What Country Are These From?

There are just some random ones I have, im not sure of what country
they are from. Just need some help identifying them.
Thanks alot.
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#8-Algerie? France?

#9-Germany?

#10-Poland?

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To get you started...

1. Greece
2. Greece
3. Slovenia
4. Bulgaria
5. Transvaal
6. Austria
7. Algeria
8. Algeria
9. Bavaria
10. Polish Corps(/settlements), I don't think these are Scott listed
11. Ryukyu Islands

If you have difficulty finding them in the stamp catalog, let us know.

Thanks for the pics! I love looking at stamps!

k

Thank you for the answaers, but I have some questions.

#5, Is this a country or is part of an existing country?
#9, Is this stamp from when it was "The Free state of Bavaria", or is
it from after it became part of Germany?
#10, Where these stamps printed in Italy? Because they have Polish Themes
and words. Im guessing they were printed during the war? Where they
by the Polish or Italian Goverment? and for who?

Originally known as the South African Republic (stamps inscribed Z. Afr. Republiek). It was occupied by the British, and they called it Transvaal. During the period of the 2nd republic, the stamp were once again inscribed Z. Afr. Republiek. The British took over again at the turn of the century and called it Transvaal once again. You can google for exact dates, I don't remember these things.

Today, the land once known as Transvaal is part of the Republic of South Africa. When the Union of South Africa was formed, RSA stamps replaced those of Transvaal and the other joining lands.



The denomination of the stamp is in kreuzers, so that means the stamp was issued BEFORE Bavaria joined Germany. But yes, you are correct in noting that Bavaria issued stamps after joining Germany and also briefly after WWI as a republic.



There is actually an older thread here regarding these stamps. Let me see if I can find the link.

Wow, I am amazed, I am loving this hobby more and more. (I love history, and having parts of the world at my hands)
Thank you very much for the quick responses, I like how quick and attentive everyone is here.
:D

Now a question of clasification. I am collecting stamps from different countries, and have many stamps
that were once free states, and NOW part of Countries, Do I organize those stamps by what they have
in the stamps, or what they are now?
I also have some stamps from "Free City of Daznig", from when it was its own place, but since now
its part of Poland, im not sure how to clasify it. :P
And I also have some that say Persian postage, and some that
say Iran, would it be proper to have them in the same place?
Thanks.

The link for the Polish Corps (Polish settlement) stamps (discussed on the 2nd page in the thread) is https://goscf.com/t/8073

Here is a link to a Danzig discussion thread https://goscf.com/t/8616.

As far as how to organize your stamps, I'm the worst person to give an answer, as proven by the mess I call my stamp collection.

I'm sure you will get a lot of fantastic ideas from the others. All I can say is, in the end, collect the way you want to -- because YOU are the one who should be enjoying your collection! The ideas the others give will come in very handy in making your decision.

k

Thank you very much for those links, ill have to read up on that.

Haha, yeah, im kind of the opposite, I even organize my shirts
in my closet by color...

Well thank you very much, its barely my first day in the forum
and already I have learned so much.

Thanks again.

Yes, they are one and the same.

Be forewarned that a large chunk of Persian issues were heavily counterfeited. So when the day comes and you thumb through Iran in the catalog, don't get to giddy thinking about all the valuable Persian stamps in my collection. It's not unusual for a run-of-the-mill Persian collection to contain 50%-90% counterfeits. I rarely see a collection that has less than 50% counterfeits.

You keep shirts in a closet?

I have much to learn from you when it comes to organization!

k

And how can one tell if they are real? I can post pictures so you
guys can seethem, but if people are fooled with them in person I
doubt it can be determined through a picture right? :P

Some counterfeit Persian stamps can be determined from a picture, some cannot. I haven't even finished weeding my Persian stamps -- it's a low priority because so many are counterfeit; I'd rather spend my time sorting the real stamps. I'll be honest with you, I usually ignore requests to ID fake Persian stamps unless it is something truly interesting; so please understand if you post some pics and I don't reply. Others, however, are not as lazy as I am, so maybe some others will give you feedback on the Persian stamps. There is one collector who really enjoys IDing the Persian stamps, but I forgot whether they are on this Forum or another Forum.

I would suggest you collect your stamps in the same hiearchy
as shown in your stamp catalogue, whichever brand you use.
saves confusion later on.

Well here are the Persian Stamps I have.
Hope someone can tell me if they are real or not, and
some info on them. Thanks.
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Anyone willing to input on these Persians??

I have also been wondering about this Spanish stamp I have.
Its really simple and small, but idk if its real, I tried
looking for info online, but can't seem to find anything,
or maybe im looking in the wrong place.

Spanish stamp
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