Handbook

Many handbook PDFs have been updated with new items and corrections (January, 2022) and there are also new handbooks in the list. The new handbooks have the image New Handbook next to the title. All of the individual added/updated items since the last upload (January, 2021) are in the 2021 Supplement (all new items cataloged during 2021).

The handbook has been in the making since 1978. Read the full story of A Philatelic Handbook Adventure

Below is a table with the current handbook PDFs (582). Along with the country and issue handbook PDFs below, there is also a Cover, an Introduction, and and an Acknowledgments. This is a work in progress and will always be a work in progress as malaria stamp collectors will always be finding new items and hopefully be willing to share information and images with the editors:
Mike Birrer, P. O. Box 437, Poplar, MT 59255 (michaelfbirrer@yahoo.com)
Larry Fillion, 130 Arlington Street, Acton, MA, 01720 (malariastamps@yahoo.com).

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Handbooks to show:
Abkhazia (1997) Overprinted Souvenir SheetAden (1962) Slogan Cancel
Aden CorrespondenceAfghanistan (1960) Scott B29-30
Afghanistan (1961) Scott 518-519Afghanistan (1962) Scott 583-593
Afghanistan (1963) Scott B61-B71Afghanistan (1964) Scott 674-674I
Albania (1918) Malaria hospitalAlbania (1918) Military Handstamp
Albania (1939) Anti-Malaria section CoverAlbania (1962) Scott 609-612
Algeria (1947) TROPMAL IVAlgeria (1961) Campaign Map
Algeria (1962) Overprint on France 1032Algeria Pasteur Institute Postcards
Angola (2019) Scott 1664-1667, 1710Anophelia (2000) Introduction
Anophelia (2001) CinchonaAnophelia (2004-2011) History of Malaria
Anophelia (2005) Anti-Malarial drugsAnophelia (2008-2011) Plasmodia
Anophelia (2011) ArtemisininAnophelia (2012) Posters
Anophelia (2012) Professor TuArgentina (1962) Scott 737
Australia (1980's) Malaria research UnitAustralia (2021) Vaccine Cachets  New Handbook
Australia Correspondence Austria (1915-18) Military Handstamps
Austria (1962) Slogan CancelAustria (2015) bogus
Bangladesh (1972) Overprint on PakistanBangladesh (2007) Scott 719
Belgian Congo (1953) HandstampBelgium (1962) Cachet
Belgium (1962-1965) Exhibit CancelsBelgium (unknown) Postcard
Bhutan (1962) EssayBhutan (1970-2004) Handstamps
Bolivia (1962) Scott 467, C245Bolivia (1982) ROC Mission
Botswana (2011) Scott 922-925Brazil (1945-1962) National Malaria Service
Brazil (1962) Scott C106Brazil (1963) TROPMAL VII
Brazil (1979) Oswaldo Cruz FoundationBrazil (1991) MALBAB
British Guiana (1962) Slogan CancelBrunei (1988) Scott 395-397
Bulgaria (1917) Military HandstampBulgaria (1948) Malaria Institute Handstamp
Bulgaria (1962) Scott 1218-1219Burkina Faso (1985) Research Lab
Burkina Faso (2010) World Health DayBurma (1962) Handstamp
Burundi (1962) Scott 40-41Burundi (2013) 0805
Burundi (2013) Scott 1349, 1369Cambodia (1962) Scott 106-108
Cambodia (1963) Scott B11-B12Cambodia (1968) Scott 192
Cameroun (1950) Scott B29Cameroun (1960-62) Handstamps
Cameroun (1962) Scott B36Canada (1962) Slogan Cancel
Canada (1984) TROPMALCanada (2000) Scott 1882a-b
Canada (2010) Picture PostageCanada Correspondence
Canal Zone (1942) PostcardCanal Zone (1958) Cachet
Canal Zone (1962) Scott C33Canal Zone (1983) Postcard
