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National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road
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DEPARTMENT OF STATE 1910-1963 Central Decimal File
Country Numbers
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Abaco Island 44e 41f 41e
Abdul Quiri Island
46a 46c 46c
Abyssinia 84 75 75 Discontinued 1936. Restored 1942.
Acklin Island 44e 41f 41f
Adaels 51v 51v 51v
Aden (colony and protectorate)
46a 46c 46c
Adrar 52c 52c 52c
Afghanistan 90h 89 89
Africa 80 70 70
Aland Islands 60d 60e 60e Also see "Scandinavia."
Alaska 11h Discontinued 1959. See 11.
Albania 75 67 67
Alberta 42g Generally not used. See 42.
Algeria 51r 51s 51s
Alhucemas 52f 52f 52f
America. Pan-America
10
American Samoa 11e 11e 11e
Amhara 65d 77 Beginning 1936. For prior years see 65a, 65b, and 84. Discontinued 1960. See 75.
Amsterdam Island
51x 51x 51x
Andaman Islands 45a 46a 46a
Andorra 50c 50c 50c
Andros Island 44e 41f 41f
Anglo-Egyptian Sudan
48z 45w Prior to May 1938, see 83.
Angola 53m 53n 53n
Anguilla 44k 41k Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Annam 51g 51g 51g
Annobon 52e 52e 52e
Antarctic 02 02
Antigua 44k 41k Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Arab League/Arab States
86 86
Arabia 90b 86 86
Arctic 01 Discontinued 1955. See 03.
Arctic 03 03 Beginning 1955.
Argentine Republic/ Argentina
35 35 35
Armenia 60j Discontinued. See 61.
Aruba 56b 56b 56b
Ascension Island 49f 47f 47f
Asia 90 90 90
Austral Islands 51n 51p 51p
Australasia and Oceanaia
51y Established 1960. See 51k for earlier.
Australasia and Oceania
51k 51k Discontinued 1960. See 51y.
Australia 47 43 43
Austria 63 63 63 Beginning 1919. Beginning March 1938 see 62.
Austria-Hungary 63 Discontinued 1919.
Azerbaijan 90c Discontinued May 1926. See 61.
Azores 53b 53b 53b
Bahamas 44e 41f 41g Discontinued 1960. See 41g.
Bahrein Islands 46b 46d 46d
Baku Island 62g 99 99
Balearic Islands 52g 52g 52g Beginning July 1938.
Bali 56i 56c 56c
Balkan States 70 60 60
Baltic Provinces/States
60n 60a 60a
Baluchistan 90d 90d
Banca/Bangka Island
56i 56c 56c
Barbados 44f 41g Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Barbary States 81 72 72
Barbuda 44k 41k 41f
Barca 67t Discontinued 1935. See 65c.
Barca 65c 73 73 Before 1936 see 67t.
Basutoland 48g 45d 45d
Bechuanaland 48h 45e 45e
Belgian Congo 55a 55a 55a Discontinued June 1960. See 70g.
Belgium 55 55 55
Bengasi/ 65c 73 73
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Benghazi
Benguella 53m 53n 53n
Bermuda 44h 41p 41h Discontinued 1960. see 41h.
Berry Islands 44e 41f 41g
Bessarabia 71a 61a 61a Established 1931.
Bhutan 45d 90a 90a Established 1940s.
Bijagoz Islands 53i 53h 53h
Billiton Island 56i 56c 56c
Biminis 44e 41f Discontinued 1960.
Bismarck Archipelago
62f 99 99
Boa Vista 53h 53g 53g
Bolama Island 53i 53h 53h
Bolivia 24 24 24
Bonaire 56b 56b 56b
Bonin Islands 94c 94c
Borneo 98 Established 1960.
Borneo, Dutch 56g 56g 98 Discontinued 1960. See 98.
Bougainville Island
62g 99 99
Branco Island 53h 53g 53g
Brava Island 53h 53g 53g
Brazil 32 32 32
Brazzaville 51u 51u 51u
British Africa 48 45 45
British Antarctic Territory
41r
British Asia (except India) and Pacific Islands
46 46 46
British Borneo 46i 46h 46h
British Cameroons
45h
British colonies in America
44 41b 41b Does not include "Canada."
British Columbia 42h Generally not used. See 42.
British East Africa
48t 45p 45p
British Guiana 44b 41d 41d
British Honduras 44a 41c 41c
British Mediterranean colonies and African Islands
49 47
British New Guinea
46l 46m 46m
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
British possessions in the Western Hemisphere
41b 41b Does not include "Canada."
