Refer Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Dates 1952 – Capital Port Moresby Currency (1952) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1966) 100 cents = 1 dollar (1975) 100 toea = 1 kina Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Papua New Guinea Includes British New Guinea; New Guinea (Australian Administration); North West Pacific Islands; Papua See also German New Guinea Paraguay Dates 1870 – Capital Asunción Currency (1870) 8 reales = 1 peso (1878) 100 centavos = 1 peso (1944) 100 centimos = 1 guarani Main Article Needed Parma Dates 1852 – 1860 Currency 100 centesimi = 1 lira Refer Italian States Patiala Dates 1884 – 1947 Currency 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee Refer Patiala in Indian Convention states Patmos (Patmo) Italian colony in the Dodecanese which used the general EGEO issues and had its own stamps inscribed PATMO, the Italian name of the island. Dates 1912 – 1932 Capital Patmos Currency 100 centesimi = 1 lira Refer Aegean Islands (Dodecanese) Paxos Refer Corfu & Paxos (Italian Occupation) Pechino (Italian Post Office) Dates 1917 – 1922 Currency Chinese and Italian both used Refer Italian Post Offices Abroad Peking (Foreign Post Offices) Refer French Post Offices Abroad; French Post Offices Abroad; Italian Post Offices Abroad; Russian Post Offices Abroad Penang Dates 1948 – Capital George Town Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar Main Article Needed See also Malaysia Penrhyn Island Dates 1973 – Capital Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar Main Article Needed Includes Penrhyn Island (New Zealand Administration) Penrhyn Island (New Zealand Administration) Stamps of Cook Islands were used 1932–73. Dates 1902 – 1932 Capital Currency 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound Refer Penrhyn Island Perak Dates 1878 – Capital Ipoh Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar Main Article Needed See also Malaysia Perlis Dates 1948 – Capital Kangar Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar Main Article Needed See also Malaysia Persekutuan Tanah Melayu Refer Malayan Federation Persia Dates 1868 – 1935 Capital Tehran Currency (1868) 20 shahis = 1 kran; 10 krans = 1 toman (1881) 100 centimes = 1 franc (1885) 20 chahis = 1 kran; 10 krans = 1 toman (1932) 100 dinars = 1 rial; 20 rials = 1 pahlavi Refer Iran Peru Dates 1858 – Capital Lima Currency (1857) 8 reales = 1 peso (1858) 100 centavos = 10 dineros