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From 1888 to 1897 Stamps of Germany were used with no overprint:

Typical obliteration 'KLEIN POPO', an other obliteration is 'LOME TOGOGEBIET'

1897 Stamps of Germany overprinted 'Togo'

  3 p brown
  5 p green
  10 p red
  20 p blue
  25 p orange
  50 p brown

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

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

These stamps are known cancelled to order.

Forgeries, example:

The above stamp is a Fournier forgery, both the stamp and the overprint are forged. For more information on forgeries of the German colonies click here.

The next genuine stamp has a forged 'TOGO' overprint, the 'T' and 'G' of this word are entirely different from the genuine overprint.

I have also seen stamps in the values 3 p, 5 p and 10 p with the same forged overprint.

1900 German colony type (ship), inscription 'TOGO'

Small size

  3 p brown
  5 p green
  10 p red
  20 p blue
  25 p orange and black on yellow
  30 p orange and black
  40 p red and black
  50 p violet and black
  80 pf red and black on red

Large size

  1 M red
  2 M blue
  3 M violet
  5 M  black and red

The pfennig values have perforation 14 x 14 1/4, the Mark values have perforation 14.

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
With no watermark
3 p	c	**
5 p	**	*
10 p	*	c
20 p	*	*
25 p	c	***
30 p	*	***
40 p	*	***
50 p	*	**
80 p	*	**
1 M	*	***
2 M	**	R
3 M	**	R
5 M	R	RR
With watermark 'Lozenges'
3 p	c	-	Non issued
5 p	c	c
10 p	c	***
5 M	***	-	Non issued

(I think this is a Fournier forgery)

Fournier has made forgeries of the small ship design of Togo. For more information on forgeries of the German colonies click here.

I think the above forgeries are the so-called USA forgeries, they have a very strange cancel: 'KETE KRATS.....'. I have also seen the values 10 p red and 20 p blue with the same cancel.

Another forgery of the 1 M value:

Anglo-French occupation

1914 German colony type (ship), inscription 'TOGO' surcharged 'TOGO Anglo-French Occupation'

Small size
  3 p brown
  5 p green
  10 p red
  20 p blue
  25 p orange and black on yellow
  30 p orange and black
  40 p red and black
  50 p violet and black
  80 pf red and black on red

Surcharged

(Reduced size)

  'Half penny' on 3 p brown
  'One penny' on 5 p green

Large size
  1 M red
  2 M blue
  3 M violet
  5 M  black and red

1914 German colony type (ship), inscription 'TOGO' surcharged 'TOGO Occupation franco-anglaise'

Small size
  5 p green
  10 p red
  20 p blue
  25 p orange and black on yellow
  30 p orange and black
  40 p red and black
  50 p violet and black
  80 pf red and black on red

Surcharged

  '05' on 3 p brown
  '10' on 5 p green

Large size
  1 M red
  2 M blue
  3 M violet
  5 M  black and red

1915 Stamps of Goldcoast overprinted 'Togo Anglo-French Occupation'

  1/2 p green
  1 p red
  2 p grey
  2 1/2 p blue
  3 p lilac on yellow
  6 p lilac
  1 Sh black on green
  2 Sh lilac and blue on blue
  2 Sh 6 p black and red on blue
  5 Sh green and red on yellow
  10 Sh green and red on green
  20 Sh lilac and black on red

Before the introduction of these stamps, during a short period, non overprinted stamps of Goldcoast were used (recognizable by the German Togo cancels).

1914 Stamps of Dahomey overprinted 'TOGO Occupation franco-anglaise'

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

1920 Stamps of Dahomey overprinted 'TOGO'

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

Surcharged

  25 c on 15 c brown and red (1925)
  25 c on 2 F olive and red (1924)
  25 c on 5 F yellow and black (1924)
  '60= 60=' on 75 c violet on red (1923)
  '65= 65=' on 45 c brown
  '85= 85=' on 75 c red and blue

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

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

Later issues, example of 1924:

(1924: 2 c red and black 'RF POSTES TOGO LE COCOTIER')

In this serie were issued 'coconut palms' (1 c to 15 c), 'cocoa tress' (20 c to 85 c) and 'oil palms' (1 F to 5 F).

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