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Czechoslovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe, created in October 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary.
In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland became part of Germany, while the country lost further territories to Hungary and Poland. Between 1939 and 1945 the state ceased to exist, as Slovakia proclaimed its independence and subsequently the remaining territories in the east became part of Hungary, while in the remainder of the Czech Lands the German Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was proclaimed. In October 1939, after the outbreak of World War II, former Czechoslovak President Edvard Beneš formed a government-in-exile and sought recognition from the Allies.
After World War II, the pre-1938 Czechoslovakia was reestablished. In 1989, as Marxist–Leninist governments and communism were ending all over Eastern Europe, Czechoslovaks peacefully deposed their socialist government in 17th November 1989 in the Velvet Revolution, state price controls were removed after a period of preparation. In 1993, Czechoslovakia split into the two sovereign states of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.    Czechoslovakia issued a very attractive art stamps. Here is a selection from my engraved art collection.  |
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The Duchy called Slesvig (in Danish) or Schleswig (in German) was a disputed territory between Denmark and Germany in the Nineteenth Century. Its status was finally resolved by plebiscite after the First World War, when Southern Schleswig voted to be part of Germany and Northern Slesvig voted to be part of Denmark. Here's one of a set of fourteen stamps designed by August Carstens, printed in Copenhagen by H H Thiele and issued in January 1920 for the interim period when the future of Northern Slesvig was undecided.  There were also stamps for Southern Schleswig printed in Germany, but I don't own any of them. |
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Cyrenaica is the eastern coastal region of Libya and also an ex-province or state of the country (alongside Tripolitania and Fezzan) in the pre-1963 administrative system. In addition to the coastal region, i.e. historical Cyrenaica, the former province, during the Kingdom and the Italian era extended to the south to include the entire eastern section of the country.
Italian Cyrenaica: The Ottoman Empire ceded Cyrenaica to Italy in 1912. From 1923 to 1934 stamps were issued for Cyrenaica, which were used concurrently with those of Italian Libya. The first stamps of Cyrenaica were Italian stamps overprinted CIRENAICA issued in 1923. Semi-postal stamps inscribed Cirenaica were issued in 1926, and regular commemorative and definitive stamp issues continued until 1934 when Tripolitania, Cyrenaica and Fezzan were united as the Italian colony of Libya. Here are stamps of Italian Cyrenaica issued in 1933 and 1934.   |
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The State of Greater Lebanon, informally known as French Lebanon, was a state declared on 1 September 1920, which became the Lebanese Republic in May 1926, and is the predecessor of modern Lebanon.
The state was declared on 1 September 1920, following Decree 318 of 31 August 1920, as a League of Nations Mandate under the proposed terms of the Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon which was to be ratified in 1923. When the Ottoman Empire was formally split up by the Treaty of Sèvres in 1920, it was decided that four of its territories in the Middle East should be League of Nations mandates temporarily governed by the United Kingdom and France on behalf of the League. The British were given Iraq and Palestine (Today, Israel, Palestinian Authority and Jordan), while the French were given a mandate over Syria and Lebanon.
General Gouraud proclaimed the establishment of the state with its present boundaries after support from the majority of Lebanese regardless of religion and with Beirut as its capital. The new territory was granted a flag, merging the French flag with the Lebanese cedar. Landscapes of Lebanon, State of Greater Lebanon, 1925#1509;   |
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The French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, formalized by the League of Nations in 1923 following the San Remo Conference (1920), was part of a broader reconfiguration of former Ottoman territories after World War I. Administered under the guise of preparing these regions for eventual self-rule, the mandate was marked by France's strategic and colonial interests in the Levant. The territory was subdivided into several administrative units—including the State of Greater Lebanon, the State of Damascus, and the Alawite and Druze territories—reflecting France's divide-and-rule strategy aimed at weakening Arab nationalist unity. The mandate period witnessed intense opposition, most notably the Great Syrian Revolt (1925–1927), which challenged French authority through widespread guerrilla warfare. While France suppressed the uprising, growing nationalist sentiment, international pressure, and post-World War II decolonization movements eventually led to Syria's full independence in April 1946. Landscapes of Syria, French Mandate for Syria, 1925.  |
