K

K 60 K: Armenia overprint on stamps of Russia.
K-numeral-K: Far Eastern Republic surcharge, 1920.
K: 1: Scott Catalogue prefix for U.S. Offices in China. 2: (Without country name) Bosnia and Herzegovina money unit. 3: auction catalog abbreviation for Kuna (Croatia); Koruna (Czech Republic), Kroon (Estonia), Kwanza (Angola), Kina (Papua New Guinea), Kip (Laos)Kyat (Myanmar). 4: watermark on sheets of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1890- 5: with eagle and United States of America: Connecticut Custom House revenue seal. 6: comb (perforation): if used as suffix to catalog number, it indicates tete-beche variation. 7: German abbreviation for carmine color overprint or surcharge. 8: Kissingen. 9: with crown Krakau. 10. international postal code for Cambodia.
Kaapstad (Cape Town): Republic of South Africa.
Kabard(ino)-Balkaria, Republic of: Jan.14, 2002: illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU; not valid for postage.
Kabinettbriefstuck: (Ger.) very fine item, choice copy.
Kabul, Kingdom of: see Afghanistan.
Kabwe: formerly Broken Hill, Zambia.
Kachet: (Ger.) cachet.
Kadnikof: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1871-1914.
Kaffebrun: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) coffee-brown (color).
Kafr-Ammar: Egypt, 1879-1882; see Interpostal seals.
Kafr-Cheik: Egypt, 1879-1884; see Interpostal seals.
Kafr-Daouar: Egypt, 1865-1882; see Interpostal seals.
Kafr-Daoude: Egypt, 1879-1882; see Interpostal seals.
Kafr-el-Chuar: Egypt, 1872-1874; see Interpostal seals.
Kafr-Zayat: Egypt, 1864-1882; see Interpostal seals.
Kahului Railroad Company: Hawaii railway that printed stamps for mail carried on their trains to post offices.
Kais. Deutsche Marine-Schiffpost: (Ger.) Imperial German Naval ships post.
Kaiserlich Deutsche Postagentur Shanghai: German postal agency marking from Shanghai, China, 1886.
Kaiserliche Koniglich: (Ger.) Imperial / Royal. Kalkal: Egypt, 1879-1880; see Interpostal seals.
Kaiserliche Konigliche Osterreichische Post: inscription on stamps of Austria, Austrian Offices in Turkey.
Kais. Koenigl. Oesterreichpost: inscription on stamps of Austria, Austrian Offices in Turkey.
Kais. Kon. Zeitungs Stample (Stemple): inscription on stamps of Austria for newspaper tax, Lombardy-Venetia; 1853-90.
Kajman Szigetek: (Hung.) the Cayman Islands.
Kajoeagoeng: (Japanese occupation) 1942-45, Palembang district Sumatra local overprint.
Kakaobrun (Dan., Nor., Swed.) cocoa-brown (color).
Kalaalit Nunaat: (Greenland) Greenland.
Kalayaan Nang Pilipinas: inscription on stamps of Japan for Philippines, “Independence” Japanese Occupation, 1943.
Kalimantan, republik: bogus overprints for supposed independence movement in Indonesia.
Kaliningrad: formerly Konigsberg, USSR.
Kalisz: city in German-occupied Russian Poland, local post overprint, 1918-20.
Kalman-Inseln: (Ger.) Cayman Islands.
Kalmar-Oland Island and Return Experimental Flight: see Sweden – 1914 Kalmar-Oland Island and Return Experimental Flight
Kalmykia: c1996; illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU Jan. 14, 2002; not valid for postage.
Kalymnos: (Ger.) Calino.
Kamaran Island: 1915-pre: Turkish post office, 1915: captured by British, 1924: sub-post office of Aden, 1967: became part of Southern Yemen, 1972: Yemen Arab Republic.
Kambodscha: (Ger.) Cambodia
Kambodzsa: (Hung.) Cambodia.
Kamchatka: c 1996; illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU; Jan. 14, 2002, not valid for postage.
Kamdar: Indian States term for a princely state administrative officer Kamerun: (Ger.) Cameroun, 1900-18.
Kamenotisk: (Czech.) lithography.
Kamerun: 1. (Ger.) overprint on stamps of Germany, 1897-1915; see Cameroon. 2. (Dan., Nor., Swed.) Cameroum, Cameroons,
Kammzähnung: (Ger.) see Comb perforation.
Kampuchea: see Cambodia.
Kamtakking: (Nor.) comb perforation.
Kamtakning: (Dan.) comb perforation, see Perforering – Kam.
Kamtandning: (Swed.) comb perforation.
Kamtshatka: illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU, Jan. 14, 2002; not valid for postage.
Kamyishlof: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1903-1917.
Kan.: abbreviation for Kansas prior to Zip Code usage.
Kanada: (Dan., Ger., Nor. Swed.) Canada.
Kanadisk: (Dan., Nor.) Canadian.
Kanadensisk: (Swed.) Canadian.
Kanalinseln: (Ger.) Channel Islands.
Kanalsone: (Nor.) the Canal Zone.
Kanalzone: (Ger.) Canal Zone.
Kanalzonen: (Dan., Swed.) the Canal Zone.
Kanaløerne: (Dan.) the Channel Islands.
Kanarieöarna: (Swed.) Canary Islands.
Kanarische Inseln: (Ger.) Canary Islands.
K & Co. (Kennedy & Co.): U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Kanelbrun: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) cinnamon brown (color).
Kangaroo Island: Australian locals.
Kangaroos (Roos): name given to the 1913 map and kangaroo design of Australia.
Kanpur: also known as Cawnpore, India.
Kans.: United States protective overprint for use in Kansas to reduce post office robberies, 1920s.
Kansas: U.S. territory May 30, 1854, state Jan. 29, 1861; created from public domain areas.
Kansas and Nebraska overprints: an experiment to prevent resale of stolen stamps by overprinting current definitives “Kans.” for sale in Kansas and “Nebr.” for sale in Nebraska; the experiment failed since some postal employees refused to accept them and they were also extensively forged.
Kansas City roulettes: Dec. 1914; Kansas City, Mo. post office received imperforate 1¢ and 2¢ stamps in the Washington Head design; the Kansas City postmaster received permission to roulette the stamps and sell them.
Kansu-Ningsai-Tsinghai Area: 1949 People’s Post, Northwest China; People’s Republic of China.
Kansu Province: a single Chinese stamp was overprinted in Chinese characters for use in that province, Aug. 1949.
Kantara: Egypt, 1868-1882; see Interpostal seals.
Kanton: (Ger.) Canton.
Kanturk & Newmarket Railway Company: British railway local post.
Kap: currency unit of Latvia.
Kap der Guten Hoffnung: (Ger.) Cape of Good Hope.
Kap det Gode Håb: (Dan.) Cape of Good Hope.
Kapeikas: unit of currency in Latvia.
Kap Juby: (Ger.) Cape Juby.
Kapstaden: (Dan.) Cape Town (South Africa).
Kap Verdeöarna: (Swed.) Cape Verde Islands.
Kap Verdische Inseln: (Ger.) Cape Verde Islands.
Kap Verdiske øer: (Dan.) the Cape Verde Islands.
Kar: (Ger.) carmine (color).
Karabakh: bogus Russian issue, not valid for postage.
Karabino-Balkaria: bogus Russian issue.
Karachay-Cherkessia (Karachaevo-Cherksia): illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU, Jan. 14, 2002; not valid for postage.
Karácsony Szigetek: (Hung.) Christmas Island.
Karakalpakia: c1995, bogus Uzbekistan, USSR, not valid for postage.
Karakalpaston: bogus Russian issue.
Karbardino-Balkaria: bogus Russian issue.
Karbovanetz: unit of currency in the Ukraine; also called the ruble.
Kardinalrød: (Dan., Nor.) cardinal red (color).
Kardinalröd: (Swed.) cardinal red (color), see Mörkröd.
Karelen: (Swed.) Karelia.
Karelia: northwestern Soviet Russia; currency: 100 pennia = 1 markka 1921, Nov. 21: independent state 1922: No. 1, 5 pennia dark gray, first stamp issue; rebellion of Karelians, 1941, Oct. 1: stamps of Finland overprinted for Russian territory of Eastern Karelia under Finnish administration, 1943: semipostal stamp issued for war victims in Eastern Karelia, 1945: Eastern Karelia regained by Russia; see Finland.
Karelia: c1997, illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU; Jan.14, 2002; not valid for postage.