British South Africa
48a 45b 45b
British Southwest Africa
45x 45x Formerly "German Southwest Africa."
British Territories in Asia
46 46
British Territories in the
Mediterranean
47 47
British West Africa
48k 45g 45g
British West Indies
44c 41e 41e
Brunei 46i 46h 46h
Bulgaria 74 69 69
Burma 45c 90b 90b Beginning 1937.
Burundi, Kingdom of
70z Established July 1962.
Cabinda 53l 53m 53m
Caicos Islands 44d 41h 41f
Cambodia 51g 51g Discontinued early 1950s. See 51h.
Cambodia 51h 51h Established early 1950s. See 51g for earlier.
Cameroon, Federal Republic of
70c Established January 1960.
Cameroons (French)
62q 51u Discontinued 1960. See 70c.
Canada 42 42 42
Canary Islands 52a 52a 52a
Cape Colony 48b
Cape of Good Hope Colony
48b 45a 45a Discontinued 1961. See 70x.
Cape San Juan 52d 52d 52d
Cape Verde Islands
53h 53g 53g
Caroline Islands 62i 99 99
Cat Islands 44e 41f 41g
Cayenne 51d 51d 51d
Cayman Islands 44d 41h Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Celebes 56h 56h 98 Discontinued 1960. See 98.
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Central African Republic
70p Established August 1960.
Central America 13 13 13
Ceuta 52f 52f 52f
Ceylon 46c 46e 46e
Chad 51u 51u 51u Discontinued 1960. See 70n.
Chad, Republic of 70n Established August 1960.
Chandernagore 51f 51f 51f
Chesterfield Islands
51l 51m 51m
Chile 25 25 25
China 93 93 93
Chosen 95 95 95
Christmas Island 46m 46n 46n
Christmas Island (Indian Ocean)
46d 46f 46f
Cochin China 51g 51g 51g
Cocos Islands 46m 46f
Cocos Islands 46n 46n
Colombia 21 21 21
Comoro 51x 51x 51x
Congo, Republic of
70r Established August 1960.
Congo, Republic of the
70g Established June 1960.
Cook Islands 47h 44 44
Corisco Island 52e 52e 52e
Corsica 51 51 51
Costa Rica 18 18 18
Crete 67k Discontinued 1920. See 68c.
Crete 68c 81a 81a Before 1920 see 67k.
Crooked Island 44e 41f 41g
Crozet Island 51x 51x 51x
Cuba 37 37 37
Culebra Island 11f 11f 11f
Curacao 56b 56b 56b
Cyprus 49c 47c 47c Discontinued August 1960. See 80a.
Cyprus, Republic of
80a Established August 1960.
Cyrenaica 65c 73 73
Czecho-Slovak Republic
60f
Czechoslovakia 60f 49 49
Dahomey 51t 51t 51t Discontinued 1960. See 70h.
Dahomey, 70h Established August 1960.
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Republic of
Dakar 51t 51t 70e Discontinued June 1960. See 70e.
Damao 53d 53d 53d
Danish West Indies
59d Discontinued March 1917. See 11g.
Dankali 51v 51v 51v
Danzig, Free City of
60k
Debenehs 51v 51v 51v
Denmark 59 59 59 Also see "Scandinavia."
Derna 65c 73 73
Desirade 51c 51c 51c
Diego Alvarez Island
49d 47d 47d
Diu 53d 53d 53d
Djibouti 51v 51v 51v
Dominica Island 44k Discontinued 1938. See 44i.
Dominica Island 44i 41n Established 1938. Previously 44k. Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Dominican Republic
39 39 39
Dutch East Indies 56d
Dutch Guiana 56a 56a 56a
Dutch West Indies
56b 56b Discontinued 1960.
East Germany 62b 62b
Eastern Continental Europe
60 60 60
Ecuador 22 22 22
Egypt 83 74* 74* *See 86b. Use after October 1961.
Eire 41d 40a 40a
El Salvador 16 16 16 Beginning 1929.
Eleuthera Island 44e 41f 41g
Ellice Islands 46m 46n 46n
Elobey Islands 52e 52e 52e
England 41a
Eniwetok Islands 99 99 Established 1955.
Eritrea 65a Discontinued 1936. See 65d.
Eritrea 75a 75a Established September 1952.
