FRENCH OFFICES ABROAD, CHINA

French post offices were maintained in China for sending and receiving mail. These post offices process the mail using general and Indo-China stamps for postage with their own special overprints. The offices were maintained in Canton, Hoi Hao, Kwang-chowan, Mongtseu, Packhoi, Tong King, and Yunnan Fou. Some examples of French posts offices in China stamps and overprints is as follows:

GENERAL
CHINE
(Overprinted on stamps of France)
CHINE
(Overprinted on stamps of Indo-China)
CHINE
POSTE FRANCAISE
A PERCEVOIR
(Additional overprint on stamps of France with Chine overprint)

CANTON
CANTON
(Overprints on stamps of Indo-China)

HOI HAO
HOI HAO
(Overprints on stamps of Indo-China)

KWANGCHOWAN
Kouang Tcheou-Wan
(Overprints on stamps of Indo-China)
France Colonial Arts Exhibition Issue
(Similar stamps issued for Kwangchowan)
France New York World's Fair Issue
(Similar stamps issued for Kwangchowan)
France French Revolution Issue
(Similar stamps issued for Kwangchowan)

MONGTSEU
Mong-Tseu
Or
MONGTSEU
(Overprints on stamps of Indo-China)

PAKHOI
PAK-HOI
Or
PACKHOI
(Overprints on stamps of Indo-China)

TCHONGKING
Tch'ong K'ing
Or
TCHONGKING
(Overprints on stamps of Indo-China)

YUNNAN FOU
YUNNANSEN
Or
Yunnan-Fou
(Overprints on stamps of Indo-China)

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