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C: 1: (Preceded by value with Japanese letters) Ryukyu Islands. 2: overprint on stamps of Colombia, sold in Cuba for SCADTA airline mail to Cuba. 3: Customs, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. 4: "Campana" overprint on stamps of Paraguay and Uruguay (1922) for country areas.
CA: 1: overprint on stamps of Colombia, sold in Canada for SCADTA airline mail to Cuba. 2: overprint and surcharge on one semi-postal stamp of France to reduce national debt, 1927.
Cabo: (Sp.) overprint on stamps of Nicaragua for Cabo Gracias A Dios, (Cape Thanks to God) 1904-09: own stamps required because currency was based on silver, while rest of Nicaragua used paper money, overprint used to prevent currency manipulation, 1907: overprinted "Costa/Atlantica/C ," 1909: overprinted "C/Dpto.Zelaya."
Cabo gracias: local, overprint on stamps of Nicaragua, Zelaya, 1904-11.
Cabo Jubi: overprint on stamps of Rio de Oro, for Cape Juby, 1916.
Cabo Juby: overprint on stamps of Spain (1919-33), Spanish Morocco, (1934-48) for Cape Juby, see: Rio de Oro.
Cabo Verde: inscription Cape Verde for Cape Verde Islands.
Caches: overprint on postage dues of France and general stamps of French Colonies for use in French India postage dues.
Cadiz, Cadiz viva Espanol: local overprint, Spanish civil war, Nationalist/Republican, 1936-37.
Caicos Islands: 1981 stamps overprinted "Caicos Islands" see: Turks and Caicos Islands.
Caisse d'Amortissement: (Fr.) inscription for reduction of national debt, semi-postal; 1927-31,
California State Telegraph Company: U.S. telegraph stamps issued for use on own firm’s telegrams, 1870-75; originated booklets of telegraph stamps.
Calimno, Calino: Dodecanese Island, Aegean Sea; 1912-29: overprint "Egeo" on stamps of Italy, followed by "Calimno."
Callao: Peru overprint on stamps of Chile, Chilean Occupation.
Cameroon, Cameroun: West coast of Africa;
Cameroun Occupation Franeaise: on stamps of Middle Congo, 1916-17, 1921
Cameroons U.K.T.T: (United Kingdom Trust Territory) overprint on stamps of Nigeria for Southern Cameroons.
Campion, J.W & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Canal Zone: Canal Zone overprint on stamps of Panama, 1904, US stamps overprinted, 1924. .
Canarias: local, Canary Islands, Spanish civil war overprint, Nationalist/Republican, 1936-37.
Canaro: overprint for Fiume, Italian occupation of Arbe and Veglia.
Canceled: British Colonial overprint for Specimen purposes.
Canceled V-R-I: overprint for Transvaal, second British occupation, Wolmaranstad, 1900. Cannon & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Canton: Chinese treaty port; overprint on stamps of Indo-China, 1901-22.
Cantonal taxe: with numeral 6, inscription on Zurich cantonal issue.
Cape Juby: stamps of Rio de Oro overprinted and surcharged for Spanish troops, 1916, overprints on stamps of Spanish Morocco, 1919.
Carchi, Calchi and Karki: on stamps of Italy, 1930, 1932: two sets overprinted with island's name issued, now part of Greece. 1912-40: stamps of Italy overprinted with names of islands: Calchi , Calimno, Caso, Coo, Fero, Fisso, Nisiro, Patmo, Piscopi, Rhodes, Scarpanto, Simi and Stampalia.
Caritas: overprint/surcharge for charity stamps in Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg (1914).
Casa de correos: (Sp.) overprint on stamps of Ecuador to build a new general post office in Quito and Guayaquil.
Castelrosso: overprint on stamps of Italy, 1922
Caterson Brotz & Co.: U.S. private die playing card stamp.
Cavalle: 1: overprint and inscription on stamps of France, Offices in Turkish Empire 1893-1914. 2: overprint on stamps of Bulgaria, 1913.
Cave: Ceylon control overprint to prevent theft.
Cayman Islands: inscription, Rich People, unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Cazinska Krajina: local overprint, rebel state Bihac, Bosnia, 1993-95.
C. D.: Convict Department, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74.
C. E. F.: Cameroon overprint on stamps of Germany Kamerun, British Occupation. - stamps of India overprint for China Expeditionary Force, first issue in 1900.
Centaur Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Centesimi di Corona: overprint on stamps of Italy, Italian Occupation of Austria, Dalmatia.
Centimes: 1: Austria overprint, Offices in Crete. 2: overprint on stamps of Germany, currency unit, Offices in Turkey.
Centimos: overprint on stamps of France, Offices in Morocco.
Cents: 1: (with crown) Straits Settlements overprint on stamps of India. 2: overprint on stamps of Russia, Offices in China.
