Countries in C - World Stamp Packets

Once a territory incorporated into French Indochina, modern Cambodia is a nation in Southeast Asia in between Thailand and Vietnam. Cambodia has a mainly Buddhist population, and is well known for the famous temple at Angkor Wat, a marvel of ancient architecture. As a part of French Indochina, stamp...

Cambodia has had a long and turbulent political history. Even after the liberation from the Khmer Rouge and the ousting of Pol Pot in 1980, violence continued between rebel holdouts and the Vietnamese. Instability continued to rock the country throughout the 1980s, until finally the United Nations w...

Cameroon is located in western Africa, bordered by Nigeria, Central African Republic, and the Republic of Congo. The country is called Africa in miniature for its geological and cultural diversity. Natural features include beaches, deserts, mountains, rainforests, and savannas. Despite most of its i...

Canada (signifying "village" from the Iroquois word kanata) is located in North America and shares its southern border with the northern United States. It is the second largest country in the world, and its border with the USA is the largest common border in the world. Native Americans were the firs...

Packet of Canada mint stamps, all different.

Cape Verde is a set of islands in the North Atlantic to the west of Senegal. This group of volcanic islands was first colonized by Portugal and named Cabo Verde. Cape Verde prospered during the slave trade because of its transatlantic location which made it a crossroads for slavers. This prosperity,...

The Cayman Islands are located in the Caribbean Sea and are composed of Grand Cayman, Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. The islands are considered a British overseas territory. First discovered by Christopher Columbus, they came under British control in 1670. The Cayman Islands are an important center ...

The Central African Republic, or CAR, is located in central Africa. It is a landlocked country sharing borders with Chad, the Sudan, Republic of Congo, and Cameroon. As a French Colony is was known as Ubangi-Chari, and stamps were emitted with that name. The birth of the Central African Republic was...

Ceylon, now known as Sri Lanka, is an island nation in southern Asia, off the coast of India. It is famous, obviously, for the export of Ceylon tea. The British Empire took control in 1815 and in that year organized a postal service. The first post office was established in 1882 in the capital city ...

Chad is a landlocked nation in central Africa bordered by Libya, Sudan, CAR, and Niger. Its landscape is composed of arid desert and grassy savannahs. Chad was colonized by the French by 1920 and became a part of French Equatorial Africa. Chad gained independence in 1960. It is one of the poorest an...

Chile is a thin ribbon of a country in South America between the Andes and the Pacific Ocean. It also has some overseas territories, most notably Easter Island. Chile was originally under Inca rule, and later the Spanish took over. In 1818 independence from Spain was declared. While Chile has had a ...

China is a large country in eastern Asia. As far back as 1000 BC, China had an internal governmental postal service. China's postal history is long and complicated because the post system changed throughout each dynasty, civil war, the years of the Japanese occupation until the present day governmen...

Christmas Island is an Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. Due to its isolation, the island is ecologically unique. Although once part of a British colony, it came under Australian control in 1958. Christmas Island issued its own postage stamps independently from Australia until 1993. However,...

Cochin, once known as the Kingdom of Cochin, is now a state in southern India. Cochin as an empire was an important trading post for spices. It was settled by Portugal in 1503, but joined the Indian Union in 1947 when India assumed its independence. Later, in 1949, it joined with another state to be...

The Cocos Islands, also known as the Keeling Islands, are a territory of Australia composed of two atolls and 27 islands located in the Indian Ocean. The islands were discovered in 1609 by Captain Keeling and were under British control beginning in 1857. In 1955 they were transferred to Australia, a...

Colombia is a country in northwestern South America bordered by Brazil, Ecuador, Venezuela and Peru. It is officially a Spanish speaking country, but there are numerous indigenous tribes living there also. Spanish explorers began arriving in the late 15th century and eventually settled the area. Sev...

The Comoro Islands are an archipelago in the Indian Ocean near Madagascar. The four main Muslim islands form the Union of the Comoros, while the predominately Catholic island of Mayotte is considered a French overseas territory. Many different groups have populated these islands which used to be und...

The Congo is a country in Central Africa near Gabon, Cameroon and the Central African Republic. The capital city is Brazzaville. Now known as the Republic of Congo, it used to be a French colony but gained independence in 1960. It has a turbulent political history, a poor record of human rights and ...

The Cook Islands are in the South Pacific Ocean near Fiji. They are composed of over 15 major islands and 6 atolls, all formed by volcanic activity. First inhabited by Polynesians, Captain James Cook landed there in 1773. The Cook Islands became a British Protectorate, but were transferred to New Ze...

Costa Rica is a country is Central America on the Pacific coast bordered by Nicaragua and Panama. Its name in Spanish means Rich Coast. Discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1502, Costa Rica became a Spanish colony. Costa Rica is now an independent nation and considered a Republic. The stamp history...

Croatia is a country in South East Europe near Serbia, Bosnia and Hungary to the north. Culturally, it has a rich heritage. The first fountain pens come from Croatia and it is the birthplace of the necktie. Croatia also boasts seven World Heritage sites, several famous figures and three Nobel Prize ...

Location - Southeastern Europe, this packet contains only commemorative stamps.

Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean composed of the main island, Isla de la Juventud and several archipelagos. Cuba is known for its rich culture with Spanish and African influences, its political difficulties and its tourist resorts. Once it had a gross domestic product higher than Japan, and...

Curaçao is an island in the southern Caribbean Sea off Venezuela which is part of the Netherlands Antilles. Curaçao's proximity to South America and the fact that the Dutch, French and English once inhabited it at one time or another has led to a diversity of influences on its culture and architectu...

Cyprus is an island in the eastern Mediterranean near Turkey. Once a British colony, Cyprus gained independence in 1960 and became a member of the European Union on May 1st 2004. Stamps began appearing in 1864, but in with independence in 1960 Cyprus began issuing its own stamps. Many stamps have b...

Czechoslovakia is a country in Central Europe which became an independent nation in 1918 when it declared the dissolution of its ties with the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It was occupied during WW2 by Nazi Germany; Czechoslovakia later split into the CzechRepublic and Slovakia in 1993. Stamps of Czecho...