Karelia, Eastern: see Karelia.
Karelien: (Dan.) Karelia,
Karema: unauthorized overprint on stamps of Belgian Congo for German East Africa.
Karen State: bogus issue.
Karjala: bogus Russian local overprint for Karelia, 1922.
Karki: overprint on stamps of Italy-Aegean islands, 1912-22; see Calchi.
Karlfonds: (Emperor Karl’s Fund) military field post stamps with charity surcharge for Austria, 1918.
Karl Marx Stadt: formerly Chemnitz, German Democratic Republic.
Karlovy Vary: (German occupation) 1938, Sudentenland local post.
Karlsbad: (German occupation) 1938, Sudentenland local post.
Karlsruhe: Privat-Brief-Verkehr; German local: 1: Anselm / Kraut, 1886-1893. 2: Reichhardt, 1886-87. 3: Schmidt / Farrenkopf & Fritz, 1894-1900. 4: Herion.
Kármazinvörös: (Hung.) crimson red (color).
Karmesin: (Ger.) crimson (color).
Karmin: (Czech., Dan., Ger., Nor., Swed.) carmine (color).
Karminbrun: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) carmine-brown (color),
Karminfiolett (Dan.) carmine-violet (color).
Karminlilla: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) carmine-lilac (color),
Karminova: (Czech.) carmine (color).
Karminovocervená: (Czech.) carmine-red (color).
Karminovohnedá: (Czech.) carmine-brown (color).
Karminpurpur: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) carmine-purple (color),
Karminrød: (Dan., Nor.) carmine-red (color),
Karminrosa: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) carmine-rose (color),
Karmint påtryck: (Swed.) carmine surcharge.
Karminviolet: (Dan.) carmine-violet (color),
Karminviolett: (Swed.) carmine-violet (color).
Kärnten: (Ger.) Carinthia.
Kärnten Abstimmung: (Ger.) overprint and surcharge on stamps of Austria for a plebiscite to determine after WW I, if residents of the Province of Carinthia (Kärnten) wanted to remain with Austria (plebiscite decision) or become part of Yugoslavia, June 6, 1919.
Karolinen: (Ger.) overprint on stamps of Germany for Caroline Islands, 1900.
Karolinerne: (Dan.) the Caroline Islands.
Karolinöarna: (Swed.) the Caroline Islands.
Karo Naslaiclams: Feb. 1924 overprint/surcharge on stamps of Lithuania semi-postal for War Invalids.
Karoris: Indian States term for collectors of revenue.
Karpaten Ukraine: (Ger.) Carpatho Ukraine.
Karpathen-Ukraine: (Dan.) Carpatho-Ukraine.
Karpát-Ukrajna: (Hung.) Carpatho-Ukraine, see Cárpátalja.
Karten-Carinthia: Austrian plebesite labels.
Kartoe Pos: (Malaya) post card
Kartografie: (Ger.) cartography.
Kartonpapier: (Ger.) thick paper.
Kasai, South Kasai: Congo non-recognized state, 1961, June 20: first stamps issued, 1961, Oct.: stamps withdrawn.
Kaschmir: (Ger.) Indian States, Jammu and Kashmir, 1866-70.
Kashira: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1907.
Kashmir: (Ger.) Indian States, Jammu and Kashmir, 1866-70.
Kasos: (Ger.) Caso.
Kassala: Egypt, 1879-1882; see Interpostal seals.
Kassel: Courier post, German local, 1893-1900.
Kassimof: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1869-1875.
Kastanhnedavy: (Czech.) chestnut brown (color).
Kastanjebrun: (Nor., Swed.) chestnut brown, maroon (color).
Kastanniebrun: em>(Dan.) chestnut brown, maroon (color).
Kastenzähnung: (Ger.) harrow perforation.
Katalog: (Ger.) catalog(ue), a list of certain philtelic items arranged in a certain order..
Katalognummer: (Ger.) catalog number; a designated number or set of numbers from a postage stamp or postal history reference universally identifying a philatelic item.
Katalogové Císlo: (Czech.) catalog number.
Katalogschlager: (Ger.) price list discounted from catalogue listing.
Katalogwert: (Ger.) catalog value.
Katanga: Central Africa, Congo nonrecognized state, currency: 100 centimes = 1 franc 1960-pre: used stamps of Belgian Congo, 1960, July 11: seceded from Congo Democratic Republic, 1960, Sept.12: No. 1, 50 centimes multicolor, first stamps, stamps of Belgian Congo with overprint “Katanga,” 1960, Dec. 30: postage due stamps, Belgian Congo issue handstamped “Katanga,” 1961, July 11: first semipostal, 1961, Sept.: UN declared secession ended, 1961, Dec.-March 1962: used stamps of Katanga overprinted Congo, 1963: Democratic Republic of Congo.
Katastrofepost: (Dan.) catastrophy mail, disaster mail, wreck mail, crash covers (interrupted flight covers).
Katapultpost: (Dan.) ship catapult mail.
Katar: (Hung.) Qatar.
Katastrophenpost: (Ger.) mail from a disaster, usually marked with a rubber stamped cachet.
Katchak Posta: (Turkish characters) “Smuggled Letter,” Turkey, used for smuggled private letters into Greece that were caught, paid double postage and fine.
Kathiawar: see Jasden. Kathiri State of Seiyun: 1937-42: used stamps of Aden, post office opened May 25, 1937, 1942, Aug.: first stamps, 1964, July 1, 1964: last issue, replaced by Federation of South Arabia, currently Yemen; see Aden States.
Kathiri State of Seiyun: Eastern Aden Protectorate; 1937-42: used stamps of Aden, post office opened May 25, 1937, 1942, Aug.: No.1, 1/2 anna dark green, first stamps valid throughout Aden, 1964, July 1, 1964: last issue, replaced by Federation of South Arabia, currently Yemen; see Aden States.
Katibo: Donald Evans issue, Surinam.
Katie: one of the Sicmon Islands in the South Pacific created by Nick Bantock for his book, “Griffin & Sabine.”
Katin: one of the Sicmon Islands in the South Pacific created by Nick Bantock for his book, “Griffin & Sabine.”
Katona Posta: (Hung.) military posts.
Katonai Posta : (Hung.) military post.
Katze: (Ger.) cats (thematic).
Kaufen: (Ger.) to buy.
Kauft Wohlfahrtsbriefmarken: (Ger.) “Buy charity stamps for the Winter Relief,” Germany machine cancel, 1931-37.
Kaulbach Island: Canada local post; island off the coast of Nova Scotia with local post stamp to frank mail to the nearest Canadian post office on the mainland; 1971-84.
Kaunas: formerly Kovno, city in Lithuania; 1923-25: known as Kaunas printing, Klaipeda: inscription, Memel, Lithuanian occupation.
Kavalla: see Cavalla.
Kavárna; (Czech.) coffee house.
Kawala: (Ger.) Cavalle.
Kawthulay: Burmese related fantasy.
Kazakhstan: independent republic in southern Russia; currency: 100 kopecks = 1 ruble, 100 tyyn = 1 tenge 1991, Dec.26: joined with other former Soviet states to form the Commonwealth of Independent States, 1992, March 23: No.1, 50 kopecks multicolor, first stamps, 1992, Aug. 27: joined the UPU, 1994, Nov. 3: first semipostal stamp.
Kazan: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1895.
Kazovy: (Czech.) faulty, imperfect.
K B: Scott Catalogue prefix for exile government semi-postal.
K.C.-Nouita: resembles these letters; Princely Serbian Post, Serbia, 1866.
K. CPbCKA nOMTA: (Resembles these letters) Serbia.
Kcs: (Czech.) Czechoslovakian crown.
K.D.: Kaiserliche Deutsche (Ger.) Imperial Germany.
K.D.P.A.: Königlich Dansk Post Amt. (Dan.) Royal Danish Post Office.
“K” die: the 3rd die of the 3-cent stamp of the first series of U.S. stamped envelopes; named after the label ends which resemble the letter “K.”
KE: abbreviation for King Edward VII issues.
Kedah: Malaya, Malaysia; upper west side of Malay Peninsula; 1909-pre: sultanate under Thai control, stamps of Siam, 1909: British took over area, stamps of Federated Malay States and Straits Settlements used, 1912, July 1: No.1, 1¢ green and black, first stamps, 1942, May 13: Japanese occupation, Kedah stamps overprinted “Dai Nippon,” 1943, Oct. 19: ceded to Thailand by Japan, named Syburi, 1945, Sept.: restored to Malaya; B.M.A. Malaya issue used, 1950: Malaya-Kedah inscription, 1957: stamps of Malayan Federation used along with those of Kedah, 1963, Sept.: became part of Federation of Malaysia, 1965, Nov. 15: Kedah used designs of Johore inscribed Kedah on stamps of Malaysia.
