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FE-Cochinchina-Stamp-Image
Wikimedia Commons — Stamps of French Cochinchina · Fr · English · 1887
Catalog record
| Line | Fr |
|---|---|
| Set / series | Wikimedia Commons — Stamps of French Cochinchina |
| Language | English |
| Year | 1887 |
| Kind | stamp |
| Year | 1887 |
| Region | fr |
| Description | Two French Colony stamps (the 2c and 25c yellow on straw paper) were printed with a 5c in 1886 for use in Cochin-China. The 5c on 2c issue contained the overprint “C. CH.”, while the 5c on 25c was issued with and without the “C. CH.” overprint. In 1887, an additional French Colony stamp (25c brown on rose) was issued with a 5c surcharged, but with a larger numeral 5. This stamp did not include the additional “C.CH.” overprint. The stamps were used until 1892, when they were replaced with those o |
| Commons File | File:FE-Cochinchina-Stamp-Image.png |
| Image Source | Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FE-Cochinchina-Stamp-Image.png |
| Image License | Public domain |
| Commons Category | Category:Stamps of French Cochinchina |
| Oracle ID | 36640551 |
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Source credit: Wikimedia Commons / The government of French Cochinchina.