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When I hear the term "dead country stamps" I first think about Tuva stamps. Tuva, officially the Republic of Tyva, is a republic of Russia. Tuva lies at the geographical center of Asia, in southern Siberia. It became a Russian protectorate in 1914 and was replaced by the nominally independent Tuvan People's Republic in 1921 (known officially as Tannu Tuva until 1926), recognized only by its neighbors the Soviet Union and Mongolia, before being annexed into the former in 1944. The Tuvan People's Republic issued stamps between 1926 and 1936 (and several local until 1944). They were popular with stamp collectors in the Western world in the mid-twentieth century because of the obscurity and exoticism of Tannu Tuva and the stamps' quirky, colorful designs. I collect the stamps of Tuva and created an album to house my stamps. From the first issues of Tuva.  Presentation pack of the 1935 Tuvan wild animal stamps made by American stamp company.  Cover sent registered by the Soviet Philatelic Association to a stamp company in New York, USA. It is franked with Tuvan stamps from different sets and cancelled with Kyzyl postmark on February 12, 1937. Arrival postmarks were applied in NY post office.  |
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Here are some German States that you dont see too often on this forum: Lubeck and Brunswick, both are expertized sorry for bad quality, I dont feel like scanning right now Any other german state collectors here, im curious?  |
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A note about Tuva stamps I posted above: During years 1994-1995, the autonomous government of Tuva officially prepared stamps for postal use. Soon after the first modern set of Tuva was prepared in 1994, The Russian ministry of communication issued an order on December 6, 1994, declared that "the stamps are illegal, they are against the Russian law and should be destroyed". All rest of Tuva stamps issued in years 1994-1995 were not valid for postage and they are not related in any way to the Russian post system. Here is a page from the Russian catalogue issued by Centerpoligraph about this period stamps and the quote of the Russian ministry of communication  Here is one set issued by the autonomous government of Tuva in early 1994.  My note in this post is only about stamps prepared by the autonomous government of Tuva in 1994-1995 and not about hundredths of bogus stamps issued by private persons with the name of Tuva from 1990's until today. |
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Biafra, officially the Republic of Biafra, was a partially recognized secessionist state in West Africa that declared independence from Nigeria and existed from 1967 until 1970. Its territory consisted of the predominantly Igbo-populated Eastern Region of Nigeria. Biafra was established on 30 May 1967 by Igbo military officer C. Odumegwu Ojukwu under his leadership, following a series of ethnic tensions after Nigerian independence in 1960 that culminated in the 1966 massacres of Igbo people and other southeastern ethnic groups living in northern Nigeria. The military of Nigeria proceeded to invade Biafra shortly after its secession, resulting in the start of the Nigerian Civil War (also known as the Nigerian-Biafran War) (wikipedia). During 1968-1970, Biafra issued stamps and banknotes. This set was issued on May 30, 1968 to commemorate 1st anniversary of Independence.   |
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The French protectorate of Tunisia was established by the Bardo Treaty of 12 May 1881 after a military conquest. It was part of French North Africa with French Algeria and the Protectorate of Morocco, and more broadly of the French Empire. Tunisian sovereignty was more reduced in 1883, the Bey was only signing the decrees and laws prepared by the Resident General of France in Tunisia. The Tunisian government at the local level remained in place, and was only coordinating between Tunisians and the administrations set up on the model of what existed in France. The protectorate lasted until Tunisian independence in 1956. Tunisian sites and landscapes, French protectorate of Tunisia, 1954.  |
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The Mali Federation was formed on 4 April 1959 by Senegal and French Sudan as a self-governing territory within the French Community. It gained independence on 20 June 1960. However, tensions arose between the two members, and on 19 August 1960, the federation dissolved, resulting in the emergence of modern-day Senegal and Mali. First stamp of the Mali Federation shows the federation's map and flag, designed and engraved by Pierre Gandon and issued on November 7, 1959.  The 300th Anniversary of the Founding of St. Louis, Senegal, designed and engraved by Jean Pheulpin and issued on December 11, 1959:  |
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The Panama Canal Zone was a concession of the United States located in the Isthmus of Panama. The Canal Zone was created in 1903 from the territory of Panama; it was established with the signing of the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, which allowed for the construction of the Panama Canal within the territory by the United States. The zone existed until 1979, when it was incorporated back into Panama. From 1904 until 1926, Panama or USA stamps overprinted "Canal Zone" were issued. From 1928 until 1979, permanent stamps for Canal Zone were issued. Here are three stamps from the first 1928 set on cover sent from Cristobal to Toulminville, Alabama, the birth place of Dr. Gorgas, shown on the 1 and 15 cent stamps   Anti Malaria Campaign, Canal Zone, 1962.  |
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