Central Africa (1962) Scott B1Central Africa (1980) Overprints
Central Africa (2012a) Red CrossCentral Africa (2012b) Drs wo Borders
Central Africa (2013) Scott TBACentral Africa (2014a) Scott TBA
Central Africa (2014b) Scott TBACentral Africa (2015) Scott TBA
Central Africa (2016) Scott TBACentral Africa (2017) Scott TBA
Central Africa (2019) Scott TBACeylon (1948) Campaign Handstamp
Ceylon (1962) Scott 364Chad (1962) Scott B1
Chad (2020) Scott TBAChad (2020-2) Scott TBA  New Handbook
Chile (1962) Scott C221bChile (1990) Private Overprints
China (1940) Research LabChina (1953) Propaganda Postcard  New Handbook
China WHO TeamChina-PRC (1989) Malaria Research Institute
China-ROC (1960) Health Day HandstampChina-ROC (1962) Scott 1342-1343
China-ROC (2004) Scott 3576Colombia (1962) Scott 740-741, C425-C427
Colombia (1989) Malaria Eradication ServiceComoro Islands (1962) Scott B1
Congo (1929) Propaganda PostcardsCongo (1962) Handstamp
Congo (1962) Scott 414-416Congo (2012) Ross
Congo Rep (1962) (W.H.O Regional Office) MeterCongo Rep (1962) Scott B3
Congo Rep (1981) Scott B5-B6Costa Rica (1960) MES Cover
Costa Rica (1963) Scott C345-C349Cuba (1962) Scott 1049-1051
Cuba (1962) Slogan CancelCyprus (1962) Scott 204-205
Czechoslovakia (1918) Military HandstampCzechoslovakia (1962) Scott 1121-1122
Czechoslovakia (2018-2019) World Malaria DayDahomey (1962) Scott B3
Denmark (1960) (W.H.O Regional Office) MeterDenmark (1962) (W.H.O Regional Office) Meter
Denmark (1962) Slogan CancelDjibouti (2016) Scott 936, 956
Djibouti (2017) Scott TBADjibouti (2019) Scott 1643, 1651
Dominican Republic (1962) Scott 558-CB25Dubai (1963) Scott 22-27, C13-C15
Ecuador (1961-2) MEP Covers  New HandbookEcuador (1963) Scott C401-C403
Egypt (1949) Informational PostcardEgypt (1962) (W.H.O Regional Office) Meter
Egypt (1962) Scott 551-552Egypt (2007) Scott 1993
Egypt CorrespondenceEthiopia (1959-1970) MES Covers
Ethiopia (1962) Scott 383-385Fiji (1956) Slogan Cancel
Fiji (1962) Slogan CancelFrance (1916) Malaria Commission
France (1916-18) Military HandstampsFrance (1917) army Postcards
France (1920) Encausse Slogan CancelFrance (1920s) propaganda Postcard
France (1962) Scott 1032France (1996) Army Postcards
France (2000) Personalized PostageFrance (2004) Scott 3044
France (2005) Scott 3083 personalizedFrance (unknown) Army Postcard
French Colonies (1950) Omnibus issueFrench Colonies (1962) Omnibus issue
French Equatorial Africa (1950) Scott B39French India (1950) Scott B15
French Polynesia (1950) Scott B14French Polynesia (1962) Slogan Cancel
French Polynesia (1999) Scott 763French West Africa (1950) Scott B3
Gabon (1962) Scott B4Gabon (1966) Scott C41
Gabon (1969) Scott C89aGambia (1982) Cachet
German East Africa (1912) BookletGerman Southwest Africa (1912) Booklet
Germany (1905) Informational PostcardGermany (2000) Scott 2101
Germany (2000) Scott 2101  New HandbookGermany (2001-2002) Slogan Meter
Germany CorrespondenceGermany European Alliance  New Handbook
Germany, East (1963) Scott 638-640Germany, East (1963) Slogan Cancel
Germany, West (1962) Slogan CancelGhana (1962) Scott 128-131
Ghana (1972) Slogan CancelGhana (2004) Scott 2421B
Gold Coast CorrespondenceGreat Britain (1940s) Field Lab
Great Britain (1940s) Malaria centerGreat Britain (1944) Indian Malaria Units