Kedd: (Hung.) Tuesday.
Keeling Islands: see Cocos (Keeling) Islands.
Kegelmugel: bogus issue.
Kehrdruck: (Ger.) see Tête-bêche. Kekantan: Malaya, Malaysia.
Keine Postsendung: (Ger.) “Not for mailing” printed across area where address normally goes to signify that the postal item is a hand-back piece to be given to the collector and not valid for postal use.
Keizyo Tyosen: (Kor.) Seoul, Korea.
Kék: (Hung.) blue (color).
Kékesszürke: (Hung.) blue (bluish)-grey (color).
Kékeszöld: (Hung.) blue(ish)-green (color).
Kékeszöld: (Hung.) aquamarine (color).
Kékis: (Hung.) bluish (color).
Kelantan: state, Malaya; on east side of Malay Peninsula; (located in Scott Catalogue after Malaya); 1909-pre: stamps of Siam, 1909: Federated Malay States, ceded to British protection by Siam, 1911, Jan.: No.1, 1¢ gray-green, first stamps, 1942: Japanese occupation, stamps of Kelantan overprinted in Japanese, 1943, Oct. 19: ceded to Thailand by Japan, 1943, Nov. 15: Thailand issued occupation stamps, 1945, Sept.: restored to Malaya; B.M.A. Malaya issue used, 1948: Federation of Malaya established, first commemorative stamp, 1951, July 11: first definitive stamp, 1957: stamps of the Malayan Federation used along with those of Kelantan, 1965, Nov. 15: used designs of Johore, inscribed Kelatan, stamps of Malaysia.
Kelet: (Hung.) East.
Kellogg’s Penny Post & City Despatch: 1853; U.S. local post, Cleveland, Ohio.
Kelly, J. B. & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Kelvin Penney Post: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Kemahkotaan: overprint on stamps of Malaya – Johore for Coronation of new Sultan, 1896.
Kemp Land: Antarctic fantasy.
Kempten: displaced persons camp, local post, 1948.
Kendall, B.J. & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Kene: Egypt, see Interpostal seals,1872-84.
Keneta: cents, on stamps of Hawaii.
Kennebec & Boston Express: parcel delivery firm serviced Boston, Mass. and the Kennebec area of Maine; used a label, year unknown.
Kennebec Express: mail delivery firm serviced Boston, Mass. and the Kennebec area of Maine; used a label, year unknown.
Kennedy & Co.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Kennedy, Dr.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Kenner: (Ger.) expert.
Kenn-Nr.: (Ger.) identification number.
Kensett, T. & Co.: U.S. private die canned fruit proprietary stamp.
Kent Postal Service: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Kenttäpostia: (Fin.) fieldpost, inscription for free mail for Finnish troops in 1941-44 as well as civilian mail addressed to the armed forces.
Kentucky: 1: U.S. state June 1, 1792; part of Virginia until statehood. 2: first federal issue revenue of US, July 1, 1798-Feb. 28, 1801.
Kenya: East Africa, on Indian Ocean; currency: 100 cents = 1 East African shilling. 1895: joined the UPU as a British colony as British East Africa, 1906: became a Crown Colony, 1935: Tanganyika grouped with Kenya and Uganda under the East African Postal and Telecommunications Administration, 1935-63: stamps inscribed “Kenya Uganda Tanganyika” valid in all three areas, 1961: became independent, 1963, Dec. 12: No.1, 5¢ blue, buff and dark brown, became independent as a republic, issued first stamp as Kenya, 1963: Uhuru (independence) issue first to use name of Kenya alone, 1964: merged with Zanzibar, and Zanzibar was added to the stamp inscriptions, 1964, Oct. 1: first official stamp, 1964, Oct. 27: joined the UPU, 1965: Tanzania added making it Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, 1967: first postage due stamp; 1968, Jan. 1: Zanzibar withdrew its stamps, leaving it as Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania in various arrangement in the order of the names; see British East Africa, East Africa, Kenya Uganda and Tanganyika Tanzania.
Kenya: Mau Mau and unofficial overprints; unissued Great Britain cinderellas by David Horry, 2001.
Kenya Tanganyika Uganda: hippos mating; unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika and Zanzibar: October 25, 1964, inscriptionon stamps issued by the East African Common Services Organization, not used in Zanzibar.
Kenya-Uganda-Tanzania: East Africa on the Indian Ocean; currency: 100 cents = 1 rupee, 100 cents = 1 shilling (1922), 20 shillings = 1 pound 1894: Uganda Protectorate declared a British protectorate, 1920, July 23: East Africa Protectorate renamed Kenya and became a colony, 1921: No.1, 1¢ black, inscription for East Africa and Uganda Protectorates, 1922, Nov. 1: first stamps inscribed Kenya and Uganda, 1928: first postage due; Kenya and Uganda, 1930: joint East African Postal Administration, 1935, May1: first stamps issued with joint inscription, 1935: Tanganyika grouped with Kenya and Uganda under the East African Postal and Telecommunications Administration, 1959: official overprint, 1961: Tanganyika became independent, 1962: Uganda became independent, 1964: Tanganyika merged with Zanzibar, and Zanzibar was added to the stamp inscriptions, 1964, Oct. 25: stamps inscribed Kenya Uganda Tanganyika Zanzibar, in various orders, 1965, April 15: first issue without Tanganyika, 1965: Tanzania added making it Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zanzibar, 1968, Jan. 1: Zanzibar withdrew its stamps, leaving it as Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania in various arrangement in the order of the names. 1976: independent issues for three countries were valid; see Kenya.
Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania: see Tanganyika: trust territory;
Kenya Uganda Tanganyika: 1: see Tanganyika: trust territory. 2: the Oomagoolie legless bird; unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Kenya Tanganyika Uganda: hippos mating; unissued Great Britain cinderella by David Horry, 2001.
Kenyon & Co.’s Express: parcel delivery firm serviced the New York City area; used a label, year unknown.
Kenyon’s Letter Office: U.S. local post handstamp, New York, N.Y., 1846-60.
Képeslap: (Hung.) picture postcard.
Képes Levelezolap: (Hung.) postcard.
Kerassunde: 1909-10, name of city as overprint on stamps of Russia, Offices in Turkish Empire.
Keretfogazat: (Hung.) harrow perforation.
Kerguelen archipelago: see French Southern and Antarctic Territories.
Kerguelen Land: Antarctic, also known as Desolation Island, 1892.
Kerkira: formerly Corfu, Greece.
Kermadec Islands: local stamp of a New Zealand, Pacific Island, 1937.
Kernow: Great Britain Cornwall local post, 1978.
Kerr, Dr. Jas. C.: U.S. private die medicine proprietary stamp.
Ker’s City Post: local, bogus, Canada, in 1800s.
Kestrel Aviation: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Kerttu: (Fin.) local post for use on steamships carrying mail, Finland, 1890s.
Kerület: (Hung.) (political) district.
Keswick & Penrith Railway: British railway local post.
Ketahkotaan: Johore.
K.E.VII: King Edward Seventh of Great Britain, who reigned from Jan. 22, 1901 to May 6, 1910.
K.E.VIII: King Edward Eighth of Great Britain, who reigned from Jan. 20, 1936 to Dec. 11, 1936.
Kewkiang: China treaty port local stamp, 1894-97.
Key: the design outline defining all areas of color.
Key plate: the printing plate that prints the stamp’s design and used in conjunction with a duty plate.
Key stone: the stone where transfers of the key are arranged as needed.
Key type: issues of two or more postal administrations using the same stamp design.
K.G.C.A.: (Koruska Glasoona Cona A) Carinthian Plebescite Zone A; Karen Government Commission, Zone A,1920; see Carinthia.
Kgl: (Ger.) Königlich; under the powers of the King.
Kgl. Bayer. Staatseisenb.: Royal Bavarian State Railway stamp used to pay freight charges on parcels shipped via the railroad.
K.G.L. (with cents): Danish West Indies or (with skillings) Denmark.
Kgl. Baver Statseisenb: Bavaria Railway stamps.
