Welcome to DCStamps


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Welcome to DCStamps, a website designed as a resource for stamp and banknote collectors of countries which no longer exist — often defined as a “dead country”. According to Linn’s Stamp News, the definition of a dead country is “any area that has ceased existence and no longer produces postage stamps”.
My definition of a Dead Country is somewhat different, see myDefinitions page, the spirit remains the same, a focus on countries, colonies, revolutionary entities or occupational forces which no longer exist. Also, for this site at the moment, I have limited countries covered to those that ended by the end of 1955. It is possible that in the future, I will move the date forward, but at the moment, this is more than I can cover as it is.
This site will continue to grow as new “dead countries” are added monthly. The goal is to eventually become an indispensable resource for collectors (or those just interested in understanding the history of the transition of nations).
If you want to contact me directly, drop me an email at: ILikeMaps@msn.com

what’s new at dcstamps

   27 May, 2016 – Added stamps to the India State of Cochin album
   24 May, 2016 – Added stamps to the Greek Occupation of Lemnos album
   24 May, 2016 – Added stamps to the Northern Nigeria album
   24 May, 2016 – Added stamps to the Ubangi Shari Chad album
   24 May, 2016 – Added stamps to the Crete album
   24 May, 2016 – Added stamps to the Astro Hungarian Province Bosnia and Herzegovina album
   24 May, 2016 – Added stamps to the Latakia album
   24 May, 2016 – Added stamps to the Lithuanian Occupation of Klaipeda (Memel) album
   24 May, 2016 – Added stamps to the Transcaucasian Federative Republic album
   13 May, 2016 – Added new History for Principality / Kingdom of Montenegro
   25 Apr, 2016 – Added new History for French Colony of Obock
Also, if you have access to Stamp and Coin Mart, the UK collector’s magazine, see my monthly column on Dead Countries.

what you can find on dcstamps

DEAD COUNTRY HISTORIES (below) – A brief history of each “Dead Country” including the stamps and/or banknotes it issued. New country histories are added routinely.
DEFINITION OF A DEAD COUNTRY – A detailed working definition of a “Dead Country”. Essentially it includes kingdoms, nations, colonies, occupational forces or revolutionary entities which ceased to exist. (I limit my collection to countries who “died” by the end of 1955.)
LIST OF DEAD COUNTRIES – A full list of “Dead Countries” which ceased to exist before the end of 1955. This list is frequently updated as new information is discovered.
REGIONAL TRANISTION CHARTS – A useful resource to understand the changes and transitions of nations with a designated region. Very useful for collectors – check them out!!
STAMP ALBUMS – My personal stamp/banknote albums for each of the “dead countries” which have been posted to date. I will continually add to this as I develop additional albums from my collection.
BANKNOTES – I am fairly new to collecting Banknotes, and this is a relatively sparse area at this time.

north america and hawaii

caribbean islands

south / central america

western europe

germany / poland area

   Allenstein, plebiscite (1920)
   Baden, Grand Duchy (1806 – 1871)
   Bavaria, Kingdom (1806 – 1918)  album only
   Bavaria, Revolution and Socialist Republic (1918 – 1919) album only
   Bavaria, Free State (1919 – 1920) album only
   Bavaria, Weimer State (1920 – 1921) album only
   Berlin-Brandenburg, Russian Occupation – post WW2 (1945-1949)
   Danzig Free State (1920 – 1939)
   Danzig, German Administration – WW2 (1939 – 1945)
   Polish Offices in Danzig Free State (1920 – 1939)
   Germany, Empire (1871 – 1920)  album only
   Germany, AMG Occupation – post WW2 (1945 – 1946)  album only
   Marienwerder, plebiscite (1920)
   North German Confederation (1866 – 1871)
   Poland, German Occupation – WW1 (1914 – 1918)
   Schleswig, plebiscite (1920) 
   Saxony, Kingdom (1806 – 1871)
   Upper Silesia, Plebiscite (1920 – 1921)

italy area

baltics

central / eastern europe

   Austria, Italian Occupation post WW1 (1919)  album only
   Austria, Allied Occupation post WW2 (1945 – 1955)  album only
   Eastern Silesia, plebiscite (1919 – 1920)  album only
   Romania, Austrian Occupation – WW1 (1916 – 1918) 
   Temesvár, Serbian Occupation – post WW1 (1918 – 1919)

greece / balkans area

   Bosnia & Herzegovina, Austro Hungarian Empire Occupation (1878 – 1908)
   Bosnia & Herzegovina, Province of Austro Hungarian Empire (1908 – 1918)  album only
   Dalmatia, Italian Occupation (1918 – 1922)
   Janina, Italian Offices in the Ottoman Empire (1902 – 1914)  album only
   Kavala / Cavalla, Greek Occupation – Balkan wars (1913)
   Montenegro, Principality / Kingdom (1878 – 1916)
   Epirus, Autonomous Republic (1914)
   North Epirus, Greek Occupation in WW1 (1914 – 1916)
   North Epirus, Greek Occupation in WW2 (1940 – 1941)
   Salonika, Italian Offices in the Ottoman Empire (1908 – 1914)  album only
   Scutari, Italian Offices in the Ottoman Empire (1909 – 1916)  album only
   Western Thrace, Autonomous Government (1913)
   Western Thrace, Inter-Allied Occupation (1919 – 1920)
   Thrace, Greek Occupation (1920 – 1922)