Great Britain (1962) Slogan CancelGreat Britain (1970s-80s) Royal Society Meters
Great Britain (2010) Scott 2838Great Britain Correspondence
Greece (1920) Propaganda PostcardGreece (1959) MES Cachet
Greece (1973) TROPMAL IXGrenada (1962) Slogan Cancel
Guatemala (1953) Panamerican Health OfficeGuatemala (1959) MES
Guatemala (1962) Scott C258Guinea (1962) Scott B25-B29
Guinea (1962) Scott C29-C31Guinea (2013) Scott TBA
Guinea (2014) Scott TBAGuinea (2015) Scott TBA
Guinea (2015-2) Scott TBAGuinea (2019) Scott TBA
Guinea (2020) Scott TBA  New HandbookGuinea (unknown) Mosquito Net
Guinea-Bissau (2005) Scott TBAGuinea-Bissau (2012) Scott TBA
Guinea-Bissau (2012-2) Scott TBAGuinea-Bissau (2013) Scott TBA
Guinea-Bissau (2018) Scott TBAGuinea-Bissau (2019) Scott TBA
Gumaca (1974) Local Post OverprintGumaca (c.1970) Local Post
Haiti (1949) Scott CB3-CB8Haiti (1961) Scott B21, C35-C36
Haiti (1962) Scott 486-488 + C188-C190Haiti (1962) Scott B25-B27 + CB42-CB4
Haiti (1962) Scott C190bHerm Is (1962) 77-79
Herm Is (1967) 78AHong Kong (1938) Malaria Bureau
Hungary (1918) Military HandstampHungary (1962) Scott 1461
Hungary (1962) Slogan CancelIAMAT Label
India (1928) Malaria vector ResearchersIndia (1941) Malariol Meter
India (1945) Help OfficeIndia (1945) Malaria Field Lab
India (1948-1955) Paludrine MetersIndia (1954) Slogan Cancels
India (1955) Scott 261India (1958) Malaria institute
India (1960) Slogan MeterIndia (1962) (W.H.O Regional Office) Meter
India (1962) Scott 356India (1965-7) Letter Card Forerunners
India (1973-1989) Official SloganIndia (1974-2005) Inland Letter Sheets
India (1977-2008) Inland Postal CardsIndia (1980's) Slogan Meter
India (1980s) Society for MalariaIndia (1982) Ross Cancel
India (1996) Parasitic Disease ConferenceIndia (2006-8) Vending Receipts
India (2012) Add-On CachetIndia (2013) AIR Chennai
India (2014-16) CachetsIndia Correspondence
India Propaganda MaterialIndochina (1931) Slogan Cancel
Indochina (1938) congress CancelIndonesia (1960) Scott 502-505
Indonesia (1962) CachetIndonesia (1962) Scott 574-577
Indonesia (2009-2010) Private OverprintsIndonesia (2014) Scott 2397b
Iran (1960) Malaria InstituteIran (1960) Scott 1156-1158
Iran (1962) Scott 1204-1206Iran (1962) Slogan Handstamp
Iran (1968) Scott 1480-81Iran (1968) TROPMAL VIII
Iraq (1962) Scott 314-316Iraq (1963) WHO Office
Israel (1949) LetterIsrael (1950) Cover
Israel (1950's) JNF cardsIsrael (1951) Letter
Israel (1955) LetterIsrael (1962) Scott 218
Italy (1895-1996) PostcardsItaly (1909) Handstamp
Italy (1910) Congress LabelsItaly (1910-1940s) Bonification
Italy (1913) Children With MalariaItaly (1913) Informational Postcards I
Italy (1913) Informational Postcards IIItaly (1919) Informational Postcards III
Italy (1925) TROPMAL I PinItaly (1928) Il Chinino Slogan Cancel
Italy (1928) Zanzare Slogan CancelItaly (1930) experiment Station
Italy (1937) Report CoverItaly (1944) A-M Commitee Cover
Italy (1960) ECME Slogan CancelItaly (1962) Montecatini Souvenir Sheet
Italy (1962) Scott 863-864Italy (1962B) EUROPA Souvenir Sheet
Italy (2010) Organization LabelsItaly (2011) History Labels
Italy (2011) Labels 5 - EurartesimItaly (2011) Research Site Labels
Italy (2011) Researchers LabelsItaly Correspondence  New Handbook