Eritrea 65d 77 Beginning 1936. For prior years see 65a, 65b, and 84. Discontinued September 1952. See 75a.
Esthonia 60i 60b 60b
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Estonia 60i 60b 60b
Ethiopia 84 75 75 Discontinued 1936. Restored 1942.
Europe 40 40 40
European Colonies in the Western Hemisphere
40a Established 1940s.
Exuma Islands 44e 41f 41g
Falkland Islands 44l 41r 41r
Far East (including all of Asia)
90 90
Far Eastern Republic
61a Discontinued November 1922. See 61.
Faroe Islands 59e 59b 59b
Federal Republic of Germany
62a 62a
Federated Malay States
46e 97 97
Federation of British Colonies in the Caribbean
41f
Federation of Malaya
46e 97 Established 1940s.
Federation of West Indies
41j Established January 1958.
Fernando Po Island
52e 52e 52e
Fiji 46k 46k 46k
Finland 60d 60e 60e Also see "Scandinavia."
Fiume 60q Discontinued 1926. See 65.
Flamenco Island 11f 11f 11f
Fogo Island 53h 53g 53g
Formosa 94a 94a 94a
France 51
51 51
Free City of
Danzig
60k
Free Territory of Trieste
50g 50g
French Sudan 51t 51t 51t Discontinued June 1960. See 70e.
French Antilles 51b 51b
French Colonies in America
51e 51e 51e Established 1940s.
French Congo 51u 51u 51u Discontinued 1960. See 70r.
French Equatorial 51u 51u 51u Discontinued 1960. See 70c, 70n,
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Africa and 70s.
French Guiana 51d 51d 51d
French Guinea 51t 51t 51t Discontinued 1960. See 70b.
French India 51f 51f 51f
French Indo-China
51g 51g 51g
French North Africa
51r 51s
French Polynesia 51y Established 1960. See 51k for earlier.
French possessions and
protectorates in Oceania and the Eastern Pacific
51k 51k 51y Discontinued 1960. See 51y.
French Somali Coast
51v 51v 51v
French West Africa and Sahara
51t 51t 51t Discontinued 1960. See 70d, 70h, and 70v.
French West Indies
51c 51c
French Zone (Morocco)
81 71a Discontinued 1960.
Friendly Islands 46m 46n 46n
Gabon, Republic of
70s Established August 1960.
Gabon/Gabun 51u 51u 51u Discontinued August 1960. See 70s.
Galapagos Islands
22g 22 22 Established 1940s.
Galla 75 Beginning 1960.
Galla 65d 77 Beginning 1936. For prior years see 65a, 65b, and 84. Discontinued 1960. See 75.
Gambia 48r 45n 45n
Gambier Archipelago
51n 51p 51p
Georgia 60g Discontinued May 1926. See 61.
German East Africa
62s After 1950, see 78.
German Pacific Colonies and Dependencies
62c 99 After World War I, this relates to former German colonies and dependencies.
German Southwest Africa
62r
Germany 62 62 62
Germany. Polish 62c 62c
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Administration
Germany. Russian Zone
62b 62b
Ghana 45j 45j Established March 1957.
Gibraltar 49a 47a 47a
Gilbert Islands 46m 46n 46n
Goa 53d 53d 53d
Gold Coast 48n 45k Discontinued March 1957. See 45j.
Gomera 52f 52f 52f
Gough Island 49d 47d 47d
Great Bahama
Island
44e 41f 41g
Great Britain 41 41 41
Great Inagua Island
44e 41f 41g
Greece 68 81 81
Greenland 59b 59a 59a
Grenada 44i 41n Discontinued January 1958. See 41jf.
Grenadines 44i 41n Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Guadaloupe and dependencies
51c 51c 51c
Guam 11d 11d 11d
Guatemala 14 14 14
Guinea Coast (Portuguese)
53i 53h 53h
Guinea, Republic of
70b* 70b* Established October 1958. *See 79.
Hadhramaut 46a 46c 46c
Hadramaut 86c
Haiti 38 38 38
Hamara 75 Beginning 1960.
Harbour Island 44e 41f 41f
Harrar 75 Beginning 1960.
Harrar 65d 77 75 Beginning 1936. For prior years see 65a, 65b, and 84. Discontinued
1960. See 75.
Hashemite Jordan Kingdom
90i 85 85
Hawaii 11a 11a Discontinued 1959. See 11.
