Top Dead Countries to Collect - SBC

Forgotten names of countries that once existed. A dead country in philately is/was an entity that used to issue postage stamps and now no longer does. This is a fun top 10 countdown to explore the concept of dead countries in philately.
The two books:
Dead Countries of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries: Aden to Zululand - Les Harding
Lost Countries: Exotic Tales from an old Stamp Album - Stuart Laycock and Chris West.
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[@roccoroth7749]

Carpatho-Ukraine is my favourite. Only a country for a day! Czechoslovakia issued a stamp commemorating the inauguration of their government, it's interesting stuff! I personally collect, among many other things, dead country/state/town stamps from places that existed for less than 25 years. Here are some good ones that issued stamps, and the time they were around for: Lajtabansag, 37 days Hungarian Soviet Rep.,133 days Peoples State of Bavaria, 280 days Ukrainian Peoples Rep., 785 days First Hungarian Rep., Under a year Italian Social Rep., 610 days Rep. of Central Lithuania, 530 days Prov. Govt. Of Hawaii, 534 days Dem. Fed. Yugoslavia, 731 days 2nd Hungarian Rep., Under 2 years Azad Hind, under 2 years 1st Nigerian Rep., under 3 years South Russia, under a year Some other fun places that issued stamps: Transcaucasian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic Russian Army of the North 1918-1920 Manchuria Hope this helps someone looking for some interesting stuff to collect! Edit: British-Occupied Batum British Military Administration of Malaya

[@ExploringStamps]

Pinning this to the top! Thank you for sharing, Rocco :)

[@phils473]

I have actually been to Carpatho Ukraine! Didn't realize it only existed as a country for one day. How many of *those* do we have in philately? 😁

[@jeffglant1463]

Let us not forget Tannu Tuva. 1926 to 1936. RIP. It was Richard Feynman's (American physist and eccentric) dying wish to visit there.

[@roccoroth7749]

@@jeffglant1463 Tanna Tuva is a really great one. I have cancelled-to-order stamps from there, but would love to get a genuinely used one

[@robertocabrera7250]

@@ExploringStamps hi I am Texas can u please call me I have a book of stamps I found 210 875 2261

[@carloslizzelaya]

Because I live in the area, I would give an honorable mention to British Honduras, now Belize, and the Canal Zone, now incorporated into Panama.

[@ExploringStamps]

Those are great examples of dead countries, very interesting as well. Both books that I read included the Canal Zone. Thanks for sharing :)

[@knut8062]

Graham, I’m so impressed with your videos - the topics are very accessible for the new collector or would be collector. And even though I’ve collected for years, I’ve learned many interesting things from your work. Rarely do I find stamp shows a welcoming environment to share/learn information, but watching your high quality videos has been a wonderful experience. I hope there is a season 4 and beyond. You are the kind of collector, educator and creative artist this community needs.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you for the kind words, Renee ☺️. Glad to see that you have enjoyed the videos and have learned a few things from them. Thanks for the support!!

[@fkehar]

I have some stamps from Aden, Bahawalpur, British East Africa, and USSR. 8:12 Indian annexed Hyderabad by a military action called Operation Polo.

[@siam1883]

I think this is the third or fourth time that you have re-opened a door to a collecting area that I once enjoyed, but had largely forgotten. Time to e-look at my album of dissolving empires that included the USSR, the British Empire and the French international holdings. Really great to see you back with new content!

[@SiansCraftyCorner]

Yugoslavia is another good one too.

[@ExploringStamps]

Yesss, actually that is a really good one!

[@rickwilmot9127]

I have a great Jugoslavia collection.

[@knutgut1]

Yes,or the GDR , Russian Zar,the german minor countrys Bayern,Oldenburg,Bremen etc. It gives so much for a less of money to collect

[@georgeloveday9674]

I plan to begin collecting asap. I have recently spent my time viewing stamp videos. I must say that your productions are top quality productions.They are not only high quality, but well organized just like a teacher with a lesson plan. So professional.