Ivory Coast (1962) Scott B15Jamaica (1961) MEP Training Center
Jamaica (1969) Scott 277Japan (1996) TROPMAL XIV
Jordan (1962) Scott 379-380Jugoslavia (1962) Scott 649
Jugoslavia (1962) Slogan CancelKenya (1985) Scott 337
Kenya (1988) Nivaquine MeterKenya Uganda Tanganyika (1952) Paludrine Meter
Kenya Uganda Tanganyika (1960) Malaria Service  New HandbookKenya Uganda Tanganyika (1962) Slogan Cancel
Kenya Uganda Tanzania (1968) Scott 188Korea (1962) Scott 350
Korea (1962) Slogan CancelKorea (2008) TROPMAL XVII
Kuwait (1962) Scott 183-184Lanconia (2013) Cachets
Laos (1962) Scott 74-76Laos (1988) Scott 868
Laos (1992) Scott 1063Larryland (2010) Labels
Lebanon (1922) PrescriptionLebanon (1962) Scott C349-C350
Lebanon (1962) Slogan CancelLiberia (1958) Malaria project
Liberia (1962) Scott 402, C139Liberia (2006) Scott 2425, 2431
Liberia (2020) Scott TBA  New HandbookLibya (1962) Scott 218-219
Libya (1964) Malaria CongressLiechtenstein (1962) Scott 371
Lundy (1960s) Bogus OverprintsLundy (1962) 140-145
Lundy (1962) Slogan CancelLuxembourg (1949) Slogan Cancel
Luxembourg (1950) Ad MeterMadagascar (1950) B17
Madagascar (1962) B19Madagascar (2019) Scott TBA
Madagascar (2021) TBA  New HandbookMalaya (1941-1948) Handstamp
Malaya (1961) Sarawak CoverMalaya (1962) Scott 102-104
Malaysia (1976) Scott 139Malaysia (1976) Test Project Handstamp
Malaysia (1986) Anti-Malaria TeamMalaysia (2000) Scott 801
Maldives (1962) Scott 87-94Maldives (1980) Scott 882
Mali (1962) Scott B1Mali (2000) Scott 1093-1096
Malta (1962) Slogan CancelMauritania (1962) Scott B16
Mauritania (1962) Scott C14A-C15BMauritania (1968) Scott C76
Mauritius (1944) HandstampMauritius (1962) Slogan Cancel
Mauritius (1968) WHO CoverMauritius (1999) Scott 890
Mexico (1939) Scott RA14Mexico (1944) Scott RA16
Mexico (1947) Scott RA19Mexico (1956-1960) Eradication Service
Mexico (1960s) HandstampMexico (1962) Scott 920
Mexico (1971) Entomology Lab - VargasMexico (1994) Malaria Research Center
Mexico (2000) Scott 2192dMicronesia (2012) Anopheles SP
Monaco (1962) Scott 504Monaco (2006) Cachet
Mongolia (1962) Scott 296-303Morocco (1940s) Postcards
Morocco (1962) Scott 66-67Morocco (2011) Scott 1141
Mozambique (2013) Scott 2773, 2803Mozambique (2014) Scott TBA
Mozambique (2015) Scott TBAMozambique (2015) Scott TBA 2
Mozambique (2019) Scott TBANagaland (1962) Labels
Nepal (1962) Scott 135-136Nepal (2010) Slogan Cancel
Netherlands (1934) Quinine Bureau LabelNetherlands (1938) Malaria Monthly
Netherlands (1947) TROPMAL IVNetherlands (1988) TROPMAL XII
Netherlands (2009) 3FM Serious RequestNetherlands Indies (1947) TROPMAL IV
Netherlands Indies CorrespondenceNetherlands New Guinea (1960) Handstamp
New Caledonia (1950) Scott B14New Zealand (1962) Slogan Cancel
Nicaragua (1962) Scott C504-C508Nicaragua (1973) Scott CB8
Niger (1962) Scott B14Niger (1962) Slogan Cancel
Niger (2013) Scott 1285, 1310Niger (2014) TBA
Niger (2015) TBANiger (2017) TBA
Niger (2019) TBANiger (2021) TBA  New Handbook
Nigeria (1960) HandstampNigeria (1962) Scott 128-131
Nigeria (1968) Scott 217Nigeria (1972) Nivaquine Meter
Nigeria CorrespondenceNorth Borneo (1963) Eradication Program Handstamp
Pakistan (1961) Paludrine MeterPakistan (1962) Scott 160-161
Pakistan (1971) Scott 314 AnnouncementPalestine (1962) Scott N87-N88
