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B: 1: overprint, British post office at Bangkok, 1882-85; 2: overprint; Colombia airmail sold in Belgium in early 1920s for mail from Belgium to Colombia via SCADTA air line; Belgian stamps were also required; also Colombia consular overprint; see: SCADTA; 3: overprint, 1904-1912, Nicaragua province of Zelaya; 4: Belgian stamp inscription, or "B" within an oval, with "Chemins Fer Spoorwagen" Railway Parcel Post, 1940-44 (overprint), 1949- (inscription); 5: overprint; Belgian stamps to indicate railway parcel; 6: overprint on Straits Settlements stamps for Bangkok, 1882-85, see: Bangkok. 7: "B" inscription, US nondenominated stamp, valued 18¢, placed on sale Mar.15, 1981.
B. A.: British Administration overprint on stamps of Great Britain, post World War II, British Offices Abroad, 1950, Jan. 2: Somalia, 1950, Feb. 6-Dec. 1951: Tripolitani, 1950, Feb. 14-Sept. 14, 1952: Eritrea. Baena: occupation of city of Baena, Spain, province of Cordoba, not valid for postage, 1937, July: overprint on stamp by Nationalist and Republican revolutionary forces.
B. A. Eritrea: overprint, British Africa Eritrea; Middle East Forces, British Offices Abroad for Offices in Africa, 1950, Feb. 6-Sept. 14, 1952: overprint on stamps of Great Britain.
Bagages Reisgoed: (Flem.) overprint on stamps of Belgium, baggage parcel post revenue.
Baghdad in British Occupation: 1917 overprint on stamps of Turkey.
Baha 1943: surcharge; 1943: on Philippine stamps, Japanese occupation.
Bahrain: 1933, stamps of India overprinted "Bahrain," 1948 -1960 stamps of Great Britain overprinted "Bahrain,"1971: State of Bahrain inscription.
Baikal: local, Russian overprint, 1920.
Bajar Porto: inscription on Indonesia stamps for Postage Due.
Baku: overprint; 1922-24: on stamps of the Transcausasian Soviet Federated Socialist Republic, 1993: Azerbaijan, local overprint.
Balek, Balex: overprint on Russian stamp, German occupation; 1941-42: Great Alexandrovka.
Ballon Monté: 1870-71: inscription for letters via piloted balloon during the Siege of Paris.
Ballon Non-Monté: 1870-71: inscription for letters dispatched by non-piloted balloon.
B & O (Baltimore & Ohio Telegraph Companies): U.S. telegraph stamps issued for use on own firm’s telegrams, 1885-87.
Binit Bicska: overprint on stamps of Hungary for Banat, district of Hungary.
Bandaufdruck: (Ger.) ribbon type overprint as used on Germany posthorn issue of 1948.
Bandjermasin: local overprint, Japanese occupation, Naval Control Area, 1942-45.
Bangka & Billiton: local overprint, Sumatra, Japanese occupation, 1942-45.
Banja Luka: overprint on two Yugoslavian stamps by local partisans, northern Bosnia; WW II.
Bank & Insurance City Post: inscription on locals by Hussey's Post, New York.
Baranja: bogus, Jugoslavia stamps overprinted for Bosnian Republic.
Baranya: Hungarian stamps overprint; 1919-Aug. 1921: during Serbian occupation.
Barawe: Somalia inscription.
Barbados: inscription, Attack of the Giant Jellyfish; unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Barbados: inscription, Stamford Raffles as Nelson unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Barberia: overprint on stamps of Italy for Italian post offices in Tripoli.
Barbuda mail: overprint on stamps of Antigua.
Barbuda: overprint on stamps of Antigua and Leeward Islands,1862: stamps of Antigua,1968.
Barham Pile Cure Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Barnes, Demas & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Barnes, D. S.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Barques: (Fr.) boats; French colony revenue inscription.
Barranquilla: with "Franqueo Particular" Colombia local post, 1882.
Barr, T. H. & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Barry’s: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Base Atlantica: overprint on Italian stamps; 1943-44: for use of military submarine personnel stationed in Bordeaux France.
Base Depot/ (date)/ Siberia: Canadian Forces in Siberia.
B. A. Somalia: overprint, British Africa Somalia; Middle East Forces, British Offices Abroad for Offices in Africa, 1950, Jan. 2-1952: overprint on stamps of Great Britain.
