Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ma - Md)

Each "article" in this category is in fact 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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= Macau =

;Dates : 1884 -;Capital : Macau;Currency : (1884) 1000 reis = 1 milreis: (1894) 78 avos = 1 rupee: (1913) 100 avos = 1 pataca

Macau

;Refer : Macau

Macedonia

;Dates : 1991 -;Capital : Skopje;Currency : (1991) 100 paras = 1 dinar: (1992) 100 deni (de.) = 1 dinar (d.)

;Main Article Needed :

;See also : Yugoslavia

Macedonia (German Occupation)

;Dates : 1944 only;Currency : 100 stotinki = 1 lev

;Refer : German Occupation Issues (WW2)

;See also : Kavalla (Greek Occupation);: Greek Occupation Issues

Madagascar & Dependencies

;Dates : 1896 - 1958;Capital : Tananarive;Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc

;Main Article Needed :

;Includes : Anjouan;: Diego-Suarez;: Great Comoro;: Mayotte;: Moheli;: Nossi-Be;: Ste Marie de Madagascar

;See also : Malagasy Republic

Madagascar (British Consular Mail)

;Dates : 1884 - 1895;Currency : 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

;Refer : British Post Offices Abroad

Madagascar (French Post Offices)

;Dates : 1885 - 1896;Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc

;Refer : French Post Offices Abroad

;See also : French Colonies;: Madagascar & Dependencies

Madeira

;Dates : 1868 -;Capital : Funchal;Currency : (1868) 1000 reis = 1 milreis: (1929) 100 centavos = 1 escudo

;Main Article Needed :

;See also : Africa (Portuguese Colonies);: Funchal

Mafeking

;Dates : 1900 only;Currency : 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound

;Refer : Cape of Good Hope

Mafia Island (British Occupation)

;Dates : 1915 - 1916;Currency : (GEA) 64 pesa = 100 heller = 1 rupee;: (BEA) 100 cents = 1 rupee: (both currencies in use simultaneously)

;Refer : British Occupation Issues

Magyarorszag

;Refer : Hungary

Mahe

;Refer : French Indian Settlements

Mahra Sultanate of Qishn & Socotra

;Dates : 1967 only;Capital : Qishn;Currency : 1000 fils = 1 dinar

;Refer : Aden Protectorate States

Majunga (French Post Office)

;Dates : 1895 only;Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc

;Refer : French Post Offices Abroad

Malacca

;Dates : 1948 -;Capital : Melaka;Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar

;Main Article Needed :

;See also : Malaysia

Malagasy Republic

;Dates : 1958 -;Capital : Tananarive;Currency : (1958) 100 centimes = 1 franc: (1976) 5 francs = 1 ariary

;Main Article Needed :

;See also : Madagascar & Dependencies

Malawi

;Dates : 1964 -;Capital : Zomba;Currency : (1964) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound: (1970) 100 tambalas = 1 kwacha

;Main Article Needed :

;See also : British Central Africa;: Nyasaland Protectorate

Malaya

;Refer : Federated Malay States;: Malayan Federation;: Malayan Postal Union;: Malaysia

Malaya (British Military Administration)

;Dates : 1945 - 1948;Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar

;Refer : BA/BMA Issues

Malaya (Japanese Occupation)

;Dates : 1942 - 1945;Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar

;Refer : Japanese Occupation Issues

Malaya (Thai Occupation)

;Dates : 1943 - 1945;Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar

;Refer : Thailand

Malayan Federation

;Dates : 1957 - 1963;Capital : Kuala Lumpur;Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar

;Refer : Malaysia

Malayan Postal Union

;Dates : 1936 - 1968;Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar

;Refer : Malaysia

= Malaysia =

;Dates : 1963 -;Capital : Kuala Lumpur;Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar

;Includes : Malayan Federation;: Malayan Postal Union

;See also : Federated Malay States;: Johore;: Kedah;: Kelantan;: Malacca;: Negri Sembilan;: Pahang;: Penang;: Perak;: Perlis;: Sabah;: Sarawak;: Selangor;: Sungei Ujong;: Trengganu

Maldive Islands

;Dates : 1906 -;Capital : Malé;Currency : (1906) 100 cents = 1 rupee: (1951) 100 larees = 1 rupee

;Main Article Needed :

Mali Federation

;Dates : 1959 - 1960;Capital : Bamako;Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc

;Main Article Needed :

;See also : French West Africa;: Mali Republic;: Senegal

Mali Republic

;Dates : 1960 -;Capital : Bamako;Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc

;Main Article Needed :

;See also : French West Africa;: Mali Federation

Malta

;Dates : 1860 -;Capital : Valletta;Currency : (1860) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound: (1972) 10 mils = 1 cent; 100 cents = 1 lira

;Main Article Needed :

Malmedy

;Refer : Eupen & Malmedy (Belgian Occupation)

Man

;Refer : Isle of Man

Manama

;Refer : Ajman

Manchukuo

;Dates : 1932 - 1945;Capital : Harbin;Currency : 100 fen = 1 yuan

;Main Article Needed :

Manchuria

;Refer : Chinese Provinces;: CPR Regional Issues;: Manchukuo

Mariana Islands (Marianen)

;Dates : 1899 - 1914;Capital : Saipan;Currency : 100 pfennige = 1 mark

;Refer : German Colonies

;See also : Spanish Marianas

Marianas Espanolas

;Refer : Spanish Marianas

Marianen

;Refer : Mariana Islands

Marienwerder

;Dates : 1920 only;Currency : 100 pfennige = 1 mark

;Refer : Plebiscite Issues

Maroc

;Refer : French Morocco

Marruecos

;Refer : Spanish Morocco

Marschall-Inseln

;Refer : Marshall Islands (German Colony)

Marshall Inseln

;Refer : Marshall Islands (German Colony)

Marshall Islands

;Dates : 1984 -;Capital : Majuro;Currency : 100 cents = 1 dollar

;Main Article Needed :

Marshall Islands (German Colony)

;Dates : 1897 - 1916;Capital : Majuro;Currency : 100 pfennige = 1 Reichsmark

;Refer : German Colonies

Martinique

;Dates : 1886 - 1947;Capital : Fort-de-France;Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc

;Main Article Needed :

Mauritania

;Dates : 1960 -;Capital : Nouakchott;Currency : (1960) 100 centimes = 1 franc: (1973) 100 cents = 1 ouguiya (um)

;Main Article Needed :

;Includes : Mauritania (French Colony)

;See also : French West Africa

Mauritania (French Colony)

;Dates : 1906 - 1944;Capital : Port Etienne;Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc

;Refer : Mauritania

Mauritius

;Dates : 1847 -;Capital : Port Louis;Currency : (1847) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound: (1878) 100 cents = 1 rupee

;Main Article Needed :

Mayotte

;Dates : 1892 - 1914;Capital : Dzaoudzi;Currency : 100 centimes = 1 franc (French)

;Refer : Madagascar & Dependencies

Sources

* Stanley Gibbons Ltd: various catalogues
* [http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/home.html Encyclopaedia of Postal History]
* Stuart Rossiter & John Flower: "The Stamp Atlas"