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Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers.
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La Agüera


Lagouira aka La Gouera is a city on the Atlantic coast of Africa at the southern tip of Western Sahara, on the western side of the Ras Nouadhibou peninsula. It was called La Agüera when it came into existence in 1920 as a short-lived Spanish colonial possession. It was originally a Spanish air base. The stamps were other Spanish types overprinted with "La Agüera".

Dates
1920–1924
Currency
100 centimos = 1 peseta
Refer
Spanish West Africa




Labuan


Dates
1879–1906
Capital

Currency
100 cents = 1 dollar
Refer
Straits Settlements




La Canea


Refer
Khania (Italian Post Office)




Lagos


Dates
1874–1906
Currency
12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
Refer
Nigerian Territories




Laibach (German Occupation)


Dates
1943–1945
Capital
Ljubljana
Currency
100 centesimi = 1 lira
Refer
German Occupation Issues (World War II)
See also
Lubiana (Italian Occupation)




LANSA


Dates
1950–1951
Currency
100 centavos = 1 peso
Refer
Colombian Territories




Laos


Dates
1951 –
Capital
Vientiane
Currency
(1951) 100 cents = 1 piastre
(1955) 100 cents = 1 kip
Main Article Needed




Las Bela


Dates
1897 only
Capital
Bela
Currency
12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee
Refer
Indian Native States




Latakia


Dates
1931–1937
Capital
Latakia
Currency
100 centimes = 1 piastre
Refer
Alaouites
See also
Syria




Lattaquie


Refer
Latakia




Latvia


Dates
1991 –
Capital
Riga
Currency
(1991) 100 kopecks = 1 Latvian rouble
(1993) 100 santimu = 1 lats
Main Article Needed

Includes
Latvia (pre–Soviet)
See also
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)




Latvia (pre-Soviet)


Dates
1918–1940
Capital
Riga
Currency
(1918) 100 kopecks = 1 Latvian rouble
(1923) 100 santimi (centimes) = 1 lats
Refer
Latvia




Latvia (German Occupation)


Dates
1941 only
Currency
100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
Refer
German Occupation Issues (World War II)




Latvija


Refer
Latvia




League of Nations (Geneva)


Dates
1922–1944
Currency
100 centimes = 1 franc
Refer
International Organisations




Lebanon


Dates
1924 –
Capital
Beirut
Currency
100 centimes = 1 piastre
Main Article Needed

Includes
Greater Lebanon




Leeward Islands


Dates
1890–1956
Capital
St John's (Antigua)
Currency
(1890) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
(1951) 100 cents = 1 dollar
Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of the Leeward Islands




Leipzig


Refer
North West Saxony (Russian Zone)




Lemnos


Dates
1912–1913
Capital
Kastron
Currency
100 lepta = 1 drachma
Refer
Greek Occupation Issues




Lero


Refer
Leros




Leros


Dates
1912–1932
Capital
Ayia Marina
Currency
100 centesimi = 1 lira
Refer
Aegean Islands (Dodecanese)




Lesbos


Dates
1912–1913
Capital
Mytilene
Currency
Greek and Turkish both used
Refer
Greek Occupation Issues




Lesotho


Dates
1966 –
Capital
Maseru
Currency
100 cents = 1 rand
Main Article
Postage stamps and postal history of Lesotho
See also
Basutoland




Lesser Sunda Islands


Refer
Japanese Naval Control Area




Levant


Refer
Free French Forces in the Levant




Liban


Refer
Lebanon




Liberia


Dates
1860 –
Capital
Monrovia
Currency
100 cents = 1 dollar
Main Article Needed




Libia


Refer
Libya




Libya


Dates
1912 –
Capital
Tripoli
Currency
(1912) 100 centesimi = 1 lira
(1950) 1000 milliemes = 1 Libyan pound
(1972) 1000 dirhams = 1 dinar
Main Article Needed




Libya (Italian Post Offices)


Refer
Benghazi (Italian Post Office);
Tripoli (Italian Post Office)




Liechtenstein


Dates
1912 –
Capital
Vaduz
Currency
(1912) 100 heller = 1 krone
(1921) 100 rappen = 1 (Swiss) franc
Main Article Needed




Lietuva


Refer
Lithuania




Limnos


Refer
Lemnos




Lipsos


Dates
1912–1932
Capital

Currency
100 centesimi = 1 lira
Refer
Aegean Islands (Dodecanese)




Lisso


Refer
Lipsos




Lithuania


Dates
1990 –
Capital
Vilnius
Currency
(1990) 100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
(1992) talonas
(1993) 100 centu = 1 Lithuanian litas
Main Article Needed

Includes
Lithuania (pre–Soviet)
See also
Klaipėda;
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR)




Lithuania (pre-Soviet)


Dates
1918–1940
Capital
Vilnius
Currency
(1918) 100 skatiku = 1 auksinas
(1922) 100 centu = 1 litas
Refer
Lithuania




Lithuania (German Occupation)


Dates
1941 only
Currency
100 kopecks = 1 Russian ruble
Refer
German Occupation Issues (World War II)
See also
Ostland




Lithuanian Occupation of Memel


Refer
Klaipėda




Litwa Srodkowa


Refer
Central Lithuania (Polish Occupation)




Livonia


Refer
Wenden




Lombardy & Venetia


Dates
1850–1866
Capital
Milan (to 1859); Venice (1859–66)
Currency
(1850) 100 centesimi = 1 lira
(1858) 100 soldi = 1 florin
(1858) 100 kreutzer = 1 florin
Main Article Needed

See also
Austria




Long Island (British Occupation)


Dates
1916 only
Currency
12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
Refer
British Occupation Issues




Lorraine (German Occupation)


Dates
1940–1941
Currency
100 pfennige = 1 mark
Refer
German Occupation Issues (World War II)




Lothringen


Refer
Lorraine (German Occupation)




Lourenço Marques


Dates
1895–1921
Currency
(1895) 1000 reis = 1 milreis
(1912) 100 centavos = 1 escudo
Refer
Mozambique Territories




Lübeck


Dates
1859–1868
Currency
16 schillinge = 1 mark
Refer
German States




Lubiana (Italian Occupation)


Dates
1941 only
Currency
100 paras = 1 dinar
Refer
Italian Occupation Issues
See also
Laibach (German Occupation)




Lucca


Refer
Tuscany




Luxembourg


Dates
1852 –
Capital
Luxembourg
Currency
(1852) 121/2 centimes = 1 silver groschen; 100 centimes = 1 franc
(1940) 100 pfennige = 1 reichsmark
(1944) 100 centimes = 1 franc
(2002) 100 cent = 1 euro
Main Article Needed




Luxembourg (German Occupation)


Dates
1940–1944
Currency
100 pfennige = 1 reichsmark
Refer
German Occupation Issues (WW2)




Lydenburg


Dates
1900–1902
Currency
12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound
Refer
Transvaal




References






Bibliography


Stanley Gibbons Ltd, Europe and Colonies 1970, Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1969
Stanley Gibbons Ltd, various catalogues
Stuart Rossiter & John Flower, The Stamp Atlas, W H Smith, 1989
XLCR Stamp Finder and Collector's Dictionary, Thomas Cliffe Ltd, c.1960




External links


AskPhil – Glossary of Stamp Collecting Terms
Encyclopaedia of Postal History

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• List of entities that have issued postage stamps (F–L)
• List of entities that have issued postage stamps (M–Z)
• The Stamp Specialist
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