ALBANIA

Albania was declare a independent country by the Italian military and became a republic under a constitution until 1928. When it adapted a constitution amendment making it a monarchy. In 1939 Italy invaded and annexed Albania. Germany Occupied Albania between 1943 and 1944 when it became an independent state. Albania became a communist state in 1946. Albania stamps have many different types of lettering to identified them. The following are the most popular ones.

KORCA
KORCE
Federata Demokratike Mderkombetare E Grave
MBRETNIJA SHQIPTARE
(overprint)
SHQIPNI
or
SHQIPNIJA
FRANK
(currency)
QINDAR or QINTAR
(currency)
REPUBLIKA POPULLORE E SHQIPERISE
R.P. E SHQIPERISE
REPUBLIKA POPULLORE SOCIALISTE E SHQIPERISE
SHQIPERIA
or
SHQIPERIJA
or
SHQIPENIA
or
SHQIPENIE
R P S E SHQIPERISE
Mbledhja Kushtetuese
(Overprinted on stamps of Albania)

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