Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Me–Mz) 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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Mecklenburg-Schwerin

Dates : 1856–1868
  • Capital : Schwerin
  • Currency : 48 schillings = 1 thaler
    • Refer : German States

    Mecklenburg-Strelitz

    Dates : 1864–1868
  • Capital : Strelitz
  • Currency : 30 silbergroschen = 1 thaler
    • Refer : German States

    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Russian Zone)

    Dates : 1945–1946
  • Capital : Schwerin
  • Currency : 100 pfennige = 1 mark
    • Refer : Germany (Allied Occupation)

    MEF

    Refer : Middle East Forces (MEF)

    Melaka

    Refer : Malacca

    Memel (French Administration)

    Dates : 1920–1923
  • Currency : 100 pfennige = 1 mark
    • Refer : French Occupation Issues

    Memel (Lithuanian Occupation)

    Refer : Klaipėda

    Mengkiang (Japanese Occupation)

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

    Mengtse

    Refer : Mong-Tseu (Indochinese Post Offices)

    Mesopotamia

    Refer : Mosul (Indian Forces)

    Metelin

    Refer : Mytilene (Russian Post Office)

    Mexico

    Dates : 1856 –
  • Capital : Mexico City
  • Currency : 8 reales = 100 centavos = 1 peso

    • Micronesia, Federated States of

    Dates : 1984 –
  • Capital : Palikir
  • Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar
    • Main Article : Postage stamps and postal history of the Federated States of Micronesia

    Middle Congo

    Dates : 1907–1937
  • Capital : Brazzaville
  • Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc
    • Main Article Needed :
    See also : Congo Republic;
  • French Congo;
  • French Equatorial Africa

    Middle East Forces (MEF)

    Dates : 1942–1947
  • Currency : 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
    • Main Article Needed :
    See also : BA/BMA Issues;
  • British Occupation Issues;
  • Egypt (British Forces)

    Midway Islands

    Refer : United States of America (USA)

    Modena

    Dates : 1852–1860
  • Capital : Modena
  • Currency : 100 centesimi = 1 lira
    • Refer : Italian States

    Moheli

    Dates : 1906–1914
  • Capital :
  • Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc
    • Refer : Madagascar & Dependencies

    Moldavia

    Dates : 1858–1862
  • Capital : Iași
  • Currency : 40 parale = 1 piastre
    • Refer : Romania

    Moldo-Wallachia

    Dates : 1862–1865
  • Capital : Bucharest
  • Currency : 40 parale = 1 piastre
    • Refer : Romania

    Moldova

    Dates : 1991 –
  • Capital : Kishinev
  • Currency : (1991) 100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
  • (1993) kupon (temporary currency)
  • (1993) 100 bani = 1 leu
    Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Moldova
    See also : Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

    Moluccas

    Refer : Japanese Naval Control Area

    Monaco

    Dates : 1885 –
  • Capital : Monte Carlo
  • Currency : (1885) 100 centimes = 1 franc
  • (2002) 100 cent = 1 euro
    Main Article Needed :

    Mongolia

    Dates : 1924 –
  • Capital : Ulan Bator
  • Currency : (1924) 100 cents = 1 Mongolian dollar
  • (1926) 100 möngö = 1 Mongolian tögrög
    Main Article Needed :

    Mong-Tseu (Indochinese Post Office)

    Dates : 1903–1922
  • Currency : (1903) 100 centimes = 1 franc
  • (1919) 100 cents = 1 piastre
    Refer : China (Indochinese Post Offices)

    Mongtze

    Refer : Mong-Tseu (Indochinese Post Offices)

    Mont-Athos

    Refer : Mount Athos (Russian Post Office)

    Montenegro

    Dates : 1874–1918; 2006 –
  • Capital : Podgorica
  • Currency : (1874) 100 novcic = 1 florin
  • (1902) 100 heller = 1 krone
  • (1907) 100 para = 1 krone (note: in 1910 only, krone were called perper)
  • (2006) 100 cent = 1 euro
    Main Article Needed :
    Includes : Montenegro (Yugoslav Regional Issues)
    See also : Yugoslavia

    Montenegro (Austrian Occupation)