Panama (1961) Scott CB1-CB3Panama (1962) Scott C271-C272
Papua - New Guinea (1962) Malarials SloganPapua - New Guinea (1962) Mosquitoes Slogan
Papua - New Guinea (1962) Scott 164-166Papua - New Guinea (1962) Slogan Handstamp
Papua - New Guinea (2007) PstampPapua - New Guinea (2007) Scott 1270
Paraguay (1962) Scott 674-683Peru (1950) Malaria Dept Handstamp
Peru (1958) Slogan MeterPhilippines (1947) Malaria Unit Cover
Philippines (1953) Malaria Division CoverPhilippines (1959) Nivaquine Handstamp
Philippines (1962) (W.H.O Regional Office) MeterPhilippines (1962) Scott 868-870
Philippines (1980) TROPMAL XPhilippines (2006-7) Scott 3063-3064
Poland (1948) Research ProjectPoland (1962) Scott 1087-1090
Poland (1962) Slogan CancelPoland (1978) Scott 2274
Portugal (1958) Scott 836-837Portugal Informational Postcard
Portuguese Angola (1952) Scott 358Portuguese Angola (1958) Scott 409
Portuguese Angola (1962) Scott 439Portuguese Cape Verde (1952) Scott 287
Portuguese Cape Verde (1958) Scott 303Portuguese Cape Verde (1962) Scott 326
Portuguese Colonies (1952) OmnibusPortuguese Colonies (1958) Omnibus
Portuguese Colonies (1962) OmnibusPortuguese Guinea (1952) Scott 276
Portuguese Guinea (1958) Scott 295Portuguese Guinea (1962) Scott 305
Portuguese India (19- -) Slogan CancelPortuguese India (1952) Scott 516
Portuguese India (1958) Scott 569Portuguese India (1959) Scott 596
Portuguese India (1962) Scott 626Portuguese Macao (1952) Scott 364
Portuguese Macao (1958) Scott 392Portuguese Macao (1962) Scott 400
Portuguese Mozambique (1952) Scott 359Portuguese Mozambique (1958) Scott 404
Portuguese Mozambique (1962) Scott 430Portuguese Saint Thomas & Prince (1952) Scott 356
Portuguese Saint Thomas & Prince (1958) Scott 371Portuguese Saint Thomas & Prince (1962) Scott 380
Portuguese Timor (1952) Scott 271Portuguese Timor (1958) Scott 289
Portuguese Timor (1962) Scott 319Posen Local Post (1971) Czyl 1-8
Qatar (1973) Scott 344Rhodesia & Nyassaland (1962) Slogan Cancel
Romania (2021) Red Cross Anniversary  New HandbookRussia (1927) Malaria Station Handstamp
Russia (1960s) LabelRussia (1962) Scott 2594-2595
Ryukyu Islands (1962) Scott 95-96Saint Lucia (1962) Slogan Handstamp
Saint Pierre (1950) Scott B14Saint Thomas & Prince (1984) Scott 764-766
Saint Thomas & Prince (2009) Scott 2141, 2158Saint Thomas & Prince (2016) Scott 3086, 3105
Saint Thomas & Prince (2020) Scott TBASaudi Arabia (1962) Scott 252-254
Saudi Arabia (1962) Scott 252-254 Overprint 1Saudi Arabia (1962) Scott 252-254 Overprint 2
Saudi Arabia (1973) Pre-Eradication Project CoverSenegal (1962) Scott B16
Sharjah (1963) Scott 16-21Sharjah (1963) Scott 35
Sierra Leone (1962) Scott 225-226Sierra Leone (2015) Scott TBA
Sierra Leone (2016) Scott TBASierra Leone (2017) Scott 4558, 4576
Sierra Leone (2017) Scott TBASierra Leone (2018) Scott TBA
Sierra Leone (2018) Scott TBA (2)Sierra Leone (2019) Scott TBA
Sierra Leone (2020) Scott TBASingapore (1956) insect Slogan Cancel
Singapore (1960) W.H.O. Board CoverSingapore (1962) Slogan Cancel
Singapore (1969) mosquito Slogan CancelSingapore (1969) mosquito Slogan Handstamp
Singapore (1990) WrapperSolomon Islands (1962) Slogan Handstamp
Solomon Islands (1970s) Malaria Eradication ProjectSolomon Islands (1977) Scott 352-355