Kgl. Post Frm: (Dan.) Kongeligt Post-Frimaerke (Royal Post Free Stamp) inscription on Danish stamps, 1853-68.
K.G.V.: King George Fifth of Great Britain, who reigned from May 6, 1910 to Jan. 20, 1936.
K.G.VI.: King George Sixth of Great Britain, who reigned from Dec. 11, 1936 to Feb. 6, 1952.
Khafji: disputed neutral zone in Arabia between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.
Khakasia: Jan.14, 2002: illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU; not valid for postage.
Kharkof: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1870-1902.
Kharkov: Russian local provisional, overprint on Ukraine, 1920-22.
Khartoum: Egypt, 1872-1882; see Interpostal seals (for overseas offices).
Khatatbe: Egypt, 1879-1884; see Interpostal seals.
Khemis Mil: formerly Affreville, Algeria.
Kherson: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1867-1914.
Khios: occupied by Greece Nov. 11, 1912, overprinted Greek stamps issued May 1913; see Chios.
Khmere: Cambodia, 1971-75.
Khmer Republic: Cambodia; 1971: first commemorative stamp, 1972: first semi-postal stamp, 1973: first air mail stamp, 1974: first postage due stamp.
Kholm: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1906-1911.
Khor Fakkan: Sharjah Dependency; now part of the United Arab Emirates; 1965-69: first commemorative stamps favor inscribed or overprinted, valid throughout Sharjah.
Khoresm: local post, capital at Khiva, 1922.
Khor Fakkan: Sharjah Dependency; now part of the United Arab Emirates; 1965: first commemorative stamps favor inscribed or overprinted, no postal usage.
KHTAH: (Cyrillic) Russian Post Offices in China; 1899: surcharge on stamps of Russia.
Khvalynsk: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1901-1914.
Ki-An: (Kiangsi) central China local post, 1949.
Kiang-hwai: east China local post, 1949.
Kiangsu-Anhwei: border area, local post, east China, 1938.
Kiangsu Province: central China, People’s Post; 1949: local post as surcharges on Chinese stamps, also used regional issues of China, local issues include air mail, special delivery and registration stamps.
Kiaochow (Kiautschou): see China, German Post Offices.
Kiao-Tcheou: Kiauchau.
Kiautschau (ou): (Ger.) German colony on Chinese mainland, south of Shantung Peninsula; currency: 100 pfennig = 1 mark, 100 cents = 1 dollar (1905) 1897: leased to Germany, 1900: No.1, 5 pfennigs carmine, stamps of Germany overprinted “China” for post offices in China, inscribed “Kiautschou,” 1914, Sep.2: Japanese troops captured colony; stamps of Japan used, 1920s: mourning label issued by German stamp dealer Sigmund Hartig, 1922: Japanese left; returned to China; see China, German Post Offices.
Kibo: secessionist province of Tanzania marketed as matchbox labels.
Kibris Cumhuriyeti: (Turk.) Cyprus Rrepublic.
Kibris Turk Federe Devleti: (Turk.) Cyprus, Turkish occupation.
Ki-Chung: north Chinese local,1946.
Kicking Mule cancellation: fancy cancel depicting a mule kicking used in Port Townsend, Wash, (1877-86), and Goleta, Ca. (1884),
Kidder & Laird: U.S. private die perfumery proprietary stamp.
Kidder’s City Express Post: U.S. local post, Brooklyn, N. Y., 1847.
Kidder’s Express: parcel delivery firm serviced Boston and Rockport, Mass., used a label, year unknown.
Kiel: 1: German local post, 1945-48. 2: Courier local, 1895-1900. 3: Hammonia local, 1896. 4: Kieler Paketfahrt, German local 1909-13.
Kielce szkol na tysiac lecie: (Pol.) fund raising label to build schools.
Kiev: Ukraine local provisional issue, 1920-22.
Kigoma: unauthorized overprint on stamps of Belgian Congo for German East Africa.
Ki Kiang: (Kiren-Heilung Kiang) Northeast China, local, 1946.
Kilenc: (Hung.) nine (number).
Kilencven: (Hung.) ninety (number).
Kilis: town in Turkey; 1921: single stamp released, one piastre, native language inscription.
Killer: 1: any obliterating postmark that will render re-use of a stamp impossible. 2: a barred portion of a dual canceler.
Killer bars: horizontal lines which are typically used to cancel a stamp, typically to the right of the cancel.
Kilmer, Dr. & Co: Binghamton, N.Y. manufacturer of Proprietary Medicines converted 1¢, 2¢ and 3¢ postage stamps of the 1895 issue into provisional revenue stamps.
Kilometro 83: Egypt, 1868-1871; see Interpostal seals.
Kiloware: term used by dealers or countries to sell mixtures of stamps on paper; a kilo is approximately 2 1/3 pounds.
Kina: 1. currency unit in Papua New Guinea. 2. (Dan., Hung., Nor., Swed.) China
Kinai: (Hung.) Chinese.
Kina (Császáság): (Hung.) Chinese Empire (existant until January 1912).
Kina (Köztársaság): (Hung.) Republic of China.
Kina, Folkerepbulik: (Dan.) see Folkerepbulik Kina.
Kina (Formosa): (Hung.) Republic of China (Taiwan).
Kina (Népköztársaság): (Hung.) People’s Republic of China.
Kinai: (Hung.) Chinese.
Kinarød: (Nor.) Chinese red (color).
Kinderpost; Kinderstempel: (Ger.) children’s stamps; see Toy stamps.
Kinderzegels: children’s charity semi-postal stamps used in Holland since 1924.
Kinderzeichnungen: children’s contest moon post labels printed in Germany, year unknown.
Kinesisk: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) Chinese (adj.).
Kinesisk Post i Manchuriet: (Dan.) Chinese Post Offices in Manchuria.
Kinesisk Post i Tibet: (Dan.) Chinese Post Offices in Tibet.
King Bomba: Ferdinand II, ruler of the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, got the name of King Bomba because he shelled villages that he felt deserved punishment.
Kingdom of Libia: Feb. 10, 1966 United Kingdom of Libya special delivery inscription.
Kingdom of Two Sicilies: Italian State made up of the island of Sicily, and part of the Apennine Peninsula; 1815: union between Kingdom of Naples and Kingdom of Sicily, 1858, Jan 1: No.1, 1/2 grana pale lake, separate first stamps, issues for Naples, 1859, Jan 1: separate issue for Sicily, 1860, July 17: both issues replaced by provisional government stamps of Sardinia; annexed to Sardinia, 1861, March 17: Kingdom of Sardinia changed its name to Kingdom of Italy,stamps for Neapolitan Provinces 1862: replaced by stamps of Italy.
King Edward VII Land: overprint on stamps of New Zealand for Sir Ernest Shackleton’s antarctic expedition, 1908; possibly created to prove territorial claims in the area; Shackleton appointed postmaster prior to departure, and supplied with stamps and a cancellation.
King George V Medallion stamps: Canada’s set of six stamps was issued Dec. 1, 1932; they show a medallion portrait of King George V thought to have been taken from the obverse of British coins.
Kingman’s City Post: about 1850s, Charleston, S. C.; see Carriers’ Stamps.
King’s Arm Hotel: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
King’s Delivery: parcel delivery firm serviced Montreal, Canada, used labels; year unknown.
King’s Express: parcel delivery firm serviced Montreal, Canada, used labels; year unknown.
King’s Road: 13th century post road to and from Finland, Sweden, Russia and the Baltics.
King’s Road SW3 Strike: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Kingston, Ga. Paid 5 cents: see Confederate Postmasters’ Provisionals.
Kingston Relief Fund: overprint on Barbados for semipostal, Kingston, Jamaica earthquake relief fund, 1906.
Kingston Young Conserv.: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Kingsway Stamps: United Kingdom postal strike; local post 1971.
Kinshasa: capital city, The Congo Democratic Republic.
Kinsley & Co’s Express: mail and parcel delivery firm serviced Boston, Mass, New York City and Philadelphia, Pa.; used a corner card and labels; 1857.
Kinsley’s Express: private mail delivery firm serviced Boston and Fall River, Mass and Newport, R.I.; used a label, year unknown.
Kionga: southeast Africa on Indian River; currency: 100 centavos = 1 escudo. 1916, May 29: No.1, 1/2 centavo blue, occupied by Portugal, overprint “Republica Kionga”on stamps of Lourenco Marques, WWI-post: incorporated into Mozambique.
Kip: currency unit in Laos.
Kir: (Hung.) abbreviation for királyi, royal.
