Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Br–Bz) explained

Each "article" in this category is in fact a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries themselves are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.

See the page for details of the project.

Brunei

Dates : 1895 –
  • Capital : Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar
    • Main Article:
  • Postage stamps and postal history of Brunei

    Brunei (Japanese Occupation)

    Dates : 1942 – 1945
  • Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar
    • Refer : Japanese Occupation Issues

    Brunswick

    Brunswick joined the North German Confederation in 1868.

    Dates : 1852 – 1868
  • Capital : Brunswick
  • Currency : 30 silbergroschen = 1 thaler
    • Refer : German States

    Buenos Aires

    Dates : 1858 – 1862
  • Currency : 8 reales = 1 peso
    • Refer : Argentine Territories

    Bukovina

    Refer : West Ukraine

    Bulgaria

    Dates : 1879 –
  • Capital : Sofia
  • Currency : (1879) 100 centimes = 1 franc
  • (1881) 100 stotinki = 1 lev
    Main Article:
  • Postage stamps and postal history of Bulgaria

    Bulgarian Occupation Issues

    Refer : Dobruja (Bulgarian Occupation)

    Bulgarian Territories

    Main Article Needed:
    Includes : Dobruja (Bulgarian Occupation);
  • Eastern Rumelia;
  • South Bulgaria

    Bundi

    Indian state which became part of Rajasthan 1948–50.

    Dates : 1894 – 1948
  • Currency : 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee
    • Refer : Indian Native States

    Burkina Faso

    Formerly Upper Volta.

    Dates : 1984 –
  • Capital : Ouagadougou
  • Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc
    • Main Article:
  • Postage stamps and postal history of Burkina Faso
    See also : Upper Volta

    Burma

    Dates : 1937 –
  • Capital : Rangoon
  • Currency : (1937) 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee
  • (1953) 100 pyas = 1 kyat (rupee)
    Main Article:
  • Postage stamps and postal history of Burma
    Includes : Myanmar

    Burma (Japanese Occupation)

    Dates : 1942 – 1945
  • Currency : (1942) 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee
  • (1942) 100 cents = 1 rupee
    Refer : Japanese Occupation Issues

    Burundi

    Dates : 1962 –
  • Capital : Bujumbura
  • Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc
    • Main Article:
  • Postage stamps and postal history of Burundi

    Bushire (now Bushehr) is an Iranian port on the Persian Gulf. During World War I, it was occupied by British forces who issued separate stamps 15 August to 16 October 1915. There were 30 stamps in three issues. All were Iranian types overprinted BUSHIRE UNDER BRITISH OCCUPATION.

    Dates : 1915 only
  • Currency : 20 shahis = 1 kran; 10 kran = 1 toman
    • Refer : British Occupation Issues

    Bussahir

    Dates : 1895 – 1901
  • Currency : 16 annas = 1 rupee
    • Refer : Indian Native States

    Byelorussia

    Refer : Belarus

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