International Ovals, sorted by country A to D
The information in italic has to be confirmed, the rest comes mainly from RPW3 or international organisations sources.
Country | OVAL | Used between : |
or since : | ISO 2/3 |
Afghanistan | AFG | 71- | AF/AFG | |
Albania | AL | 34- | AL/ALB | |
Alderney (1 Oval, No ISO) | GBA | 24- | ||
Algeria | DZ | 63- | DZ/DZA | |
American minor outlying Islands | UM reserved | |||
American Pacific Islands : Baker, Jarvis, Howland, Palmyra | PU/PUS reserved | |||
American Samoa | AS/ASM | |||
American Virgin Islands | VI/VIR | |||
Andorra | AND | 57- | AD/AND | |
Angola | PAN | 32-56 now ? | ? | AO/AGO |
Anguilla | AI/AIA | |||
Antartica | AQ/ATA | |||
Antigua and Barbuda (unofficial Oval with flag seen in London, in the 80's) | ANU | AG/ATG | ||
Argentina | RA | 27- | AR/ARG | |
Armenia | AM/ARM | |||
Armenia (unofficial Oval seen in France, 3 armenian characters) | armenian | |||
Aruba (RPW3 p34) | AUA | AW/ABW | ||
Ascension | AC | |||
Australia | AUS | 54- | AU/AUS | |
Australia (unofficial Oval seen in France) | AUST | |||
Austria | A | 10- | AT/AUT | |
Azerbaijan | AZ | 93- | AZ/AZE | |
Bahamas | BS | 50- | BS/BHS | |
Bahrain | BRN | 54- | BH/BHR | |
Bangladesh | BD | 78- | BD/BGD | |
Barbados | BDS | 56- | BB/BRB | |
Basutoland, now Lesotho | BL | 35-67 now LS | ||
Bechuanaland Protectorate, now Botswana | BP | 35-67 now RB | ||
Belarus | BY | 92- | BY/BLR | |
Belgian Congo and Ruanda-Urundi, now split | CB | 31-61 now ZRE+RWA+RU | ||
Belgium | B | 10- | BE/BEL | |
Belize | BZ | 90- | BZ/BLZ | |
Benin (reported Oval) | RPB | end 70s now DY | ||
Benin (unofficial Oval list) | BN | |||
Benin, former Dahomey | DY | 61-76 and then since : | 90s? | BJ/BEN |
Bermuda | BM/BMU | |||
Bhutan | BT/BTN | |||
Bolivia | RB | 63-67 now BOL | ||
Bolivia | BOL | 67- | BO/BOL | |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | BIH | 93- | BA/BIH | |
Botswana | BW | 2003- | BW/BWA | |
Botswana | RB | 67-2002 | BW/BWA | |
Botswana (unofficial Oval list) | BST | |||
Bouvet Island - Antarctica | BV/BVT | |||
Brazil | BR | 30- | BR/BRA | |
British Antartica | BQ/ATB reserved | |||
British East Africa, now split | EA | 32-38 now MW +... | ||
British Guyana, now Guyana | BRG | 54-72 now GUY | ||
British Honduras, now Belize | BH | 38-80 now BZ | ||
British India, now split | BI | 12-47 now IND+BD+BUR+PK+YAR | ||
British Indian Ocean Territory, BIOT | IO/IOT | |||
British Somaliland, now in Somalia | BS | 35-66 now in SO | ||
British Virgin Islands | BVI | ? | VG/VGB | |
Brunei | BRU | 56- | BN/BRN | |
Bulgaria | BG | 10- | BG/BGR | |
Burkina Faso | BF | 90- | BF/BFA | |
Burma, now Myanmar | BA | 37-56 now BUR | BU/BUR reserved | |
Burundi | RU | 60- | BI/BDI | |
Cambodia | K | 56- | KH/KHM | |
Cameroon | RUC | 72-83 now CAM | ||
Cameroon | CAM | 53-72, and then since : | 84- | CM/CMR |
Cameroon (reported Oval, also see RPW3 p107) | RFC | |||
Canada | CA | begin. 50s now CDN | ||
Canada | CDN | 56- | CA/CAN | |
Canada (unofficial Oval list, error ?) | CND | |||
Canton and Enderbury Islands, Central Pacific | CT/CTE | |||
Cape Verde | CV/CPV | |||
Cayman Islands | KY/CYM | |||
Central African Empire (unofficial Oval list) | ECA | 76-79 | ||
Central African Republic | RCA | 62- | CF/CAF | |
Chad | TCH | begin. 70s- | TD/TCD | |
Chile | RCH | 30- | CL/CHL | |
China (Oval never reported) | PRC | ? | CN/CHN | |
China (unofficial French & German Oval list) | TJ | |||
China (unofficial Oval list) | CHI | |||
Christmas Islands | CX/CXR | |||
Cocos or Keeling Islands | CC/CCK | |||
Colombia | CO | 52- | CO/COL | |
Comoros | KM/COM | |||
Congo Brazzaville | RCB | 62- | CG/COG | |
Congo Kinshasa, now democratic Republic of Congo | CGO | 61-72 , | 99- | |
Congo Leopoldville, now democratic Republic of Congo | RCL | 61-70 now CGO | ||
Cook Islands | CK/COK | |||
Costa Rica | CR | 56- | CR/CRI | |
Cote d'Ivoire (unofficial Oval seen in France) | RCI | |||
Cote d'Ivoire, former Ivory Coast | CI | 61- | CI/CIV | |
Croatia | NDH | 41-45 now HR | ||
Croatia | CRO | 91 now HR | ||
Croatia | HR | 91- | HR/HRV | |
Cuba | C | 30- | CU/CUB | |
Curacao, now in Netherlands Antilles | CU | 36-57 now in NA | ||
Cyprus | CY | 32- | CY/CYP | |
Czech Republic | CZ | 93- | CZ/CZE | |
Czech Republic (unofficial Oval seen in Europe in 96 ) | ĒR | |||
Czechoslovakia, now split | CS | 22-92 now CZ+SK | CS/CSK reserved | |
Danzig, now in Poland | DA | 22-39 now in PL | ||
Denmark | DK | 14- | DK/DNK | |
Djibouti | DJ/DJI | |||
Dominica | WD | 54- | DM/DMA | |
Dominican Republic | DOM | 52- | DO/DOM |