Inscriptions Overprints On Stamps |
No |
Name |
Languange |
Description |
1 |
C |
|
overprint on stamps of Colombia, sold in Cuba for SCADTA airline mail to Cuba. |
2 |
C |
|
(Preceded by value with Japanese letters) Ryukyu Islands. |
3 |
C |
|
Customs, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. |
4 |
C |
|
"Campana" overprint on stamps of Paraguay and Uruguay (1922) for country areas. |
5 |
C. D. |
|
Convict Department, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. |
6 |
C. E. F. |
|
Cameroon overprint on stamps of Germany Kamerun, British Occupation. - stamps of India overprint for China Expeditionary Force, first issue in 1900. |
7 |
C. G. H. S |
|
"Commission de Gouvernment Haute Sil¨¦sie" overprint on official stamps of Germany, for Upper Silesia, 1920-21. |
8 |
C. G. R. |
|
Cape Government Railways; 1911-12: overprint on stamps for railway mail from Caledon, Cape Province. |
9 |
C. I. H. S. |
|
"Commission Interalli¨¦e Haute-Sil¨¦sie" hand stamp/overprint on stamps of Germany, official use, for Upper Silesia, 1920. |
10 |
C. S. |
|
Chief Secretary, South Australia official overprint,1868-74. |
11 |
C. Sgn. |
|
Colonial Surgeon, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. |
12 |
C. T. |
|
Commissioner of Titles, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. |
13 |
C. X. C. |
|
Cyrillic overprint on stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina for Jugoslavia. |
14 |
C.F.A. |
|
overprint on stamps of France for Colonies Francaises d'Afrique, 1945. - overprint on French issues for Reunion, March 1952. - overprint on stamps of France for Communaut¨¦ Financicre Africaine, 1960. |
15 |
C.L.N. |
It. |
"Comitati di Liberazione Nazionale" (National Liberation Committees), 1943-44: inscription / overprint on stamps of Italy. |
16 |
C.L.N./Ossola Libera/10.9.44 |
It. |
overprint for Domodossola, Italy, see: CLN. |
17 |
C.L.N./Posta Italiane/Zona Aosta |
It. |
inscription for Aosta, Italy, see: CLN. |
18 |
C.L.N./Sondalo/Pro/Tubercolotici |
It. |
overprint, see: CLN. |
19 |
C.M.T. |
|
overprint on stamps of Austria, for Western Ukraine, Romanian occupation, 1919 |
20 |
CA |
|
overprint on stamps of Colombia, sold in Canada for SCADTA airline mail to Cuba. |
21 |
CA |
|
overprint and surcharge on one semi-postal stamp of France to reduce national debt, 1927. |
22 |
Cabo |
Sp. |
overprint on stamps of Nicaragua for Cabo Gracias A Dios, (Cape Thanks to God) 1904-09: own stamps required because currency was based on silver, while rest of Nicaragua used paper money, overprint used to prevent currency manipulation, 1907: overprinted "Costa/Atlantica/C ," 1909: overprinted "C/Dpto.Zelaya." |
23 |
Cabo gracias |
|
local, overprint on stamps of Nicaragua, Zelaya, 1904-11. |
24 |
Cabo Jubi |
|
overprint on stamps of Rio de Oro, for Cape Juby, 1916. |
25 |
Cabo Juby |
|
overprint on stamps of Spain (1919-33), Spanish Morocco, (1934-48) for Cape Juby, see: Rio de Oro. |
26 |
Cabo Verde |
|
inscription Cape Verde for Cape Verde Islands. |
27 |
Caches |
|
overprint on postage dues of France and general stamps of French Colonies for use in French India postage dues. |
28 |
Cadiz, Cadiz viva Espanol |
|
local overprint, Spanish civil war, Nationalist/Republican, 1936-37. |
29 |
Caicos Islands |
|
1981 stamps overprinted "Caicos Islands" see: Turks and Caicos Islands. |
30 |
Caisse d'Amortissement |
Fr. |
inscription for reduction of national debt, semi-postal; 1927-31 |
31 |
Calimno, Calino |
|
Dodecanese Island, Aegean Sea; 1912-29: overprint "Egeo" on stamps of Italy, followed by "Calimno." |
32 |
Callao |
|
Peru overprint on stamps of Chile, Chilean Occupation. |
33 |
Cameroon, Cameroun |
|
