title: Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ca–Ce)
text: # Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ca–Ce)
  
  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.
  
  ## Cabinda
  
  Formerly Portuguese Congo, this territory had protectorate status since 1883 and was separate from Portuguese West Africa. As part of various independence movements in the 1960s a group called Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC) established a government-in-exile in Kinshasa. FLEC made a unilateral declaration of independence on 1 August 1975 but it was not recognised by Portugal or internationally.
  
  In November 1975, Angolan troops of the MPLA occupied Cabinda which was annexed into the newly independent Angolan state. Angola calls the territory Cabinda Province. Since then, FLEC and other factions within Cabinda have struggled for full independence and seek to form the Republic of Cabinda.
  
  Various organizations have issued stamps for Cabinda (widely regarded as cinderellas). These include:
  
  * The Cabinda National Philatelic Bureau, which issued a set of eleven overprints on Angolan stamps, all with a denomination of 500 Central African francs, with designs showing fauna and mushrooms on 27 October 2006. These stamps have seen some use as paquebot mail in Barbados.
  * The Federation of Free States of Africa, which issued thirty one designs showing the coat of arms and flag as well as ships, fauna, planes, natives and a map of Africa from 2010 to 2012.
  * Other stamps and miniature sheets for thematic collectors appeared on eBay, Delcampe and other websites from sellers in Belarus, France, Israel and the United States.
  
  ### Refer
  
      Angola;
      Portuguese Congo
  
  ## Caicos Islands
  
  Separate issues by the Caicos part of the Turks & Caicos Islands, which are in the Caribbean north of Hispaniola. The Caicos are not politically independent of the Turks and there remains some controversy about the validity of the stamps, although they have been accepted for postal use.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1981 – 1985
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 cents = 1 dollar
  
  ### Refer
  
      Turks & Caicos Islands
  
  ## Calchi
  
  ### Refer
  
      Khalki
  
  ## Calimno
  
  ### Refer
  
      Kalimnos
  
  ## Calino
  
  ### Refer
  
      Kalimnos
  
  ## Calymnos
  
  ### Refer
  
      Kalimnos
  
  ## Cambodge
  
  ### Refer
  
      Cambodia
  
  ## Cambodia
  
  ### Dates
  
      1951–1975; 1980 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Phnom Penh
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1951) 100 cents = 1 piastre
      (1955) 100 cents = 1 riel
  
  ### Main Article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of Cambodia
  
  ### Includes
  
      Kampuchea;
      Khmer Republic
  
  ### See also
  
      Indochina
  
  ## Cambodia (Indochina)
  
  One issue in 1936 when part of French Indochina.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1936
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 cents = 1 piastre
  
  ### Refer
  
      Indochina Territories
  
  ### See also
  
      Annam (Indochina)
  
  ## Cameroons (British Occupation)
  
  British and French forces occupied the country during World War I and issue German Kamerun Yacht types with overprint of CEF and British currency value. The British section became Southern Cameroons and was administered as part of Nigeria until 1960 when it rejoined Cameroun (the former French section) after a plebiscite.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1915 only
  
  ### Currency
  
      12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
  
  ### Refer
  
      British Occupation Issues
  
  ### See also
  
      Southern Cameroons
  
  ## Cameroun
  
  The German colony of Kamerun was occupied by French and British forces during World War I. Southern Cameroons became part of Nigeria but the remainder was administered by France until 1960 as Cameroun.
  
  During the World War I occupation period, the French issued stamps of Gabon overprinted Corps Expeditionnaire Franco–Anglais CAMEROUN; and stamps of Middle Congo overprinted CAMEROUN Occupation Française. After the war, the Middle Congo stamps were simply overprinted CAMEROUN. The first issues specifically for Cameroun were produced in 1925. Cameroun became an independent republic in 1960 and, following a plebiscite, Southern Cameroons was reunited with it.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1915 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Yaoundé
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centimes = 1 franc
  
  ### Main Articles
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of Cameroon
      Postage stamps and postal history of British Cameroons
  
  ### See also
  
      Kamerun
  
  ## Canada
  
  ### Dates
  
      1851 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Ottawa
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1851) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
      (1859) 100 cents = 1 dollar
  
  ### See also
  
      Canadian Provinces
  
  ## Canadian Provinces
  
  ### Includes
  
      British Columbia;
      British Columbia & Vancouver Island;
      New Brunswick;
      New Carlisle (Gaspé);
      Newfoundland;
      Nova Scotia;
      Prince Edward Island;
      Vancouver Island
  
  ### See also
  
      Canada
  
  ## Canal Zone
  
  Now uses stamps of Panama.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1904–1979
  
  ### Capital
  
      Balboa
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 cents = 1 balboa
  
  ### Main article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of the Canal Zone
  
  ## Canary Islands
  
  Overprinted airmail stamps were used during the Spanish Civil War.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1936–1938
  
  ### Capital
  
      Las Palmas
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centimos = 1 peseta
  
  ### See also
  
      Spain
  
  ## Candia
  
  ### Refer
  
      Kandia
  
  ## Canea
  
  ### Refer
  
      Khania (Italian Post Office)
  
  ## Canouan
  
  Unauthorised issues only. Canouan is one of the islands of the Grenadines of St Vincent.
  