Hedjaz/Hejas 90f 86a 86a
Hejaz and Nejd 90f 86a 86a
Hispaniola 38 38
Holy See 66
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Honduras 15 15 15
Hong Kong 46g 46g 46g
Huilla 53m 53n 53n
Hungary 64 64 64 Beginning 1919.
Huon Islands 51l 51m 51m
Iceland 59a 40b 40b
Iles Sous-le-Vent 51m 51n 51n
Inaccessible Island
49d 47d 47d
Inagua Island 44e 41f 41g
India 45 91 91
India (British) 45
Indo China 51g 51g 51g
Indonesia 98 Established 1960.
Indonesia 56d 56d Beginning 1948. Discontinued 1960. See 98.
Inini 51d 51d 51d
Iran 91 88 88 Beginning March 1935.
Iraq 90g 87 87
Ireland 41d 40a 40a
Irish Free State 41d 40a 40a
Iron Curtain Countries
60 60 Established 1955.
Isla de Cocos 46m 46n 46n
Isle of Pine (French)
51l 51m 51m
Isle of Pines 37 37 37
Israel 67n 84a 84a Beginning in 1948.
Issa 51v 51v 51v
Italian East Africa/ Italian Colonies in East Africa
65d 77 Beginning 1936. For prior years see 65a, 65b, and 84. Discontinued 1960.
Italy 65 65 65
Ivory Coast (French)
51t 51t 51t Discontinued 1960. See 70m.
Ivory Coast, Republic of
70m Established August 1960.
Jamaica 36a Established August 1962.
Jamaica 44d 41h Discontinued January 1958. See 41f.
Japan 94 94 94
Java 56e 56e 98 Discontinued 1960. See 98.
Johore 46f Discontinued late 1940s. See 46e.
Johore 46e 97 97 Beginning late 1940s. See 46f for earlier.
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Jordan 90i 85 85
Kaiser Wilhelm's Land
62e 99 99
Kamaran 46a 46c 46c
Kamerun (French) 62q 51u 51u Discontinued 1960. See 70c.
Karikal 51f 51f Discontinued 1955. See 91.
Karikal 91 91 Established 1955. See 51f for earlier.
Kedah 46f Discontinued late 1940s. See 46e.
Kedah 46e 97 97 Beginning late 1940s. See 46f for earlier.
Keeling Islands 46f 46n Established 1955.
Kelantan 46f Discontinued late 1940s. See 46e.
Kelantan 46e 97 97 Beginning late 1940s. See 46f for earlier.
Kenya Colony 48t 45r 45r
Kerguelen Islands 51x 51x 51x
Kermadec/ Kermad Islands
47h 44 44
Kiauchau 62a Discontinued December 1922. See 93.
Korea 95 95 95
Kure Islands 11a 11a Discontinued 1959. See 11.
Kuria Muria Islands
46a 46c 46c
Kuwait 90f 86d 86d
Kwan-tung/ Kwantung Leased Territory
94c
Labrador 43a Usually included in 42.
Labuan Island 46m 46n 46n
Laccadive Islands 45b 46b 46b
Ladrone Islands 62l 99 99
Landana 53l 53m 53m
Laos 51g 51g Discontinued early 1950s. See 51j.
Laos 51j 51j Established early 1950s. See 51g for earlier.
Lapland 57c 57c Covers parts of 57, 58, 60e, and
61.
Latvia 60p 60c 60c
Lebanon 90e 83a 83a
Leeward Federation
44k 41k
Leeward Island 51m 51n 51n
Leeward Islands (British)
44k 41k Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Les Saintes 51c 51c 51c
Lesser Groups (French)
51n 51p 51p
Lettland 60p 60c 60c
Levant States 90e 83a 83a
Liberia 82 76 76
Libia 65c 73 73
Libya 65c 73 73
Liechtenstein 60b 50f 50f
Lithuania 60m 60d 60d
Little Popo 62p 51t 51t
Loanda 53m 53n 53n
Lombok Island 56i 56c 56c
Long Cay 44e
Long Island 44e 41f 41g
Lourenco Marquez (Delagoa Bay)
53p
Low Archipelago 51n 51p 51p
Loyalty Islands 51l 51m 51m
Lunda/Luanda 53m 53n 53n
Luxembourg 50a 50a 50a
Macao/Macau 53e 53e 53e
Macedonia 70 60 60
Madagascar 51w 51w 51w Discontinued January 1960. See 70f.
Madiera 53a 53a 53a
Madura 56e 56e 98 Discontinued 1960. See 98.
