Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ca–Ce) explained

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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Cabinda

Formerly Portuguese Congo, this territory had protectorate status since 1883 and was separate from Portuguese West Africa. As part of various independence movements in the 1960s a group called Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) established a government-in-exile in Kinshasa. FLEC made a unilateral declaration of independence on 1 August 1975 but it was not recognised by Portugal or internationally.

In November 1975, Angolan troops of the MPLA occupied Cabinda which was annexed into the newly independent Angolan state. Angola calls the territory Cabinda Province. Since then, FLEC and other factions within Cabinda have struggled for full independence and seek to form the Republic of Cabinda.

Various organizations have issued stamps for Cabinda (widely regarded as cinderellas). These include:

The Cabinda National Philatelic Bureau, which issued a set of eleven overprints on Angolan stamps, all with a denomination of 500 Central African francs, with designs showing fauna and mushrooms on 27 October 2006. These stamps have seen some use as paquebot mail in Barbados.^[1] ^[2]
The Federation of Free States of Africa, which issued thirty one designs showing the coat of arms and flag as well as ships, fauna, planes, natives and a map of Africa from 2010 to 2012.^[3]
Other stamps and miniature sheets for thematic collectors appeared on eBay, Delcampe and other websites from sellers in Belarus, France, Israel and the United States.

Refer : Angola;

Portuguese Congo

Caicos Islands

Separate issues by the Caicos part of the Turks & Caicos Islands, which are in the Caribbeannorth of Hispaniola. The Caicos are not politically independent of the Turks and there remainssome controversy about the validity of the stamps, although they have been accepted for postaluse.

Dates : 1981 – 1985

Refer : Turks & Caicos Islands

Calchi

Refer : Khalki

Calimno

Refer : Kalimnos

Calino

Refer : Kalimnos

Calymnos

Refer : Kalimnos

Cambodge

Refer : Cambodia

Cambodia

Dates : 1951–1975; 1980 –

(1955) 100 cents = 1 riel

Main Article:

Postage stamps and postal history of Cambodia

Includes : Kampuchea;

Khmer Republic

See also : Indochina

Cambodia (Indochina)

One issue in 1936 when part of French Indochina.

Dates : 1936

Refer : Indochina Territories

See also : Annam (Indochina)

Cameroons (British Occupation)

British and French forces occupied the country during World War I and issue German Kamerun Yacht types with overprint of CEF and British currency value. The British section became Southern Cameroons and was administered as part of Nigeria until 1960 when it rejoined Cameroun (the former French section) after a plebiscite.

Dates : 1915 only

Refer : British Occupation Issues

See also : Southern Cameroons

Cameroun

The German colony of Kamerun was occupied by French and British forces during World War I. Southern Cameroons became part of Nigeria but the remainder was administered by France until 1960 as Cameroun.

During the World War I occupation period, the French issued stamps of Gabon overprinted Corps Expeditionnaire Franco–Anglais CAMEROUN; and stamps of Middle Congo overprinted CAMEROUN Occupation Française. After the war, the Middle Congo stamps were simply overprinted CAMEROUN. The first issues specifically for Cameroun were produced in 1925.Cameroun became an independent republic in 1960 and, following a plebiscite, Southern Cameroons was reunited with it.

Dates : 1915 –

Main Articles:

Postage stamps and postal history of Cameroon

Postage stamps and postal history of British Cameroons

See also : Kamerun

Dates : 1851 –

(1859) 100 cents = 1 dollar

See also : Canadian Provinces

Canadian Provinces

Main article :

Includes : British Columbia;

British Columbia & Vancouver Island;

New Brunswick;

New Carlisle (Gaspé);

Newfoundland;

Nova Scotia;

Prince Edward Island;

Vancouver Island

See also : Canada

Canal Zone

Now uses stamps of Panama.

Dates : 1904–1979

Main article:

Postage stamps and postal history of the Canal Zone

Canary Islands

Overprinted airmail stamps were used during the Spanish Civil War.

Dates : 1936–1938

Main article :

See also : Spain

Candia

Refer : Kandia

Canea

Refer : Khania (Italian Post Office)

Canouan

Unauthorised issues only. Canouan is one of the islands of the Grenadines of St Vincent.