Királykék: (Hung.) royal blue (color).
Kirby & Sons: see Private die match proprietary stamps.
Kirche: (Ger.) church.
Kirchenstaat: (Ger.) Vatican State in Rome
Kiribati: islands in the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia; formerly British colony of Gilbert Islands; islands in the South Pacific; consists of Gilbert, Phoenix, Ocean and Line Islands, currency: 100 cents = 1 Australian dollar 1976: Ellice Islands divided into two parts, Tuvalu and Gilberts, 1979, July 11: Gilberts became Republic of Kiribati, 1979, July 12: No.1, 10¢ multicolor, 1981, May: first official stamp, 1981, Aug. 27: first postage due stamp, 1984, Aug. 14: joined the UPU.
Kirighizistan: (Fr.) Kyrgyzstan.
Kirillof: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1871-1910.
Kirin and Heilungchange: province; part of Northeast China Liberation Area; known as Manchuria by Japan; 1927: China overprinted stamps for use in her postal agencies, see Manchuria. 1946: Ministry of Posts and Telegraphs established, 1947, June 1: Harbin General Post office in charge, extended to Manchuria.
Kirkestat(en): (Dan.) Roman State(s)
Kirobo: Madagascar local issue.
Kirschrot: (Ger.) cerise (color).
Kirshbaum Special Delivery: delivery firm serviced Philadelphia, Pa., used a label, year unknown.
Kisangani: formerly Stanleyville, Zaire.
Kishangarh: India Feudatory State; 1899: No.1, 1 anna green, first local stamps, 1918: first official stamps, 1948: joined Bundi and Jaipur to form Rajasthan, official stamps overprinted “ON/K S/D,” 1949: separate stamps discontinued, 1950: uses stamps of Republic of India.
Kisív: (Hung.) miniature sheet.
Kiss printing: type of printing where the paper is lightly pressed on the printing plate causing it to come into contact a second time.
Kiss stamp: a blank rectangle in a sheet or book of stamps filled in with a large X or St. Andrews’s Cross; see St. Andrew’s Cross.
Kite messages: recorded usage in China, during a siege in AD 549.
Kitty Hawk: overprint on U.S. International Civil Aeronautics stamps, privately made by A.C. Roessler.
Kiung-Lai: southwest Chinese local, 1950.
Kivágás: (Hung.) postage stamp(s) on piece of paper or envelope, see levéldarab.
Kjobenhavns by og Hus Telegraf By Post: see Copenhagen – Lauritzen & Thaulow Local Post.
Kjobenhavn’s Pakke Expedition: local, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1901.
Kjobenhavns Telefon-Kiosker: local, Copenhagen, Denmark.
K.K., K.u.K.: (Ger.) Kaiserlich und Königliches (Imperial and Royal) on stamps of Austria and possessions.
K.K. (Brief Marken): Imperial Royal Letter Stamp, Austria.
K.K.G.A.P.: Kaiserl. Königl. Grenz-Amts-Post (Dan.) Royal Danish Post Office.
K.K.H.M.: watermark for Kaiserlich Königliches Handels-Ministerium (Imperial and Royal Ministry of Commerce), watermark in script letters on first issue of Austria.
K K K: Kataas-taasan Kagalanggalang Katiopunan, inscription on Aguinaldo, Philippine stamps, a political secret society.
K K Post Stemple: 1: (Imperial Royal Postage Stamp) (Kreuzer denominations) Austria. 2: (cents denominations) Austria, Lombardy Venetia. 3: labels produced at international stamp exhibitions, 1881 and 1890, with date on bottom of label.
K K Post Stemple Zeitung: Austria newspaper stamps.
Klaallit Nunaat (Kaladlit Nunat): Greenland.
Klaipeda: inscription, Memel, Lithuanian occupation, 1923-25; formerly Memel, USSR.
Klar: 1. (Nor.) deep (as referencing the color of a postage stamp), 2. (Swed.) bright (as referencing the color of a postage stamp).
Klarblå: (Swed.) bright blue (color).
Klar karmin: (Swed.) bright carmine (color).
Klargul: (Swed.) bright yellow (color).
Klargulorange: (Swed.) bright yellow-orange (color).
Klar mörk karmin: (Swed.) bright dark carmine (color).
Klart tryck: (Swed.) clear print.
Klarultramarin: (Swed.) bright ultramarine (color).
Klassifizieren: (Ger.) to classify.
Klebefalz: (Ger.) gummed hinge.
Klebezettel, philatelistischer: (Ger.) philatelic label.
Klein: (Ger.) small.
Kleinbogen: (Ger.) sheet of a stamp or stamps, surrounded with a paper margin issued for a specific event or purpose, sheetlet, souvenir sheet.
Kleinbogensatz: (Ger.) set of sheetlets.
Kleinformat: (Ger.) small size or format.
Klemmbinder: (Ger.) spring-back binder.
Klipp: (Swed.) postage stamp(s) on paper clipping.
Klischee: (Ger.) printing block.
Klisjé: (Nor.) cliché.
Klondike Airways: local, Canada, 1928.
K.N.: (Resembles these letters) postal tax overprint of Greece.
Knapp: (Ger.) cut close.
Knappenålshull: (Nor.) pin-hole.
K N.C P N. n OnT A: (Resembles these letters) Serbia.
Knife: 1: the cutting edge of the machine which cuts the envelope blank. 2: the size and shape of the die-cut papers from which the envelopes are folded.
Knight’s Express: private mail delivery firm serviced the Boston, Mass. area; used labels, year unknown.
Knihovna: (Czech.) library.
Knihtisk: (Czech.) typography, letterpress printing.
Knochen: (Ger.) stamps in very poor condition.
Knockdown price: see Hammer price.
Knott End Railway (G&KERy): British railway local post.
Knoxville, Tenn Paid 5: see Confederate Postmasters’ Provisionals.
K.N.S.M.: Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij. (Dutch) Royal Netherlands Steamship Company.
Kobalt: (Ger.) cobalt.
Koban: Japan’s first typographed stamps, 1876.
Kobber: (Dan.) copper (metallic color).
Kobberrød: (Dan.) copper-red (color).
Kobberstik: (Dan.) copper plate engraving.
Kobbertryk: (Dan.) copper plate.
Kobelaky: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1903-1908.
København: (Dan.) Copenhagen.
Koblenz: 1: Eildienst des Coblenzer General-Anzeiger, German local post, 1924-25. 2: Stadt-Brief& Packet-Verkehr, German local, 1895-1900.
Kobo: unit of currency in Nigeria.
Koboltblå: (Dan., Nor.) cobalt blue (color),
Kocher stamps: A. Kocher et Fils, Switzerland, had impressions of the “Tell’s Son” definitives in 1909 printed on the firm’s adhesive labels; the stamps frames by advertising matter; the Swiss postal authorities withdrew the privilege.
Koeniglich Ungarish: (Ger.) Royal Hungarian.
K O H: Russia, South Russia, Far Eastern Republic, Finalnd, Latvia or Batum.
Kokos-Inseln: (Ger.) Cocos islands.
Kolchak Issues: 1918: Adm. Aleksandr Kolchak controlled Siberia from Lake Baikal to the River Volga; executed by the Bolsheviks in 1920.
Kolding: Seaport in Vejle county, SE Jutland, Denmark, on the inlet of the Little Belt River ca. 120 miles WSW of Copenhagen. Local post opened in October 1887, with “Kolding Bypost” local stamps being issued at the same time. The service closed 30 April 1900.
Kolding Bypost: local, Denmark railway parcel, 1887-1900.
Koletni pratki: inscription for parcel stamps of Bulgaria.
Kolguev Island: illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU; Jan. 14, 2002; not valid for postage.
Kolmy: (Czech.) vertical.
Koln / Rhein: local, Cologne / Rhine, Germany, 1945-48.
Kolo: city in German-occupied Russian Poland, local post overprint, 1918-20.
Kologrif: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1888-1891.
Kolomna: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1871-1916.
Kolomyya: Western Ukraine, Russian local post, 1918, 1922: stamps of Austria overprinted “Ykp. H.P” and a surcharge, 1919: registration stamp issued with same inscription.
Køloni: (Nor.) colony.
Kolonie(r): (Dan.) colony(ies).
Kolonie Curacao: (Colony of Curacao) Netherlands Antilles, 1903-08.
Kolonie Suriname: (Colony of Suriname) Suriname, 1903-08.
Kolumbien: (Ger.) Colombia.
