Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ba–Be)

Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries themselves are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.

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BA/BMA Issues

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Includes Eritrea (British Administration); Eritrea (British Military Administration); Malaya (British Military Administration); North Borneo (British Military Administration); Sarawak (British Military Administration); Somalia (British Administration); Somalia (British Military Administration); Tripolitania (British Administration); Tripolitania (British Military Administration)

See also British Occupation Issues; British Occupation of Italian Colonies; East Africa Forces; Egypt (British Forces); Middle East Forces

BA Eritrea

Refer Eritrea (British Administration)

BA Somalia

Refer Somalia (British Administration)

BA Tripolitania

Refer Tripolitania (British Administration)

Baden

Became part of Germany in 1871.

Dates 1851–1871 Capital Karlsruhe Currency 60 kreuzer = 1 gulden

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Baden

Baden (French Zone)

Dates 1947–1949 Currency (1947) 100 pfennige = 1 Reichsmark (1948) 100 pfennige = 1 DM

Refer Germany (Allied Occupation)

Baghdad (British Occupation)

British occupation forces issued Turkish stamps overprinted BAGHDAD IN BRITISH OCCUPATION.

Dates 1917 only Currency 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee

Refer British Occupation Issues

Bahamas

Self-government was introduced on January 7, 1964. The islands became an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations on July 10, 1973.

Dates 1859 – Capital Nassau Currency (1859) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1966) 100 cents = 1 dollar

Main article Postage stamps and postal history of the Bahamas

Bahawalpur

Pakistan stamps in use since 1949.

Dates 1945–1949 Capital Bahawalpur Currency 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Bahawalpur

Bahrain

A group of islands 20 miles east of the Arabian peninsula and joined to Saudi Arabia by causeway. The largest is Bahrain itself. The site has been inhabited for over 5000 years. Bahrain was under British protection 1861–1971 and is now fully independent. Indian and British postal administration was used until 1 January 1966 when Bahrain opened its own service.

Bahrain used Indian stamps 1883–1933. Since then it has had its own stamps but also used general issues of British PAs in Eastern Arabia during shortages in the 1950s.

Issues during 1933–1947 were Indian stamps overprinted BAHRAIN. During 1948–59 British stamps were used, again overprinted BAHRAIN. The first stamps exclusive to Bahrain were issued on 1 July 1960.

Dates 1933 – Capital Manama Currency (1933) 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee (1957) 100 naye paise = 1 rupee (1966) 100 fils = 1 dinar

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Bahrain

See also British Postal Agencies in Eastern Arabia

Baluchistan

Refer Las Bela

Bamra

Dates 1888–1890 Currency 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee

Refer Indian Native States

Banat Bacska (Romanian Occupation)

Romanian occupation of Hungary. The area was subsequently split between Romania and Yugoslavia.

Dates 1919–1920 Capital Temesvar (Timișoara) Currency 100 filler = 1 korona

Refer Romanian Post Abroad

Bangkok (British Post Office)

British PO issued 1867 Straits Settlements stamps with an overprint of B.

Dates 1882–1885 Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar

Refer British Post Offices Abroad

Bangladesh

Formerly East Pakistan.

Dates 1971 – Capital Dhaka Currency (1971) 100 paisa = 1 rupee (1972) 100 paisa = 1 taka

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Bangladesh

Baranya (Serbian Occupation)

Serbian occupation of Hungary.

Dates 1919 only Capital Pécs Currency 100 filler = 1 korona

Refer Serbian Occupation Issues

Barbados

Self-government was attained on 16 October 1961. Became an independent member of the Commonwealth of Nations on 30 November 1966.

Dates 1852 – Capital Bridgetown Currency (1852) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1950) 100 cents = 1 dollar

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Barbados

Barbuda

Barbuda is one of the islands making up the state of Antigua and Barbuda. It had a separate issue in 1922 of overprinted Leeward Islands stamps (11 values). Apart from this, it used stamps of Antigua and Leeward Islands concurrently until 1968. During 1971–1973, Antigua stamps were in sole use. Barbuda has had its own stamps on a regular basis 1968–1971 and since 1973. Barbuda stamps are valid in Antigua and vice versa.

Dates 1922 – Capital Codrington Currency (1922) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1968) 100 cents = 1 dollar

Refer Antigua and Barbuda

Main article Postage stamps and postal history of Barbuda

Barwani

Dates 1921–1938 Currency 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee

Refer Indian Native States

Bashahr

Refer Bussahir

Basle

Swiss Cantonal Administration issue on 1 July 1845 was of one stamp only. This was valued at 21/2 rappen and inscribed STADT POST BASEL.

