Just as Irish stamps have the name of the country in our native language, Éire, you may be having problems recognising other countries’ stamps. To help you, the following is a list of countries with their English names.

Danmark ............................................................. Denmark

Island ..................................................................Iceland

Norge ................................................................ .Norway

Nederland ............................................................The Netherlands or                                                                               Holland.

Deutsche Bundespost............................................  Germany

Sverige .................................................................Sweden

Foroyar ................................................................The Faroe Islands

Soumi....................................................................Finland

Belgique or Belgie.................................................  Belgium

Republic Francaise or RF.......................................  France

Helvetia................................................................ Switzerland

Espana..................................................................Spain

Italia...................................................................... Italy

Republic Osterreich...............................................   Austria

Magyar Posta........................................................    Hungary

Turkiye.................................................................. Turkey

Polska...................................................................  Poland

Nippon................................................................... Japan

Brasil.....................................................................Brazil

Maroc....................................................................Morocco

Ceskosolovensko................................................... Czechoslovakia

Pilipines.................................................................Philippines

Nouvelle Caledonie................................................. New Caledonia

Posta Romana or RP............................................... Romania