Komb: (Ger.) combined.
Komi: illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU; Jan. 14, 2002; not valid for postage.
Komis: bogus issue, not valid for postage.
Komitetitte Qindreses: cinderella, Albania Government in Exile.
Kommune: (Nor.) municipality, used on litter disposal fee stamps.
Komoren: (Ger.) Comoro islands.
Komori Sziget: (Hung.) the Comoro Islands.
Komplett: (Ger., Swed.) complete.
Kompletter satz: (Ger.) complete set.
Komponisten: (Ger.) composers.
Komsomolsk: bogus Russian local overprint.
K.O.M.W., Groszy: 1915, Municipal Council of Warsaw, local stamps, used within 30 miles of the radius of the city of Warsaw.
Kon: Batum, Far Eastern Republic, Finland, Latvia, Russia, White Russia money unit.
Koncentracní Tabory: see Celistvosti – Koncentracní Tabory
Koncentrationsläger: (Swed.) concentration camp.
Koncentrationslägerpost: (Swed.) concentration camp mail.
Koncentrationslejr: (Dan.) concentration camp.
Koncentrationslejrpost: (Dan.) concentration camp mail.
Koneuwe, Rep.: bogus label.
Konfedererad Stater: (Swed.) Confederate States.
Konfødererede Stater: (Dan.) Confederate States.
Konföderierte Staaten: (Ger.) Confederate States of America.
Konge: (Dan., Nor.) king.
Kongeblå: (Dan., Nor.) royal blue (color).
Kongedømme: (Nor.) kingdom.
Kongelict Post Frimaerke: (Royal Post Free Stamp) inscription on stamps of Denmark, 1851.
Kongelig: (Dan., Nor.) royal.
Kongelight: Danish West India or Denmark.
Kongerige: (Dan.) kingdom.
Kongerike: (Nor.) kingdom.
Kongeriket Storbritannia og Nordirland: (Nor.) the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland.
Kongo: (Ger.) Congo.
Kongó: (Hung.) the Congo.
Kongresi K.K.F.S.: with red cross, date and value; overprint for postal tax, semipostal, Albania.
König: (Ger.) king.
Königin: (Ger.) queen.
Koniglich: (Ger.) royal.
Königliche Cantzley Bote: (Swed.) royal official messenger service operated in1692 in Sweden.
Königliche Schwedisches & Norwegisches Post Comptiore (K.S.&N.P.C.): (Swed.) used Jan. 1, 1823 when Sweden was combined with Norway.
Konigreich: (Ger.) kingdom.
Konigsberg: Hansa, German local post, 1894-1900.
Konin: city in German-occupied Russian Poland, local post overprint, 1918-20.
Koninkrijk Der Nederlanden / Interneeringskampen: (Dut.) Kingdom of the Netherlands / Internment Camps, Dutch inscription for stamp labels for internees in Belgium, Feb. 1916.
Koninkrijk Nederlanden: (Dutch) inscription on stamps of the Netherlands for use by foreign military personnel interned by the Dutch government during WW 1.
Konsentrasjonsleir: (Nor.) concentration camp.
Konsentrasjonsleirpost: (Nor.) concentration camp mail.
Konstantinograd: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1913.
Konstantinsbad (Konstantinovy): German occupation, Sudentenland local post, 1938.
Konstanz: formerly Constance, Germany.
Konstruktér: (Czech.) designer.
Kontoret for Behandling af Ubesorgede Postsager: inscription on official seals, Denmark.
Kontrollzeichen: (Ger.) control mark.
Könyomat: (Hung.) typography.
Kookaburra bird: 1913, 1932, bird known as the “laughing Jackass” on stamps of Australia. Kop: arms in oval, Finland.
Kopec (k): currency unit in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Batum, Belarus, Finland, Russia.
Köpenhamn: (Swed.) Copenhagen.
Kopfstehend: (Ger.) inverted.
Kopftype: (Ger.) head type.
Koppar: (Swed.) copper (metallic color).
Kopparröd: (Swed.) copper-red (metallic color).
Kopper: (Nor.) copper (metallic color).
Kopperrød: (Nor.) copper-red (metallic color).
Koppartyck: (Swed.) copper plate recess printing.
Korachieh: Egypt, 1880-1882; see Interpostal seals.
Korca, Korce, Korces: inscription for Albania, 1914-18; formerly Koritsa.
Korcheva: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1876-1911.
Korcula: island off Dalmatian coast; 1944, May: charity stamps overprinted when occupied by Germany, never issued.
Korea: (Ger.) peninsula between Yellow Sea and Sea of Japan, aka Corea, South Korea; official name of postal administration: Ministry of Information and Communication currency: 100 mon = 1 poon, 5 poon = 1 cheun, 1,000 re =100 cheun, 100 weun = 1 hwan (1953), 100 chun = 1 won 1962) 1877: Chinese stamps used, 1884, Nov. 18: stamps issued by the Japanese, 1897: declared an empire, 1900, Jan. 1: joined the UPU, 1905-46: Japan Administrative Control, used stamps of Japan, 1910: formerly annexed to Japan, stamps of Japan used, 1945, Aug.: divided at 38th parallel between Soviet and US administrations, Japan possession of Korea taken away, 1947: first air mail stamp, 1948: republic established in South Korea, 1953, Aug.1: first semipostal stamp.
Korea, Democratic People’s Republic (North Korea): currency: 100 won = 100 hwan, chon 1875: Chinese and Japanese stamps used, 1884, Nov. 18: No.1, 5 mon rose, stamps issued by the Japanese, 1900, Jan. 1: joined the UPU, 1905-46: used stamps of Japan, 1910: formerly annexed to Japan, stamps of Japan used, 1945, Aug. 10: divided at 38th parallel between Soviet and US administrations, North Korea allocated to the USSR, Japan possessions taken away, 1946, March 12: first stamps, 1948, Sept. 9: formally named the People’s Democratic Republic, (North Korea), 1950, June 25: North Korea conquered Seoul; stamps of South Korea overprinted in name of North Korea, 1950, Sept. 15: United Nations forces pushed North Korea forces back, 1958: first air mail stamp.Korea, Indian Custodial Force; 1953: 1953: stamps of the Republic of India overprinted “Indian Custodian Unit, Korea” in the Hindu language.
Korea (Dél): (Hung.) Republic of Korea (South Korea).
Korea (Észak): (Hung.) People’s Democratic Republic of Korea (North Korea).
Korea, Indian Custodial Force: 1953: stamps of the Republic of India overprinted “Indian Custodian Unit, Korea” in teh Hindi language.
Korea, Japanese Post Offices; 1900: Japan; Office in Korea stamps of Japan overprinted.
Korea, North Occupation of South Korea: 1950: three stamps issued overprinted with a double circle enclosing Korean characters.
Koreansk: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) Korean.
Korea, Republic (South Korea) 1875: Chinese and Japanese stamps used, 1884, Nov. 18: No.1, 5 mon rose, stamps issued by the Japanese, 1900, Jan. 1: joined the UPU, 1905-45: used stamps of Japan, 1910: formerly annexed to Japan, stamps of Japan used, 1945, Aug.: divided at 38th parallel between Soviet and US administrations, Japan possession of Korea taken away, 1945, Sept. 8: came under US military government rule, 1946, Feb. 1: first stamps commemorated liberation from Japanese occupation, issued under US military rule, 1947: first air mail stamp, 1948, Aug. 15: Republic of Korea established (South Korea), 1949, June 29: US forces withdrawn. 1953, Aug. 1: first semipostal,
Korekia: bogus Russian local overprint.
Korespondencní Lístek: (Czech.) post card.
Korfu: (Ger.) Corfu.
Koriakia: illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU; Jan. 14, 2002; not valid for postage.
Koritsa: provisional Epirus issue, 1914-16 issues during Greek occupation.
Koromfekete: (Hung.) jet-black (color).
Korona: (Crown) currency unit in Hungary.
Korosco: Egypt, 1872-1882; see Interpostal seals.
Korral: (Dan., Nor.) coral (color).
Korralrosa: (Dan., Nor.) coral-pink (color).
Korrektur: (Dan., Nor.) proof.
Korsband: (Swed.) wrapper.
Korsbånd: (Dan.) wrapper.
Kort: (Dan., Nor.) short.
Kortbrev: (Swed.) letter card (postal stationery).
Kort takk: (Dan., Nor.) short perforation.
Kort tand, korta tänder: (Swed.) short perforation, short perforations.
