Obock - Stamp of 1892 selection

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Obock is a city of the African state of Djibouti, the capital of the region and of the district in the north-east of the country. 

French Morocco 1949 75th Anniversary of UPU

Northwest coast of Africa. French Morocco was a French Protectorate from 1912 until 1956 when it, along with the Spanish and Tangier zones of Morocco, became the independent country, Morocco.

75th Anniversary of UPU

The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874

Dahomey - 1942 Colonial Education Fund

The Kingdom of Dahomey was an African kingdom that lasted from 1600 to 1900. For much of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, the kingdom of Dahomey became one of the key points for the atlantic slave trade. In 1894 the kingdom was colonized by France and integrated as part of West Africa in the French territory of French Dahomey. In 1960 the country gained its independence as the Republic of Dahomey, which in 1975 became known as Benin.

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French Settlements in India - 1942 Colonial Education Fund

French Settlements in India were all the possessions acquired by the French East India Company in India from the second half of the 17th century onward, and officially known as the Etablissements français dans l'Inde from the resumption of French rule in 1816 to de facto their incorporation into the Union of India in 1947 and 1954. They included Pondicherry, Karikal and Yanaon on the Coromandel Coast, Mahé on the Malabar Coast, and Chandernagore in Bengal. French India also included several loges  in other towns, but after 1816 the loges had little commercial Importance and the towns they were attached to which came under British administration .

Colonial Education Fund

  issued by the Vichy government in France,

 but was not placed on sale in French Settlements in India.

French Polynesia 1949 - 75th anniv. of the UPU

In 1903 various French Establishments in the South Pacific were united to form a single colony. Most important of the islands groups are the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, the Tuamotu group and the Gambier, Austral, and Rapa Islands. Tahiti, largest of the Society group, ranks first in importance. In 1946, Polynesians were granted French citizenship and the islands' status was changed to an overseas territory; the islands' name was changed in 1957 to Polynésie Française (French Polynesia).

75th Anniversary of UPU

The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874

French Somaliland 1949 - 75th anniv. of the UPU

French Somaliland (French: Côte française des Somalis) was a French colony in the Horn of Africa. It was established between 1883 and 1887, after the then-ruling Somali and Afar sultans signed the land away in various treaties with the French. Following  the Second World War, the area became an overseas territory of France in 1946. In 1967, French Somaliland was renamed the French Territory of the Afars and the Issas and, in 1977, it became the independent country of Djibouti.

75th Anniversary of UPU

The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874

French Settlements in India 1949 - 75th anniv. of the UPU

French Settlements in India were all the possessions acquired by the French East India Company in India from the second half of the 17th century onward, and officially known as the Etablissements français dans l'Inde from the resumption of French rule in 1816 to de facto their incorporation into the Union of India in 1947 and 1954. They included Pondicherry, Karikal and Yanaon on the Coromandel Coast, Mahé on the Malabar Coast, and Chandernagore in Bengal. French India also included several loges  in other towns, but after 1816 the loges had little commercial Importance and the towns they were attached to which came under British administration .

75th Anniversary of UPU

The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874

Cameroun - 1942 Colonial Education Fund

On the west coast Africa, north of the equator. Before WWI, Cameroun (Kamerun) was a German Protectorate. It was occupied during the war by Great Britain and France and in 1922 was mandated to these countries by the League of Nations. The French-mandated part became the independent State of Cameroun on 1960. The Southern Cameroons, a United Kingdom Trust Territory, joined this state to form the Federal Republic of Cameroun on 1961. The name was changed to United Republic of Cameroon on 1972.

Colonial Education Fund 

 issued by the Vichy government in France, but was not placed on sale in Cameroun.

French Equatorial Africa 1949 - 75th anniv. of the UPU

The French Equatorial Africa was a federation of French possessions in Central Africa during colonialism. It stretched from the Congo River to the Sahara. Established in 1910, joined four territories: Gabon, Central Congo, Oubangui-Chari and Chad.

75th Anniversary of UPU

The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874

Ivory Coast - 1942 Colonial Education Fund

West coast of Africa, bordering on Gulf of Guinea. The former French colony of Ivory Coast became part of French West Africa and used its stamps, starting in 1945. On December 4, 1958, Ivory  Coast became a republic, with full independence on August 7, 1960.

