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Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ma–Md)

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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

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

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

External links

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Compendium of postage stamp issuers