Cerigo/Occupazione Militare Italiana: private overprint on stamps of Greece for Ionian Islands.
Cerigo: overprint on stamps of Greece for Ionian Islands.
Ceskoslovenski: overprint on stamps of Austria for Czechoslovakia, semi-postals.
Ceskych Skautu: Czech Scouts inscription on Czechoslovakia issue in Oct. 1918, Boy Scouts distributed mail.
Ceylon: inscription "the F-word" unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Ceylon: inscription Tamil Tiger, unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
C.F.A.: 1: overprint on stamps of France for Colonies Francaises d'Afrique, 1945. 2: overprint on French issues for Reunion, March 1952. 3: overprint on stamps of France for Communauté Financicre Africaine, 1960.
C. G. H. S: "Commission de Gouvernment Haute Silésie" overprint on official stamps of Germany, for Upper Silesia, 1920-21.
C. G. R.: Cape Government Railways; 1911-12: overprint on stamps for railway mail from Caledon, Cape Province.
CH: Colombla-SCADTA consular overprint for Chile.
Chakasia: bogus Russian local overprint.
Chala: overprint on stamps of Peru, provisional issue, 1879-84.
Chamba: India Convention State; 1886: first stamps with Chamba overprint valid throughout Indian Empire,
Chase, A.W. Dr., Son & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Chiffre taxe: inscription on postage due labels of France, French colonies and Turkey.
Chiffre taxe a percevoir: inscription on postage due labels of Egypt.
Chilean Occupation of Peru: stamps of Peru overprinted with arms of Chile, 1881.
Chimarra (Himera): provisional Epirus issue, 1914-16 issues during Greek occupation.
Chimborazo Riobamba: control overprint on stamps of Ecuador, 1902.
China: overprints/inscription; overprint on stamps of Germany, Offices in China. - China Post inscription for People's Republic of China. - overprint on stamps of Hong Kong, 1917-1927, British Offices Abroad.
China Expeditionary Force: stamps of India overprinted "C.E.F."; 1900, Aug.-Nov. 25, 1923: for use of Indian and British troops during Boxer rebellion.
China, French Offices: 1894: "Chine" overprinted on stamps of France, 1904-22: "Chine" overprinted on stamps of Indo-China.
China, Indian Forces: 1900: overprinted "C.E.F." on stamps of India.
China, Japanese Occupation: overprint stamps of China plus occupation issues, 20th century: Kwangtung Province including Canton; Inner Mongolia, including North Shansi, South Chara and Suiyuna; North China including Honan, Hopei, Meng Chiang, Shansi, Shantung and Supeh; Nanking and Shanghai including Anhwei, Chekiang, Fukien, Hunan, Hupe and Kiangsi.
China, Japanese Post Offices: 1876, Apr. 15- 31 Dec.1899: overprint on stamps of Japan with Chinese characters
Chinese Imperial post: inscription on stamps of China, 1898-1912.
Chios (Khios): Aegean Island captured by Greece from Turkey in 1912; 1913, May: overprint on stamp of Greece.
Chiriqui: overprint on stamps of Panama.
Chop: Japanese characters overprinted on stamps of territories occupied by Japanese troops during WWII and used until official occupation stamps became available.
Christmas Island: part of the Ellice group of islands in Pacific; 1958, Oct. 15: overprint on stamps of Australia for Christmas Island,
Christmas Island: Indian Ocean; 1958: provisionals overprinted and surcharged in Malayan currency
Ch. Taxe O.M.F. Syrie: overprint of stamps of France for Offices in Turkey, Syria.
Cierro Oficial: (Sp.) inscription, official seals for Chile, El Salvador.
C. I. H. S.: "Commission Interalliée Haute-Silésie" hand stamp/overprint on stamps of Germany, official use, for Upper Silesia, 1920.
Cinquan Tenaire 24 Septembre: overprint on stamps of French Colonies postage dues for New Caledonia.
Cirenaica: overprint on stamps of Italy, for Cyrenaica, Tropolitania.
Citta aperta Roma: Rome open city, overprint on Italian imperial series, may be bogus.
City & Suburban Telegraph: U.S. telegraph stamps issued for use on own firm’s telegrams, 1855.
CL: Crown Lands, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74.
C.L. & M. (Colusa, Lake & Medocino Telegraph Company): U.S. telegraph stamps issued for use on own firm’s telegrams, 1876.
Clarke, Wm. E.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Clark, R.C & C.S.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Clipperton Island: inscription for Pacific Island local post, started April 4, 1895 to frank mail between the island and the San Francisco, diagonal overprint on stamps of Mexico may be bogus.
C.L.N.: (It.) "Comitati di Liberazione Nazionale" (National Liberation Committees), 1943-44: inscription / overprint on stamps of Italy.