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French Polynesia - 1942 Colonial Education Fund

In 1903 various French Establishments in the South Pacific were united to form a single colony. Most important of the islands groups are the Society Islands, Marquesas Islands, the Tuamotu group and the Gambier, Austral, and Rapa Islands. Tahiti, largest of the Society group, ranks first in importance. In 1946, Polynesians were granted French citizenship and the islands' status was changed to an overseas territory; the islands' name was changed in 1957 to Polynésie Française (French Polynesia).

Colonial Education Fund

  issued by the Vichy government in France,

 but was not placed on sale in French Polynesia.

St. Pierre and Miquelon 1949 - 75th anniv. of the UPU

Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France, situated in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean near Canada. It is the only remnant of the former French colonial empire  that remains under  control of France

75th Anniversary of UPU

The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874

French Guinea - 1942 Colonial Education Fund

French Guinea was a French colonial possession in West Africa. Was established in 1891, taking the same borders as the previous colony of Rivières du Sud (1882-1891). In 1904 it became part of French West Africa. Its borders, while changed over time, were in 1958 those of the independent nation of Guinea.

Colonial Education Fund

Togo 1949 - 75th anniv. of the UPU

Western Africa, bordering on the Gulf of Guinea. The German Protectorate of Togo was occupied by Great Britain and France in World War I, and later mandated to them. The British area became part of Ghana. The French area was granted internal autonomy in 1956 and achieved independence in 1958

75th Anniversary of UPU

The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874

French Guyana - 1942 Colonial Education Fund

French Guiana is an overseas region of France on the North Atlantic coast of South America. The French have started to create a colony in the 18th century. The infamous Île du Diable (Devil's Island) was part of a larger criminal justice system with the same name which has been operating from 1852 to 1953. In addition, at the end of the nineteenth century, France has requested the residence forced to prisoners survived. In 1946 the French Guyana  became an overseas department of France.

Colonial Education Fund

  issued by the Vichy government in France,

 but was not placed on sale in French Guyana.

Guadeloupe - 1942 Colonial Education Fund

Guadeloupe is an island in the Antilles, with other smaller nearby islands, in 1674 became a colony of the French crown. Is a French overseas department since 1946 and a French overseas region since 1983.

Colonial Education Fund

  issued by the Vichy government in France,

 but was not placed on sale in Guadeloupe.

French West Africa 1949 - 75th anniv. of the UPU

French West Africa, a French colonial administrative unit, including the former colonies of Senegal, French Guinea, Ivory Coast, Dahomey, French Sudan, Mauritania, Niger and Upper Volta. The federation was formed in 1895 and disbanded in 1960 when all the territories became independent states.

75th Anniversary of UPU

The Universal Postal Union is a specialized agency of the United Nations that coordinates postal policies among member countries, in addition to the worldwide postal system. Before the establishment of the UPU, each country had to prepare a separate treaty with other nations that post had wanted to bring international mail to and from. The UPU was created in 1874

Wallis and Futuna Island - 1922 Stamp of 1920 Surcharged

The territory of Wallis and Futuna is a French island territory located in the southern part of the Pacific Ocean. Discovered by the Dutch and the British in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the French were the first Europeans to settle in this area. Between 1887 and 1888 the islands were made ​​a French protectorate and placed under the authority of the French colony of New Caledonia. In 1917 he became the Colony of Wallis and Futuna and later became a French overseas territory in 1961

  Stamp of 1920 Surcharged

New Caledonia - 1942 Colonial Education Fund

Island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Queensland, Australia. Dependencies of New Caledonia are the Loyalty Islands, Isle of Pines, Huon Islands, and Chesterfield Islands. Contention between Britain and France during the first half of the nineteenth century, the island became a French possession in 1853. A referendum on independence will be held by 2018

Colonial Education Fund

  issued by the Vichy government in France,

 but was not placed on sale in New Caledonia.

French Sudan - 1942 Colonial Education Fund

French Sudan was a colony in French West Africa, north of French Guinea and Ivory Coast, that had two separate periods of existence, first from 1890 to 1899, then from 1920 to 1960, when the territory became the independent nation of Mali.

 Colonial Education Fund