[@steveradell859]

Tannu Tuva! I think the most interesting place to collect of all. Love Hawaii, Tasmania had a great pictorial set in 1899 (and excellent SON cancels), Kionga is obscure, Central Lithuania (so many imperfs), Annam & Tonkin, New Hebrides - two currencies, Zululand (last), Allenstein - completable, Bahawulpur, Kashmir, Nova Scotia, Saar, British Columbia & Vancouver Island (3 distinct entities), Netherlands Antillies - recent and first place to recognize US officially (commemorated on 1962 stamp)

[@williamvonsalden7851]

British hong kong with the queens portrait on the stamps to Hong Kong, China on the stamps, same as Portuguese macau to Macau, China

[@johnsimper6578]

Another superb video Graham. Really informative and interesting.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you John, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@thecrazycoder]

This is such a cool video. Thanks for posting this. Just getting into stamp collecting but I'm also a history buff. This video just reinforces that fact - by following stamps you're following the history of a country. Way cool.

[@ExploringStamps]

🙌 absolutely!! Welcome to the hobby Jonathan 😃

[@sergioarturoaldabacarreon6918]

Good to see a new video uploaded from you. Hope you and your beloved ones are well in these hard times. Blessings!

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you Sergio, I hope you are also doing well :)

[@IIoveasl10]

Graham, would you consider East and West Germany dead counties? Since 1989, there is no more wall between the two Germanies. Thanks for your answer.

[@mead343]

Lovely video Graham. Your usual broad knowledge base and your usual excellent production values. Thanks for an entertaining few minutes.

[@bakerwannabe4435]

I’m very new to stamp collecting and love your videos. Wow, this one was full of great information- not just about stamps but history as well.

[@VondaInWonderland]

Finally, an interesting video on stamps. I am actually excited to go through this box now. Thank you for the wonderful historical facts. You have a new subscriber ♥

[@ExploringStamps]

Yay welcome to the channel! Thank you for watching 😊

[@davidlandsnes326]

My personal favorite is Abu Dhabi. It's got a fascinating history, its stamps reveal a dynamic unfolding history during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and its leader, Sheikh Zayed, was the catalyst for the formation of an amazing living country, the United Arab Emirates. It's a bit disappointing that the book "Aden to Zululand" excludes it.

[@sauravkumar5589]

Hey was eagerly waiting for a philatelic video during this lockdown!! I still have a lot of postage stamps from these dead countries like noyta cccp, Grenada gremadines, Yugoslavia, ceskoslovensko, Deutsche ddr, berlin, uar and indian native states like bahawalpur, hyderabad, idar, bamra etc. It is fun knowing about them. Also a lot of Africa and asian countries have since changed their names like burma, Kampuchea, siam, Ceylon, nyasaland, rhodesia, basutoland, bechuanaland..and many more!

[@Golfnut_2099]

Changed names does not necessarily make it a "dead country"... correct?

[@masterblaster8402]

USSR rightly deserves the top slot. I've always loved collecting Soviet stamps, they were big & colorful and a thematic delight. Of all Indian princely states, I think Jaipur issued the most beautiful stamps. The commemorative set of 1931 was a masterpiece in engraving!!

[@Tuesdayable]

Thank you for the info. I have been sorting out my collection and found out a lot of country name are not on one of my reference booklet. Hope you will make more of these video. Very informative. Good job !

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you are finding the videos informative, thank you for watching :)

[@LouisGedo]

As always, this is another excellent and highly informative episode......one of the most interesting topics to date on your channel!

[@ExploringStamps]

Much appreciated, it is indeed an interesting topic, I really enjoyed researching it.

[@paperweight57]

Love the Top 10's! Keep 'em comin'!

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks! I think I might! Glad that you enjoy them :)

[@bevviljoen3775]

Thank you for the very informative talk. Just started collecting stamps, taking over my dad's collection. Besides lots of Rhodesia (I am a Zimbabwean), my dad had lots of USSR, so I am finding your talks very helpful.

[@alifitz2647]

You have the best videos on stamps. I am now binge watching your videos. You are so informative and knowledgeable. One video taught me more than 6 months of researching has. Thank you.

[@user-ev7hv4mf7l]

The info that you do manage to get out there is still appreciated, thank you ❤

[@lauras6633]

Great video as always! Saar, straights settlements, and canal zone. I think the history and story behind the canal zone is fascinating. Also thanks for the recommendation of a new book.

[@stephanhawthorne4432]

I agree. Looked up straits settlements. ( My ignorance as to where it was.) And CAPE OF GOOD HOPE???? Where is it and where was it from a stamp perspective. On another front. WHY EXACTLY. EXACTLY EXACTLY is Iceland not wishing to issue too many more stamps?? They HAVE ENOUGH TO LAST FOR YEARS. BUT MAY print more?? I couldn't understand this and did look about it all. Anyone got a very clear answer?