aegean / ionian islands

russia area

   Armenia, Republic (1918 – 1920)
   Aunus, Finnish Occupation (1919)
   Azerbaijan, Republic – pre USSR (1918 – 1920)
   Crimea, German Occupation – WW1 (1918)
   Crimean Border Government (1918 – 1919)
   Crimea, White Army Control (1919 – 1920)
   Don Republic / Don Cossack Government (1918 – 1920)  album only
   East Karelia, Finnish Military Administration (1941 – 1944)
   Far Eastern Republic (1920 – 1922)
   Georgia, Republic – pre USSR (1918 – 1921)
   Kuban Cossack Government (1919 – 1921)  album only
   North Ingria (1920)
   Priamur Provisional Government, Merkulov (1921 – 1922)
   Priamur Rural Province, Gen. Diterikhs (1922)
   Russian Armed Forces of the South, Gen. Denikin (1919 – 1920)
 album only
   Russian Army of the North, Gen. Rodzianko (1919)  album only
   Russian Army of the Northwest, Gen. Yudenich (1919)
   Provisional Government in Siberia, Adm Kolchak (1918 – 1919)
   Trans-Baikal Region under General Semyonov (1920)  album only
   Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic (1922 – 1936)
   Wrangel’s Army (1920 – 1921)

ottoman empire area

   Cilicia, French Occupation (1918 – 1921)
   Constantinople, Italian Offices in the Ottoman Empire (1908 – 1923)  album only
   Hatay State (1938 – 1939)
   Ottoman Empire, Greek Occupations – Balkan/Greco-Turkish wars (1912 – 1923)  album only
   Ottoman Empire, Polish Offices (1919 – 1922)  album only
   Dardanelles, Russian Offices in the Ottoman Empire (1774 – 1914)  album only
   Kerassunde, Russian Offices in the Ottoman Empire (1774 – 1914)  album only
   Rizeh, Russian Office in the Ottoman Empire (1774 – 1914)
   Smyrna, Italian Offices in the Ottoman Empire (1908 – 1923)  album only
   Thessaly, Ottoman Occupation (1897 – 1898)
   Trebizonde, Russian Offices in the Ottoman Empire (1774 – 1914)  album only

middle east

   Alaouites (Alawite State), French Mandate (1924 – 1930)
   Hejaz, Kingdom (1916 – 1925)
   Latakia, French Mandate (1930 – 1936)
   Jerusalem, Italian Offices in the Ottoman Empire (1908 – 1914)  album only
   Palestine, British Occupation (1918 – 1920)
   Palestine, British Mandate (1920 – 1948)  album only
   Rouad, Ile (1916 – 1920)

north africa

west / central africa

   Lagos, British Colony (1862 – 1906)  album only
   Niger Coast Protectorate (1893 – 1900)
   Northern Nigeria Protectorate (1900 – 1914)
   Oil Rivers Protectorate (1885 – 1893)
   Southern Nigeria Protectorate (1900 – 1914)
   Ubangi-Shari-Chad (1910 – 1920)  album only
   Ubangi-Shari (1920 – 1934)  album only

east africa / madagascar

southern africa

india area

   Alwar, Princely State of India (1803 – 1948)
   Bahawalpur, Princely State of India (1833 – 1947) 
   Bahawalpur, Princely State of Pakistan (1947 – 1955)
   Cochin, Princely State of India (1835 – 1949)  album only
   Faridkot, Princely State of India (1763 – 1886)  album only
   Gwalior, India Convention State (1787 – 1947)  album only
   Hyderabad, Indian Princely State (1798 – 1948)
   Jhalawar, Princely State of India (1838 – 1949)  album only
   Sirmoor, Princely State of India (1815 – 1948) 
   Wadhwan, Princely State of India (1740 – 1947)  album only

china area

   China, Russian Offices in Imperial China (1886 – 1920)  album only
   Foochow, China Treaty Port (1895 – 1896)  album only
   Honan, Japanese Occupation of North China (1941 – 1942)  album only
   Hopei, Japanese Occupation of North China (1941 – 1942)  album only
   Kiautschou, German Colony (1897 – 1914)
   Kwangtung, Japanese Occupation (1905 – 1945)  album only
   Manchukuo (1932 – 1945)
   Mengjiang (Inner Mongolia), Japanese Occupation (1939 – 1945)  album only
   North China, Japanese Occupation (1942 – 1945)  album only
   Shanghai and Nanjing, Japanese Occupation (1942 – 1945)  album only
   Shansi, Japanese Occupation of North China (1941 – 1942)  album only
   Shantung, Japanese Occupation of North China (1941 – 1942)  album only

far east

australia / south pacific

   British New Guinea (1884 – 1906)
   German New Guinea (1884 – 1914)
   Papua, Australian Administration (1906 – 1949)  album only
   Western Australia (1832 – 1901)   (album only