Basutoland: Africa, British protectorate, overprint; 1871-1910: stamps of Cape Hope, identified by date stamp or Cape numeral cancels,1910-1933: stamps of Union of South Africa, 1933, first inscribed stamps issued, 1945: "Basutoland" overprint on stamps of South Africa.
Bata: (Sp.) overprint of capital of Rio Muni (Spanish Guinea); 1901: on issue of Fernando Poo.
Bataan & Corregidor: overprint, Philippines, Japanese Occupation, 1942.
Batoeradja: local overprint, Sumatra, Japanese occupation, 1942-45.
B. A. Tripolitania: overprint, British Africa Tripolitania; Middle East Forces, British Offices Abroad for Offices in Africa, 1950, Feb. 6-Sept. 14, 1952: stamps of Great Britain overprint. 1950, Feb. 6-Dec. 1951: valid only in Tripolitania.
Bayern, Bayr: (Ger.) inscription/overprint for Bavaria.
Bazen, X.: U.S. private die perfumery proprietary stamp.
B. C. A. : British Central Africa ovpt;1891-95: stamps of Rhodesia; see: British Central Africa.
B. C. G.: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (Anti-Tuberculosis League) inscription on postal tax issue of Dominican Republic.
B. C. M. : overprint for Madagascar; 1884-86: British Consular Mail.
B. C. O. F. JAPAN 1946: overprint on Australian stamps;British Commonwealth Occupation Forces,1946-1947 Australian forces stationed in Japan (post WW II).
B. D.: Barracks Department, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74.
B. Dpto. Zelaya: overprint to prevent currency manipulation; Nicaragua, Province of Zelaya.
Bechuanaland, British: stamps of Cape of Good Hope (1871-75) ovptd/surcharged "British Bechuanaland,"1887: stamp of Great Britain overprinted "British Bechuanaland,"1887-88: British Bechuanaland, inscription, 1891-94: stamps of Great Britain overprinted "British Bechuanaland," 1893-97: stamps of Cape of Good Hope overprinted "British Bechuanaland."
Bechuanaland Protectorate: South Africa, overprint; 1888, Aug. 7-90: overprint "Protectorate" on stamps of Bechuanaland, 1889: overprint on stamps of Cape of Good Hope(1886),1897-1926: overprint on stamps of Great Britain (1881-87), 1910: overprint on stamp of Transvaal (Sc.274), 1945: overprint on stamps of South Africa (Sc.100-102).
B. E. F.: British Expeditionary Force overprint.
Beirut: formerly Beyrouth, Lebanon; 1905, Beyrouth, French overprint used, 1906, July: British overprint for provisional use,1909: ROPiT , Russia, issued overprinted stamps for Beirut.
Belgie: (Fr.) Belgium inscription.
Belgien: (Ger.) Belgium, overprint; 1914-18: on stamps of Germany, German Occupation, World War II occupation stamps consisted of surcharge, but no country name.
Belgie posterijen: (Flemish) inscription, 1891-96, Belgium post.
Belgisch Congo: inscription 1910-60.
Belgian Occupation of German East Africa: Belgian Congo stamps overprint; 1916: "Est Africain Allemand Occupation Belge," 1924: became Belgian mandate and renamed Ruanda-Urundi. Belgian Occupation of Germany (part): Eupen, Malmedy stamps; 1919-20: "Allemagne/Duitschland"(Flemish) overprint, 1919-21: Poste Militaire postmark used for Belgian troops.
Belize: overprint on British Honduras stamps, 1973.
Belize Relief Fund: overprint on British Honduras semi-postals; for Sept.1931 hurricane relief.
Benaders: overprint, Persian port; 1911-12: stamps of Iran,1921: used at Iranian Persian Gulf ports,1922: overprint on stamps of Persia.
Benadir: inscription; 1903-26: first stamps of Italian Somaliland.
Bengasi: overprint on stamps of Italy.
Benin: 1892: overprint "Benin" on stamps of French Colonies, 1893: inscribed "Golfe De Benin" full name Établissements Franeais du Golfe de Benin, 1894: inscribed "Benin," 1899: Dahomey used "Dahomey Et Dependances," 1975: became People's Republic of Benin, including Dahomey, with inscription "Republique Populaire Du Benin."
