International Ovals, sorted by country S to Z
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 |
Saarland, now in Germany | SA | 25-35, 45-46 now in D | ||
San Marino | RSM | 32- | SM/SMR | |
Sao Tome and Principe | ST/STP | |||
Sarawak, now in Malaysia | SK | 55-63 now in MAL | ||
Saudi Arabia | SA | begin.70s- | SA/SAU | |
Saudi Arabia (unofficial Oval seen (small black/orange)) | SAT | |||
Saudi Arabia (unofficial Oval seen in France) | AS | |||
Senegal | SN | 62- | SN/SEN | |
Serbia (unofficial Oval seen in France, 90's) | SER | |||
Serbia, now in Serbia Montenegro | SB | 11-18 now in SCG | ||
Serbia Montenegro | SCG | 2003- | ||
Seychelles | SY | 38- | SC/SYC | |
Siam, now Thailand | SM | 30-55 now T | ||
Sierra Leone | WAL | 37- | SL/SLE | |
Singapore | SGP | 52- | SG/SGP | |
Singapore (unofficial Oval list) | SG | |||
Slovakia | SO | 39-45, 93 now SK | ||
Slovakia | SQ | 93 now SK | ||
Slovakia | SK | 93- | SK/SVK | |
Slovenia | SLO | 91- | SI/SVN | |
Solomon Islands | SB/SLB | |||
Somali French Coast, now Djibouti (reported Oval) | CFS | now RDD ? | ||
Somalia | SO | begin. 70s- | SO/SOM | |
Somalia Protectorate, now in Somalia | SP | 38-60 now in SO | ||
South Africa | SAU | 33-56 now ZA | ||
South Africa | ZA | 36- | ZA/ZAF | |
South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands | GS/SGS | |||
South Korea | ROK | 71- | KR/KOR | |
South Korea (unofficial Oval list) | KO | |||
South West Africa, now Namibia | SWA | 35-66 now NAM | ||
Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe | RSR | 60-79 now ZW | ||
Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe | SR | 32-60 now ZW | ||
Soviet Union, now split | SU | 26-91 now RUS+UA+BY,... | SU/SUN reserved | |
Spain | E | 10- | ES/ESP | |
Spanish Morocco, now in Morocco | ME | 35-52 now in MA | ||
Spratly Islands - China sea | SI reserved | |||
Sri Lanka, former Ceylon | CL | 32- | LK/LKA | |
St Helena | SH/SHN | |||
St Kitts and Nevis | KNKNA | |||
St Lucia | WL | 32- | LC/LCA | |
St Pierre and Miquelon | PM/SPM | |||
St Vincent and The Grenadines | WV | 32- | VC/VCT | |
State of North Borneo, now in Malaysia | SNB | 38-55 now MAL | ||
Straits Settlements, now in Malaysia | SS | 32-52 now MAL+SGP | ||
Sudan | SUD | 63- | SD/SDN | |
Suriname | SME | 36- | SR/SUR | |
Svalbard and Jan Mayen | SJ/SJM | |||
Swaziland | SD | 35- | SZ/SWZ | |
Swaziland (unofficial 1926 Oval list) | SID | |||
Sweden | S | 11- | SE/SWE | |
Switzerland | CH | 11- | CH/CHE | |
Syria | SYR | 52- | SY/SYR | |
Syria and Lebanon, now split | SL | 31-52 now SYR+RL | ||
Taiwan | RC | 32- | TW/TWN | |
Tajikistan | TJ | 96?- | TJ/TJK | |
Tangier, now in Morocco | MT | 33-56 now in MA | ||
Tanzania-Tanganyika (2 Ovals, 1 ISO) | EAT | 38- | TZ/TZA | |
Tanzania-Zanzibar (2 Ovals, 1 ISO) | EAZ | 38- | TZ/TZA | |
Thailand | T | 55- | TH/THA | |
Thailand (unofficial Oval list) | TAI | |||
Togo | TT | 32-52 now TG | ||
Togo | TG | 62- | TG/TGO | |
Tokelau Island - South Pacific | TK/TKL | |||
Tonga | TO/TON | |||
Trengganu, now in Malaysia | TU | 35-48 now in MAL | ||
Trieste, now in Italy | TS | 45-54 now in I | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | TT | 64- | TT/TTO | |
Trinidad and Tobago | TD | 38-64 now TT | ||
Tristan da Cunha | TA | |||
Trucial Oman, now Oman | TO | 60s now ? | ||
Trust Territory Pacific Island, TTPI | now FM, FW, MH, MP | PC/PCI reserved | ||
Tunisia | TN | 57- | TN/TUN | |
Tunisia (unofficial Oval list) | TU | |||
Turkey | TR | 35- | TR/TUR | |
Turkey (reported RPW3 p577) | T | now TR | ||
Turkmenistan | TMN | 93-96? Now TM | ||
Turkmenistan | TM | 96?- | TM/TKM | |
Turks and Caicos | TC/TCA | |||
Tuvalu | TV/TUV | |||
Uganda | EAU | 38- | UG/UGA | |
Ukraine | UR | 91 now UA | ||
Ukraine | UA | 92- | UA/UKR | |
Ukraine (unofficial Oval seen in France (80s'), cyrillic ?) | YK | |||
United Arab Emirates | AE/ARE | |||
United Kingdom | GB | 10- | GB/GBR | |
United Kingdom (unofficial Oval seen in France 2/98) | U,K, | UK see GB | ||
United States of America | USA | 52- | US/USA | |
United States of America (1912 Encyclopedia Oval list) | US | |||
Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso | RHV | 70s-90s now BF | HV/HVO reserved | |
Upper Volta, now Burkina Faso | HV | 61-70s now BF | ||
Uruguay | U | 49-70s now ROU | ||
Uruguay | ROU | end 70s- | UY/URY | |
Uzbekistan | UZ | 96?- | UZ/UZB | |
Vanuatu | VU/VUT | |||
Vatican (unofficial Oval list) | SCV | |||
Vatican City State | V | 31- | VA/VAT | |
Venezuela | YV | 55- | VE/VEN | |
Vietnam | VN | 53- | VN/VNM | |
Wake Island | WK/WAK reserved | |||
Wallis and Futuna Islands | WF/WLF | |||
Western Sahara, now in Morocco | EH/ESH | |||
Western Samoa | WS | 62- | WS/WSM | |
Yemen | YAR | begin. 70s- | YE/YEM | |
Yemen Democratic Republic, now in Yemen | ADN | 38-80 now in YAR | YD/YMD reserved | |
Yugoslavia | YU | 52-2002 now SCG, SLO, HR, MK | YU/YUG | |
Yugoslavia | Y | 36-52 now SCG, SLO, HR, MK | ||
Zaire (unofficial Oval seen in France) | ZAIRE | |||
Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo | ZRE | 81-99 now CGO | ZR/ZAR | |
Zaire, now Democratic Republic of Congo | ZR | 73-80 now CGO | ||
Zambia | Z | 66- | ZM/ZMB | |
Zimbabwe | ZW | end 70s- | ZW/ZWE | |
Zimbabwe | ZM | end 70s now ZW |