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French Colonies

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Stamps (100)
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All collections (14)

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Name: French Colonies (FR-COL)
What: country

The French government periodically issued stamps for use in all French colonies lacking stamps of their own.

Areas: France

Stamps issued from 1862 to 1945


All types unwatermarked

Currencies used: 100c=1fr (French franc)

Overprints: Annam & Tonkin (6), Benin colony (16), Cochin China (5), DiegoSuarez (19), Reunion (29), French Congo (16), French Guiana (28), French India (4), French Sudan (2), Gabon (13), Guadeloupe (22), IndoChina (2), Madagascar (7), Martinique (28), New Caledonia (13), NossiBe (27), Obock (31), St. Pierre & Miquelon (19), Senegal (35), Tahiti (56)


Links:

Wikipedia
WP philately
Colnect French Colonies

Catalogs:
Yvert et Tellier
Michel
AFA number
Scott
Stamp Number
Stanley Gibbons

Cross-references

Related albums
ARC - French Colonies


Chart of stamps issued by year (blue):
Years 1881 to 1945
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Years 1862 to 1880
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