Mahe 51f 51f Discontinued 1955. See 91.
Mahe 91 91 Established 1955. See 51f for earlier.
Maio Island 53h 53g 53g
Malacca 46d Discontinued late 1940s. See 46e.
Malacca 46e 97 97
Malagasy Republic
70f Established January 1960.
Malaya 46d 97 97 Established 1940s.
Maldive Islands 46c 46e Discontinued May 1952. See 46j.
Maldive Islands 46j 46j Established May 1952.
Mali, Republic of or Federation of
70e Established June 1960.
Malta 49b 47b 47b
Manchuria 93a 93a
Manitoba 42f Generally not used. See 42.
Manua Islands 11e 11e 11e
Marcus Islands 94c 94c
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Marianne Islands 62l 99 99
Marie Galante 51c 51c 51c
Marion 51x 51x 51x
Marquesas Islands
51n 51p 51p
Marshall Islands 62h 99 99
Martinique 51b 51b 51b
Mashonaland 48f 45c 45c
Matabaleleland 48f 45c 45c
Mauritania 51t 51t 51t
Mauritania, Islamic Republic
of
70v Established November1961.
Mauritius 49h 47h 47h
Mayaguana Island
44e 41f 41f
Mayotte Islands 51x 51x 51x
Mediterranean Countries (General)
70a 70a
Melilla 52f 52f 52f
Mesopotamia 90g 87 87
Mexico 12 12 12
Middle Congo 51u 51u 51u
Miquelon 51a 51a 51a
Misurata 65c 73 73
Molucca Islands 98 Established May 1961.
Molucca Islands 56i 56c 56c Discontinued May 1961. See 98.
Molukka Islands 98 Established May 1961.
Molukka Islands 56i 56c 56c Discontinued May 1961. See 98.
Monaco 50b 50b 50b
Mongolia 93c 93c Established 1959. See 93 for earlier.
Montenegro 73 Discontinued August 1919. Included in "Yugoslavia."
Montserrat Island 44k 41k Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Moon 01a 01a Beginning 1960.
Morant Cays 44d 41h Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Morea/Moorea Island
51m 51n 51n
Morocco 81 71 71
Morocco. French Zone
81 71a Discontinued 1960.
Morocco. Spanish 81 71b Discontinued 1960.
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Zone
Morocco. Tangier Zone
81 71 71
Mossamedes 53m 53n 53n
Moyen Congo 51u 51u 51u
Mozambique 53q 53c 53c
Muscat 90f 86e 86e
Nampo Islands 94c 94c
Naos Island 11f 11f 11f
Natal 48e 45a 45a Discontinued 1961. See 70x.
Nauru Island 62h 99 99
Near East 90 80 80
Negri 46e 97 97
Nejd 90f 86a 86a
Nepal 45e 90c 90c Established 1940s.
Netherlands 56 56 56
Netherlands Antilles
56b 56b Established 1960.
Netherlands East Indies
56d
Netherlands Guiana
56a 56a
Netherlands India 56d
Netherlands Indies
56d Discontinued September 1948. See "Indonesia."
Netherlands Miscellaneous Islands
56c 56c
Netherlands New Guinea
56i 56c 56c
Netherlands West Indies
56b 56b Discontinued 1960.
Nevis Island 44k 41k Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
New Brunswick 42b Generally not used. See 42.
New Caledonia and dependencies
51l 51m 51m
New Guinea, German
62d 99 99
New Hebrides (French)
51p 51r 51r
New Providence Island
44e 41f 41f
New South Wales 47a Generally not used. See "Australia."
New Zealand 47h 44 44
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Newfoundland 43 Discontinued 1949. See 42.
Nicaragua 17 17 17
Nicobar Islands 45a 46a 46a
Niger (French) 51t 51t 51t Discontinued August 1960. See 70j.
Niger, Republic of 70j Established August 1960.
Nigeria 48l 45h 45h Discontinued 1960. See 70u.
Nigeria, Federation of
70u Established October 1960.
Nightingale Island 49d 47d 47d
Norfolk Island 47i 44 44 Beginning 1938. Generally not used. See "Australia."
North Borneo 46i 46h 46h
North Korea 95a 95a
Northern Ireland 41e 41a 41a
Northern Nigeria 48l Discontinued.
Northern Territory
47g Generally not used. See "Australia."
Northwest Territories
42l Generally not used. See 42.
Norway 57 57 57 Also see "Scandinavia."
