FRENCH MOROCCO

Frence post offices were established in Morocco in the late 1800s and issued French stamps with an overprint for postage. French Morocco then became a French Protectorate that included the Spanish and Tangier zones until 1956, when they united and became an independent country named Morocco. Some examples of French Morocco stamps is as follows:

CENTIMO
(Overprinted on stamps of France and Maroc stamps.)
POSTE-FRANCAISE
Or
REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE
(Sometimes issued with surcharged overprint as shown.)
PROTECTORAT FRANCAIS
(Overprinted on Morco stamps when they became a French protectorate.)
TANGER
(Overprinted on French postage due stamps and Maroc stamps.)
MAROC
CHIFFRE TAXE
( "PROTECTORAT FRANCAIS" overprinted on stamps with "Chiffre taxe.")

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