Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Q) 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.
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Qatar
Qatar had special treaty relations with Great Britain from 1916 until 3 September 1971, when it became an independent state. British Agency general issues were used at Doha from August 1950 and at Umm Said fromFebruary 1956. On 1 April 1957, the agencies issued GB stamps overprinted QATAR. The agencies closed on23 May 1963 when Qatar began its own service.
- Dates : 1957 –
Capital : Doha
Currency : (1957) 100 naye paise = 1 rupee
(1966) 100 dirhams = 1 riyal
- Main Article Needed :
- See also : British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia
Qishn & Socotra
- Refer : Mahra Sultanate of Qishn & Socotra
Qu'Aiti State in Hadhramaut
- Dates : 1955 – 1967
Capital : Mukalla
Currency : (1955) 100 cents = 1 shilling
(1966) 1000 fils = 1 dinar
- Refer : Aden Protectorate States
Qu'Aiti State of Shihr & Mukalla
- Dates : 1942 – 1955
Capital : Mukalla
Currency : (1942) 16 annas = 1 rupee
(1951) 100 cents = 1 shilling
- Refer : Aden Protectorate States
Queen Maud Land
- Refer : Norwegian Dependency
Queensland
- Dates : 1860 – 1913
Capital : Brisbane
Currency : 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
- Main Article Needed :
- See also : Australia
Quelimane
- Dates : 1913 – 1920
Capital : Quelimane
Currency : 100 centavos = 1 escudo
- Refer : Mozambique Territories
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
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