Noumea 51l 51m 51m
Nova Scotia 42a Generally not used. See 42.
Nyasaland 48y 45v 45c Discontinued October 1953. See 45c.
Nyasaland Federation
45c Beginning October 1953.
Ocean Islands 11a 11a Discontinued 1959. See 11.
Okinawa 94c 94c
Oman 90a 86e 86e
Ontario 42e Generally not used. See 42.
Orange Free State 48d 45a 45a Discontinued 1961. See 70x.
Orange River Colony
48d
Other African Islands (French)
51x 51x 51x
Oubangui-Chari 51u 51u 51u
Ouemas 51v 51v 51v
Outer Space 01 01 Beginning 1955.
Pacific Islands (British)
46m 46n 46n
Pacific Islands (mandated)
99 99
Pahang 46e 97 97
Pakistan 45f 90d 90d Established 1940s.
Palau Islands 62k 99 99
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Palestine 67n 84 84
Palmyra Island 11a 11a Discontinued 1959. See 11.
Panama 19 19 19
Panama Canal Zone
11f 11f 11f
Panang 46d Discontinued late 1940s. See 46e.
Papal States 66
Papua 46l 46m 46m
Paraguay 34 34 34
Pedro Cays 44d 41h Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Pelew Islands 62k 99 99
Penang Island 46e 46f 46f
Penghu 94a 94a
Perak 46e 97 97
Perico Island 11f 11f 11f
Perim 46a 46c 46c
Perlis 46f Discontinued late 1940s. See 46e.
Perlis 46e 97 97 Beginning late 1940s. See 46f for earlier.
Persia 91 After March 1935 see Iran.
Peru 23 23 23
Pescadores Islands
94a 94a
Philippines 11b Discontinued July 1946. See 96.
Philippines 96 96 96 Beginning July 1946.
Phoenix Islands 46n
Pitcairn Island 46m 46n 46n
Poland 60c 48 48 After World War II, includes Danzig.
Pondicherry 91 91 Established 1955. See 51f for earlier.
Pondichery 51f 51f Discontinued 1955. See 91.
Porto Rico 11c 11c 11c
Porto Segura 62p 51t 51t
Portugal 53 53 53
Portuguese Congo 53m 53n 53n
Portuguese East Africa
53n 53p 53p
Portuguese Guinea
53i 53h 53h
Portuguese India 53d 53d 53d
Portuguese West Africa
53m 53n 53n
Prince Edward Island
42c Generally not used. See 42.
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Principe 53k 53k 53k
Puerto Rico 11c 11c 11c Use of this spelling began in 1932.
Qatar 86f 86f
Quebec 42d Generally not used. See 42.
Queensland 47d Generally not used. See "Australia."
Ragged Island 44e 41f 41g
Raso Island 53h 53g 53g
Redonda Island 44k 41k 41f
Rei Island 53h 53g 53g
Reunion Island 51x 51x 51x
Rhineland 62t
Rhodes Island 65 65 65
Rhodesia 48f 45c 45c
Riau-Lingga Archipelago
56i 56c 56c
Rio de Oro 52c 52c 52c
Rio Muni 52d 52d 52d
Rombo Island 53h 53g 53g
Roumania/ Rumania
71 66 66
Ruanda-Urundi 55b Established December 1961. Discontinued July 1962. See 70y and 70z.
Ruanda-Urundi 62s 78 78 Discontinued 1962. See 70y and 70z. Formerly "German East Africa."
Rum Cay 44e 41f 41g
Russia 61
Ruthenia 60f 49 49
Rwanda, Republic of
70y Established July 1962.
Ryuku Islands 94c 94c
Saar Basin 62u 62a 62a Discontinued November 1935. See 62. Established January 1957.
Saba Island 56b 56b 56b
Sakhalin Island (Japanese
portion)
94b 94b 94b
Sakhalin Island (Russian portion)
61b 61c 61c
Sal Banta 53g
Sal Island 53h 53g 53g
Salvador 16 See "El Salvador."
Samoa 62m 99 99
Samoan Islands 62m 99 99
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Samos 67l Discontinued 1920. See 68d.
Samos 68d 81b 81b Before 1920 see 67l.
San Marino 60a 50d 50d
San Salvador Island
44e 41f 41g
Santa Luzia Island
53h 53g 53g
Santiago Island 53h 53g 53g
Santo Antao Island
53h 53g 53g
Sao Nicolau Island
53h 53g 53g
Sao Thome/Sao Tome
53k 53k 53k
Sao Vicente Island
53h 53g 53g
Sarawak 46i 46h 46h
Saskatchewan 42k Generally not used. See 42.