[@ExploringStamps]

You are very welcome Laura, the Canal Zone is something I really considered for the list.... Saar and Straights Settlements are also great candidates ( I should have done a top 100, lol) Thanks for watching :)

[@herberderger]

Saar! One of my favorite dead countries to collect.

[@josephcadet317]

Hi my name Joseph this stamps is beautiful brothers

[@byronsbrain]

Fascinating as always, such lovely stamps......

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks Karen :)

[@eddyrandall3677]

Thanks for the great video! As an Aussie, I collect all the Australian Colonies, with an emphasis on New South Wales and Victoria. I find the South African Bantustan stamps fascinating, and have been trying to collect them all on First Day Covers. One of my favourites is Ciskei’s Halley’s Comet issue from 1986. Other Dead Country stamps I like are North Borneo, Labuan, and Papua.

[@ExploringStamps]

I had to look it up to make sure I was thinking of the same one, the 10 se-tenant stamps with a continuous image of the comet, that is excellent! Thanks for sharing Eddy, glad I threw in a Aussie colony to the list :)

[@jeffglant1463]

This is such a good topic Graham 👏 Seems to have generated a good discussion too. I suggest the Scott Germany II album. It houses stamps for Danzig, Saar, Memel, Upper Silesia, Bohemia Morovia, and German Military occupations. Scott used to issue a book called the Scott Stamp Atlas. You can find used copies cheap online. I have found it very useful.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks Jeff! Great suggestion, I hope that others see that as well. I will have to look for this Scott Stamp Atlas. :)

[@jeffglant1463]

@@ExploringStamps Check out a website thriftbooks.com. They have it listed but may go fast! I think you will find this a great reference when trying to tie stamps and geography. Cheers 🍻

[@jasont659]

I have to say thank you for your show! First of all, your show has helped really spark my 11 year old son's interest in stamps more than I could have by bring the stories more to light to him. My collection is little large and overwhelming for someone his age, so bring stamps this way really brings it down to Earth and makes him enjoy them much more. Second, this episode! Haha, if it was not for this, it would been months until I recognized the stamp! Just bought a discounted used stamp album at stamp shop for 20 bucks. Easily 300-500 stamps in it so for the price, great for fillers and nice little project. Book is from the 50's. Whomever owned it put a set of Buenos Aires stamps under Argentine, nice set of Scott #1-5 mint (sadly hinged). If not for this video, I would have never spotted it this quickly! Your videos are great, keep up the great work!

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you Jason, its really great to see that you and your son are enjoying the hobby and the channel :). I think you will find that your 'Buenos Aires' discovery has already paid for the $20 stamp album 😆. Nice!!

[@mocanualexandru1983]

My top 10: 10 - Heligoland 9 - Hawaii 8 - Tibet 7 - Confederate States of America 6 - French Indochina 5 - Austria-Hungary 4 - Czechoslovakia 3 - Yugoslavia 2 - Ottoman Empire 1 - U. S. S. R.

[@ExploringStamps]

Excellent List Alex, we share the number 1, I guess you like USSR stamps as much as I do! :) Thanks for sharing.

[@dexter9933]

Ai uitat să pui două țări: - Moldova (Cap de Bour lp 1 - 7) -Principatele Unite ( 1859 - 1864).

[@gillesdupouy8357]

I had my dad's collection for years and just got interested a few days ago by a collector friend (I'm mostly collecting coins and notes). I have more than a thousand stamps to go through, mostly from the 1880s to the 1980s and the dead countries are my favourite : I found Danzig, Kiautschou, Transvaal, Natal, Rhodesia, Nyasaland, Bavaria, Ottoman empire, and I've not even been through all of them. I'm sad that I didn't get into stamps before ! I hope I'll stick to it, thanks for your videos, they're really instructive, well made and entertaining !

[@mickhurley7305]

Better late than never, hope you are enjoying this new hobby

[@opusknowledge]

Great video, as always. Rhodesia was I think the most interesting of them all. The best philately channel on KZbin.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you Giovanni! If you want to learn more about Rhodesian philately and postal history, check out the Rhodesian Study Circle: www.rhodesianstudycircle.org.uk/ :) Thanks for watching.

[@stephanhawthorne4432]

Rhodes is getting chucked these days. So Rhodesia will be politically incorrect as a word.

[@jimmyg.]