CLN Italia Posta Partigiana: (It.) inscription for Parma, Italy, unissued, see: CLN.
C.L.N./Ossola Libera/10.9.44: (It.) overprint for Domodossola, Italy, see: CLN.
C.L.N./Posta Italiane/Zona Aosta: (It.) inscription for Aosta, Italy, see: CLN.
C.L.N./Sondalo/Pro/Tubercolotici: (It.) overprint, see: CLN.
C.M.T.: overprint on stamps of Austria, for Western Ukraine, Romanian occupation, 1919
CO: Commissariat Officer, South Australia official overprint,1868-74.
Coamo: inscription on provisional issue of Puerto Rico, US occupation, Aug.-Sep., 1898.
Co. Ci: (It.) "Commissariato Civile" Civil Commissioner, overprint on stamps of Jugoslavia for Ljubljana, Italian occupation.
Colegio de Abogados: (Sp.) inscription on fiscal stamps used by lawyers.
Colegio de Huerfanos: (Sp.) inscription on semi-postals issued by Postal, Telegraph and Customs services to collect funds for colleges used by children of employees.
Colegio de Notarios: (Sp.) inscription on fiscal stamps used by notaries.
Collins Bros.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Colon: (Sp.) Columbus, inscription on first stamps of Chile.
Colonia de Rio de Oro: inscription for Rio de Oro.
Colonia Eriteria: inscription for Eritrea colony of Italy.
Coloniali Italiane: (It.) inscription on stamps of Italy for Italian Colonies.
Colonie Italiane: (It.) overprint on stamps of Italy for Italian Colonies.
Colonies Postes: inscription on the General Issue for French Colonies, 1881.
Colonie Italiane: overprint on stamps of Italy for Italian Colonies.
Colonies postes: French Colonies regular issue overprint.
Comissao Portuguesa de Prosioneiros de Guerra: (Port.) overprint on stamps of Portugal as Franchise stamps for prisoners' of war commission.
Comite Francais de la Liberation National: (Fr.) inscription on French Colonies.
Commercial Union Telegraph Company: U.S. telegraph stamps issued for use on own firm’s telegrams, 1876.
Commission d'Administration et de Plebescite Olszytn Alenstein-Traite de Versailles: overprint on stamps of Germany for Allenstein plebiscite.Commission de Controle Provisoire Korca: inscription on stamps of Albania, 1914.
Commission de Gouvernment Haute Silsie: inscription for Upper Silesia plebiscite issue.
Commission fur Retourbriefe (Ruckbriefe): (Ger.) inscription for return letters stamps, Bavaria, Nurenberg and Wurttemberg.
Commission Interalliee Mariendwerder: inscription on stamps of Germany for Mariendwerder plebiscite.
Commission Für Retourbriefe: (Ger.) inscription for returned letters of Bavaria.
Companhia de Mocambique: inscription Mozambique Company, a territory in Portuguese East Africa.
Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea: Colombia airmail overprint, 1920.
Compre ud. Café de Costa Rica: (Sp.) overprint in 1923 on stamps of Costa Rica as plea to taste and buy Cost Rican coffee.
Comstock, W. H.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Comunicaciones: (Sp.) communications inscription on revenue issues of Spain, postal use is implied and understood.
Condominium: New Caledonia overprint to note joint government by France and England.
Condorzusatz: (Ger.) additional postage for forwarding via Condor airlines.
Confed. Granadina: inscription on Colombia, Granadine Confederation.
Confe'on Argentina: inscription first issue of Argentina, 1858-60.
Confoederatio Helvetica: inscription National Fete Day, semi-postal, Switzerland, 1838-post.
Congo: (If also inscribed "Portugal" or "Portuguesa") Portuguese Congo.
Congo. Franeais: overprint on stamps of French Colonies, see: French Congo.
Congo, Indian Forces: 1962: "U. N. Force (India) Congo"overprint on stamps of India.
Congratulations Fall of Bataan and Corregidor: overprint on stamps of Philippines, Japanese occupation, 1942.
Constantinople (Stamboul):: British stamps with "C" and "S ," 1857-85, stamps of the Russian Levant, 1909-10.
Constantinopol: overprint on stamps of Romania, 1896-1919:
Constantinopoli: overprint on stamps of Italy, 1909-14 and1919-23
Constantinopol-Posta Romana: overprint on stamps of Romania, Offices in Turkey.
Construccion: overprint on stamps of Guatemala for a postal tax.
Consular Mail: inscription O.H.M.S., O.H.M.S., unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Consular post office: post offices in the Turkish Empire and China for which specially overprinted stamps were issued.
