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CABINDA Formerly Portuguese Congo. ;Refer : Angola ; : Portuguese Congo CAICOS ISLANDS Separate issues by the Caicos part of the Turks & Caicos Islands , which are in the Caribbean north of Hispaniola. The Caicos are not politically independent of the Turks and there remains some controversy about the validity of the stamps, although they have been accepted for postal use. ;Dates : 1981 - ;Currency : 100 Cent s = 1 Dollar ;Refer : Turks & Caicos Islands CALCHI ;Refer : Khalki CALIMNO ;Refer : Kalimnos CALINO ;Refer : Kalimnos CALYMNOS ;Refer : Kalimnos CAMBODGE ;Refer : Cambodia CAMBODIA ;Dates : 1951 - ;Capital : Phnom Penh ;Currency : ( 1951 ) 100 Cent s = 1 Piastre : ( 1955 ) 100 Cent s = 1 riel ;Includes : Kampuchea ; : Khmer Republic ;See also : Indo-China CAMBODIA (INDO-CHINA) One issue in 1936 when part of French Indo-China . ;Dates : 1936 ;Currency : 100 Cent s = 1 Piastre ;Refer : Indo-China Territories ;See also : Annam (Indo-China) CAMEROONS (BRITISH OCCUPATION) British and French forces occupied the country during FWW and issue German Kamerun ''Yacht'' types with overprint of CEF and British currency value. The British section became Southern Cameroons and was administered as part of Nigeria until 1960 when it rejoined Cameroun (the former French section) after a plebiscite. ;Dates : 1915 only ;Currency : 12 Pence = 1 Shilling ; 20 Shilling s = 1 Pound ;Refer : British Occupation Issues ;See also : Southern Cameroons CAMEROUN The German colony of Kamerun was occupied by French and British forces during FWW. Southern Cameroons became part of Nigeria but the remainder was administered by France until 1960 as Cameroun. During the FWW occupation period, the French issued stamps of Gabon overprinted Corps Expeditionnaire Franco-Anglais CAMEROUN; and stamps of Middle Congo overprinted '''CAMEROUN Occupation Francaise'''. After the war, the Middle Congo stamps were simply overprinted '''CAMEROUN'''. The first issues specifically for Cameroun were produced in 1925 . Cameroun became an independent republic in 1960 and, following a plebiscite, Southern Cameroons was reunited with it. ;Dates : 1915 - ;Capital : Yaounde ;Currency : 100 Centime s = 1 Franc ;See also : Kamerun CANADA ;Dates : 1851 - ;Capital : Ottawa ;Currency : ( 1851 ) 12 Pence = 1 Shilling ; 20 Shilling s = 1 Pound : ( 1859 ) 100 Cent s = 1 Dollar ;See also : Canadian States CANADIAN STATES ;Includes : British Columbia ; : British Columbia & Vancouver Island ; : New Brunswick ; : New Carlisle (Gaspé) ; : Newfoundland ; : Nova Scotia ; : Prince Edward Island ; : Vancouver Island ;See also : Canada CANAL ZONE Now uses stamps of Panama . ;Dates : 1904 - 1979 ;Capital : Balboa ;Currency : 100 Cent s = 1 balboa CANARY ISLANDS Overprinted airmail stamps were used during the Spanish Civil War . ;Dates : 1936 - 1938 ;Capital : Las Palmas ;Currency : 100 Centimo s = 1 Peseta ;See also : Spain CANDIA ;Refer : Kandia CANEA ;Refer : Khania (Italian Post Office) CANOUAN Unauthorised issues only. Canouan is one of the islands of the Grenadines Of St Vincent . ;Refer : Grenadines Of St Vincent CANTON (INDO-CHINESE POST OFFICE) Indo-Chinese PO in China. ;Dates : 1901 - 1922 ;Currency : ( 1901 ) 100 Centime s = 1 Franc : ( 1919 ) 100 Cent s = 1 Piastre ;Refer : China (Indo-Chinese Post Offices) CAPE COLONY ;Refer : Cape Of Good Hope CAPE JUBY Cape Juby became part of Spanish Sahara in 1950 and is now in Morocco. ;Dates : 1916 - 1950 ;Currency : 100 Centimo s = 1 Peseta ;Refer : Spanish West Africa CAPE OF GOOD HOPE ;Dates : 1853 - 1910 ;Capital : Cape Town ;Currency : 12 Pence = 1 Shilling ; 20 Shilling s = 1 Pound ;Includes : British Bechuanaland ; : Griqualand West ; : Mafeking ; : Stellaland ; : Vryburg CAPE PROVINCE ;Refer : Cape Of Good Hope CAPE VERDE ISLANDS ;Dates : 1877 - ;Capital : Praia ;Currency : 100 Centavo s = 1 Escudo ;See also : Africa (Portuguese Colonies) CARCHI ;Refer : Khalki CARINTHIA Austrian and Yugoslav overprints used during a plebiscite. Carinthia remained in Austria. ;Dates : 1920 only ;Currency : 100 Heller = 1 Krone (Austrian series); : 100 Para s = 1 Dinar (Yugoslav series) ;Refer : Plebiscite Issues CARNARO REGENCY ;Refer : Arbe ; : Fiume ; : Veglia CAROLINE ISLANDS (KAROLINEN) A group of islands in the western South Pacific of which the main ones are Palau , Yap , Truk , Ponape and Kosrae . They were a Spanish colony from 1885 but there was no postal service as such until 1899 when the islands were purchased by Germany as the protectorate of Karolinen. Karolinen was administered from Rabaul in German New Guinea. Issues of standard German Colonies types were inscribed KAROLINEN. These were in use 1899 - 1914 . On the outbreak of World War I in 1914 , the islands were seized by Japan which retained control until driven out by American forces in WW2. American occupation continued after WW2 and the islands became a UN Trust Territory under USA administration 1947 -83]]. Palau became independent in 1981 ; the remainder became Micronesia in 1983 . Used stamps of Japan 1914 -46]]; used stamps of USA 1946 -83]]. ;Dates : 1899 - 1914 ;Capital : Truk ;Currency : 100 Pfennig e = 1 Mark ;Refer : German Colonies ;See also : Micronesia ; : Palau CARPATHOS ;Refer : Karpathos CASO/CASOS ;Refer : Kasos CASTELROSSO (KASTELLORIZON) Formerly a Turkish island, Castelrosso was occupied by France 1915 -20 and then became one of Italy's Dodecanese colonies. Used own stamps and the general EGEO issues. Part of Greece since 1947 and now called Kastellorizon, which is also the name of the only village. ;Dates : 1920 - 1932 ;Capital : Kastellorizon ;Currency : 100 Centesimi = 1 Lira ;Refer : Aegean Islands (Dodecanese) ;See also : French Occupation Issues CASTELROSSO (FRENCH OCCUPATION) Former Turkish island occupied by the French navy in 1915 . It was awarded to Italy as part of the Dodecanese in 1921 and, like the rest, was unified with Greece in 1947 . It is now called Kastellorizon. During the French occupation, stamps of France and French Levant were issued with overprints such as ONF CASTELLORIZO. ;Dates : 1920 - 1921 ;Currency : French (100 Centime s = 1 Franc ) : used concurrently with Turkish (40 Para s = 1 Piastre ) ;Refer : French Occupation Issues ;See also : Aegean Islands (Dodecanese) ; : Castelrosso (Kastellorizon) CASTELROSSO (ITALIAN OCCUPATION) ;Refer : Castelrosso (Kastellorizon) CAUCA ;Dates : 1886 only ;Currency : 100 Centavo s = 1 Peso ;Refer : Colombian Territories CAVALLA/CAVALLE ;Refer : Kavalla (French Post Office) CAYES OF BELIZE Unofficial issues only. ;Refer : Belize CAYMAN ISLANDS ;Dates : 1900 - ;Capital : George Town ;Currency : ( 1900 ) 12 Pence = 1 Shilling ; 20 Shilling s = 1 Pound : ( 1969 ) 100 Cent s = 1 Dollar CEF These initials have been used in two entirely separate spheres. They refer to the international China Expeditionary Force sent to China in 1900 ; also to the British forces which occupied German Kamerun in 1915 (i.e., Cameroons Expeditionary Force). ;Refer : Cameroons (British Occupation) ; : China Expeditionary Force SOURCES
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