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Gilbert & Ellice Islands
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Kiribati
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U.S. Plate Blocks
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Sneak Peeks!

The APS Reference Collection, created and sustained through the generosity of members, may be viewed by visitors. Each month we are happy to provide a glimpse of a portion of the collection. Contact us to see if you have a philatelic item that we may need to enhance the collection.

Aitutaki -- an island of the Cook Islands located in the Central-Southern Pacific Ocean. (Posted July 2011)

Alexandretta, Cilicia, & Hatay -- areas associated with Turkey. (Posted July 2010)

Andorra -- was in joint control of France and the Spanish Bishop of Urgel and paid annual tribute to both. (Posted April 2012)

Austria -- officially the Republic of Austria located in Central Europe. (Posted March 2010).

Berlin -- the capital city and one of the 16 states of Germany. (Posted Dec. 2009)

British Antartic Territory -- a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom. (Posted July 2009)

British Honduras -- former name of what is now the independent nation of Belize.

Chile -- one of the most politically stable and economically prosperous of the South American countries. (Posted January 2011)

Cyprus -- just off the coast from Turkey in the Mediterranean Sea. (Posted Oct. 2010)

East Germany (Posted Feb. 2012)

Gilbert & Ellice Islands -- a British Colony located in the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia. (Posted Nov. 2011)

Gibraltar -- a British overseas territory. (Posted Feb. 2009)

French South and Antarctic Territories (Posted Aug. 2010)

German City Posts -- text? (Posted May 2011)

Greenland -- a member country of the Kingdom of Denmark. Iceland -- an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean. (Posted March 2009)

Hawaii -- the newest of the 50 U.S. states. (Posted Sept. 2009)

Hunting Permit Stamps (Posted May 2010)

Iceland -- an island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean. (Posted May 2009)

India -- located in southern, central Asia. (Posted April 2011)

Iraq -- located in western Asia - formerly Mesopotamia, a province of Turkey.(Posted March 2012)

Japan -- an island nation in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean. (Posted Aug. 2009)

Kiribati -- a group of islands in the Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia. (Posted Oct. 2011)

Korea -- an independent monarchy under Chinese influence came under Japanese influence in 1876. (Posted May 2012)

Leeward Islands -- are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain of islands. (Posted Nov. 2009)

Liechtenstein -- The Principality of Liechtenstein is a sovereign state consisting of the two counties of Schellenberg and Vaduz. (Posted March 2011)

Manchukuo -- covers the three northeastern provinces of China, Fengtien, Kirin and Heilungkiang, plus Jehol province. (Posted January 2012)

Nepal -- officially the Fedeal Democratic Republic of Nepal. (Posted April 2010)

New Hebrides -- was the colonial name for an island group in the South Pacific that now form the nation of Vanuatu. (Jan. 2010)

Niuafo'ous -- Niuafo'ou, meaning new coconuts, is the most northerly island in the kingdom of Tonga located in the southern Pacific Ocean. (Dec. 2011)

North Korea -- officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. (Posted June 2010)

Pitcairn Islands -- located in the South Pacific Ocean, is a british colony under the British High Commissioner in New Zealand. (Posted June 2011)

Ryukyu Islands -- also known as the Nansei Islands, is a chain of islands in the western Pacific. (Posted November 2010)

Saarland -- one of the 16 federal state of Germany. (Posted April 2009)

Saudi Arabia -- a Western Asian country and the largest counrty of the Middle East. (Posted Feb. 2010)

South Georgia Islands -- a sub-Antarctic island administered by the United Kingdom. (Posted December 2010)

St. Pierre & Miquelon -- a group of small French islands in the North Atlantic Ocean. (Posted June 2009)

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (Posted Sept. 2010)

USSR -- An empire until 1917, the government was overthrown in that year and a socialist union of republics was formed under the name of the Union of Soviet Socialist. (Posted Aug. 2011)

U.S. Classics -- in conjunction with U.S. Classics 2009. (Posted Oct. 2009)

U.S. Plate Blocks -- in honor of the United States Stamp Society's Philatelic Exhibition. (Posted Sept. 2011)

Victoria -- one of the six former British Colonies to form the Commonwealth of Australia. (Posted Feb. 2011)