Refer : Grenadines of St Vincent

Canton (Indochinese Post Office)

Indochinese PO in China.

Dates : 1901–1922

(1919) 100 cents = 1 piastre

Refer : China (Indochinese Post Offices)

Cape Colony

Refer : Cape of Good Hope

Cape Juby became part of Spanish Sahara in 1950 and is now in Morocco.

Dates : 1916–1950

Refer : Spanish West Africa

Cape of Good Hope

Dates : 1853–1910

Main article :

Includes : British Bechuanaland;

Griqualand West;

Mafeking;

Stellaland Republic;

Vryburg

Cape Province

Refer : Cape of Good Hope

Cape Verde Islands

Dates : 1877 –

Main article needed : Postage stamps and postal history of Cape Verde

See also : Africa (Portuguese Colonies)

Carchi

Refer : Khalki

Dates : 2010-

100 cents = 1 dollar (from 1-1-2011)Issuing authority is the Netherlands

See also

Curaçao (Curaçao and Dependencies);

Netherlands Antilles;

Netherlands;

Carinthia

Austrian and Yugoslav overprints used during a plebiscite. Carinthia remained in Austria.

Dates : 1920 only

100 paras = 1 dinar (Yugoslav series)

Refer : Plebiscite Issues

Carnaro Regency

Refer : Arbe;

Fiume;

Veglia

A group of islands in the western South Pacific of which the main ones are Palau, Yap, Truk, Ponape and Kosrae.They were a Spanish colony from 1885 but there was no postal service as such until 1899 when the islands were purchased by Germany as the protectorate of Karolinen.

Karolinen was administered from Rabaul in German New Guinea. Issues of standard German Colonies types were inscribed KAROLINEN. These were in use 1899–1914. On the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the islands were seized by Japan which retained control until driven out by American forces in WW2. American occupation continued after WW2 and the islands became a UN Trust Territory under USA administration 1947–83. Palau became independent in 1981; the remainder became Federated States of Micronesia in 1983.

Used stamps of Japan 1914–46; used stamps of USA 1946–83.

Dates : 1899–1914

Refer : German Colonies

See also : Micronesia;

Palau

Carpathos

Refer : Karpathos

Caso/Casos

Refer : Kasos

Formerly a Turkish island, Castelrosso (Kastellórizo) was occupied by France 1915–20 and then became one of Italy's Dodecanese colonies. Used own stamps and the general EGEO issues. Part of Greece since 1947 and now called Kastellórizo, which is also the name of the only village.

Dates : 1920–1932

Refer : Aegean Islands (Dodecanese)

See also : French Occupation Issues

Castelrosso (French Occupation)

Former Turkish island occupied by the French navy in 1915. It was awarded to Italy as part of the Dodecanese in 1921 and, like the rest, was unified with Greece in 1947. It is now called Kastellórizo.

During the French occupation, stamps of France and French Levant were issued with overprints such asONF CASTELLORIZO.

Dates : 1920–1921

used concurrently with Turkish (40 paras = 1 piastre)

Refer : French Occupation Issues

See also : Aegean Islands (Dodecanese);

Castelrosso (Kastellórizo)

Castelrosso (Italian Occupation)

Refer : Castelrosso (Kastellórizo)

Cauca

Dates : 1886 only

Refer : Colombian Territories

Cavalla/Cavalle

Refer : Kavalla (French Post Office)

Cayes of Belize

Unofficial issues only.

Refer : Belize

Cayman Islands

Dates : 1900 –

(1969) 100 cents = 1 dollar

Main Article:

Postage stamps and postal history of the Cayman Islands

CEF

These initials have been used in two entirely separate spheres. They refer to the internationalChina Expeditionary Force sent to China in 1900; also to the British forces which occupied German Kamerunin 1915 (i.e., Cameroons Expeditionary Force).

Refer : Cameroons (British Occupation);

China Expeditionary Force

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

Notes and References

http://www.cabinda.net/Stamps.htm Cabinda Official Philatelic Stamps.
http://www.cifr.it/forum80.html FORUM FILATELIA e FRANCOBOLLI, page 80
http://www.africastamps.org/Cabinda_Stamp.htm Cabinda Stamps.