Compendium of postage stamp issuers (F)
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.
Falkland Islands[edit]
- Dates
- 1878 –
- Capital
- Port Stanley
- Currency
- (1878) 12 pence = 1 shilling, 20 shillings = 1 pound
- (1971) 100 pence = 1 pound
- See also
- British Antarctic Territory;
- Falkland Islands Dependencies;
- South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
Falkland Islands Dependencies[edit]
- Dates
- 1946 –
- Currency
- (1946) 12 pence = 1 shilling, 20 shillings = 1 pound
- (1971) 100 pence = 1 pound
- Includes
- Graham Land (Falkland Island Dependencies);
- South Georgia (Falkland Islands Dependencies);
- South Orkneys (Falkland Islands Dependencies);
- South Shetlands (Falkland Islands Dependencies)
Far Eastern Republic[edit]
- Dates
- 1920 – 1922
- Capital
- Vladivostok
- Currency
- 100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
- Refer
- Russian Civil War Issues
Faridkot[edit]
- Dates
- 1879 – 1887
- Currency
- (1879) 1 folus = 1 paisa = 1/4 anna
- (1886) 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee
Faroe Islands[edit]
- Dates
- 1976 –
- Capital
- Thorshavn
- Currency
- 100 ore = 1 krone
- Main article
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Faroe Islands
Farquhar[edit]
- Refer
- Zil Elwannyen Sesel
Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia[edit]
- Refer
- Yugoslavia
Federated Malay States[edit]
- Dates
- 1900 – 1935
- Capital
- Kuala Lumpur
- Currency
- 100 cents = 1 dollar
- Main Article
- See also
- Malaysia
Fernando Poo[edit]
Now called Bioko (also spelled Bioco), Fernando Poo is an island off the west coast of Africa in the Gulf of Guinea. Formerly part of Spanish Guinea, it is now part of Equatorial Guinea.
- Dates
- 1868 – 1968
- Capital
- Santa Isabel
- Currency
- 100 centimos = 1 peseta
- Refer
- Spanish Guinea
Fezzan[edit]
- Main Article
- Includes
- Ghadames
- See also
- Algeria;
- Cyrenaica;
- French Occupation Issues;
- Libya;
- Tripolitania
Fezzan (French Occupation)[edit]
- Refer
- Fezzan
Fiji[edit]
- Dates
- 1870 –
- Capital
- Suva
- Currency
- (1870) 12 pence = 1 shilling, 20 shillings = 1 pound
- (1969) 100 cents = 1 dollar
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Fiji
Finland[edit]
- Dates
- 1856 –
- Capital
- Helsinki
- Currency
- (1856) 100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
- (1865) 100 penni = 1 markka
- (1963) 100 old marks = 1 new mark
- (2002) 100 cent = 1 euro
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Finland
Finnish Occupation Issues[edit]
- Main Article
Fiume[edit]
- Includes
- Arbe;
- Fiume (Free State);
- Fiume (Yugoslav Occupation);
- Veglia
Fiume (Free State)[edit]
- Dates
- 1918 – 1924
- Capital
- Fiume
- Currency
- (1918) 100 Fillér = 1 krone
- (1919) 100 centesimi = 1 corona
- (1920) 100 centesimi = 1 lira
- Refer
- Fiume
Fiume (Yugoslav Occupation)[edit]
- Refer
- Fiume
Fiume & Kupa Zone (Italian Occupation)[edit]
Formosa[edit]
France[edit]
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of France
Free French Forces in the Levant[edit]
- Refer
- French Occupation Issues
French Colonies[edit]
French Committee of National Liberation[edit]
- Refer
- French Colonies
French Community[edit]
- Refer
- French Colonies
French Congo[edit]
- Dates
- 1891 – 1906
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Currency
- 100 centimes = 1 franc
- Main Article
- See also
- Congo Republic;
- French Equatorial Africa;
- Middle Congo
French Equatorial Africa (AEF)[edit]
- Dates
- 1936 – 1958
- Capital
- Brazzaville
- Currency
- 100 centimes = 1 franc
- Main Article
- See also
- Central African Republic;
- Chad;
- Congo Republic;
- French Congo;
- Gabon;
- Middle Congo;
- Oubangui–Chari
French Guiana[edit]
- Main Article
- Includes
- Inini
French Guinea[edit]
- Main Article
- See also
- French West Africa;
- Guinea
French Indian Settlements[edit]
- Dates
- 1892 – 1954
- Currency
- (1892) 100 centimes = 1 franc
- (1923) 24 caches = 1 fanon; 8 fanons = 1 rupee
- Main Article
French Levant[edit]
French Morocco[edit]
- Includes
- French Protectorate, Morocco
- See also
- Morocco (French Post Offices)
French Occupation Issues[edit]
- Main Article
- Includes
- Arad (French Occupation);
- Castelrosso (French Occupation);
- Cilicia (French Occupation);
- Free French Forces in the Levant;
- Korce (Koritza);
- Memel (French Administration);
- Syria (French Occupation)
- See also
- Fezzan
French Oceanic Settlements[edit]
- Main Article
- Includes
- Tahiti
- See also
- French Polynesia
French Polynesia[edit]
- See also
- French Oceanic Settlements;
- Tahiti
French Post Offices Abroad[edit]
- Main Article
- Includes
- China (French Post Offices);
- Ethiopia (French Post Offices);
- Japan (French Post Offices);
- Madagascar (French Post Offices);
- Majunga (French Post Office);
- Morocco (French Post Offices);
- Tangier (French Post Office);
- Tientsin (French Post Office);
- Zanzibar (French Post Office)
- See also
- Crete (French Post Offices);
- Egypt (French Post Offices);
- French Post Offices in the Turkish Empire
French Post Offices in the Turkish Empire[edit]
- Dates
- 1885 – 1923
- Currency
- French and Turkish both used
- Main Article
- Includes
- Beirut (French Post Office);
- Dedêagatz (French Post Office);
- Kavalla (French Post Office);
- Port Lagos (French Post Office);
- Vathy (French Post Office)
French Protectorate, Morocco[edit]
- Refer
- French Morocco
French Somali Coast[edit]
- Main Article
- See also
- Djibouti;
- French Territory of Afars & Issas
French Soudan[edit]
- Main Article
- Includes
- Senegambia & Niger;
- Upper Senegal & Niger
- See also
- French West Africa;
- Mali Federation;
- Mali Republic
French Southern and Antarctic Territories[edit]
- Dates
- 1955 –
- Capital
- Port-aux-Francais
- Currency
- 100 centimes = 1 franc
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of the French Southern and Antarctic Territories
French Territory of Afars & Issas[edit]
- Main Article
- See also
- Djibouti;
- French Somali Coast
French West Africa[edit]
- Main Article
- Includes
- Dakar–Abidjan
- See also
- Dahomey;
- French Guinea;
- French Soudan;
- Ivory Coast;
- Mauritania;
- Niger;
- Senegal;
- Upper Volta
French Zone (General Issues)[edit]
Friendly Islands[edit]
- Refer
- Tonga
Fujeira[edit]
- Dates
- 1964 – 1972
- Currency
- (1964) 100 naye paise = 1 rupee
- (1967) 100 dirhams = 1 riyal
- Refer
- Trucial States
Funafuti[edit]
- Refer
- Tuvalu
Funchal[edit]
- Main Article
- See also
- Madeira
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