Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Be–Br)
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.
Belgian Congo[edit]
Became the Congo Republic and later Zaire.
- Dates
- 1909–1960
- Capital
- Leopoldville
- Currency
- 100 centimes = 1 franc
- Main Article Needed
- See also
- Congo Free State
Belgian Occupation Issues[edit]
- Main Article Needed
- Includes
- Eupen & Malmedy (Belgian Occupation);
- German East Africa (Belgian Occupation);
- Germany (Belgian Occupation)
Belgium[edit]
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Belgium
Belgium (German Occupation)[edit]
Belize[edit]
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Belize
- See also
- British Honduras
Belorussia[edit]
- Refer
- Belarus
Benadir[edit]
- Refer
- Italian Somaliland
Benghazi (Italian Post Office)[edit]
Italy annexed Libya in 1912 and the office then issued stamps of Libya.
Benin[edit]
Formerly Dahomey.
- Dates
- 1976 –
- Capital
- Porto Novo
- Currency
- 100 centimes = 1 franc
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Benin
- Includes
- Benin (French Colony)
- See also
- Dahomey
Benin (French Colony)[edit]
The French colony of Benin issued overprinted French Colonies stamps 1892–99 and was then incorporated in Dahomey. In 1976, Dahomey was renamed Benin.
- Dates
- 1892–1899
- Capital
- Porto Novo
- Currency
- 100 centimes = 1 franc
- Refer
- Benin
Bequia[edit]
Unauthorised issues only. Bequia is one of the islands of the Grenadines of St Vincent.
- Refer
- Grenadines of St Vincent
Bergedorf[edit]
Became part of Hamburg in 1867.
- Dates
- 1861–1867
- Currency
- 16 schillings = 1 mark
- Refer
- German States
Berlin–Brandenburg (Russian Zone)[edit]
Superseded by 1946 general issue for the American, British & Russian Zones.
Bermuda[edit]
- Dates
- 1865 –
- Capital
- Hamilton
- Currency
- (1865) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
- (1970) 100 cents = 1 dollar
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Bermuda
Bessarabia[edit]
- Refer
- Moldova
Beyrouth[edit]
Bhopal[edit]
- Refer
- Indian Native States
Bhor[edit]
- Refer
- Indian Native States
Bhutan[edit]
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Bhutan
Biafra[edit]
Nigerian civil war issues.
- Dates
- 1968–1969
- Capital
- Port Harcourt
- Currency
- 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
- Main article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Biafra
- Refer
- Nigerian Territories
Bijawar[edit]
- Refer
- Indian Native States
BMA[edit]
- Refer
- Eritrea (British Military Administration);
- Malaya (British Military Administration);
- North Borneo (British Military Administration);
- Sarawak (British Military Administration);
- Somalia (British Military Administration);
- Tripolitania (British Military Administration)
Bohemia & Moravia[edit]
- Main Article Needed
Bohmen und Mahren[edit]
- Refer
- Bohemia & Moravia
Boka Kotorska[edit]
Bolívar[edit]
- Refer
- Colombian Territories
Bolivia[edit]
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Bolivia
Bophutatswana[edit]
One of the territories ( Bantustans ) up by the South African government as part of its apartheid policy. Although the territory itself did not acquire international recognition, its stamps were valid for postage.
Borneo[edit]
Bosnia & Herzegovina[edit]
- Includes
- Bosnia & Herzegovina (Austro–Hungarian Empire);
- Bosnia & Herzegovina (Provincial Issues);
- Bosnia & Herzegovina (Yugoslav Regional Issues);
- Croatian Posts (Bosnia)
- See also
- Bosnian Serb Republic;
- Croatia;
- Yugoslavia
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Austro-Hungarian Empire)[edit]
Under the terms of the Treaty of Berlin 1878, Austria-Hungary was authorised to occupy Bosnia & Herzegovina which had previously been in the Turkish (Ottoman) Empire. In 1908, outright annexation took place and the country became an integral part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
During 1912–1918, all stamps were inscribed K-u-K MILITARPOST.
- Dates
- 1878–1918
- Capital
- Sarajevo
- Currency
- (1878–1899) 100 kreutzer = 1 florin
- (1900–1918) 100 heller = 1 crown
- Refer
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Provincial Issues)[edit]
The 1918–21 issues were for provincial use only pending settlement of the political situation after World War I.
- Refer
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnia & Herzegovina (Yugoslav Regional Issues)[edit]
There was a regional issue in 1945 during shortages of Yugoslav stamps in the aftermath of World War II.
- Refer
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bosnian Serb Republic[edit]
Following the collapse of communism in 1989, unrest between ethnic factions in Bosnia & Herzegovina developed into open hostilities. In particular, Serbian nationalists began forming Serbian Autonomous Regions (SARs) and these were rejected by the government in Sarajevo. The situation escalated after the government declared independence from Yugoslavia in March 1992. Despite world recognition of the new state, the Bosnian Serbs and the Yugoslav army attempted to take control of the country and besieged Sarajevo. Before long, a Bosnian Serb Republic (Republika Srpska) was proclaimed at Pale. It declared allegiance to Serb-dominated Yugoslavia.
By the Dayton Agreement of November 1995, the country became one state with two autonomous entities: the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; and the Bosnian Serb Republic.
Stamps inscribed REPUBLIKA SRPSKA have been issued since 1992.
- Main Article Needed
Botswana[edit]
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Botswana
- See also
- Bechuanaland
Bouvet Island[edit]
- Refer
- Norwegian Dependency
Boyacá[edit]
- Refer
- Colombian Territories
Brazil[edit]
- Dates
- 1843 –
- Capital
- Brasilia
- Currency
- (1843) 1000 = 1 milreis
- (1942) 100 centavos = 1 cruzeiro
- (1967) 100 old cruzeiros = 1 new cruzeiro
- Main Article
- Postage stamps and postal history of Brazil
Bremen[edit]
Bremen joined the North German Confederation in 1867.
- Dates
- 1855–1867
- Capital
- Bremen
- Currency
- 22 grote = 10 silbergroschen; 72 grote = 1 thaler
- Main Article Needed
- Refer
- German States
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