Cape Colony Refer Cape of Good Hope Cape Juby Cape Juby became part of Spanish Sahara in 1950 and is now in Morocco. Dates 1916–1950 Currency 100 centimos = 1 peseta Refer Spanish West Africa Cape of Good Hope Dates 1853–1910 Capital Cape Town Currency 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound Main article Includes British Bechuanaland; Griqualand West; Mafeking; Stellaland Republic; Vryburg Cape Province Refer Cape of Good Hope Cape Verde Islands Dates 1877 – Capital Praia Currency 100 centavos = 1 escudo Main article needed Postage stamps and postal history of Cape Verde See also Africa (Portuguese Colonies) Carchi Refer Khalki Caribbean Netherlands Dates 2010- Currency 100 cents = 1 gulden (florin) (until 1-1-2011) 100 cents = 1 dollar (from 1-1-2011) Issuing authority is the Netherlands See also Curaçao (Curaçao and Dependencies); Netherlands Antilles; Netherlands; Carinthia Austrian and Yugoslav overprints used during a plebiscite. Carinthia remained in Austria. Dates 1920 only Currency 100 heller = 1 krone (Austrian series); 100 paras = 1 dinar (Yugoslav series) Refer Plebiscite Issues Carnaro Regency Refer Arbe; Fiume; Veglia Caroline Islands (Karolinen) A group of islands in the western South Pacific of which the main ones are Palau, Yap, Truk, Ponape and Kosrae. They were a Spanish colony from 1885 but there was no postal service as such until 1899 when the islands were purchased by Germany as the protectorate of Karolinen. Karolinen was administered from Rabaul in German New Guinea. Issues of standard German Colonies types were inscribed KAROLINEN. These were in use 1899–1914. On the outbreak of World War I in 1914, the islands were seized by Japan which retained control until driven out by American forces in WW2. American occupation continued after WW2 and the islands became a UN Trust Territory under USA administration 1947–83. Palau became independent in 1981; the remainder became Federated States of Micronesia in 1983. Used stamps of Japan 1914–46; used stamps of USA 1946–83. Dates 1899–1914 Capital Truk Currency 100 pfennige = 1 mark Refer German Colonies See also Micronesia; Palau Carpathos Refer Karpathos Caso/Casos Refer Kasos Castelrosso (Kastellórizo) Formerly a Turkish island, Castelrosso (Kastellórizo) was occupied by France 1915–20 and then became one of Italy's Dodecanese colonies. Used own stamps and the general EGEO issues. Part of Greece since 1947 and now called Kastellórizo, which is also the name of the only village. Dates 1920–1932 Capital Kastellórizo Currency 100 centesimi