@@stephanhawthorne4432 Which happened in 1979 when Rhodesia started transitioning to Zimbabwe :)

[@user-in1sn7xd8k]

rhodesia is change name as Zimbabwe. Lost name as Czechoslovak Socialist Republic

[@MyLion74]

First of all, welcome back! Nice video as usual! My list of 10 dead countries to collect: 1) Carpatho-Ukraine (Ruthenia) 2) Saar 3) West Berlin 4) DDR 5) Czechoslovakia 6) Boemia and Moravia 7) Trieste Zone A and/or Zone B (Zone A Italian overprinted stamps, Zone B Yugoslavian overprinted stamps) 8) Somalia AFIS (Italian administration 1950-1960) 9) Bavaria 10) Yugoslavia But there are many others.

[@ExploringStamps]

Whoa!! What an interesting and very different list, Love it!!!!

[@miragenikita6329]

DDR is not really worth it... , Bavaria and Yugoslavia as well...

[@snarky_user]

One of my high-school pursuits was a far better than usual Eastern Rumelia collection. It's tough to find authentic material. I even had a couple covers.

[@beafraidbeveryafraid4958]

You're videos are the only ones worth watching!!! Thank you good sir👍👏

[@barrydrees9969]

Great video Graham, as usual. I was going to add some of my favorite African "dead" countries (and truly dead, not just renamed), but others beat me to Biafra and Katanga - which still leaves a super cool one: Griqualaland West (there was no Griqualaland East as far as I can tell). Hardly anyone has ever heard of it - but yes, they did produce stamps, both overprints and ones actually printed with the name! It just sounds so exotic!

[@jwbjpb1338]

Another great informative and educational video. Thanks!!

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you :)

[@sarahgoodman6279]

This is the first time I heard about dead countries in a philatelic setting and I will definitely keep an eye out on stamps from these interesting places!

[@steveradell859]

it is a favored topic by many, more pre-1970 when things changed more

[@tedtalksstamps]

Great video, Graham. Really enjoyed it.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks Ted :)

[@jasonparr4275]

I love your videos mate. Keep up the super work.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks a ton! Glad you like them :)

[@raoulfloren3613]

I am always quite fascinated by the Antilles stamps before some gained independence from The Netherlands. I love the transition the stamps went through from a country within a kingdom, to (for some) independence. Btw: Amazing video!

[@ernieuson4030]

excellent episode, should have several parts.

[@abuobaidah2531]

Your videos are very very informative I as a philatelist always gain a lot of new information and knowledge from you 🙂

[@genethrowe8205]

My favorite that hasn’t been mentioned yet is Oltre Guiba, an Italian colony that was the southern most part of what is now Somalia. I have started to have an interest again in my stamps after 30 years.

[@mickhurley7305]

YEAH ME TOO, 30 YEARS DORMANT STAMP COLLECTION , NOW IM COLLECTING STAMPS MORE THAN EVER

[@genethrowe8205]

@@mickhurley7305 but better stamps!!!

[@Maxim2291]

Coming from the Netherlands, I have to name Nederlandse Antillen (Netherlands Antilles, six islands, 1954-2010) previously mentioned Curaçao (not to be confused with the present day Kingdom country of Curaçao (one island), Nederlandsch-Indië (Netherlands Indies, until December 1949, although the colony changed its name to Indonesia a few years before) and of course Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea (Netherlands New Guinea, 1949-1962/1963), the 'left part' of the island of New Guinea (the eastern part being PNG). Interesting are the UNTEA stamps, overprints on NNG stamps between 1 October 1962 and 30 April 1963 when the colony was administered by the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority. The Dutch government refused to hand the territory over to Indonesia, so the UN held it for six months before it was transferred. UNTEA stamps come in different prints and varieties and there are also post cards and aerogrammes from UNTEA.

[@somsubhra1234]

It’s one of my favourite topic , and in my list of many I would love to mention Bawalpur one of my favourite stamps with great design and detailing

[@Misa-mc3ky]

I'm excited seeing another one of your videos, and it was unexpected! Great as always, very interesting theme! I am going to search in my collection for the dead countries I have. Thank you, be safe ✉️ 😊

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you enjoyed it. I'm sure that you will find at least one dead country stamp in your collection, thanks for watching :)

[@rayblazejko6908]

Very well presented and I can see how much research needs to be done to get a few minutes of info. Would be interesting to see the value of the stamps . Cheers

[@gorillawalk2]

Prussia is on the top of my list! Prussia played a major part in European history for a long period and the issues surrounding it's existence directly influenced the beginning of both World Wars.

