn became the state of Kerala in 1956.

Dates 1892–1949 Capital Ernakulam Currency (1892) 6 puttans = 5 annas (1898) 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee

Refer Indian Native States

See also Travancore–Cochin

Cochin-China Stamps of France were introduced in 1862 when the region became a French colony. On 17 October 1887, Cochin-China united with Cambodia, Annam and Tongking to form Indo-China. Stamps of Indo-China were introduced in January 1889. There were five Cochin-China stamps. All were surcharged French Colonies Commerce types. One (SG#3) was distinctive by an overprint of C.CH. Cochin-China is now the southern part of Vietnam. Dates 1886–1889 Capital Saigon Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc Main article Postage stamps and postal history of Cochin-China See also Annam & Tongking; Indo-China Territories

Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Discovered by Captain William Keeling in 1609, the islands were uninhabited until 1826. They were annexed by Britain in 1857. Administration was mainly by Singapore until 1955 when the islands were transferred to Australia as a Dependent Territory.

Australian stamps were used 1955–1963 and again from 14 February 1966 to 8 July 1969 due to the introduction of decimal currency.

Dates 1963 – Capital West Island Currency (1963) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1969) 100 cents = 1 dollar

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands

Coetivy

Coëtivy Island is in the Indian Ocean south of the main Seychelles group. A post office was opened there in 1963. It was administered by Britain as part of the Seychelles until 8 November 1965 when it was included in British Indian Ocean Territory. From 1976, Coetivy has been in the independent Seychelles and uses stamps of Zil Elwannyen Sesel.

Refer Zil Elwannyen Sesel

Colombia

Dates 1859 – Capital Bogotá Currency 100 centavos = 1 peso

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Colombia

Colombian Territories

Main Article

Includes Antioquia; AVIANCA; Bolívar; Boyacá; Cauca; Cundinamarca; Granadine Confederation; LANSA; New Granada; Santander; Tolima

Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)

The CIS was founded in December 1991 at a meeting in Minsk of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. It was intended to be a commonwealth of Slav republics to ensure co-operation in defence, economics and foreign policy. It was subsequently joined by all the other former Soviet states except Georgia and the three Baltic republics.

Stamps of the USSR continued to be used in the member states until each could introduce new types. There have been no issues for the CIS as a whole.

Refer Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

Comoro Islands

An archipelago in the Indian Ocean, north west of Madagascar. The four main islands are Anjouan, Grande Comore (Great Comoro), Mayotte and Moheli. Mayotte is politically a French overseas department, while the others constitute the Comoros Republic.

The whole group came under French protection after 1841 and were separate colonies during 1891–1914. In this period, each island issued French Colonial Tablet types inscribed with the island's name. On 23 February 1914, they were attached to Madagascar as dependencies. British forces captured the islands from Vichy control in 1942 and, on 9 May 1946, they became collectively a French overseas department called ARCHIPEL DES COMORES.

Stamps of Madagascar & Dependencies were used 1914–1950. The first Comoros issue was on 15 May 1950.

Independence was declared on 6 July 1975 as the Comoros Republic, but this move was resisted in Mayotte which continued to be part of France and now uses stamps of France. Mayotte has a predominantly Catholic population whereas the other three islands are mainly Muslim.

Dates 1950 – Capital Moroni (Grande Comore) Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of the Comoros

Companhia do Nyassa

Refer Nyassa

Confederate States of America

The Confederacy was established by the southern U.S. states in February 1861 when they seceded from the Union. This precipitated the American Civil War which ended 9 April 1865 with the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army to that of Ulysses S. Grant.

The first Confederacy stamps were issued 18 October 1861. There were four issues in all with values ranging from 2 to 20 cents. All the stamps were definitive types with portraits of Jefferson Davis (Confederacy president) or of former Union presidents such as Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson.

Dates 1861 – 1865 Capital Richmond (Virginia) Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar

Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ci–Co)

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