title: Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ci–Co)
text: # Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ci–Co)
  
  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.
  
  ## Cilicia (French Occupation)
  
  French occupation issues of Turkish stamps with various overprints which all included CILICIE.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1918–1921
  
  ### Capital
  
      Adana
  
  ### Currency
  
      40 paras = 1 piastre
  
  ### Refer
  
      French Occupation Issues
  
  ## CIS
  
  ### Refer
  
      Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
  
  ## Ciskei
  
  One of the territories ( Bantustans ) set 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.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1981 – 1994
  
  ### Capital
  
      Bhisho
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 cents = 1 rand
  
  ### Refer
  
      South African Territories
  
  ## Cochin
  
  Cochin was a state of South India which merged with Travancore on 1 July 1949 to form Travancore–Cochin. This in turn became the state of Kerala in 1956.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1892–1949
  
  ### Capital
  
      Ernakulam
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1892) 6 puttans = 5 annas
      (1898) 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee
  
  ### Refer
  
      Indian Native States
  
  ### See also
  
      Travancore–Cochin
  
  ## Cochin-China
  
  Stamps of France were introduced in 1862 when the region became a French colony. On 17 October 1887, Cochin-China united with Cambodia, Annam and Tongking to form Indo-China. Stamps of Indo-China were introduced in January 1889. There were five Cochin-China stamps. All were surcharged French Colonies Commerce types. One (SG#3) was distinctive by an overprint of C.CH. Cochin-China is now the southern part of Vietnam.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1886–1889
  
  ### Capital
  
      Saigon
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centimes = 1 franc
  
  ### Main article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of Cochin-China
  
  ### See also
  
      Annam & Tongking;
      Indo-China Territories
  
  ## Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  
  Discovered by Captain William Keeling in 1609, the islands were uninhabited until 1826. They were annexed by Britain in 1857. Administration was mainly by Singapore until 1955 when the islands were transferred to Australia as a Dependent Territory.
  
  Australian stamps were used 1955–1963 and again from 14 February 1966 to 8 July 1969 due to the introduction of decimal currency.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1963 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      West Island
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1963) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
      (1969) 100 cents = 1 dollar
  
  ### Main Article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands
  
  ## Coetivy
  
  Coëtivy Island is in the Indian Ocean south of the main Seychelles group. A post office was opened there in 1963. It was administered by Britain as part of the Seychelles until 8 November 1965 when it was included in British Indian Ocean Territory. From 1976, Coetivy has been in the independent Seychelles and uses stamps of Zil Elwannyen Sesel.
  
  ### Refer
  
      Zil Elwannyen Sesel
  
  ## Colombia
  
  ### Dates
  
      1859 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Bogotá
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centavos = 1 peso
  
  ### Main Article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of Colombia
  
  ## Colombian Territories
  
  ### Includes
  
      Antioquia;
      AVIANCA;
      Bolívar;
      Boyacá;
      Cauca;
      Cundinamarca;
      Granadine Confederation;
      LANSA;
      New Granada;
      Santander;
      Tolima
  
  ## Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
  
  The CIS was founded in December 1991 at a meeting in Minsk of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine. It was intended to be a commonwealth of Slav republics to ensure co-operation in defence, economics and foreign policy. It was subsequently joined by all the other former Soviet states except Georgia and the three Baltic republics.
  
  Stamps of the USSR continued to be used in the member states until each could introduce new types. There have been no issues for the CIS as a whole.
  
  ### Refer
  
      Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)
  
  ## Comoro Islands
  
  An archipelago in the Indian Ocean, north west of Madagascar. The four main islands are Anjouan, Grande Comore (Great Comoro), Mayotte and Moheli. Mayotte is politically a French overseas department, while the others constitute the Comoros Republic.
  
  The whole group came under French protection after 1841 and were separate colonies during 1891–1914. In this period, each island issued French Colonial Tablet types inscribed with the island's name. On 23 February 1914, they were attached to Madagascar as dependencies. British forces captured the islands from Vichy control in 1942 and, on 9 May 1946, they became collectively a French overseas department called ARCHIPEL DES COMORES.
  
  Stamps of Madagascar & Dependencies were used 1914–1950. The first Comoros issue was on 15 May 1950.
  
  Independence was declared on 6 July 1975 as the Comoros Republic, but this move was resisted in Mayotte which continued to be part of France and now uses stamps of France. Mayotte has a predominantly Catholic population whereas the other three islands are mainly Muslim.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1950 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Moroni (Grande Comore)
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centimes = 1 franc
  
  ### Main Article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of the Comoros
  
  ## Companhia do Nyassa
  
  ### Refer
  
      Nyassa
  
  ## Confederate States of America
  
  The Confederacy was established by the southern U.S. states in February 1861 when they seceded from the Union. This precipitated the American Civil War which ended 9 April 1865 with the surrender of Robert E. Lee's army to that of Ulysses S. Grant.
  
