Each "article" in this category is a collection of entries about several stamp issuers, presented in alphabetical order. The entries are formulated on the micro model and so provide summary information about all known issuers. See the :Category:Compendium of postage stamp issuers page for details of the project. Vaitupu Refer Tuvalu Valona (Italian Post Office) Dates 1909–1916 Currency 40 paras = 1 piastre Refer Italian Post Offices in the Turkish Empire Van Diemen's Land Dates 1853–1860 Capital Hobart Currency 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound Main Article Needed Postage stamps and postal history of Van Diemen's Land Vancouver Island Dates 1865 only Capital Victoria Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar Refer British Columbia Vanuatu Dates 1980 – Capital Vila Currency (1980) 100 centimes = 1 franc (1981) vatus Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Vanuatu See also New Hebrides Vathy (French Post Offices) Dates 1893–1914 Currency French and Turkish used concurrently Refer French Post Offices in the Turkish Empire Vatican City Dates 1929 – Currency 100 centesimi = 1 lira Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Vatican City Veglia Dates 1920 only Capital Currency 100 centesimi = 1 lira Refer Fiume Venda One of the territories ( Bantustans ) set up by the South African government as part of its apartheid policy. Although the territory itself did not acquire international recognition, its stamps were valid for postage. Dates 1979 – 1994 Capital Thohoyandou Currency 100 cents = 1 rand Refer South African Territories Venezia Giulia (Italian Occupation) Dates 1918–1919 Currency Austrian and Italian used concurrently Refer Italian Occupation Issues Venezia Giulia & Istria Main Article Needed Includes Istria (Yugoslav Occupation); Venezia Giulia & Istria (Allied Military Government); Venezia Giulia & Istria (Yugoslav Military Government); Venezia Giulia & Istria (Yugoslav Occupation) See also Trieste; Venezia Giulia (Italian Occupation) Venezia Giulia & Istria (Allied Military Government) Dates 1945–1947 Currency 100 centesimi = 1 lira Refer Venezia Giulia & Istria See also Trieste Venezia Giulia & Istria (Yugoslav Military Government) Dates 1945–1947 Currency 100 centesimi = 1 lira Refer Venezia Giulia & Istria Venezia Giulia & Istria (Yugoslav Occupation) Dates 1945 only Currency 100 centesimi = 1 lira Refer Venezia Giulia & Istria Venezuela Dates 1859 – Capital Caracas Currency (1859) 100 centavos = 8 reales = 1 peso (1879) 100 centesimos = 1 venezolano (1880) 100 centimos = 1 bolívar Main Article Postage stamps