Solomon Islands (2013) Rotary ProgramSolomon Islands (2014) Scott TBA
Solomon Islands (2015) Scott TBASomali Coast (1950) Scott B14
Somali Coast (1962) Scott B15Somalia (1962) Scott 263-264, C85-C86
South Kasai (1962) Official 20B-24BSpain (1962) Scott 1152
Spain (2009) CachetSri Lanka (unknown) PS1
Staffa (1977) British Local 20-21Straits Settlements (1947) WHO Handstamp
Sudan (1960) Pre-Campaign CoverSudan (1962) Scott 142-143
Surinam (1962) Scott 304-305Swaziland (1962) Scott 103
Swaziland (1962) Slogan CancelSwaziland (1968) Scott 155
Swaziland (1973) Scott 197-198Switzerland (1962) (W.H.O Regional Office) Meter
Switzerland (1962) Scott 415Switzerland (1962) Scott 5O35
Switzerland (1985) Swiss Tropical InstituteSyria (1962) Scott C267-C268
Syria (1965) Equipment CachetTanzania (1960s-1970s) Malaria Institute
Tanzania (1971) Malaria InstituteTanzania (2003) Scott 2260
Tanzania (2005) Scott 2347eThailand (1962) Scott 373-380
Thailand (1992) TROPMAL XIIIThailand (unknown) WHO Malaria Division
Togo (1950) Scott B11Togo (1962) Scott 428-431
Togo (2013) TBATogo (2014) TBA
Togo (2015) TBATogo (2019) Insects  New Handbook
Trinidad (1953) MES HandstampTunisia (1922) Booklet
Tunisia (1962) Scott 404-406Turkey (1953) TROPMAL V
Turkey (1961) Scott B85Turkey (1962) Propaganda Card
Turkey (1962) Scott B88-B89Uganda (2003) Scott 1826
United Nations - Geneva (2009) Scott 505fUnited Nations - Vienna (2009) Scott 450, SC64
United Nations - Vienna (2009) Scott 452fUnited Nations (1956-1972) Cachets
United Nations (1962) (W.H.O Regional Office) MetersUnited Nations (1962) Model UN
United Nations (1962) Scott 102-103United Nations (1972) Scott SC1
United Nations (1987) Scott SC32United Nations (2001) UnitAID
United Nations (2009) 982-986United Nations (2009) Scott 995f
United Nations (2010) Slogan CancelUnited States (1914-1953) Health Department Reports
United States (1936) Key West CoverUnited States (1938) Hartsville Cachet
United States (1940) GA Dept of Health MeterUnited States (1942-1947) WW2 Malaria Units
United States (1945) Malaria Control in War AreasUnited States (1952-1961) National Malaria Society
United States (1953) Bacteriological Material CoverUnited States (1954) Slogan Cancel
United States (1957-64) US Embassy MailUnited States (1961) National Malaria Society
United States (1962) INTERPEX MeterUnited States (1962) Philatelic Agency Slogan Meter
United States (1962) Scott 1194United States (1962) Slogan Meters
United States (1973) AID TeamUnited States (2005-2008) Zazzle.com Postage
United States (2010) ASTMH meetingUnited States (2012) World Vision
United States (2013-2015) Mosquito SquadUnited States Correspondence
Upper Slobbovia (1963) Souvenir SheetUpper Volta (1962) Scott B1
Upper Yafa (2005) 1-4Vanuatu (1994) Scott 625
Vatican City (1962) Scott 326-329Venezuela (1933-38) Slogan Handstamps
Venezuela (1940-87) official HandstampsVenezuela (1962) Scott 825, C819
Venezuela (1984) Malaria Lab CoverVerneland (2013) Postal Stationery
Viet Nam - North (1962) Scott 214-216Viet Nam - South (1960) MES Cover
Viet Nam - South (1962) Scott 185-188Yemen (1962) Michel 254-255
Yemen (1962) Michel 33-34Yemen (1962) Scott 135-136
Yemen (1963) Scott 189-90Yemen (1964) Michel 132-133
Yemen (2005) Scott 824Zaire (2006) Postcard
Zanzibar (1962) Handstamp