title: Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ma–Md)
text: # Compendium of postage stamp issuers (Ma–Md)
  
  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.
  
  ## Macao
  
  ### Refer
  
      Macau
  
  ## Macau
  
  ### Dates
  
      1884 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Macau
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1884) 1000 reis = 1 milreis
      (1894) 78 avos = 1 rupee
      (1913) 100 avos = 1 pataca
  
  ## Macedonia
  
  ### Dates
  
      1991 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Skopje
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1991) 100 paras = 1 dinar
      (1992) 100 deni (de.) = 1 dinar (d.)
  
  ### 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
  
  ### Includes
  
      Anjouan;
      Diego–Suarez;
      Great Comoro;
      Mayotte;
      Moheli;
      Nossi–Be;
      Ste Marie de Madagascar
  
  ### See also
  
      Malagasy Republic
  
  ## Madagascar (British posts)
  
  ### Dates
  
      1884 – 1895
  
  ### Currency
  
      12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
  
  ### Refer
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of Madagascar
  
  ## 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
  
  ### 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
  
  ## Magyarország
  
  ### 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
  
  ### See also
  
      Malaysia
  
  ## Malagasy Republic
  
  ### Dates
  
      1958 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Tananarive
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1958) 100 centimes = 1 franc
      (1976) 5 francs = 1 ariary
  
  ### See also
  
      Madagascar & Dependencies
  
  ## Malawi
  
  ### Dates
  
      1964 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Zomba
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1964) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
      (1970) 100 tambalas = 1 kwacha
  
  ### 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 laaris = 1 rupee
  
  ## Mali Federation
  
  ### Dates
  
      1959 – 1960
  
  ### Capital
  
      Bamako
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centimes = 1 franc
  
  ### See also
  
      French West Africa;
      Mali Republic;
      Senegal
  
  ## Mali Republic
  
  ### Dates
  
      1960 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Bamako
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centimes = 1 franc
  
  ### 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 pound
      (2008) 100 cents = 1 euro
  
  ### Main Article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of Malta
  
  ## 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
  
  ## 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
  
  ## 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
  
  ## Mauritania
  
  ### Dates
  
      1960 –
  
  ### Capital
  
      Nouakchott
  
  ### Currency
  
      (1960) 100 centimes = 1 franc
      (1973) 100 cents = 1 ouguiya (um)
  
  ### 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
  
  ## Mayotte
  
  ### Dates
  
      1892 – 1914
  
  ### Capital
  
      Dzaoudzi
  
  ### Currency
  
      100 centimes = 1 franc (French)
  
  ### Refer
  
      Madagascar & Dependencies
  
  ### Main article
  
      Postage stamps and postal history of Mayotte
  