Dates 1845 only Currency 100 rappen = 1 franken

Refer Swiss Cantonal Issues

Basutoland

Used Cape of Good Hope stamps 1880–1933 and became Lesotho in 1966.

Dates 1933–1966 Capital Maseru Currency (1933) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1961) 100 cents = 1 rand

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See also Lesotho

Batum (British Occupation)

Batum is a Georgian Black Sea port which had been captured by Turkey in April 1918. It was occupied by British forces December 1918 to 6 July 1920 when it was included in the Republic of Georgia.

Separate stamps were issued by Batum in 1919. In addition, several issues of both these and Russian types were overprinted BRITISH OCCUPATION.

Dates 1919–1920 Currency 100 kopecks = 1 Georgian rouble

Refer British Occupation Issues

Bavaria

Stamps are inscribed BAYERN.

Dates 1849–1920 Capital Munich Currency (1849) 60 kreuzer = 1 gulden (1874) 100 pfennige = 1 mark

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Bechuanaland

Previously Bechuanaland Protectorate; now Botswana.

Dates 1965–1966 Capital Mafeking Currency 100 cents = 1 rand

Refer Bechuanaland Protectorate

Bechuanaland Protectorate

The territory north of the Molopo river which became Botswana in 1966.

The first issues 1888–1889 were overprinted Great Britain, British Bechuanaland and Cape of Good Hope types. During 1890–1897, British Bechuanaland stamps were used. From October 1897, overprinted Great Britain were used until 12 December 1932 when specific stamps for the Protectorate were first issued.

Dates 1888–1965 Capital Mafeking Currency (1888) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1961) 100 cents = 1 rand

Includes Bechuanaland

Main article Postage stamps and postal history of Bechuanaland Protectorate

See also Botswana; British Bechuanaland; Cape of Good Hope

Beirut

Stamps were issued by British, French and Russian post offices. The British office was open 1873–1914: one issue of 1906 was particular to this office which normally issued British Levant. The French office was open 1840–1914: one issue of 1905 was particular to the office which otherwise issued French stamps (to 1885) or French Levant (1885–1914). The Russian office was open 1857–1914: particular stamps issued in 1879 and 1909–10; normally used Russia or Russian Levant.

Other offices were opened by Austria, Egypt, Germany and Italy. The German office was open 1900–14 and used German Levant. The Italian office was open 1873–83 and used the ESTERO overprints. The Austrian office used Austrian Levant and the Egyptian office used Egypt.

Refer Beirut (British Post Office); Beirut (French Post Office); Beirut (Russian Post Office)

See also Austro–Hungarian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire; British Post Offices in the Turkish Empire; Egyptian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire; French Post Offices in the Turkish Empire; German Post Offices in the Turkish Empire; Italian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire; Russian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

Beirut (British Post Office)

The office was open 1873–1914 and normally used stamps of British Levant. One issue on 2 July 1906 was particular to Beirut. This consisted of one stamp with an overprint of 1 Piastre, the stamp used being the twopence Edward VII definitive (green and carmine) that was first issued in Britain during September 1905.

Dates 1906 only Currency 40 paras = 1 piastre

Refer British Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

Beirut (French Post Office)

The office was open 1840–1914 and normally used stamps of France (to 1885) or French Levant (1885–1914). One issue of 17 January 1905 was particular to Beirut. This consisted of a single French stamp overprinted by 1 Piastre Beyrouth.

Dates 1905 only Currency 40 paras = 1 piastre

Refer French Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

Beirut (Russian Post Office)

The office was open 1857–1914 and normally used stamps of Russia or Russian Levant. Occasional issues in 1879 and again in 1909–10 were particular to Beirut. These were Russian Levant types overprinted by Beyrouth and a value.

Dates 1879–1910 Currency 40 paras = 1 piastre

Refer Russian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire

Belarus

Formerly part of the Russian Empire and the USSR, Belarus became independent in 1991 and began its own postal administration in 1992.

It has previously been called Byelorussia or Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic.

Dates 1992 – Capital Minsk Currency 100 kopecks = 1 Belarusian rubel

Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Belarus

See also Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)

References

Bibliography 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

External links

Encyclopaedia of Postal History