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INDO CHINA 1904-1920 and miscellaneous

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1904 New design, woman symbolising France, inscription 'INDOCHINE FRANCAIS'

  1 c olive
  2 c brown on yellow
  4 c lilac on blue
  5 c green
  10 c red
  15 c brown on blue
  20 c red on green
  25 c blue
  30 c brown
  35 c black on yellow
  40 c black on grey
  50 c brown
  75 c red on orange
  1 F olive
  2 F lilac on orange
  5 F violet
  10 F red on green

Surcharged (1912)
 

  '05' on 4 c lilac on blue
  '05' (red) on 15 c brown on blue
  '05' on 30 c brown
  '10' (red) on 40 c black on grey
  '10' (red) on 50 c brown
  '10' on 75 c red on orange

These stamps have perforation 14 x 13 1/2. The overprints '05' and '10' exist with a more space between the two characters (much rarer than the normal stamps).

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	c	c
2 c	*	*
4 c	*	*
5 c	*	c
10 c	*	c
15 c	*	c
20 c	**	*
25 c	**	*
30 c	***	***
35 c	***	***
40 c	***	***
50 c	***	***
75 c	R	R
1 F	***	***
2 F	R	R
5 F	RRR	RRR
10 F	RR	RR
Surcharged
05 on 4 c	R	R
05 on 15 c	*	c
05 on 30 c	**	**
10 on 40 c	**	**
10 on 50 c	**	**
10 on 75 c	***	***

1904 Stamps of Indochina used in China, overprinted 'CHINE', 'CANTON', 'HOI-HAO', 'Kouang Tcheou - Wan', 'Mong- Tseu', 'PAK-HOI', 'Tchong K'ing' or 'Yunnan-Fou'

Exmamples:

1907 Women from Cambodja, Anam, Muang and Laos, higher values larger size

  1 c olive and black
  2 c brown and black
  4 c blue and black
  5 c green and black
  10 c red and black
  15 c violet and black
  20 c violet and black
  25 c blue and black
  30 c brown and black
  35 c green and black
  40 c brown and black
  45 c orange and black
  50 c red and black
  75 c orange and black
  1 F red and black
  2 F green and black
  5 F blue and black
  10 F violet and black

These stamps are perforated 14 x 13 1/2. I have seen an envelope with a similar design as the above stamps (5 c green and black).

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	c	c
2 c	c	c
4 c	*	*
5 c	c	c
10 c	*	c
15 c	*	*
20 c	*	*
25 c	*	c
30 c	***	**
35 c	*	*
40 c	*	*
45 c	***	***
50 c	***	*
75 c	***	***
1 F	RR	***
2 F	RR	RR
5 F	RR	RR
10 F	RR	RR

Red cross issue, previous stamps overprinted with red cross (1914-1917)

  '+ 5c' on 5 c green and black
  '+ 5c' on 10 c red and black (2 types)
  '+ 5c' on 15 c violet and black

Red cross issue, surcharged

  '4 CENTS' on '+ 5c' on 5 c green and black
  '6 CENTS' on '+ 5c' on 10 c red and black
  '8 CENTS' on '+ 5c' on 15 c violet and black

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged (1919) in Cents and Piaster (new currency)

  2/5 c on 1 c olive and black
  4/5 c on 2 c brown and black
  1 3/5 c (red) on 4 c blue and black
  2 c on 5 c green and black
  4 c (blue) on 10 c red and black
  6 c on 15 c violet and black
  8 c on 20 c violet and black
  10 c on 25 c blue and black
  12 c on 30 c brown and black
  14 c on 35 c green and black
  16 c on 40 c brown and black
  18 c on 45 c orange and black
  20 c on 50 c red and black
  30 c (blue) on 75 c orange and black
  40 c (blue) on 1 F red and black
  80 c (red) on 2 F green and black
  2 P (red) on 5 F blue and black
  4 P (red) on 10 F violet and black

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

New currency (1922)