Consular overprints: semi-official stamps issued by SCADTA, Colombian airline, 1921-23, sold at Colombian consulates to prepay postage within Colombia on mail sent from abroad; overprints on the stamps applied to indicate the originating country. A is Germany, A-U is Argentina or Uruguay, B is Belgium, Co is Bolivia, Br. Is Brazil, C is Cuba, CR is Costa Rica, Ca is Canada, Ch is Chile, D is Denmark, E is Spain, EU is United States, F is France, GB is Great Britain, I is Italy, H is Netherlands, P is Panama, PE is Peru, SU is Sweden, S is Switzerland and V is Venezuela.
Contramarca: (Sp.) Ecuador control overprint.
Contrasena/Estampillas de Correo: overprint on Escuelas (school) issues for provisional use, Venezuela, 1874.
Controlle 1922: overprint on stamps of Persia (Iran) as a pictorial postcard tax, 1922.
Convention States: convention status states in the Empire of India: Chamba, Faridot, Gwalior, Jind, Nabha and Patiala; each state had its own overprints on stamps of India, 1950: regular stamps of India replaced all the convention states' issues.
Cook & Bernheimer: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Cook Islands: overprint 30 June 1948 Atomic Test Bikini Atoll, part of set of eleven overprints, unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Copyright: standard inscription placed in the sheet margin protecting design.
Corfu: Ionian Island; 1923: stamps of Italy overprint for use on island, 1941: stamps of Greece overprinted,
Corning & Tappan: U.S. private die perfumery proprietary stamp.
Corona: Dalmatia overprint on stamps of Italy; also Austria, Italian Occupation.
Corps Expeditionnaire/Franco-Anglais/Cameroun: overprint on stamps of Gabon whose inscriptions read "Congo Francais" and "Afrique Equatoriale ,"1915.
Corps Expéditionnaire Franco-Anglais Cameroun: on stamps of Gabon
Correio India: inscription of stamps of Portuguese India.
Correos de los EE. UU. De Venuz: inscription on stamps of Venezuela, 1865-70.
Correos y Telegrafos, Correos y Telegs: (Sp.) Argentina inscription for mail and telegraph, 19th century issues.
Correo Urbano de Bogota: Colombia (For City of Bogota).
Correspondencia a Debe: (Sp.) inscription on stamps of Panama for postage due.
Correspondencia Urgente: (Sp.) special delivery inscription, found on Express Letter stamps of Spain.
Costa Atlantica B: (Sp.) overprint on stamps of Nicaragua for use in province of Zelaya, 1907.
Costa Atlantica C: (Sp.) overprint on stamps of Nicaragua for use in province of Cabo Gracias A Dios, 1907.
Costa Rica, forged issue: 1928 Lindbergh surcharge forged, Sc. 147.
Cosme Colony: Paraguay bogus overprint for Australian settlement.
Courland: 1945, Apr.: four German stamps overprinted; see: Kurland.
Cour Permanente de Justice Internationale: overprint on stamps of Netherlands for mail from International Court of Justice, 1934, amended to "Cour Internationale de Justice."
Courrier de la Societe des Nations: (Fr.) overprint on stamps of Switzerland for League of Nations.
Courrier du Bureau International d'Education: (Fr.) overprint on stamps of Switzerland for International Bureau of Education.
Courrier du Bureau International du Travail: (Fr.) 1: overprint on stamps of Switzerland for International Labor Bureau. 2: Commissioner of Police, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. 3: overprint on stamps of Ivory Coast for parcel post. 4: overprint on stamps of Colombia, sold in Costa Rica to frank mail carried by SCADTA airlines.
Crittenton, Charles N.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Crociera Italiana 1924: overprint on stamps of Italy for propaganda tour, 1924.
Croissant Rouge Turc: (Fr.) Turkey Red Cross semi-postals.
Croix Rouge: (Fr.) inscription for Red Cross on semi-postals.
Crook, Oliver & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Crveni Krst: Jugoslavia overprint, Offices Abroad.
Cs: overprint on stamps of Hungary to indicate validity, 1946.
C. S.: Chief Secretary, South Australia official overprint,1868-74.
C. Sgn.: Colonial Surgeon, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74.
C. T.: Commissioner of Titles, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74.
Cuba impresos: inscription for newspaper stamps of Cuba under Spanish administration.
Curacao: 1873, May 23: inscription of "Curaeao" on their own stamps.
Curtis & Brown: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Curtis & Brown Mfg. Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Curtis, Jeremiah & Son: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
C. X. C.: Cyrillic overprint on stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Jugoslavia.
Cyprus: overprint, Cyprus crossed out, replaced with Greek characters for Cyprus; unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Cyprus, forged issue: 1880 Cyprus overprint, Sc. 3.
Cyrenaica: 1923, Oct. 24: first stamps were stamps of Italy overprinted "Cirenaica ."