Ben Kulen: local overprint, Sumatra, Japanese occupation, 1942-45.
Bennett, D.M.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Berlin Germany: overprint in Russian Zone of Occupation, post WW II; 1946: Russia issued their own stamps with "O.P.D." overprint, 1948: "Sowjetische Besatzungs Zone" Russian Zone overprint, 1948: Allied occupation stamps overprinted in black for use in Western zone of Berlin, 1949: overprint in red for revised currency.
Bermuda: inscription, Six Shillings, unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Bermuda: inscription, Devil’s Triangle, unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Besa: "Genuine" overprint, 1921-22: Albania validity control.
Besetztes gebiet NordFrankreich: (Ger.) overprint handstamp; 1940:on French definitives used by German troops after the British evacuation of Dunkerque.
Besetztes gebiet Nordfrankreich: overprint; France, German Occupation.
Bessarabia: bogus Russian overprint.
Beyrouth: overprint for Beirut, Offices in Turkey; 1905: French Levant overprint stamp plus surcharge, 1909: overprint on stamps of Russia, Levant.
Bezirksaufdruck: (Ger.) district, local overprint.
Bezirksmarke (HOPS): (Ger.) hand overprinted stamp cancelled for Russian occupation zone.
B.G.: 1: Botanical Garden, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74; 2: (It.) inscription, Bollo Gazzatte, newspaper tax stamps for Modena.
Biafra: overprint, stamps of Nigeria.
B I E: vertical overprint; 1946: Bureau International d'Education, Switzerland.
Bijzonderevluchten: (Dut.) inscription; 1933: airmail issue.
Bilbao: local overprint, Spanish civil war, Nationalist and Republican forces, 1937.
B. I. O. T. : British Indian Ocean Territory; 1968: overprint on stamps of Seychelles.
B. I. T.-OCT. 1930: Bureau International du Travail overprint;1: 1930: Belgium, International Labor Bureau; 2: 1938: Switzerland.
Bjorn oya: overprints on Norway stamps.
Black Honduras: black overprint and surcharge for newly established airmail route; 1915-16: Honduras, only two copies known to exist.
B L C I: Urdu language inscription on corners of stamps; 1800s-1900s: Feudatory State of Bhopal, India.
Blow, W.T.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
B. L. P.: (It.) overprint semi-postal with advertisements sold to benefit invalids; 1901-22: Buste Lettere Postali, Italy.
B. M.: Bench of Magistrates, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74.
B. M. A. Burma: on stamps of Burma; 1945-51: British Military Administration.
B. M. A. Eritrea: overprint on stamps of Great Britain, Offices in Africa; 1948-49: British Military Administration.
B. M. A. Malaya: overprint on Straits Settlements;1945-51: British Military Administration.
B. M. A. North Borneo: overprint North Borneo; 1945-51: British Military Administration.
B. M. A. Sarawak: overprint Sarawak; 1945-51: British Military Administration.
B. M. A. Somalia: overprint Great Britain, Offices in Africa;1948-49: British Military Adm.
B. M. A. Tripolitania: overprint on stamps of Great Britain, Offices in Africa; 1948, July 1-49: British Military Administration, 1950, Feb. 6-Dec. 1951: used in Tripolitania only.
B. N. F. Castellorizo: Base Navale Francaise overprint on stamps of French Levant; 1920: French occupation of Turkey, Offices in Turkey.
B O: 1: consular overprint, SCADTA stamps of Colombia, sold in Bolivia, 1920s.
Board of Education: overprint; 1902-04: Great Britain Official.
Bocas del Toro: Panama; 1903-04: overprint "R de Panama" used in City of Bocas del Toro.
Bohemia and Moravia: 1939: Czech provinces declared German protectorate, used overprinted Czech stamps, then stamps inscribed Bohmen and Mohren, 1942-1945: Deutsches Reich and Grossdeutsches Reich issues.
Böhmen und Mähren: (Ger.) inscription for Czechoslovakia, Bohemia and Moravia.
Boka kotarska (Cataro): Yugoslav province, overprints in Italian and German currency, 1944.
Bolivar, Sucre Miranda-decreto: overprint of Escuelas Venezuela stamps as validation of non-postage school stamps.
Bosna i Hercegovina: Jugoslavia overprint on stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Bosnien-Hercegovina: overprint on stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia, 1918.
