International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/French Indochina

      French Indochina

      • A French territory in East Asia to about 1954 consisting of the present-day countries of Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. The earliest meter date seen is from late 1948. One stamp type known, with INDOCHINE/ U.F. in the frank.


      French Indochina stamp type 1.jpg
      1. Satas “C” (MV), 17 December 1948.
      Upright frank with simulated-perforation border open in the center of the sides.
      Meter number below curved "POSTES" at bottom.
      TM: straight line
      A. M# with “SC” prefix MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg[$10]
      B. M# with “SCW” prefix (replacement machine) MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg[$25]
      V/F: MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg MeterCat solid 5-point star.jpg0.00 MeterCat 5 spaces.jpg MeterCat solid 5-point star.jpg00.00 (M# SC3007 only)
      a. As B, date only, without town name






      Last modified on 8 April 2012, at 14:43