    Dates : 1917 only
  • Currency : 100 heller = 1 krone
    • Refer : Austro–Hungarian Military Post

    Montenegro (German Occupation)

    Dates : 1943–1945
  • Currency : (1943) 100 centesimi = 1 lira
  • (1944) 100 pfennige = 1 mark
    Refer : German Occupation Issues (WW2)

    Montenegro (Italian Occupation)

    Dates : 1941–1943
  • Currency : (1941) 100 paras = 1 dinar
  • (1941) 100 centesimi = 1 lira
    Refer : Italian Occupation Issues

    Montenegro (Yugoslav Regional Issues)

    Dates : 1945 only
  • Capital : Titograd (Podgorica)
  • Currency : 100 centesimi = 1 lira
    • Refer : Montenegro

    Montserrat

    Dates : 1876 –
  • Capital : Plymouth
  • Currency : (1876) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
  • (1951) 100 cents = 1 dollar
    Main Article Needed :

    Morocco

    Dates : 1956 –
  • Capital : Rabat
  • Currency : (1956) 100 centimos = 1 peseta (Northern Zone)
  • (1956) 100 centimes = 1 franc (Southern Zone)
  • (1958) 100 centimes = 1 franc (whole country)
  • (1962) 100 francs = 1 dirham
    Includes : Northern Zone, Morocco;
  • Sherifian Post;
  • Southern Zone, Morocco

    Morocco Agencies

    Dates : 1898–1957
  • Currency : British, French and Spanish all used
    • Main Article Needed :
    See also : Tangier

    Morocco (British Post Offices)

    Refer : Morocco Agencies

    Morocco (French Post Offices)

    Dates : 1862–1914
  • Currency : 100 centimos = 1 peseta
    • Refer : French Post Offices Abroad

    Morocco (German Post Offices)

    Dates : 1899–1917
  • Currency : 100 centimos = 1 peseta
    • Refer : German Post Offices Abroad

    Morocco (Spanish Post Offices)

    Dates : 1903–1914
  • Currency : 100 centimos = 1 peseta
    • Refer : Spanish Post Offices Abroad

    Morvi

    Dates : 1931–1948
  • Currency : 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee
    • Refer : Indian Native States

    Mosul (Indian Forces)

    Dates : 1919 only
  • Currency : 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee
    • Refer : Indian Overseas Forces

    Mount Athos (Russian Post Office)

    Dates : 1909–1914
  • Currency : 40 paras = 1 piastre
    • Refer : Russian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

    Moyen Congo

    Refer : Middle Congo

    Mozambique

    Dates : 1876 –
  • Capital : Maputo (formerly Lourenço Marques)
  • Currency : (1876) 1000 reis = 1 milreis
  • (1913) 100 centavos = 1 escudo
  • (1980) 100 centavos = 1 metical
    Main Article Needed :
    See also : Africa (Portuguese Colonies)

    Mozambique Company

    Dates : 1892–1942
  • Currency : (1892) 1000 reis = 1 milreis
  • (1913) 100 centavos = 1 escudo
    Main Article Needed :

    Mozambique Territories

    Main Article Needed :
    Includes : Inhambane;
  • Kionga;
  • Lourenço Marques;
  • Quelimane;
  • Tete;
  • Zambezia

    Muscat

    Dates : 1944–1948
  • Capital : Muscat
  • Currency : 12 pies = 1 anna, 16 annas = 1 rupee
    • Refer : Muscat & Oman
    See also : British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia;
  • Oman

    Muscat & Oman

    Dates : 1966–1970
  • Capital : Muscat
  • Currency : (1966) 64 baizas = 1 rupee;
  • (1970) 1000 baizas = 1 rial saidi
    Main Article Needed :
    Includes : Muscat
    See also : British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia;
  • Oman

    Mustique

    Refer : Grenadines of St Vincent

    Mutawakelite Kingdom

    Refer : Yemen (Mutawakelite Kingdom)

    Myanmar

    Refer : Burma

    Mytilene (Russian Post Office)

    Dates : 1909–1914
  • Currency : 40 paras = 1 piastre
    • Refer : Russian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

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