West coast of Africa |
34 |
Cameroons U.K.T.T |
|
(United Kingdom Trust Territory) overprint on stamps of Nigeria for Southern Cameroons. |
35 |
Cameroun Occupation Franeaise |
|
on stamps of Middle Congo, 1916-17, 1921 |
36 |
Canal Zone |
|
Canal Zone overprint on stamps of Panama, 1904, US stamps overprinted, 1924. |
37 |
Canarias |
|
local, Canary Islands, Spanish civil war overprint, Nationalist/Republican, 1936-37. |
38 |
Canaro |
|
overprint for Fiume, Italian occupation of Arbe and Veglia. |
39 |
Canceled |
|
British Colonial overprint for Specimen purposes. |
40 |
Canceled V-R-I |
|
overprint for Transvaal, second British occupation, Wolmaranstad, 1900. |
41 |
Canton |
|
Chinese treaty port; overprint on stamps of Indo-China, 1901-22. |
42 |
Cantonal taxe |
|
with numeral 6, inscription on Zurich cantonal issue. |
43 |
Cape Juby |
|
stamps of Rio de Oro overprinted and surcharged for Spanish troops, 1916, overprints on stamps of Spanish Morocco, 1919. |
44 |
Carchi, Calchi and Karki |
|
on stamps of Italy, 1930, 1932: two sets overprinted with island's name issued, now part of Greece. 1912-40: stamps of Italy overprinted with names of islands: Calchi , Calimno, Caso, Coo, Fero, Fisso, Nisiro, Patmo, Piscopi, Rhodes, Scarpanto, Simi and Stampalia. |
45 |
Caritas |
|
overprint/surcharge for charity stamps in Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg (1914). |
46 |
Casa de correos |
Sp. |
overprint on stamps of Ecuador to build a new general post office in Quito and Guayaquil. |
47 |
Castelrosso |
|
overprint on stamps of Italy, 1922 |
48 |
Cavalle |
|
overprint and inscription on stamps of France, Offices in Turkish Empire 1893-1914;: overprint on stamps of Bulgaria, 1913. |
49 |
Cave |
|
Ceylon control overprint to prevent theft. |
50 |
Cayman Islands |
|
inscription, Rich People, unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001. |
51 |
Cazinska Krajina |
|
local overprint, rebel state Bihac, Bosnia, 1993-95. |
52 |
Centesimi di Corona |
|
overprint on stamps of Italy, Italian Occupation of Austria, Dalmatia. |
53 |
Centimes |
|
Austria overprint, Offices in Crete. - overprint on stamps of Germany, currency unit, Offices in Turkey. |
54 |
Centimos |
|
overprint on stamps of France, Offices in Morocco. |
55 |
Cents |
|
(with crown) Straits Settlements overprint on stamps of India. - overprint on stamps of Russia, Offices in China. |
56 |
Cerigo |
|
overprint on stamps of Greece for Ionian Islands. |
57 |
Cerigo/Occupazione Militare Italiana |
|
private overprint on stamps of Greece for Ionian Islands. |
58 |
Ceskoslovenski |
|
overprint on stamps of Austria for Czechoslovakia, semi-postals. |
59 |
Ceskych Skautu |
|
Czech Scouts inscription on Czechoslovakia issue in Oct. 1918, Boy Scouts distributed mail. |
60 |
Ceylon |
|
inscription Tamil Tiger, unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001. |
61 |
Ceylon |
|
inscription "the F-word" unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001. |
62 |
CH |
|
Colombla-SCADTA consular overprint for Chile. |
63 |
Ch. Taxe O.M.F. Syrie |
|
overprint of stamps of France for Offices in Turkey, Syria. |
64 |
Chakasia |
|
bogus Russian local overprint. |
65 |
Chala |
|
overprint on stamps of Peru, provisional issue, 1879-84. |
66 |
Chamba |
|
India Convention State; 1886: first stamps with Chamba overprint valid throughout Indian Empire |
67 |
Chiffre taxe |
|
inscription on postage due labels of France, French colonies and Turkey. |
68 |
Chiffre taxe a percevoir |
|
inscription on postage due labels of Egypt. |
69 |
Chilean Occupation of Peru |
|
stamps of Peru overprinted with arms of Chile, 1881. |
70 |
Chimarra (Himera) |
|