  ### Refer
  
      Grenadines of St Vincent
  
  ## Canton (Indochinese Post Office)
  
  Indochinese PO in China.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1901–1922
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1901) 100 centimes = 1 franc
      (1919) 100 cents = 1 piastre
  
  ### Refer
  
      China (Indochinese Post Offices)
  
  ## Cape Colony
  
  ### Refer
  
      Cape of Good Hope
  
  ## Cape Juby
  
  Cape Juby became part of Spanish Sahara in 1950 and is now in Morocco.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1916–1950
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centimos = 1 peseta
  
  ### Refer
  
      Spanish West Africa
  
  ## Cape of Good Hope
  
  ### Dates
  
      1853–1910
  
  ### Capital
  
      Cape Town
  
  ### Currency
  
      12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
  
  ### Includes
  
      British Bechuanaland;
      Griqualand West;
      Mafeking;
      Stellaland Republic;
      Vryburg
  
  ## Cape Province
  
  ### Refer
  
      Cape of Good Hope
  
  ## Cape Verde Islands
  
  ### Dates
  
      1877 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Praia
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centavos = 1 escudo
  
  ### Main article needed
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of Cape Verde
  
  ### See also
  
      Africa (Portuguese Colonies)
  
  ## Carchi
  
  ### Refer
  
      Khalki
  
  ## Caribbean Netherlands
  
  ### Dates
  
      2010-
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 cents = 1 gulden (florin) (until 1-1-2011)
      100 cents = 1 dollar (from 1-1-2011)
  
  Issuing authority is the Netherlands
  
  ### See also
  
      Curaçao (Curaçao and Dependencies);
      Netherlands Antilles;
      Netherlands;
  
  ## Carinthia
  
  Austrian and Yugoslav overprints used during a plebiscite. Carinthia remained in Austria.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1920 only
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 heller = 1 krone (Austrian series);
      100 paras = 1 dinar (Yugoslav series)
  
  ### Refer
  
      Plebiscite Issues
  
  ## Carnaro Regency
  
  ### Refer
  
      Arbe;
      Fiume;
      Veglia
  
  ## Caroline Islands (Karolinen)
  
  A group of islands in the western South Pacific of which the main ones are Palau, Yap, Truk, Ponape and Kosrae. They were a Spanish colony from 1885 but there was no postal service as such until 1899 when the islands were purchased by Germany as the protectorate of Karolinen.
  
  Karolinen was administered from Rabaul in German New Guinea. Issues of standard German Colonies types were inscribed KAROLINEN. These were in use 1899–1914. On the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the islands were seized by Japan which retained control until driven out by American forces in WW2. American occupation continued after WW2 and the islands became a UN Trust Territory under USA administration 1947–83. Palau became independent in 1981; the remainder became Federated States of Micronesia in 1983.
  
  Used stamps of Japan 1914–46; used stamps of USA 1946–83.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1899–1914
  
  ### Capital
  
      Truk
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 pfennige = 1 mark
  
  ### Refer
  
      German Colonies
  
  ### See also
  
      Micronesia;
      Palau
  
  ## Carpathos
  
  ### Refer
  
      Karpathos
  
  ## Caso/Casos
  
  ### Refer
  
      Kasos
  
  ## Castelrosso (Kastellórizo)
  
  Formerly a Turkish island, Castelrosso (Kastellórizo) was occupied by France 1915–20 and then became one of Italy's Dodecanese colonies. Used own stamps and the general EGEO issues. Part of Greece since 1947 and now called Kastellórizo, which is also the name of the only village.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1920–1932
  
  ### Capital
  
      Kastellórizo
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centesimi = 1 lira
  
  ### Refer
  
      Aegean Islands (Dodecanese)
  
  ### See also
  
      French Occupation Issues
  
  ## Castelrosso (French Occupation)
  
  Former Turkish island occupied by the French navy in 1915. It was awarded to Italy as part of the Dodecanese in 1921 and, like the rest, was unified with Greece in 1947. It is now called Kastellórizo.
  
  During the French occupation, stamps of France and French Levant were issued with overprints such as ONF CASTELLORIZO.
  
  ### Dates
  
      1920–1921
  
  ### Currency
  
      French (100 centimes = 1 franc)
      used concurrently with Turkish (40 paras = 1 piastre)
  
  ### Refer
  
      French Occupation Issues
  
  ### See also
  
      Aegean Islands (Dodecanese);
      Castelrosso (Kastellórizo)
  
  ## Castelrosso (Italian Occupation)
  
  ### Refer
  
      Castelrosso (Kastellórizo)
  
  ## Cauca
  
  ### Dates
  
      1886 only
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centavos = 1 peso
  
  ### Refer
  
      Colombian Territories
  
  ## Cavalla/Cavalle
  
  ### Refer
  
      Kavalla (French Post Office)
  
  ## Cayes of Belize
  
  Unofficial issues only.
  
  ### Refer
  
      Belize
  
  ## Cayman Islands
  
  ### Dates
  
      1900 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      George Town
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1900) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
      (1969) 100 cents = 1 dollar
  
  ### Main Article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of the Cayman Islands
  
  ## CEF
  
  These initials have been used in two entirely separate spheres. They refer to the international China Expeditionary Force sent to China in 1900; also to the British forces which occupied German Kamerun in 1915 (i.e., Cameroons Expeditionary Force).
  
  ### Refer
  
      Cameroons (British Occupation);
      China Expeditionary Force
  