Countries in P - World Stamp Packets

Pahang is a state in Malaysia that was ruled by a sultan for a time until it came under the control of the British. Eventually, in 1963, the area became known as the Federation of Malaysia. Pahang is covered by rainforest and is home to many endangered animals. The postal history of Pahang began in ...

Pakistan is a country located near Afghanistan, India and China. The country was created when two mostly Muslim populated areas separated from India to form their own nation in 1947, the same year that India declared its independence from the British. As is often the case in such political situation...

Palestine is generally used to refer to certain areas within modern Israel which are under Palestinian (or Arab) authority, although this rule is still contested occasionally and boundaries are constantly changing. This region has been under various postal administrations depending on the occupying ...

Panama is an S-shaped, narrow country in southern Central America which links North and South America together. The area was explored by Columbus and eventually became a colony of Spain. Its narrowest point is the location of the Panama Canal, which ties the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans together and ...

Papua New Guinea is a nation made up of the eastern portion of the island of New Guinea and several outlying islands. All of these are located in the South Pacific Ocean off the continent of Australia. After the Second World War, Papua New Guinea came under the control of Australia until it attained...

Paraguay is a landlocked country in central South America. The Paraguay River runs through it. Its central position has given it the nickname of 'Heart of America'. The indigenous native tribes, known collectively as the 'Guarani', were the first inhabitants of the region; their language still remai...

Patiala was once a princely state of India and one of the wealthiest. Now the region is part of the Punjab state of modern-day India. Patiala was a convention state during the control of British India. In other words, it had an agreement to use the stamps of British India overprinted 'Patiala'. Thes...

Penang is a Malaysian state composed of Penang Island and a province on the Malay Peninsula. Though the British tried to maintain their control over the area, Penang became independent and joined the rest of Malaysia in 1963 as a member state. Penang isan industrialized region and a growing tourist ...

Perak is a continental state of Malaysia. Formerly a British colony, it brought in a lot of wealth as an abundant supplier of tin to the Empire. Today, inhabitants of Perak subsist by agricultural means and a growing tourist industry. The postal historyof Perak began in 1878.

Peru is a country in South America bordered by Ecuador, Brazil, Chile and the Pacific Ocean. Peru is a land of mountainous heights as well as dense forest. This region of the earth was once the domain of the Incas and remains of their advanced civilization can still be viewed, such as the impressive...

The Philippines is a country in Southeast Asia located in the Pacific Ocean. It is an archipelago of more than 7000 islands situated in what is known as the 'Pacific Ring of Fire', a region of active and dormant volcanoes. Its position and tropical climate makes it prone to severe weather conditions...

The Pitcairn Islands is the name of a group of four islands in the South Pacific Ocean which are still a British overseas territory. As of 2009, there were only about 45 inhabitants left on the main island of Pitcairn. One of their claims to fame: it ishere that the survivors of the mutiny of the sh...

Poland is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany, the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Poland has a turbulent political history ; it was a Russian province, occupied by Germany during World War II, under Communist rule behind the Iron Curtain, until finally ousting the communist powers in 1989....

A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, two of the most well known being Tahiti and Bora Bora, French Polynesia is an overseas collectivity of France. The islands were first united together in 1889 as a protectorate and the first stamps were issued in 1958 when the area voted to become an ove...

Portugal is a nation located in southwestern Europe and bordered by Spain and the Atlantic Ocean. The islands of Madeira and Azores are also part of Portugal. Portugal is known for beautiful orchards, plains and vineyards. The cork oak tree is cultivated in Portugal and the country produces roughly ...

The Portuguese Empire was once one of the strongest in the world. Portugal has a long history of colonisation, beginning in 1415 with the capture of the city of Ceuta. The last of the colonies, Macau, was returned to China in 1999. Most stamps of various Portuguese colonies (such as Angola, Mozambiq...