Saudi Arabia 90f 86a 86a Established 1932.
Savaii 62m 99 99
Scandinavia 57d 57a 57a
Scotland 41b 41 41
Selangor 46e 97 97
Sembilan 46e 97 97
Senegal 51t 51t Discontinued June 960. See 70e.
Senegal, Republic of
70t Established September 1960.
Senegambia 51t 51t 51t
Serbia 72 Discontinued August 1919. See 60h.
Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, Kingdom of
60h Beginning August 1919.
Servia 72 Discontinued August 1919. See 60h.
Seychelles 49g 47g 47g
Sheep Islands 59e 59b 59b
Siam 92 92 92
Siberia 61a Discontinued November 1922. See 61.
Sidamo 65d 77 75 Beginning 1936. For prior years see 65a, 65b, and 84. Discontinued 1960. See 75.
Sierra Leone 70w Established April 1961.
Sierra Leone 48p 45m 45m Discontinued 1961.
Singapore 46d 46f 46f
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Society Islands 51m 51n 51n
Sokotra/Socotra 46a 46c 46c
Solomon Island (British)
46m 46n 46n
Solomon Islands (German)
62g 99 99
Somali Coast 51v 51v 51v
Somali Republic 77 Established July 1960.
Somaliland 65b Discontinued 1936. See 65d.
Somaliland 65d 77 Beginning 1936. For prior years see 65a, 65b, and 84. Discontinued July 1960.
Somaliland (protectorate)(British)
48x 45u 45u Discontinued July 1960. See 77.
Somalis 51v 51v 51v
Sombrero Island 44k 41k Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
South Africa, Republic of
70x Established May 1961. See 45a for earlier.
South Africa, Union of
48a 45a 45a Discontinued May 1961. See 70x.
South America (East Coast).
30
South America (West Coast)
20
South and Central America
20 20
South Australia 47c Generally not used. See "Australia."
South Georgia Island
44m 41s 41s
South Korea 95b 95b
South Orkney Islands
44m 41s 41s
South Pacific Islands
46m Established 1940s.
South Sandwich
Islands
44m 41s 41s
South Shetland Islands
44n 41t 41t
Southern Nigeria 48m Discontinued. See 48l.
Southwest Africa (mandated)
45x 45x Formerly "German Southwest Africa."
Spain 52 52 52
Spanish Guinea 52d 52d 52d
Spanish 52b 52b 52b
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
possessions in Africa
Spanish Zone (Morocco)
81 71b
Spitzbergen 50d Discontinued 1920. See 57h.
Spitzbergen 57h 57b 57b Before 1920 see 50d.
St. Antonio Island 53h 53g 53g
St. Bathelemy Island
51c 51c 51c
St. Christopher 44k 41k Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
St. Croix Island 59d Discontinued March 1917. See
11g.
St. Croix Island 11g 11g 11g Beginning March 1917. For previous see 59d.
St. Eustatius Island
56b 56b 56b
St. Helena Island 49d 47d 47d
St. John Island 59d Discontinued March 1917. See 11g.
St. John Island 11g 11g 11g Beginning March 1917. For previous see 59d.
St. Kitts Island 44k 41k Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
St. Lucia Island 44i 41n Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
St. Martin Island (Dutch)
56b 56b 56b
St. Martin Island (French)
51c 51c 51c
St. Nicolas Island 53h 53g 53g
St. Paul Island 51x 51x 51x
St. Pierre 51a 51a 51a
St. Thomas Island 59d Discontinued March 1917. See 11g.
St. Thomas Island 11g 11g 11g Beginning March 1917. For previous see 59d.
St. Vincent Island 44i 41n Discontinued January 1958. See
41j.
Straits Settlements
46d 46f 46f
Sudan 48z 45w 45w Prior to May 1938, see 83.
Sumatra 56f 56f 98 Discontinued 1960. See 98.
Surinam 56a 56a 56a
Swains Island 11e 11e 11e
Swaziland 48i 45f 45f
Sweden 58 58 58 Also see "Scandinavia."
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Switzerland 54 54 54
Syria 90d 83* 83* *See 86b.
Tahiti 51m 51n 51n
Taiwan 94a 94a 94a
Tanganyika 78 Established December 1961.
Tanganyika Territory
62s 78 78 Formerly "German East Africa." Discontinued December 1961.
