For the beginners in stamp collecting, here is a chart that I have compiled to identify some of the common stamps. I hope you will find it easy to use, and helpful. Please bookmark this page now, as you may have to come back to this page again and again as your collection grows.
Words printed on stamp
Country name
Words printed on stamp
Country name
Algerie
Algeria
Norge
Norway
Belgie Belgique
Belgium
Pilipinas
Philippines
Brasil
Brazil
Polska
Poland
CCCP
USSR (Russia)
Posta Romana
Romania
Ceskoslovensko
Czechoslovakia
Poste Italiane
Italy
Cote d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast
Poste Republica Italiana
Italy
Danmark
Denmark
Republik Osterreich
Austria
DDR
Germany, Democratic Republic
Republika Hrvatska
Croatia
Deutsche Bundespost
Germany, Federal Republic
Republique Francaise
France
Deutschland
Germany, Allied Occupation
Republique Tunisienne
Tunisia
Eire
Ireland
Royaume Du Maroc
Morocco
Espana
Spain
RSA
South Africa
Hellas
Greece
Shqipenia
Albania
Helvetia
Switzerland
Slovenija
Slovenia
Italia
Italy
Slovensko
Slovakia
Jugoslavija
Yugoslavia
Suomi
Finland
Liban
Lebanon
Sverige
Sweden
Lietuva
Lithuania
SWA
South West Africa
Magyar Posta
Hungary
Turkiye Cumhuriyeti
Turkey
Malagasy
Madagascar
U.A.E.
United Arab Emirates
Nederland
Netherlands (Holland)
U.A.R.
United Arab Republic
Nippon
Japan
Y.A.R.
Yemen (Arab Republic)
No Name (King's/Queen's head shown)
Great Britain
Y.C.P.P.
Ukraine
Here is more help for the new worldwide stamp collectors. The above chart is for absolute beginners. Those with more varieties of stamps, and some experience, will get more identification help from the following listing.
A
Abyssinia = Ethiopia
Afghan = Afghanistan
Afghanes = Afghanistan
Afrique Equatoriale (Francaise) = French Equatorial Africa
Aland = Aland Islands (Finland)
Andorre = Andorra
Australian Antarctic Territory = Australia
Azerbaidjan = Azerbaijan
B
Bayern / Bayer Postaze = Bavaria
Belgisch Congo = Belgian Congo
Boliviana = Bolivia
Brapex = Brazil
Brussel / Bruxelles = Belgium
Bulgarie = Bulgaria
Buu-Chinh = Vietnam
C
Cabo Verde = Cape Verde
Cambodge = Cambodia
Cameroon = Cameroun
D
Dominicana Republica = Dominican Republic
E
Eeste / Eesti / Esti = Estonia
Egypte / Egyptiennes = Egypt
Eilmarke = Bosnia & Herzegovnia
El Salvador = Salvador
Equateur = Ecuador
Ethiopie / Ethiopiennes = Ethiopia
Etiopia = Ethiopia
F
Federated Malay States = Malaya
Federation Du Mali = Mali
Filipinas = Philippines
Foroyar = Faroe Islands
G
Georgie / Georgienne = Georgia
Gronland = Greenland
H
Hashemite = Jordan
Haute Volta = Upper Volta (Now known as Burkina Faso)
Haut Senegal-Niger = Upper Senegal and Niger
Ht. Senegal-Niger = Upper Senegal and Niger
I
I.R.Iran = Iran
Island = Iceland
K
Kalaallit Nunaat = Greenland
Kalatdlit Nunat = Greenland
Kamerun = Cameroun
Kampuchea = Cambodia
Keeling Islands = Cocos Islands
Khmere = Cambodia
Kibris (Cumhuriyeti) = Cyprus
Kibris Turk Federe Devleti (Postalari) = Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Kibris Turk Yonetimi = Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
KPHTH = Crete
Kuzey Kibris Turk Cumhuriyeti = Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
L
LAO = Laos
L.A.R. = Libya
Latvija = Latvia
Libanaise = Lebanon
Libia / Libye = Libya
L.L.L.R. = Georgia
M
Macau / Macav = Macao
Malagache = Madagascar
Mauritanie = Mauritania
Mejico = Mexico
Mocambique = Mozambique
Muungano = Zanzibar
Myanmar = New name for Burma
N
Naciones Unidas = United Nations
Nations Unies = United Nations (Geneva)
Noreg = Norway
N.S.W. = New South Wales
Nueva Granada = Colombia
N.Z. = New Zealand
P
Papua = Papua New Guinea
PCCP = Russia
R
Reich = Germany
Reichspost = Germany
RF = France
R.H. = Haiti
R.I.Iran = Iran
Rwandaise = Rwanda
Ryukyus = Ryukyu Islands
S
S.A. or S.A.K. = Saudi Arabia
S.A.R. = Syria
SHQIPENIA, SHQIPENIE, SHQIPERIA, SHQIPERIJA, SHQIPERISE, SHQIPNI, SHQIPNIJA, SHQIPONIES, SHQIPTARI, or SHQYPTARE = Albania (Strange and unique spellings, hence easy to identify once you know the clue.)
Siam = Thailand (Siam is the old name of Thailand.)
S.Marino = San Marino
Somali Democratic Republic = Somalia
Somaliya = Somalia
Soomaaliya = Somalia
Soomaaliyeed = Somalia
St. Christopher and Nevis = St. Kitts-Nevis
St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla = St. Kitts-Nevis
Suid Afrika = South Africa
Suidwes Afrika = South West Africa
Suriname = Surinam
Syrian Arab Republic = Syria
Syrie / Syrienne = Syria
T
Tanganyika Kenya Uganda = Kenya Uganda Tanzania
Tanganyika & Zanzibar = Tanzania
Tanger = Tangiers
Tchad = Chad
Toga = Tonga
Togolaise = Togo
Touva / Tovva = Tannu Tuva
Trans-Jordan = Jordan
Tunis / Tunisie / Tunisienne = Tunisia
U
Unie Van Zuid Afrika = South Afrika
Union Francaise Royaume Du Laos = Laos
Union of South Africa = South Africa
Union Postal Arabe = Libya
U.P.U. = Universal Postal Union (Commemorated by many countries.)
