Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ma–Md)

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.

See the Category:Compendium of postage stamp issuers page for details of the project.

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

References

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