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Lists of countries with people on postage stamps

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Although many smaller countries will put a hodge-podge of international personalities on their stamps in an effort to make sales to collectors, countries with a more respectable issuing policy will more often feature people who have played an important role in the country's own history and culture. For a Wikipedian, a list of such people can be a source of inspiration to find more obscure topics to write about.

What follows is a list by country (i.e. by stamp-issuing authority) of identified people on stamps with the year in which that person was first featured on the stamp. The extensive use of catalogue numbers has been avoided because of potential copyright problems. The Scott Publishing Co. in particular has a reputation for diligently protecting its copyrighted numbering system. A more practical reason for shunning catalogue numbers is that each of the four major publishers (Scott, Gibbon, Michel and Yvert) has its own system that is incompatible with all the others. The italic note after the country name is merely to indicate the extent that its stamps have been reviewed.

Abu Dhabi 1964-1972

This entity also issued many other stamps of dubious legitimacy; this gave it the reputation of being a "sand dune" country among philatelists.
Since 1971 Abu Dhabi has used the stamps of the United Arab Emirates.

Aden 1937-1965, all

also for Kathiri State of Seiyun

also for Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla

Also for Qu'aiti State in Hadhramaut

Before 1937 Aden used the stamps of India.
By 1965 all parts of Aden were using the stamps of the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen

Aitutaki 1903-1932

Between 1932 and 1972 Aitutaki used the stamps of the Cook Islands.

Angola 1870-1938+

Angra 1892-1905, all

Used stamps of Azores from 1906.

Anjouan 1892-1912, all
No persons were featured on the stamps of Anjouan.
Anjouan used the stamps of Madagascar from 1912 until 1950,
and those of Comoro Islands since then.

Annam and Tonkin 1888-1892, all
No persons were featured on the stamps of Annam and Tonkin.
From 1892 Annam and Tonkin used the stamps of Indo-China.

Antigua 1862-1951+

Argentina 1858-1932+

Australia 1913-1955+

Austria 1850-1971+

Austrian Offices in Crete 1903-1914. all

Used stamps of Greece from 1913.

Austrian Offices in the Turkish Empire 1867-1914, all

Used stamps of Turkey and others from 1914

Azores 1868-1930+

Bahamas 1859-1951+

Bahrain 1933-1951+

Bangkok 1882-1885, All

Barbados 1852-1952+

Barbuda 1922, 1968-1969+
Used the stamps of the Leeward Islands between 1922 and 1968

Basutoland 1933-1966,All

With independence subsequent issues were produced as Lesotho from 1966.

Batum 1919-1920, All

Used stamps of Russia from July 1920.

Bechuanaland 1886-1897, All

Used stamps of Cape of Good Hope from 1897.

Bechuanaland Protectorate 1888-1966, All

With independence subsequent issues were produced as Botswana from 1966

Belgian Congo 1886-1950+

Belgium 1849-1938+

Bermuda 1848-1956+

Bolivia 1867-1930+

Bosnia and Herzegovina 1879-1918

Used stamps of Yugoslavia from 1918 to 1993.

Brazil 1843-1931+

British Central Africa 1891-1907, all

From 1908 British Central Africa used the stamps of the Nyassaland Protectorate.

British Columbia and Vancouver Island (1860-1871) See People on stamps of Canadian provinces

British East Africa 1890-1903, all

From 1904 British East Africa used the stamps of the East Africa and Uganda Protectorate.

British Guiana 1850-1966, all

From independence in 1966 stamps were issued as Guyana

British Honduras 1866-1973, all

From 1973 British Honduras became known as Belize.

British Indian Ocean Territory 1968+

Brunei 1906-1970+

Bulgaria 1879-1936+

Burkina Faso 1920-1931, 1959-1965+
No identified person on stamps as Upper Volta colony, 1920-1931.
Used stamps of French West Africa between 1931 and 1959.
Name changed from Upper Volta in 1984.

Burma (1937+) See People on the stamps of Myanmar

Burundi 1962+

Bushire 1915, All

Cambodia 1951-1974+

Cameroon 1897-1974+

Cameroons 1960, all
This territory (with an "s") refers refers to the southern part of the United Kingdom trust territory that eventually voted in a referendum to join the Republic of Cameroun. Its stamps were overprinted Nigerian stamps, and none featured identifiable individuals.

Canada 1851-1951+

Cape Juby 1916-1948, all

Used stamps of Spanish Sahara from 1948.

Confederate States 1861-1863, all

Used stamps of United States from 1865.

Cuba 1855-1914+

Danish West Indies 1856-1917, all

The Danish West Indies have used the stamps of the United States since 1917.

Germany

Great Britain 1840-1967+

Guam 1899-1900, 1930, all

Guam has used the stamps of the United States since 1901, except for a special "guard mail" issue of 1930.

Hawaii 1851-1899, all

Hawaii has used the stamps of the United States since 1899.

Lombardy-Venetia 1850-1865, all

Used stamps of Italy from 1866.

New Brunswick (1851-1867) See People on stamps of Canadian provinces


New South Wales 1850-1907, all

Used stamps of Australia from 1913.

Newfoundland (1857-1949) See People on stamps of Canadian provinces

Nova Scotia (1851-1867) See People on stamps of Canadian provinces

Philippines 1854-1947+

Prince Edward Island (1861-1873) See People on stamps of Canadian provinces

Puerto Rico 1873-1900, all

Used the stamps of the United States from 1900

Queensland 1860-1909, all

Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.

South Australia 1855-1912, all

Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.

Tasmania 1853-1912, all

Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.

United States (1847+) see People on stamps of the United States

United States Offices in China 1919-1922, all

Used stamps of China from 1922

Victoria 1850-1912, all

Used the stamps of Australia from 1913.

Western Australia 1854-1912, all

Used stamps of Australia from 1913

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