  1/10 c grey and black
  1/5 c blue and black
  2/5 c brown and black
  4/5 c red and black on blue
  1 c brown and black
  2 c green and black
  3 c violet and black
  4 c orange and black
  5 c red and black
  6 c red and black
  7 c olive and black
  8 c back on green
  9 c yellow and black on green
  10 c blue and black
  11 c violet and black
  12 c brown and black
  15 c orange and black
  20 c blue and black on yellow
  40 c red and black on blue
  1 P green and black on green
  2 P violet and black on red

Specialists distinguish two types of the values 4 c, 5 c, 10 c, 11 c and 12 c (mainly differing by the word 'CENTS'.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/10 c	vc	vc
1/5 c	c	vc
2/5 c	c	c
4/5 c	c	c
1 c	c	c
2 c	*	c
3 c	*	c
4 c	*	c
5 c	*	c
6 c	*	c
7 c	*	c
8 c	*	*
9 c	*	*
10 c	**	c
11 c	**	c
12 c	**	c
15 c	**	*
20 c	***	*
40 c	***	*
1 P	***	***
2 P	R	R

1908 Stamps of Indochina used in China, overprinted 'CANTON', 'HOI-HAO', 'KOUANG-TCHEOU', 'MONGTSEU', 'PAKHOI', 'TCHONGKING' or 'YUNNANFOU'

Examples:

1919 War victims issue of France overprinted 'INDOCHINE' and surcharged

  10 c on 15 + 10 c olive
  16 c on 25 + 15 c blue
  24 c on 35 + 25 c grey and violet
  40 c on 50 + 50 c brown
  80 c on 1 + 1 F red
  4 P 0n 5 + 5 F blue and black

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Postage due stamps

(Stamp of the French colonies used in Cochin China and Hanoi)

1904 surcharged on postage due stamps of the French colonies (imperforate)

  '5' on 60 c brown
  '5' (red) on 40 c black
  '10' (red) on 60 c black
  '30' (red) on 60 c black

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1908 Statue of a dog

(This stamp has a trial perforation)

  2 c black
  4 c blue
  5 c green
  10 c red
  15 c violet
  20 c brown
  30 c olive
  40 c brown
  50 c blue
  60 c orange
  1 F grey
  2 F brown
  5 F red

These stamps are perforated 14 x 13 1/2.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2 c	*	*
4 c	*	*
5 c	*	c
10 c	**	*
15 c	*	**
20 c	*	*
30 c	**	**
40 c	**	**
50 c	*	*
60 c	**	**
1 F	R	R
2 F	***	***
5 F	RR	RR

Surcharged in new currency (1919)

  4/5 c (red) on 2 c black
  1 3/5 c (red) on 4 c blue
  2 c on 5 c green
  4 c (blue) on 10 c red
  6 c (red) on 15 c violet
  8 c on 20 c brown
  12 c on 30 c olive
  16 c on 40 c brown
  20 c on 50 c blue
  24 c on 60 c orange
  40 c on 1 F grey
  80 c on 2 F brown
  2 P (blue) on 5 F red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

New currency (1922)
  2/5 c black
  4/5 c red
  1 c yellow
  2 c green
  3 c violet
  4 c orange
  6 c green
  8 c black on lilac
  10 c blue
  12 c orange on green
  20 c blue on yellow
  40 c red on blue
  1 P brown on lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Parcel stamps

1891 French Colonies stamp of 1881 overprinted 'INDO-CHINE TIMBRE COLIS POSTAUX'

  10 c black on lilac (overprint red, also exists overprinted manually with shiny ink)

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1898 Postage stamp, overprinted 'Colis Postaux'

(No picture available yet, does anybody have a picture of one of these stamps? If so, please contact me)

  10 c black on lilac

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

1902 Postage stamps, overprinted 'TIMBRE COLIS POSTAUX'

  10 c black (overprint red)
  10 c red

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Fiscal stamps

I don't have much information about the fiscal stamps of Indo-China, I have only seen the following ones:

Besides the 24 c green, I have also seen 12 c blue and 56 c red.

Other type, inscription 'TIMBRE DE DIMENSION':

Besides the above two stamps, I have also seen in this design: 0F12 blue.

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