Bosnien-Herzegovina: Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1906-17.
Bosien i Herzegowina: inscriptions on Bosnia and Herzegovina stamp, 1906-12.
Bostgebiet: Lithuania overprint on stamps of Germany, German occupation, 1916-17.
Botswana: 1888: overprint on Cape of Good Hope stamps, followed by overprints on British stamps, 1966, Sept. 30-67: "Republic of Botswana" overprint on stamps of Bechuanaland Protectorate; see: Bechuanaland Protectorate.
Boughies: (Fr.) candles; French Colony revenue inscription.
Bouvet Oya: bogus Norway handstamp overprint (Bouvet Island), supposedly commemorates the visit of British Vice-Admiral Evans to the island in 1934, repudiated by Norwegian government.
"Bpitish": overprint variety on British East Africa overprints.
B R: overprint, indicating consular stamp sold in Brazil, 1920s: on SCADTA Colombia stamps.
B. R. A.: overprint, British Railway Administration late letter fee; 1901: on stamps of China during Boxer rebellion.
Brac, Brac Franco: island in the Adriatic Sea; stamps of Jugoslavia overprint; 1943: stamps of Yugoslavia unauthorized overprint by Germany, 1944, May: charity stamps printed when occupied by Germany, never issued. Brandreth, B.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
British Central Africa (B.C.A.): 1891-95: stamps of Rhodesia overprinted "B.C.A," 1895-1907: inscription of British Central Africa Protectorate.
British East Africa: 1890: "British East Africa Company" overprint on stamps of India, Zanzibar, 1890-94: stamps inscribed and handstamp of British East Africa Company, 1895-97: overprint on stamps of India,1896-1903: inscribed British East Africa Protectorate, 1895-97: British East Africa Protectorate on stamps of Zanzibar, 1903: area changed and stamps inscribed "East Africa and Uganda Protectorate,"
British East Africa Company: 1890-94: overprint on stamps of Great Britain.
British East Africa Protectorate: 1896-1903: inscription on stamps of Great Britain.
British Honduras: inscription, Deafforestation, unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Butlin’s Holidays For a King: inscription, unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
British Military Administration of Malaya: 1945-48: Straits Settlements stamps overprinted BMA Malaya used, BMA overprint was used to 1951.
British Military Administration of North Borneo: 1945: first stamps of North Borneo overprinted B.M.A.
British Occupation: overprint on Russian stamps for Batum, used overprint types of Georgia.
British: overprint variety (should be British) on British East Africa overprints.
Brown, C.F. Dr.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Brown, Fred: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Brown, John I. & Son: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Brunei:1906: first stamps were overprints on stamps of Labuan, 1942-44: stamps overprinted in Japanese characters during occupation, 1945: British occupation, stamps of North Borneo and Sarawak overprinted B.M.A.
Buchanan: city in Liberia, registration inscription, 1893-1924.
Bulgarian Occupation of Romania: an ally of Austria and Germany, 1916: overprint on stamps of Bulgaria for use in occupation of Romania.
Bull, John, Dr.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Burdsal, J.S. & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Bureau International d'Education: Switzerland overprint for International Board of Education.
Bureau International du Travail: Switzerland; 1923-1950: official overprint for International Labor Bureau.
Burgenland: 1945: German stamps overprinted diagonally "Osterreich" for use in Burgenland.
Burgos: Spanish province; local overprint, Nationalist and Republican forces,1936-37
Burma:1937, April 1: stamps of India (1926-36) overprinted "Burma" when it became part of the British Commonwealth, 1943-45: Japanese occupation overprints and issues, 1942: Burmese emblem, the peacock, used as overprint during Japanese occupation.
Burundi: 1953: overprint "Royaume du Burundi" on Ruanda-Urundi,1967: "Republique du Burundi" overprinted on Royaume du Burundi issues (Sc. 111, 113, 116, 118-25, 141-52, 154-56), 1967: first stamp with inscription of Republique du Burundi.
Bushire: Persian Gulf port; 1915, Aug. 8-Oct. 16: British occupation,
"Bushire under British Occupation": overprint on stamps of Iran (1911-13). 1914-15: "Bushire under British Occupation" Persian stamps overprint.
Burnett, Joseph & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
B V C C A R I: overprint; 1918: naval victory commemorated on Fiume stamps.