Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ma–Md) 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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Macao

Refer : 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
    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

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