[@dmsagaidak]

Soviet stamps are perfect. Adore them. There are some other socialist countries that don't exist anymore: Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia.

[@rickwilmot9127]

And East Germany, DDR, GDR.

[@dmsagaidak]

@@rickwilmot9127 exactly

[@zjs6605]

I actually have a topical collection of stamps from socialist countries. One of my favorites is from The People's Republic of Kampuchea. It was around for about 10 years and was founded by Cambodian communists after the fall of Pol Pot's government. (as with many stamps from communist nations, it features the astronautical accomplishments of the USSR)

[@FlyingAce1016]

Got some soviet space program stamps love them!

[@StampCollectingMom]

This is fantastic information!!

[@ianport2185]

Brilliant video, just like all your others - nerdy creativity. Perfect.

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you enjoyed it! 😊

[@LevinCreations]

Nice stamp collections video. Thanks for sharing this video.

[@firedemon-ng1xq]

got a couple ussr stamps dating back to the 40s and some southern rhodesian stamps very interesting

[@nunyabiznez6381]

I blame stamp collecting for my straight A's in Geography in the 5th grade.

[@genethrowe8205]

You and me both!

[@raulmenjivar6584]

Great Video! I would imagine every collector has at least 1 stamp from a dead country in their collection. Thank you Graham.

[@ExploringStamps]

I would imagine the same thing, some of them are very common and will likely be part of the standard collector such as myself. Thanks for watching Raul :)

[@brendaadams6372]

Love your videos. I have some dead county stamps , some did start to collect, and I found them at a resale shop in a glass case, then I went to a stamp show and they had a box of things you could pick out , I found a envelope with stamps sent from London to another collector that was also a professor in a college The stamps were sent in the 70's. I believe these were not fakes . But overlooked by the collector of so many collections. I tried to correspond to some people but have not reached anyone yet . You are the first to post a good video of this type of stamp collecting. I will continue to subscribe to your post . Thank you.

[@Turtlehands]

I'm not sure it has been mentioned, but Canadian provinces are more to the list. Some of those are very nice.

[@franciscosimon9355]

Thanks for the video! Very interesting. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

[@burtigame7073]

got recommend another vide of yours and love your channel already! theres not alot quality mail stamp channels!

[@ExploringStamps]

Welcome to the channel 😊

[@tombowman5727]

Fiume, You put together another nice one

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you Tom, Fiume would be a great one to add to the list.

[@stevenreed4607]

My Top 10 List 10) Yugoslavia 9)Danzig 8) Hatay 7)Bohemia and Moravia 6) Abu Dhabi 5) Basutoland 4)Heligoland 3)Bavaria 2) Confederate States of 'Merica and last but not least 1)Ryukyu Islands (only because I spent 2 and a half years there) Keep up the good work.

[@ExploringStamps]

This is a solid list! I just looked up Ryukyu Islands stamps, I knew nothing about them. Very cool! Thanks for sharing Steven :)

[@conejovlanco]

I live in Buenos Aires and I had no idea we used to have stamps with the Province's name on them, always learning something new with your videos :)

[@ExploringStamps]

Ah! Thanks for watching in Buenos Aires, I was hoping that someone living there would find that fact interesting... It is amazing that I never knew about Buenos Aires stamps until I started researching for this video. Thanks for watching :)

[@steveradell859]

the real ones are pretty rare, plenty of interesting stuff in So. America - like Colombia was called Grenada in 1850's. Even Galapagos Islands issued 3 stamps

[@opusknowledge]

Thank you very much for your time. I really appreciate it.

[@ExploringStamps]

You are very welcome :)

[@garyholdener2470]

Thanks Graham for another wonderful history lesson and bringing attention to countries most of us never knew existed......just amazing. One country I would like to add to your list is Yugoslavia; now split into several countries as a result of the 1995 civil war referred to the Kosovo Conflict. Of course, prior to Yugoslavia becoming the country it was part of the Ottoman empire and then went through multiple iterations as a country before it was split into the three countries we see today.

[@ExploringStamps]

Definitely Yugoslavia seems to be a popular one here in the comments. Also the Ottoman Empire's stamps are something to consider. Thanks for watching Gary!