Koruna: currency unit in Czechoslovakia, Slovakia.
Korytsa: (Republic): Korce, Albania seceding state under French protection, 1914: provisional government of Epirus overprinted for use in Korytza, 1917-18: stamps issued “Korce.”
Kos: (Ger.) one of the Dodecanese island group; see Ægean Islands .
Kosoves, Republica e, Kosovo: Jugoslavia.
Kosovo: 1: March 14, 2001; stamps issued by the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK), for internal use only. 2: (Republic) Yugoslav local overprint “Kosoves”, Yugoslavia.
Kostüm: (Ger.) costume (thematic).
Kota Kinabalu: fomerly Jesselton, Malaysia.
Kotelnich: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1869-1916.
Kotor: (German occupation) “Boka Kotorska” Yugoslavia, 1944; formerly Cattaro.
Kouang-Tcheou (Kwangchowan): French Offices in China 1898, April: Chinese territory leased to France; France had stamps of Indo-China overprinted “Kouang Tcheou-Wan” and surcharged in Chinese characters, 1906: overprints on stamps of Indo-China, 1939: first semipostal stamps; also known as Kwangchowan, WW II: occupied by Japan, 1946: area reverted to China.
Koweit: (Fr.) 1: Kuwait. 2: trial setting of “Koweit,” Kuwait overprint on stamps of India.
Köztársaság: (Hung.) “Republic” overprint on stamps of Hungary, Nov. 16, 1918; first issue of the republic made from the Hungarian part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Kozelets: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1867-1874.
Közép-Afrikal Köztársaság: (Hung.) Central African Republic.
Köztársaság: (Hung.) republic.
K.P.: Kagamitang Pampamahalaan, (official business), Japanese inscription on stamps of Philippines for Japanese occupation.
Kpaiha: (resembles these letters) Ukraine.
KPAJbEBCTBO C.X.C. (resembles these letters) Jugoslavia.
KPAJbEBNHA: (resembles these letters) Jugoslavia.
K P C: Korean Specialized Postage Stamp Catalog.
K P C T.A: (resembles these letters) Yugoslavia, postal tax stamps.
K P H T H: (resembles these letters) Crete.
Kpk: (Finn.) Fieldpost Office Number.
Kpl., Komplett: (Ger.) complete.
Kr.: auction catalog abbreviation for Krona; Iceland unit of currency.
K R: Kronen (crown) currency unit in Austria, Baden, Bavaria, Germany, Hungary and Wurttemberg.
Kr., Kreuzer: currency of Austria, Baden, Bavaria, German States, Hungary, Wurttemberg.
Kr 1.98, Kr 2.12: overprint on stamps of Sweden for parcel post.
Kragerø: Seaport town in Telemark county, S Norway, ca. 40 miles W of Arendal. Local post established by C. Solberg and F. Juell, with set-of-4 “Kragerö Bypost” lithographed on tinted papers local stamps issued 1 May 1886. Imperforate proofs in many colors exist. The post ceased operations effective 8 October 1886.
Krageroe: Norway local post.
Krajczar: unit of currency in Hungary.
Krajina: (Republic) Croatia, under control of Serbs, 1992-95.
Krajovy: (Czech.) regional.
Krakow: formerly Cracow, Poland.
Král: (Czech.) king.
Kral b. Uphatopa: (resembles these letters) Montenegro.
Kraljevina Srba, Hrvata I Slovenaca: Yugoslavia, Kingdom of Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
Královna: (Czech.) queen.
Královsky: (Czech.) royal.
Království: (Czech.) kingdom.
Kran: currency unit of Persia (Iran).
Krans: currency unit in Afghanistan.
Krapivna: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1870-1871.
Krasnodar: formerly Ekaterinodar, USSR.
Krasnoufimsk: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1893-1916.
Krasny: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1890-1912.
Krátké zuby: (Czech.) short perforations.
Krefeld: German local posts 1: Courier des Verkehrsvereins; 1906. 2: Crefelder Express-Brief-Beforderung, 1892-1900. 3: Express-Brief- Beforderung, 1886. 4: Express-Compagnie,1886-87. 5: Express-Pacxket-Verkehr, 1886. 6: Hansa Einziehungsamt und Verkehrsannnstalt G.M.b.H., c1909.
Kreidepapier: (Ger.) chalk paper.
Kreigsmarke: (Ger.) war stamp, stamp issued during war conditions.
Kreis: 1: Russia Wenden (Livonia) money unit. 2: (Ger.) circle.
Kreisstempel: (Ger.) circular postmark.
Kremenchug: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1875-1915.
Kresba: (Czech.) drawing, design.
Kreta: (Dan., Ger., Nor., Swed.) Crete.
Kreuzer: currency unit in Austria, Baden, Bavaria, Germany, Hungary, North German Confederation, Prussia, Thurn and Taxis, Wurtemberg.
Kridblå: (Dan.) chalky-blue (color).
Kriechtier: (Ger.) reptiles (thematic).
Kriegsbilder: (Ger.) label for package of war pictures.
Kriegsdruck: (Ger.) wartime printing.
Kriegsgefangenenpost: (Ger.) prisoner of war mail.
Kriegsmarke: (Ger.) war stamp.
Kriegssteuermarke: (Ger.) war tax stamp.
Krigsfange: (Dan., Nor.) prisoner of war (P.O.W.), see Fangelejr.
Krigsfånge: (Swed.) prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.).
Krigsfångebrevkort: (Swed.) prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) postcards.
Krigsfangepost: (Dan., Nor.) prisoner of war (P.O.W.) mail, see Fangelejrpost (Dan.).
Krigsfångepost: (Swed.) prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) mail.
Krigsfångelägerpost: (Swed.) prisoner-of-war (P.O.W.) camp mail.
Krigsmærke: (Dan.) war stamp.
Krigsmärke: (Swed.) war stamp.
Krigsmerke: (Nor.) war stamp.
Krigspost: (Nor.) war period mails.
Krigsskattemærke: (Dan.) war tax stamp.
Krim: local overprint on USSR cinderella for Crimea.
Kristiania: also known as Oslo, Norway. see Christiania
Kristiansund: see Christiansund.
Kristianssunds Bypost: Norway local post.
Kritigblå: (Swed.) chalky blue (color).
Krittblå: (Nor.) chalky-blue (color).
Krk: formerly Veglia, island occupied by Fiume; 1920, Nov.: stamps issued for Veglia, now Krk, 1920, Dec. 24: stamps withdrawn.
K.R.N.: Krajowa Rada Narodowa (Polish) National Federal Council.
Kroatien: (Dan., Ger., Nor., Swed.) Croatia.
Kroatiensk: (Dan.) Croatia.
Kroatisk: (Dan., Nor., Swed.) Croatian.
Kromgult: (Swed.) chrome yellow (color).
Krona: currency unit in Iceland, Sweden.
Krone(n): 1. currency unit in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, Bosnia, Denmark, Flume, Norway, Western Ukraine. 2, (Nor.) crown.
Krone: (Ger.) crown; a (stamp) with a figure of a crown or crowned head.
Kronprins: (Nor.) crown prince.
Kronprinz Rudolf, S.S.: steamship marking of the Danube Steam Navigation Company built around 1870s, for middle or upper Danube lines.
Kronstadt, S.S.: steamship marking of the Danube Steam Navigation Company built around 1850s, for lower Danube lines.
Kronur: currency unit in Iceland.
Kroon(i): currency unit in Estonia.
Kruna: currency unit in Montenegro.
Krung Thep: also known as Bangkok, Thailand.
KS: 1: USPS abbreviation for Kansas. 2: (Ger.) harrow (perforation).
K S A: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
K.S. & N.P.C: see Königliche Schwedisches & Norwegisches Post Comptiore.
K S C: Kennedy Space Center.
KSS: Korea Stamp Society, Inc.
K.T.: Kansas Territory.
Ktmmenen Penniä: (Fin.) inscription on color-trial stamps to be used on steamship mail, Finland, 1880s.
Ku, Kupfer: (Ger.) copper overprint of surcharge.
Kuang-Chou: also known as Canton, China.
Kuba: (Ger., Swed.) Cuba.
Kuban: Ekaterinodar Issues; 1917, Oct.: Republic proclaimed, 1918: Russia “arms” types surcharged at Ekaterinodar, inscription “United Russia,” 1920, March 27: overprinted stamps discontinued.
