Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Po–Pz)
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.
Poland[edit]
- Dates
- 1918 –
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Currency
- (1918) 100 fenigs = 1 mark
- (1918) 100 hellers = 1 crown
- (1924) 100 groszy = 1 zloty
- Main Article Needed
- Includes
- Poland (Russian Province)
Poland (German Occupation WWI)[edit]
Poland (German Occupation WWII)[edit]
Poland (Russian Province)[edit]
- Dates
- 1860 – 1863
- Capital
- Warsaw
- Currency
- 100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
- Refer
- Poland
Polish Army in Russia[edit]
- Dates
- 1942 only
- Currency
- 100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
- Refer
- Polish Post Abroad
Polish Corps in Russia[edit]
- Dates
- 1918 only
- Currency
- 100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
- Refer
- Polish Post Abroad
Polish Government in Exile[edit]
- Refer
- Polish Post Abroad
Polish Military Post[edit]
Polish Occupation Issues[edit]
- Refer
- Polish Post Abroad
Polish Post Abroad[edit]
- Main Article Needed
- Includes
- Central Lithuania (Polish Occupation);
- Constantinople (Polish Post Office);
- Danzig (Polish Post Office);
- Polish Army in Russia;
- Polish Corps in Russia;
- Polish Government in Exile
Polska[edit]
- Refer
- Poland
Pondicherry[edit]
Ponta Delgada[edit]
- Refer
- Azores Territories
Poonch[edit]
- Refer
- Indian Native States
Port Arthur & Dairen[edit]
- Refer
- CPR Regional Issues
Port Gdansk[edit]
Port Lagos (French Post Office)[edit]
French PO in Thrace when under Turkish rule. Issued French stamps overprinted PORT-LAGOS. The office closed in 1898. Port Lagos is a seaport in Western Thrace which now belongs to Greece.
Port Said (French Post Office)[edit]
Portugal[edit]
- Dates
- 1853 –
- Capital
- Lisbon
- Currency
- (1853) 1000 reis = 1 milreis
- (1912) 100 centavos = 1 escudo
- (2002) 100 cent = 1 euro
- Main Article Needed
- See also
- Africa (Portuguese Colonies);
- Angola;
- Azores;
- Cape Verde Islands;
- Guinea–Bissau;
- Macao;
- Madeira;
- Mozambique;
- Portuguese Congo;
- Portuguese Guinea;
- Portuguese India;
- Sao Tome e Principe;
- Timor
Portuguese Africa[edit]
Portuguese Congo[edit]
- Dates
- 1894 – 1920
- Capital
- Cabinda
- Currency
- (1894) 1000 reis = 1 milreis
- (1912) 100 centavos = 1 escudo
- Main Article Needed
- See also
- Africa (Portuguese Colonies)
Portuguese Guinea[edit]
- Dates
- 1881 – 1974
- Capital
- Bissau
- Currency
- (1881) 1000 reis = 1 milreis
- (1912) 100 centavos = 1 escudo
- Main Article Needed
- See also
- Africa (Portuguese Colonies);
- Guinea–Bissau
Portuguese India[edit]
Portugal sought territory in India after Vasco da Gama's successful voyage round the Cape of Good Hope in 1497–1498. The three enclaves of Goa (1505), Damao (1531) and Diu (1534) were annexed to collectively form the colony of Portuguese India.
Goa, including the capital Pangim (now Panaji), is on the Malabar Coast of SW India, roughly midway between Bombay and Bangalore. Damao (now called Daman) is on the west coast, at the entrance to the Gulf of Cambay, about 100 miles north of Bombay. Diu, which includes the towns of Diu and Simbor, is a small island (15 sq. miles) off the south coast of Kathiawar peninsula in western India.
The first stamps were issued 1 October 1871. Stamps of British India were also valid until 1877. Standard Portuguese types such as the Ceres issue were used until 1925 when specific types began to be produced. All stamps were inscribed INDIA in some way; from 1946, the inscription was usually ESTADO DA INDIA.
In 1950, newly independent India demanded the transfer of the Portuguese territories but Portugal refused. India set up a land blockade in 1954 and then annexed the territories on 17 December 1961. Stamps of India were introduced on 29 December 1961.
Goa became a State of India in 1987 while Daman and Diu (combined) is a Union Territory.
- Dates
- 1871 – 1961
- Capital
- Pangim (Goa)
- Currency
- (1871) 1000 reis = 1 milreis
- (1882) 12 reis = 1 tanga; 16 tangas = 1 rupia
- (1959) 100 centavos = 1 escudo
Portuguese Occupation of German East Africa[edit]
Portuguese Timor[edit]
- Refer
- Timor
Preussen[edit]
- Refer
- Prussia
Priamur & Maritime Provinces[edit]
- Dates
- 1921 – 1922
- Capital
- Vladivostok
- Currency
- 100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
- Refer
- Russian Civil War Issues
Prince Edward Island[edit]
- Dates
- 1861 – 1873
- Capital
- Charlottetown
- Currency
- (1861) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
- (1872) 100 cents = 1 dollar
- Refer
- Canadian Provinces
Protectorat Français[edit]
Prussia[edit]
- Dates
- 1850 – 1867
- Capital
- Berlin
- Currency
- (1850) 12 pfennige = 1 silbergroschen; 30 silbergroschen = 1 thaler
- (1867) 60 kreuzer = 1 gulden
- Main Article Needed
- See also
- Germany (Imperial);
- North German Confederation
Puerto Rico[edit]
- Dates
- 1873 – 1900
- Capital
- San Juan
- Currency
- (1873) 100 centimos = 1 peseta
- (1881) 1000 milesimas = 100 centavos = 1 peso
- (1898) 100 cents = 1 dollar
- Main Article Needed
- See also
- Cuba & Puerto Rico
Pulau Pinang[edit]
- Refer
- Penang
Puttiala[edit]
- Refer
- Patiala
References[edit]
Bibliography[edit]
- 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