provisional Epirus issue, 1914-16 issues during Greek occupation. |
71 |
Chimborazo Riobamba |
|
control overprint on stamps of Ecuador, 1902. |
72 |
China |
|
overprints/inscription; overprint on stamps of Germany, Offices in China. - China Post inscription for People's Republic of China. - overprint on stamps of Hong Kong, 1917-1927, British Offices Abroad. |
73 |
China Expeditionary Force |
|
stamps of India overprinted "C.E.F."; 1900, Aug.-Nov. 25, 1923: for use of Indian and British troops during Boxer rebellion. |
74 |
China, French Offices |
|
1894: "Chine" overprinted on stamps of France, 1904-22: "Chine" overprinted on stamps of Indo-China. |
75 |
China, Indian Forces |
|
1900: overprinted "C.E.F." on stamps of India. |
76 |
China, Japanese Occupation |
|
overprint stamps of China plus occupation issues, 20th century: Kwangtung Province including Canton; Inner Mongolia, including North Shansi, South Chara and Suiyuna; North China including Honan, Hopei, Meng Chiang, Shansi, Shantung and Supeh; Nanking and Shanghai including Anhwei, Chekiang, Fukien, Hunan, Hupe and Kiangsi. |
77 |
China, Japanese Post Offices |
|
1876, Apr. 15- 31 Dec.1899: overprint on stamps of Japan with Chinese characters |
78 |
Chinese Imperial post |
|
inscription on stamps of China, 1898-1912. |
79 |
Chios (Khios) |
|
Aegean Island captured by Greece from Turkey in 1912; 1913, May: overprint on stamp of Greece. |
80 |
Chiriqui |
|
overprint on stamps of Panama. |
81 |
Chop |
|
Japanese characters overprinted on stamps of territories occupied by Japanese troops during WWII and used until official occupation stamps became available. |
82 |
Christmas Island |
|
Indian Ocean; 1958: provisionals overprinted and surcharged in Malayan currency |
83 |
Christmas Island |
|
part of the Ellice group of islands in Pacific; 1958, Oct. 15: overprint on stamps of Australia for Christmas Island |
84 |
Cierro Oficial |
Sp. |
inscription, official seals for Chile, El Salvador. |
85 |
Cinquan Tenaire 24 Septembre |
|
overprint on stamps of French Colonies postage dues for New Caledonia. |
86 |
Cirenaica |
|
overprint on stamps of Italy, for Cyrenaica, Tropolitania. |
87 |
Citta aperta Roma |
|
Rome open city, overprint on Italian imperial series, may be bogus. |
88 |
CL |
|
Crown Lands, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. |
89 |
Clipperton Island |
|
inscription for Pacific Island local post, started April 4, 1895 to frank mail between the island and the San Francisco, diagonal overprint on stamps of Mexico may be bogus. |
90 |
CLN Italia Posta Partigiana |
It. |
inscription for Parma, Italy, unissued, see: CLN. |
91 |
CO |
|
Commissariat Officer, South Australia official overprint,1868-74. |
92 |
Co. Ci |
It. |
"Commissariato Civile" Civil Commissioner, overprint on stamps of Jugoslavia for Ljubljana, Italian occupation. |
93 |
Coamo |
|
inscription on provisional issue of Puerto Rico, US occupation, Aug.-Sep., 1898. |
94 |
Colegio de Abogados |
Sp. |
inscription on fiscal stamps used by lawyers. |
95 |
Colegio de Huerfanos |
Sp. |
inscription on semi-postals issued by Postal, Telegraph and Customs services to collect funds for colleges used by children of employees. |
96 |
Colegio de Notarios |
Sp. |
inscription on fiscal stamps used by notaries. |
97 |
Colon |
Sp. |
Columbus, inscription on first stamps of Chile. |
98 |
Colonia de Rio de Oro |
|
inscription for Rio de Oro. |
99 |
Colonia Eriteria |
|
inscription for Eritrea colony of Italy. |
100 |
Coloniali Italiane |
It. |
inscription on stamps of Italy for Italian Colonies. |
101 |
Colonie Italiane |
|
overprint on stamps of Italy for Italian Colonies. |
102 |
Colonie Italiane |
It. |