Tangier Zone (Morocco)
81 71 71
Tasmania 47e Generally not used. See "Australia."
Tetuan 52f 52f 52f
Thailand 92 92 92
The Congo, Republic of
70g Established June 1960.
Tibet 93b 93b
Timor 53f 53f 53f
Timor Archipelago 56i 56c 56c
Tobago Island 44g 41m 41f Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Togo, Republic of 70d Established April 1960.
Togo/Togoland (British)
62p 45k Discontinued April 1960. See 70d.
Togoland/Togo (French)
51t Discontinued April 1960. See 70d.
Tokelau/Tokela Islands
47h 44 44
Tonga Islands 46m 46n 46n
Tongking/Tonkin 51g 51g 51g
Transcaucasia-Vitanvalia
60r Discontinued 1933. See 61.
Trans-Jordan 90i See "Jordan."
Transvaal 48c 45a 45a Discontinued 1961. See 70x.
Trengannu 46e 97 97 Beginning late 1940s. See 46f for earlier.
Trengennu 46f Discontineud late 1940s. See 46e.
Trieste 60s Established 1940s.
Trinidad and
Tobago
36b Established August 1962.
Trinidad Island 44g 41m Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Tripoli 67t Discontinued 1935. See 65c.
Tripoli 65c 73 73 Before 1936 see 67t.
Tristan da Cunha 49e 47e 47e
Trucial Coast/ Trucial Sheikhs
90f 86g 86g
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Trust Territory of Somaliland
77 Discontinued July 1960.
Tuamotu/Tumoto 51n 51p 51p
Tubuai Archipelago
51n 51p 51p
Tunis/Tunisia 51s 72 72
Turkey 67 82 82
Turkey in Asia 67m Discontinued January 1924. See 67.
Turkey in Europe 67a Discontinued January 1924. See 67.
Turks Island 44d 41h Discontinued January1958. See
41j.
Tutuilla 11e 11e 11e
U.S. Possessions in the Pacific Ocean
11b 11b
Ubanga-Shari 51u 51u 51u Discontinud 1960. See 70p.
Uganda 48u 45s 45s
Ukraine 60e 61b 61b
Unfederated Malay States
46f Discontinued late 1940s. See 46e.
Union Islands 47h 44 44
Union of South Africa
48a 45a 45a Discontinued 1961. See 70x.
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
61 61 61
United Arab Republic
86b 86b Established 1958. Includes 74 and 83. See 74 after October 1961.
United Kingdom 41 41 41
United States 11 11 11
United States of Indonesia
56d Discontinued. See "Indonesia."
Universe 00 00 Beginning 1955.
Upolu 62m 99 99
Upper Senegal 51t 51t 51t Discontinued June 1960. See 70e.
Upper Volta,
Republic of
70k Established August 1960.
Uruguay 33 33 33
Vatican City 66a 65a 65a
Venezuela 31 31 31
Victoria 47b Generally not used. See "Australia."
Vietnam 51g 51g 51k
Virgin Islands 41j Established 1960.
Country Country Number 1910-1949
Country Number 1950-1959
Country Number 1960-1963
Notes
Virgin Islands (BWI)
44k 41k Discontinued 1960. See 41j.
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
11g 11g 11g Beginning March 1917. For previous see 59d.
Volcano Islands 94c 94c
Wake Island 11h Beginning 1960.
Wales 41c 41 41
Wallis Archipelago
51l 51m 51m
Watling’s Island 44e 41f 41f
Weihaiwei 46h Discontinued November 1930. See 93.
West African States
79 79 Established 1958. Includes 45j and 70b.
West Australia 47f Generally not used. See "Australia."
West Germany 62a 62a
West Indian Republics
36 36 36
West Indies 41f Beginning 1960.
Western Continental Europe
50 50 50
Western Hemisphere
10 10
Western New Guinea
56i 56c 56c
Western Sahara 52c 52c 52c
Western Samoa 99a Beginning January 1962.
Western Samoa 62m 99 99
Windward Federation
44i 41n Discontinued January 1958. See 41j.
Windward Islands 44i 41n Discontinued 1958. See 41f.
World, The 00 00 00
Yanaon 51f 51f 91
Yemen 90j 86h 86h Established 1928.
Yugoslavia 60h 68 68 Beginning 1929.
Yukon 42i Generally not used. See 42.
Zaffarin Islands 52f 71 71
Zanzibar 48v 45t 45t