Talk:Postage stamps and postal history of the Niassa Company

Title of article
Should the article be titled "Postage stamps and postal history of the NYASSA Company" as this is the way it is spelled in English speaking stamp catalogues. Howcom (talk) 16:36, 3 June 2014 (UTC)

I agree entirely with Howcom, the title shoud be Postage stamps and postal history of the Nyassa Company, as that is the common English usage, and the usage in stamp catalogues. Also the spelling of "Nyassa" is used on the stamps. Nyassa was the spelling in the title of the original article, and it was moved to the current title in 2012 by Cristiano Tomás without explanation or discussion. --Bejnar (talk) 19:12, 20 February 2018 (UTC)
 * If I remember correctly, it was to keep the article inline with the main article Niassa Company, which reflects modern and native orthography of the name. If the postal history of the company is so unique to the rest of the company's history, in that it uses an archaic spelling, then by all means, move the article back. Cristiano Tomás (talk) 19:18, 20 February 2018 (UTC)


 * The postal history of the Nyassa Company occurred during the time that it was spelled "Nyassa". That history is not unique in that to a large extent it parallels that of the postal history of the Mozambique Company.  I note that the postal history of the Nyassa Company is less related to the activities of the company in southeastern Africa, than it is to the philatelic market in London. Nevertheless, or more likely as a result, that postal history is primarily known in English under the name "Nyassa Company". I also note that the cited sourcs for the article Niassa Company do not use that spelling but refer to the company as either "Nyassa Company" or "Nyassa Chartered Company".  It appears that the spelling Niassa is not the preferred English.  If one desires to keep the article inline with the main article the change should also be made in the title of the Niassa Company article.  --Bejnar (talk) 17:20, 21 February 2018 (UTC)