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Stamps with country names or inscriptions in other alphabets

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Unclassified
 File:Armenia 3ruble.jpg|Armenia. There are many forgeries. See: Armenia File:Armenia 5 ruble.jpg|Armenia. There are many forgeries. File:Armenia 2nd.jpg|Armenia. There are many forgeries of this series also. File:Armenia 3rd uniss.jpg|Armenia. Yes, many forgeries of this exist, too. File:Georgia 1922.jpg|Georgia. See: Georgia File:Ethiopia engr.jpg|Ethiopia. The bottom central tablet reads "Empire d'Ethiope" (honest!). See: Ethiopia File:Laos Pathet Lao.jpg|Pathet Lao issue (Laos). See: Laos – Pathet Lao issues File:Jasdan 1a A.webp|Jasdan, an Indian feudatory state. The script is Gujurati. See: Jasdan File:Rep China 1933 2c Tan.jpg|Republic of China (1933), seal type inscription. See: Republic of China 

þ
This is one of the forms of the character thorn. As far as we can recall, it was only used by Iceland on its official stamps and one surcharge.  File:Iceland 4sk officlal 1873.jpg File:Iceland 50a To Kings offic.jpg File:Iceland 2kr parliament.jpg 

Burmese Ba.png
 File:Burma occ kid with flag.jpg|Burma under Japanese occupation. See: Burma – Japanese occupation issues File:Shan oveprint.jpg|Shan States, overprint for return to Burmese governmental control. See: Shan States 

Burmese m v.2.png
 File:Myanmar 2003 indep.jpg|Myanmar, formerly Burma. See: Myanmar File:Myanmar 2012 indep 1200k.jpg|Myanmar 

Japanese katakana
These are phonetic characters. The inscriptions below happen to all read left to right.

Katakana shi character.png
The characters at bottom read "Shiyan"  File:Shan states 20c.jpg|Shan States, part of Burma under Japanese occupation. See: Shan States 

Katakana ji character.png
Note the difference between this character, pronounced "ji" vs. the one above.  File:Java 40 occup.jpg|Java under Japanese occupation. See: Netherlands Indies – Japanese occupation File:Java soldier.jpg|Java under Japanese occupation 

Katakana su character.png
 File:Sumatra 3.5c.jpg|Sumatra under Japanese occupation. See: [[Netherlands Indies – Japanese occupation File:Sumatra printed ovpt.jpg|Though inscribed Sumatra, apparently used throughout the Netherlands Indies 

Katakana fu.png
 File:Phil occ Bataan.jpg|Philippines under Japanese occupation. See: Philippines – Japanese occupation 

Katakana bi.png
Inscription at bottom reads "biruma" = "Burma".  File:Burma occup 5c.jpg|Burma under Japanese occupation. See: Burma – Japanese occupation issues </Gallery>

Katakana ma.png
 File:Malaya occ 1c.jpg|Malaya under Japanese occupation. See: Malaya </Gallery>

Korean character A.png
 File:South Korea liberation.jpg|South Korea. Note inscription at the bottom. See: South Korea File:South korea liberation II.jpg|South Korea. Note the inscription in the center ring. </Gallery>

Dae Korean.png or Dae 2.png
 File:S Korea tower.jpg|South Korea. See: South Korea File:South Korea rock.jpg|South Korea. The name often has a yinyang symbol in front of it. </Gallery>

Cho AA.png
Both North and South Korea used the same name until mid-1948 when South Korea changed their name as shown above. South Korean stamps after the first US military issue can be identified by currency expressed in "Cn" or "Won/Wn". North Korean stamps in this period have currency expressed in "z" or.  File:South Korea US mily.jpg|South Korea, surcharge on Japanese stamps by the US military administration. See: South Korea File:North Korea meeting.jpg|North Korea. See: North Korea </Gallery>

Amharic
 File:Ethiopia no1.jpg|Ethiopia. See: Ethiopia File:Ethiopia lion.jpg|Ethiopia </Gallery>

Mt Athos script.png
 File:Russi off Lev Mt Athos 2 inv net.jpg|Russian Empire – offices in the Levant, Mt. Athos. See: Russian Empire – offices in the Levant </Gallery>

Northwestern Army.png
 File:Army of Northwest.jpg|Northwestern Army (Russia). See: Northwestern Army </Gallery>

Georgian
= "S.S.S.R." for the Soviet republic.  File:Georgia 1000r.jpg|Georgia. See: Georgia. File:Georgia 1922.jpg File:Georgia inflation.jpg|"rubles" abbreviated in Georgian script. </Gallery>

Japanese phonetic characters
 File:Japan specimen.jpg| = specimen. </Gallery>

Chu 2.png
The same character as.  File:Central China 6c.jpg|Central China (Shanghai and Nanking) occupation zone. File:Central China commem 5c.jpg|Central China (Shanghai and Nanking) occupation zone. File:China domestic unit.jpg|Republic of China. See: Unit stamp </Gallery>

Nichi old.png
The same character as.  File:Japan Defin inscrip.jpg|Japan, used for many issues, 1899-1945. Note the chrysanthemum crest as an additional indentifier. File:Java occup 3.5s.jpg|Java under Japanese occupation. See: Netherlands Indies – Japanese occupation File:Java 40 occup.jpg|Java under Japanese occupation. Inscribed "Java" at bottom. File:Sumatra 3.5c.jpg|Sumatra under Japanese occupation. Inscribed "Sumatra" at bottom. File:Neth Indies jpn occ flag.jpg|'''Netherland Indies under Japanese occupation, Navy control zone. See: Netherlands Indies – Japanese occupation File:Malaya occ 1c.jpg|Malaya under Japanese occupation. See: Malaya File:Taiwan 10c occup 1945.jpg|Taiwan under Japanese dominion. See: Taiwan </Gallery>

Meng old.png
Meng, for Meng Chiang or Inner Mongolia (under Japanese occupation)  File:Inner mongolia man.jpg </Gallery>

Mongolian script
 File:Tuva first.jpg|Tuva. See: Tuva </Gallery>

Thai
 File:Thailand 1sol 1883.jpg|Thailand. See: Thailand File:Thai 1883 1 sik.jpg|Thailand File:Thai 1883 1 salung.jpg|Thailand </Gallery>

Hebrew
 File:Israel 15 doar ivri.jpg|Israel. Overprinted stamps on yellow paper are postage dues. See: Israel </Gallery>

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