[@coinscoffee4770]

I've really been enjoying your content sir, it makes me want to start the hobby. Keep up the great work ☕😎

[@jimgordon6629]

How about Stellaland, one of the nicest names for an entity. Its stamps are valuable but challenging to authenticate

[@jupitterlarsen]

Carpatho-Ukraine, DDR, Yugoslavia, and the USSR are my faves. In fact they make up the bulk of my collection. Enjoyed your take-over at the ptsandstampex IG. Enjoyed it very much.

[@dushmanthaekanayake4069]

I like collecting former countries because there is a clear limit. USSR is a fun one, being space stamps is one of my favorite topics.

[@ccmwarren7036]

North German Confederation, Prussia, Bavaria and other German states - Silesia, Memelland, Allenstein plebiscite areas, British colony of Labuan, Malay state of Sungei Ujong

[@ExploringStamps]

Whoa, thats a good list! Thank you for sharing :)

[@ibinfo-tube5063]

👉📣🧐 🤔 Amazing work ! Well done ! 👋👋👋 keep inspiring the new collectors and pleasing the older ones 👍

[@jilaneg]

My dad just gave me his collection of stamps to combine with mine and omggg i've never seen old old stamps like that, old countries and closed postal companies! I just got a pack of space stamps from the USSR too.

[@genghiskhan3504]

I would include also Taanu-Tuva, which I think it must be one of the most unusal dead countries, I bought an almost complete collection for close to nothing

[@steveradell859]

lucky you, about 75 are fairly easy, the hill gets interesting after that

[@willtrent3077]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@ChacoteOutdoorRecreation]

I hope top ten, becomes a format on this channel, you learn at a rapid pace and it highlights why philately will always be the hobby and passion that has no restriction, or limits unless self imposed from within, nothing that man can accumulate in the course of life captures time, in a limited space with often the art of the masters mixed with the tongue moisture or tears and DNA of that frozen moment that can never be again. Stamps are the offspring of the marks and traces of human existence and all that comes with it.

[@Ra1276]

Learned alot. I have a big stamp collection starting to see it's a big waste of time, but it keeps me busy and I learn alot about currency and countries

[@steveradell859]

beats just drinking beer, researching and learning can be fun, so is finding rarer varieties

[@youtubemyday]

The best video for stamps!

[@hrvojebutkovic3798]

GDR is not mentioned!? Amazing steps the GDR on the forefront of the cold war invested a lot in design of its stamps which frequently won prizes at philatelistic contests.

[@steveradell859]

too much CTO

[@willardtaylor6249]

Thank you for another informative video. I think that the Canadian provincials ; that is British Columbia; New Brunswick; Nova Scotia; Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland are all quite interesting. I particularly like Newfoundland as its stamps picture so many aspects of that country.

[@laurasimpson2870]

Wonderfully interesting!

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks for watching Laura. I find that dead countries are super interesting to learn about. :)

[@ancienthebreworg]

Great show as usual, thank you. I have completed about 70% of the German Empire (1872-1945), my favorite "Dead Country." I really like the idea of collecting stamps to show the "space race" between the USA and the USSR, I just might have to do that :-)

[@imtiazahamed7959]

Great video. I had stamps of those territories inside South Africa, but doubted they were real or not. Thank you very much for this video.

[@ExploringStamps]

Glad you enjoyed it, I found the homelands of South Africa very interesting to learn about, they have some interesting stamps as well. Thanks for watching :)

[@mocanualexandru1983]

Please do a video about current unrecognized or partial recognized countries who made stamps: Transnistria, Donetsk, Lugansk, Iraqi Kurdistan, Northern Cyprus, Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh), Abkhazia, South Ossetia, Palestina, Kosovo

[@dexter9933]

Szekelyfold, Valahia, Moldova Mare, Dobrogea, Transilvania... 😉

[@mocanualexandru1983]

@@dexter9933 what?

[@mocanualexandru1983]

@@dexter9933 ce ai vrut sa spui in comentariu?

[@dexter9933]

@@mocanualexandru1983 Glumeam.

[@dexter9933]

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[@physics2112]

That was an exciting journey and history lesson. Somewhat related and no less interesting, in my opinion, are countries with limited recognition. Sometimes they don't have their own currency but do issue their own stamps, and sometimes the stamps themselves are internationally recognized while in other cases they aren't. Examples of limited-recognition stamp issuing countries are Northern Cyprus, Kurdistan, Palestine, Artsakh, and Transnistria.

