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.
Macao Refer Macau
Macau Dates 1884 – Capital Macau Currency (1884) 1000 reis = 1 milreis (1894) 78 avos = 1 rupee (1913) 100 avos = 1 pataca
Macedonia
Dates 1991 – Capital Skopje Currency (1991) 100 paras = 1 dinar (1992) 100 deni (de.) = 1 dinar (d.)
Main Article Needed
See also Yugoslavia
Macedonia (German Occupation)
Dates 1944 only Currency 100 stotinki = 1 lev
Refer German Occupation Issues (WW2)
See also Kavalla (Greek Occupation); Greek Occupation Issues
Madagascar & Dependencies
Dates 1896 – 1958 Capital Tananarive Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc
Main Article Needed
Includes Anjouan; Diego–Suarez; Great Comoro; Mayotte; Moheli; Nossi–Be; Ste Marie de Madagascar
See also Malagasy Republic
Madagascar (British posts)
Dates 1884 – 1895 Currency 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
Refer Postage stamps and postal history of Madagascar
Madagascar (French Post Offices)
Dates 1885 – 1896 Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc
Refer French Post Offices Abroad
See also French Colonies; Madagascar & Dependencies
Madeira
Dates 1868 – Capital Funchal Currency (1868) 1000 reis = 1 milreis (1929) 100 centavos = 1 escudo
Main Article Needed
See also Africa (Portuguese Colonies); Funchal
Mafeking
Dates 1900 only Currency 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
Refer Cape of Good Hope
Mafia Island (British Occupation)
Dates 1915 – 1916 Currency (GEA) 64 pesa = 100 heller = 1 rupee; (BEA) 100 cents = 1 rupee (both currencies in use simultaneously)
Refer British Occupation Issues
Magyarország
Refer Hungary
Mahe
Refer French Indian Settlements
Mahra Sultanate of Qishn & Socotra
Dates 1967 only Capital Qishn Currency 1000 fils = 1 dinar
Refer Aden Protectorate States
Majunga (French Post Office)
Dates 1895 only Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc
Refer French Post Offices Abroad
Malacca
Dates 1948 – Capital Melaka Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar
Main Article Needed
See also Malaysia
Malagasy Republic
Dates 1958 – Capital Tananarive Currency (1958) 100 centimes = 1 franc (1976) 5 francs = 1 ariary
Main Article Needed
See also Madagascar & Dependencies
Malawi
Dates 1964 – Capital Zomba Currency (1964) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1970) 100 tambalas = 1 kwacha
Main Article Needed
See also British Central Africa; Nyasaland Protectorate
Malaya
Refer Federated Malay States; Malayan Federation; Malayan Postal Union; Malaysia
Malaya (British Military Administration)
Dates 1945 – 1948 Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar
Refer BA/BMA Issues
Malaya (Japanese Occupation)
Dates 1942 – 1945 Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar
Refer Japanese Occupation Issues
Malaya (Thai Occupation)
Dates 1943 – 1945 Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar
Refer Thailand
Malayan Federation
Dates 1957 – 1963 Capital Kuala Lumpur Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar
Refer Malaysia
Malayan Postal Union
Dates 1936 – 1968 Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar
Refer Malaysia
Malaysia
Dates 1963 – Capital Kuala Lumpur Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar
Includes Malayan Federation; Malayan Postal Union
See also Federated Malay States; Johore; Kedah; Kelantan; Malacca; Negri Sembilan; Pahang; Penang; Perak; Perlis; Sabah; Sarawak; Selangor; Sungei Ujong; Trengganu
Maldive Islands
Dates 1906 – Capital Malé Currency (1906) 100 cents = 1 rupee (1951) 100 laaris = 1 rupee
Main Article Needed
Mali Federation
Dates 1959 – 1960 Capital Bamako Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc
Main Article Needed
See also French West Africa; Mali Republic; Senegal
Mali Republic
Dates 1960 – Capital Bamako Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc
Main Article Needed
See also French West Africa; Mali Federation
Malta
Dates 1860 – Capital Valletta Currency (1860) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1972) 10 mils = 1 cent; 100 cents = 1 pound (2008) 100 cents = 1 euro
Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Malta
Malmedy
Refer Eupen & Malmedy (Belgian Occupation)
Man
Refer Isle of Man
Manama
Refer Ajman
Manchukuo
Dates 1932 – 1945 Capital Harbin Currency 100 fen = 1 yuan
Main Article Needed
Manchuria
Refer Chinese Provinces; CPR Regional Issues; Manchukuo
Mariana Islands (Marianen)
Dates 1899 – 1914 Capital Saipan Currency 100 pfennige = 1 mark
Refer German Colonies
See also Spanish Marianas
Marianas Espanolas
Refer Spanish Marianas
Marianen
Refer Mariana Islands
Marienwerder
Dates 1920 only Currency 100 pfennige = 1 mark
Refer Plebiscite Issues
Maroc
Refer French Morocco
Marruecos
Refer Spanish Morocco
Marschall–Inseln
Refer Marshall Islands (German Colony)
Marshall Inseln
Refer Marshall Islands (German Colony)
Marshall Islands
Dates 1984 – Capital Majuro Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar
Main Article Needed
Marshall Islands (German Colony)
Dates 1897 – 1916 Capital Majuro Currency 100 pfennige = 1 Reichsmark
Refer German Colonies
Martinique
Dates 1886 – 1947 Capital Fort-de-France Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc
Main Article Needed
Mauritania
Dates 1960 – Capital Nouakchott Currency (1960) 100 centimes = 1 franc (1973) 100 cents = 1 ouguiya (um)
Main Article Needed
Includes Mauritania (French Colony)
See also French West Africa
Mauritania (French Colony)
Dates 1906 – 1944 Capital Port Etienne Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc
Refer Mauritania
Mauritius
Dates 1847 – Capital Port Louis Currency (1847) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1878) 100 cents = 1 rupee
Main Article Needed
Mayotte
Dates 1892 – 1914 Capital Dzaoudzi Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc (French)
Refer Madagascar & Dependencies
Main article Postage stamps and postal history of Mayotte
References
Bibliography 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
External links
Encyclopaedia of Postal History