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first issues > countries > france > french offices abroad |
See also British Offices - German Offices - Italian Offices - Spanish Offices
Turkey - China - Crete - Ethiopia - Morocco
Offices abroad are sometimes dealt with on the detail page of the country where the office is located, sometimes on the page of the country operating the office and sometimes on a separate page such as this. The decision is a pragmatic one, largely based on the number of offices involved.
French Offices |
Turkey
General issue |
Cavalla |
Dedeagatch |
Port Lagos |
Vathy (Samos) |
5th Aug 1885 Sc1 SG1 | 1893 Sc1 SG41 | 1893 Sc1 SG58 | 1st April 1893 Sc1 SG75 | 1894 Sc1 SG81 |
FICC 233 | FICC 290 | FICC 291 | FICC 293 | FICC 292 |
France made a general issue in 1885, followed by a number of specific issues
China
General Issue |
Canton |
Hoi Hao |
Mongtseu |
1894 Sc1 SG1 | 1901 Sc1 SG1 | 1901 Sc1 SG1 | 1903 Sc1 SG1 |
FICC 302 | FICC 362 | FICC 360 | 376 |
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Pakhoi |
Tchongking |
Yunnan Fou |
Kwangchowan |
1903 Sc1 SG1 | 1903 Sc1 SG1 | 1903 Sc1 SG1 | 1906 Sc1 SG1 |
FICC 380 | 377 | 378 | 395 |
France made a general issue plus seven for specific locations (Gibbons notes that these were administered by the French colony of Indo-China). The other countries with offices in China were Italy (two issues), with one each for Germany, Russia and Britain.