[@ExploringStamps]

Hmm, maybe a top ten countdown of limited recognition stamp issuing entities..... ? Thats a great suggestion! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for watching :)

[@LarzGustafsson]

Brilliant and very interesting video clip.

[@johnnicolucci380]

Congratulations, another great and informative video. You mention the word History; how about Geography. Dead or Lost countries is a great Geography and Geo_Political lesson as well. Italian East Africa is one that comes to mind.

[@reddsilva4744]

Well researched and informative. My own list would include Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and in the near future Iceland.

[@ExploringStamps]

Those are great call outs, Iceland would probably make my list in the future as well. Thanks for sharing :)

[@ducng9740]

Another great episode, but I'm quite surprised you didn't mention Yugoslavia. Since I thought it would be somewhere up there just behind USSR.

[@ExploringStamps]

I'm seeing several other comments that also bring up Yugoslavia, thats a popular one!! Thanks for watching :)

[@erikmulder2574]

I agree, a very interesting history for this country

[@ak30644ut]

Good topic. Mention of Hyderabad was great ..One from Indian Feudatory state.. I am from Kerala. My place had two Feudatory states.... Travancore and Cochin.. Postal system was called as Anchal/el which was named by then British general Munroe. Travancore Anchel and Cochin Anchal stamps are also famous. In 1947, after Indian Independence, Travancore and Cochin joined as State of Travancore Cochin. First they used Overprint as 'TC' acronym for Travancore- Cochin and also 'USTC' for United States of Travancore-Cochin. Further issued stamps with name State of Travancore-Cochin till 1951(4 years) until it joined Indian Postal Service.

[@ExploringStamps]

So interesting!!! thank you for sharing :)

[@haigkadian5311]

Another good one is stamps from Tannu Tuva

[@indigonils]

In Norway, some people still use "Hel(i)goland" as an euphemism for Hell. In Norwegian, "hell" is "helvete", but if you instead say "helgoland" it's a lot less offensive. There's also a region in Norway called Helgeland which probably also has an influence on this. And Helge is a relatively common male first name here. Anyway. I love USSR stamps! The aesthetic! Great choice for no. 1! As far as dead countries go, I don't have much to contribute, except maybe Böhmen & Mähren, because I have a small collection of those. Don't really know anything about the history though. Any stamps from WW2 era are fascinating to own, since they were used in such an historically significant time.

[@nunyabiznez6381]

I like the CCCP stamps with large elaborately engraved designs. Not a fan of the USSR but they issued some special stamps. They reminded me of the really old "Classic" stamps with their engraved designs. I prefer the classics and don't collect new issues and have not since the U.S. post office started selling mostly self adhesives which I detest.

[@Kunoswildworld]

I would include Fiume

[@ExploringStamps]

Another great one with an interesting history! Thanks for sharing :)

[@IIoveasl10]

Great video....as usual.

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@pauleagle500]

A related and very informative book with many stamp illustrations is "Nowherelands" by Bjorn Berge.

[@thisguy9400]

Great video!!!

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you!! :)

[@dark_bestiary]

I have a few stamps from Queensland, Victoria and Novia Scotia. They're really old and interesting stamps.

[@ExploringStamps]

They sure are interesting! Thanks for watching Jamie :)

[@Turtlehands]

Early Canadian provinces are nice. One of my all time favorite stamps is Prince Edward Island #10, it's engraved, and has two currencies on it I think. 3 stg, and then 4 and a half p. In case you didn't trust the P.E.I. money?

[@kebabking7025]

I love Rhodesia and ussr dead country stamps! Great video and stay safe!

[@ExploringStamps]

Thank you :) Glad you enjoyed it!

[@StefanoBertacchi]

As usual, great video, thanks a lot! Since my location, I may add to this list former German and Italian States prior to unification, and all the history of Yugoslavia from WWI to the Balkan Wars. And of course Austro-Hungarian Empire too! Again philately = history!

[@ExploringStamps]

Philately = History... YES! Great additions Stefano, thanks for sharing.

[@martinjalon4783]

Great video, thanks

[@ExploringStamps]

Thanks Martin, glad you liked it!

[@michaeldelafuente3909]

I agree with Chacote, Top 10 can be a good format for the channel. Now to make it easier for you to identify the Top 10, why not do a survey or poll then depending on the outcome of the survey/poll you'll have your Top 10. Sort of like a Family Feud thing. It will be more systematic in determining the Top 10.