overprint on stamps of Italy for Italian Colonies. |
103 |
Colonies postes |
|
French Colonies regular issue overprint. |
104 |
Colonies Postes |
|
inscription on the General Issue for French Colonies, 1881. |
105 |
Comissao Portuguesa de Prosioneiros de Guerra |
Port. |
overprint on stamps of Portugal as Franchise stamps for prisoners' of war commission. |
106 |
Comite Francais de la Liberation National |
Fr. |
inscription on French Colonies. |
107 |
Commission d'Administration et de Plebescite Olszytn Alenstein-Traite de Versailles |
|
overprint on stamps of Germany for Allenstein plebiscite.Commission de Controle Provisoire Korca: inscription on stamps of Albania, 1914. |
108 |
Commission de Gouvernment Haute Silsie |
|
inscription for Upper Silesia plebiscite issue. |
109 |
Commission F¨¹r Retourbriefe |
Ger. |
inscription for returned letters of Bavaria. |
110 |
Commission fur Retourbriefe (Ruckbriefe) |
Ger. |
inscription for return letters stamps, Bavaria, Nurenberg and Wurttemberg. |
111 |
Commission Interalliee Mariendwerder |
|
inscription on stamps of Germany for Mariendwerder plebiscite. |
112 |
Companhia de Mocambique |
|
inscription Mozambique Company, a territory in Portuguese East Africa. |
113 |
Compania Colombiana de Navegacion Aerea |
|
Colombia airmail overprint, 1920. |
114 |
Compre ud. Caf¨¦ de Costa Rica |
Sp. |
overprint in 1923 on stamps of Costa Rica as plea to taste and buy Cost Rican coffee. |
115 |
Comunicaciones |
Sp. |
communications inscription on revenue issues of Spain, postal use is implied and understood. |
116 |
Condominium |
|
New Caledonia overprint to note joint government by France and England. |
117 |
Condorzusatz |
Ger. |
additional postage for forwarding via Condor airlines. |
118 |
Confed. Granadina |
|
inscription on Colombia, Granadine Confederation. |
119 |
Confe'on Argentina |
|
inscription first issue of Argentina, 1858-60. |
120 |
Confoederatio Helvetica |
|
inscription National Fete Day, semi-postal, Switzerland, 1838-post. |
121 |
Congo |
|
(If also inscribed "Portugal" or "Portuguesa") Portuguese Congo. |
122 |
Congo, Indian Forces |
|
1962: "U. N. Force (India) Congo"overprint on stamps of India. |
123 |
Congo. Franeais |
|
overprint on stamps of French Colonies, see: French Congo. |
124 |
Congratulations Fall of Bataan and Corregidor |
|
overprint on stamps of Philippines, Japanese occupation, 1942. |
125 |
Constantinople (Stamboul) |
|
British stamps with "C" and "S ," 1857-85, stamps of the Russian Levant, 1909-10. |
126 |
Constantinopol |
|
overprint on stamps of Romania, 1896-1919 |
127 |
Constantinopoli |
|
overprint on stamps of Italy, 1909-14 and1919-23 |
128 |
Constantinopol-Posta Romana |
|
overprint on stamps of Romania, Offices in Turkey. |
129 |
Construccion |
|
overprint on stamps of Guatemala for a postal tax. |
130 |
Consular Mail |
|
inscription O.H.M.S., O.H.M.S., unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001. |
131 |
Consular overprints |
|
semi-official stamps issued by SCADTA, Colombian airline, 1921-23, sold at Colombian consulates to prepay postage within Colombia on mail sent from abroad; overprints on the stamps applied to indicate the originating country. A is Germany, A-U is Argentina or Uruguay, B is Belgium, Co is Bolivia, Br. Is Brazil, C is Cuba, CR is Costa Rica, Ca is Canada, Ch is Chile, D is Denmark, E is Spain, EU is United States, F is France, GB is Great Britain, I is Italy, H is Netherlands, P is Panama, PE is Peru, SU is Sweden, S is Switzerland and V is Venezuela. |
132 |
Consular post office |
|
post offices in the Turkish Empire and China for which specially overprinted stamps were issued. |
133 |
Contramarca |
Sp. |