Kuban Territory Government: 1918-19, used surcharged Russian stamps at Ekaterinodar; South Russia, and Postal Savings Stamps; see Russia, South.
Kubisk: (Swed.) Cuban.
Kugel Census: attempt to convey the relative scarcity of a cover based on the scarcity of the registered label affixed.
K.u.K.: (Ger.) Kaiserlich und Koeniglich (Imperial and Royal).
K.U.K. Feldpost: 1: stamps with this inscription or overprint were used by Austrian forces in 1915, and in the occupation of parts of Italy, Montenegro, Rumania and Serbia. 2: issues for Bosnia and Herzegovina had this inscription from 1912-1918; see Austrian Levant. 3: (with Bani or Lei) Romania, Austrian Occupation.
K.u.K.I.R.: (Ger.) long series of labels depicting battles for the Royal & Imperial Infantry regiment.
K.U.K. Militär Post: 1: “Royal and Imperial Military Post” inscription; Austrian occupation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, July 1879. 2: inscription on stamps of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 1912-18; see Austrian Levant.
K.U.K. Milit.Verwaltung: overprint on stamps of Austria for occupation of Montenegro.
Küldemény: (Hung.) cover, a stamp on a cover, see levélen.
Külföldi: (Hung.) foreign.
Kulpa, S.S.: steamship marking of the Danube Steam Navigation Company built around 1850s, for middle Danube lines.
Kume Shima: U.S. occupation, Ryukyu Islands provisional stamps, 1945.
Kuna: currency unit in Croatia.
Kunashir Island: illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU; Jan. 14, 2002; not valid for postage.
Kundendienst service: (Ger.) found in postmark, client service, a department of Swiss Post. K. und K. Feldpost: Austria fieldpost.
K. und K. Militarpost: Bosnia and Herzegovina fieldpost.
Kungariket Danmark: (Swed.) Kingdom of Denmark.
Kungligblå: (Swed.) royal blue (color).
Kungl-Telegraf Verket: (Swed.) Swedish telegraph seal.
Kungörelse: (Swed.) announcement
Kung-Tsing: southwest China local post, 1949.
Kungur: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1890-1896.
Kunming: 1903-19: stamps issued for a French post office; see Yunnanfu. Kunst: (Ger.) art.
Kunstland, East & West: Donald Evans issue.
Kupa: 1941-42: “Zone/Occupata/Fiumano/Kupa” overprint on stamps of Jugoslavia, Italian Occupation; see Fiume.
Kupel (H.L.) Co.: parcel delivery firm serviced an unknown area; used a stamp, year unknown.
Kupón: (Czech.) tab, coupon.
Kupón Dolní: (Czech.) tab down.
Kupón Horní: (Czech.) tab up.
Kupón Levy: (Czech.) tab left.
Kupón Pravy: (Czech.) tab right.
Kuraszo: (Hung.) Curaçao.
Kurdistan: Iraqi seceding state, at least three different issues produced at varying times; 1923.
Kurhaus auf der Hohen Rinne: Hungarian / Romanian hotel local post, 1895-1926.
Kurier: (Ger.) courier.
Kuril Islands: four islands northeast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido; known as Southern Kurils to Russia, Northern Territories to Japan, 2002, Jan. 14: illegal labels, purporting to be stamps, Russian Federation report to the UPU; not valid for postage.
Kurir Post: (Swed.) courier mail service for Swedish troops from Petrograd to Stockholm,1918.
Kurka & Osicous Islands: British Colonial Royal Wedding frames from book, “Surreal Stamps and Unreal Stickers.”
Kurland: 1916: stamps of Germany overprinted for occupation of Kurland, 1919: stamps issued at Mitau by West Russian Army; Z.A. are the initials of “Zapadnaya Armiya,” Western Army, 1940: part of Latvia, became part of the USSR, 1945, April: “Postgebiet / Ob. Ost” overprint on stamps of Germany during occupation; renamed Latvia; also known as Courland or Kurzeme, 1945, May 8: stamps of the USSR replaced those of Germany.
Kurort Stoos: Switzerland hotel post.
Kursivskrift: (Nor.) italics.
Kurszeit: (Ger.) period during which stamp is current.
Kurtz Union Despatch Post: U.S. local post, New York, N. Y., 1851-53.
Kuruman: overprint on stamps of Cape of Good Hope, bogus, Nov., 1899.
Kurus: Turkey.
Kurush: unit of currency used in Turkey.
Kurzer zahn: (Ger.) one short perforation.
Kurzsatz: (Ger.) short set with high values missing.
Kustendje: city that connected Constantinople to the Danube; French post office opened Nov. 1857, closed Aug. 1876.
Kustendje & Czernawoda: Danube & Black Sea Ry Co. / Kustendje Harbour Co.; Romania local stamp; 1867.
Kuvert: (Ger.) cover, an envelope or a postally used envelope or one with a postal cancellation
Kuwait: northwestern coast of the Persian Gulf, official name of postal administration: Administration des postes currency: 16 annas = 1 rupee, 100 naye paise = 1 rupee (1957), 1,000 fils = 1 dinar (1961) 1775-95: East India Postal Service used, camel express service, 1897: under British protection, 1914; stamps of India used overprinted Kuwait, 1915-Nov. 1947: postal service run by India, 1923, April 1: No.1, 1/2 anna green, stamps of India overprinted “Kuwait Service” as first official stamp, 1933: first air mail stamp, stamps of India overprinted “Kuwait,” 1941, May-1945: used stamps of India without overprint, 1947-48, April: postal service run by Pakistan, 1948, April 1: British postal agency opened, British stamps overprinted “KUWAIT,” 1958: local issues, 1959, Jan. 31: British postal agency closed, 1959, Feb. 1: Kuwait took over postal service, 1960, Feb. 16: joined the UPU, 1961, June 19: gained independence, 1963, Oct. 19: first postage due stamp.
Kuwait: 1: overprint on stamps of Great Britain, 1948-58. 2: overprint on stamps of India, 1923-45. 3: also known as Al Kuwait.
Kuwait Service: overprint on stamps of India for Kuwait officials.
Kuzey Kibris Turk Cumhuriyeti: (Turk.) Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus.
Kuznetsk: local post, Russian Zemstvo, 1880-1904.
Kvarter: (Nor., Swed.) one quarter.
Kvartpenny: (Nor.) farthing.
Kw: auction catalog abbreviation for Kwacha (Zambia) currency unit.
Kwacha: currency unit in Malawi, Zambia.
Kwang Chow: 1898, April: territory leased to France by China, 1906, Oct. first stamps issued, 1943, Feb.: returned to China by France, 1943: occupied by Japanese, 1948, Aug. 18: returned to China.
Kwangchowan: see Kouang-Tcheu.
Kwang-Han: southwest China local post, 1949.
Kwang-shui: central Chinese local post, 1949.
Kwangtung: South China Post, 1949-50 1942, June 14-Sept. 9, 1945: special stamps issued, first postage due stamp, 1949-50: South China Post.
Kwang-Yuan: southwest Chinese local post, 1949.
Kwantung: 1: Japanese occupation, 1942-45 China 1N. 2: Kwantung Post, Port Arthur & darien, 1947-49. China 2L29-2L55
Kwanza: currency unit in Angola.
Kwei-Chow People’s Post: southwest china, 1949-50, China 8L12-16
Kwidzyn: formerly Marienwerder, Poland.
Kwo-yang: east Chinese local post, 1946.
K. Wurtt: Wurttemberg official inscription.
K. Wurtt. Post: (Konigliche Wurtembergische Post) Royal Wurttemberg post, German States-Wurttemberg, 1875-1900.
KY: 1: USPS abbreviation for Kentucky. 2: auction abbreviation for topical Kennedy.
Kyat: currency unit in Myanmar (Burma).
Kyiv: Ukraine, local provisional, 1992.
Kyle, W.S.: see Private die match proprietary stamps.
Kypros: (Greek) Cyprus.
Kyrenaika: (Ger.) Cirenaica.
Kyrgyzstan: Russia, on border of China; formerly part of USSR, now independent; currency: 100 kopecks = 1 ruble, 100 tyyn = 1 som several bogus issues, reported to the UPU in many letters; 1991, Dec.26: joined with other former Soviet states to form the Commonwealth of Independent States when the Soviet Union broke up, 1992, Feb. 4: No.1, 15 kopecks multicolor, first stamp, 1993, Jan. 26: joined the UPU, 1995, June 16: first semipostal.
Kyst: (Dan., Nor.) (sea) coast.