  The first Confederacy stamps were issued 18 October 1861. There were four issues in all with values ranging from 2 to 20 cents. All the stamps were definitive types with portraits of Jefferson Davis (Confederacy president) or of former Union presidents such as Washington, Jefferson, and Jackson.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1861 – 1865
  
  ### Capital
  
      Richmond (Virginia)
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 cents = 1 dollar
  
  ### See also
  
      United States of America (USA)
  
  ## Congo (Indian UN Force)
  
  Stamps were issued to Indian military personnel with the United Nations force in the Congo. These were six values of the familiar Indian map type overprinted UN FORCE (INDIA) CONGO.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1962 only
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 naye paise = 1 rupee
  
  ### Refer
  
      Indian Overseas Forces
  
  ## Congo Free State
  
  A vast country in central Africa which was not fully explored by Europeans until the 1870s. The missions, including those of Stanley and Livingstone, were partly financed by King Leopold II of Belgium who established the Congo Free State under his personal rule on 2 May 1885.
  
  Stamps were issued from 1 January 1886 inscribed ETAT INDEPENDENT DU CONGO.
  
  On 18 October 1908, the Congo was annexed by an Act of the Belgian parliament and renamed Belgian Congo (Congo Belge). The first stamps with this inscription were issued on 1 January 1909. In the meantime, stocks of Congo Free State stamps were overprinted CONGO BELGE.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1886–1908
  
  ### Capital
  
      Leopoldville
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centimes = 1 franc
  
  ### See also
  
      Belgian Congo
  
  ## Congo Republic
  
  Formerly Middle Congo.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1959 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Brazzaville
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centimes = 1 franc
  
  ### Main Article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of the Republic of the Congo
  
  ### See also
  
      French Congo;
      French Equatorial Africa;
      Middle Congo
  
  ## Congo Republic (Zaire)
  
  Formerly Belgian Congo and Zaire.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1960–1971
  
  ### Capital
  
      Kinshasa
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1960) 100 centimes = 1 franc
      (1967) 100 sengi = 1 kuta; 100 kuta = 1 zaire
  
  ### Refer
  
      Zaire
  
  ## Constantinople
  
  A number of foreign post offices were established in Constantinople. Most issued stamps of the home country or general Levant types of that country. There were overprinted local issues by the Italian, Polish, Romanian and Russian offices.
  
  ### Refer
  
      Constantinople (Italian Post Office);
      Constantinople (Polish Post Office);
      Constantinople (Romanian Post Office);
      Constantinople (Russian Post Office)
  
  ## Constantinople (Italian Post Office)
  
  ### Dates
  
      1908–1923
  
  ### Currency
  
      40 paras = 1 piastre
  
  ### Refer
  
      Italian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire
  
  ## Constantinople (Polish Post Office)
  
  ### Dates
  
      1919–1921
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 fenigi = 1 mark
  
  ### Refer
  
      Polish Post Abroad
  
  ## Constantinople (Romanian Post Office)
  
  ### Dates
  
      1896–1919
  
  ### Currency
  
      40 paras = 1 piastre
  
  ### Refer
  
      Romanian Post Abroad
  
  ## Constantinople (Russian Post Office)
  
  The office was open 1863–1918 and normally used stamps of Russia or Russian Levant. There was an individual overprint for Galata PO in Constantinople in 1909–10.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1909–1910
  
  ### Currency
  
      40 paras = 1 piastre
  
  ### Refer
  
      Russian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire
  
  ## Coo
  
  ### Refer
  
      Kos
  
  ## Cook Islands
  
  ### Dates
  
      1892 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Avarua
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1892) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
      (1967) 100 cents = 1 dollar
  
  ### Main Article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of the Cook Islands
  
  ### Includes
  
      Rarotonga
  
  ## Córdoba
  
  ### Dates
  
      1858 only
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centavos = 1 peso fuerte
  
  ### Refer
  
      Argentine Territories
  
  ## Corfu (Italian Occupation)
  
  Italian occupation during brief dispute with Greece. Italian stamps overprinted CORFU were prepared but only a few had been introduced when evacuation took place.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1923 only
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centesimi = 1 lira
  
  ### Refer
  
      Italian Occupation Issues
  
  ### See also
  
      Ionian Islands (Italian Occupation)
  
  ## Corfu & Paxos (Italian Occupation)
  
  Italian occupation forces issued Greek stamps overprinted CORFU. These were replaced by a general issue for the whole of the Ionian Islands.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1941 only
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 lepta = 1 drachma (Greek)
  
  ### Refer
  
      Italian Occupation Issues
  
  ### See also
  
      Ionian Islands (Italian Occupation)
  