Ecuador control overprint. |
134 |
Contrasena/Estampillas de Correo |
|
overprint on Escuelas (school) issues for provisional use, Venezuela, 1874. |
135 |
Controlle 1922 |
|
overprint on stamps of Persia (Iran) as a pictorial postcard tax, 1922. |
136 |
Convention States |
|
convention status states in the Empire of India: Chamba, Faridot, Gwalior, Jind, Nabha and Patiala; each state had its own overprints on stamps of India, 1950: regular stamps of India replaced all the convention states' issues. |
137 |
Cook Islands |
|
overprint 30 June 1948 Atomic Test Bikini Atoll, part of set of eleven overprints, unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001. |
138 |
Copyright |
|
standard inscription placed in the sheet margin protecting design. |
139 |
Corfu |
|
Ionian Island; 1923: stamps of Italy overprint for use on island, 1941: stamps of Greece overprinted |
140 |
Corona |
|
Dalmatia overprint on stamps of Italy; also Austria, Italian Occupation. |
141 |
Corps Exp¨¦ditionnaire Franco-Anglais Cameroun |
|
on stamps of Gabon |
142 |
Corps Expeditionnaire/Franco-Anglais/Cameroun |
|
overprint on stamps of Gabon whose inscriptions read "Congo Francais" and "Afrique Equatoriale ,"1915. |
143 |
Correio India |
|
inscription of stamps of Portuguese India. |
144 |
Correo Urbano de Bogota |
|
Colombia (For City of Bogota). |
145 |
Correos de los EE. UU. De Venuz |
|
inscription on stamps of Venezuela, 1865-70. |
146 |
Correos y Telegrafos, Correos y Telegs |
Sp. |
Argentina inscription for mail and telegraph, 19th century issues. |
147 |
Correspondencia a Debe |
Sp. |
inscription on stamps of Panama for postage due. |
148 |
Correspondencia Urgente |
Sp. |
special delivery inscription, found on Express Letter stamps of Spain. |
149 |
Cosme Colony |
|
Paraguay bogus overprint for Australian settlement. |
150 |
Costa Atlantica B |
Sp. |
overprint on stamps of Nicaragua for use in province of Zelaya, 1907. |
151 |
Costa Atlantica C |
Sp. |
overprint on stamps of Nicaragua for use in province of Cabo Gracias A Dios, 1907. |
152 |
Cour Permanente de Justice Internationale |
|
overprint on stamps of Netherlands for mail from International Court of Justice, 1934, amended to "Cour Internationale de Justice." |
153 |
Courland |
|
1945, Apr.: four German stamps overprinted; see: Kurland. |
154 |
Courrier de la Societe des Nations |
Fr. |
overprint on stamps of Switzerland for League of Nations. |
155 |
Courrier du Bureau International d'Education |
Fr. |
overprint on stamps of Switzerland for International Bureau of Education. |
156 |
Courrier du Bureau International du Travail |
Fr. |
overprint on stamps of Switzerland for International Labor Bureau. - Commissioner of Police, South Australia official overprint, 1868-74. - overprint on stamps of Ivory Coast for parcel post. - overprint on stamps of Colombia, sold in Costa Rica to frank mail carried by SCADTA airlines. |
157 |
Crociera Italiana 1924 |
|
overprint on stamps of Italy for propaganda tour, 1924. |
158 |
Croissant Rouge Turc |
Fr. |
Turkey Red Cross semi-postals. |
159 |
Croix Rouge |
Fr. |
inscription for Red Cross on semi-postals. |
160 |
Crveni Krst |
|
Jugoslavia overprint, Offices Abroad. |
161 |
Cs |
|
overprint on stamps of Hungary to indicate validity, 1946. |
162 |
Cuba impresos |
|
inscription for newspaper stamps of Cuba under Spanish administration. |
163 |
Curacao |
|
1873, May 23: inscription of "Curaeao" on their own stamps. |
164 |
Cyprus |
|
overprint, Cyprus crossed out, replaced with Greek characters for Cyprus; unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001. |
165 |
Cyrenaica |
|
1923, Oct. 24: first stamps were stamps of Italy overprinted "Cirenaica." |