Togo (1888-1957)

''For issues of the semi-independent state of 1957 and the later republic, see Togo (republic)

Germany colony
Beginning in 1888, German stamps were used in Togo. They are identifiable by cancels.  File:Togo diag TOGO.jpg|1897 diagonal overprint, yellow brown shade File:Togo 10pf yacht.jpg|1900 1 pfennig value File:Togo 1m Yacht.jpg|1900 1 mark value 
 * In 1897, then-current German definitives were overprinted Togo diagonally.
 * In 1900, Yacht keytypes were issued without watermark.
 * In 1909-19, four Yacht values were issued on lozenges watermarked paper.
 * In 1914, British and French forces occupied Togo and issued their own provisionals for their respective zones. See below.

British occupation
 File:Togo 40pf Brit occ wide.jpg|1914 40 pfennig, wide setting File:Togo Brit occ 2nd setting.jpg|1914 "One Penny" surcharge on narrow/second setting overprint File:Togo first Brit ovpt.jpg|1915 3d Accra overprint File:Togo Br occ London print.jpg|1916 3d London overprint 
 * About September of 1914, Togo Yacht stamps were overprinted TOGO / Anglo-French / occupation. This is called the "wide setting" with overprint lines 3mm apart. "Anglo-French" is 16mm wide.
 * In October, two values were surcharged either as Half Penny or One Penny.
 * Also in October, both previous issues were reissued, now in the "narrow setting" with lines 2mm apart.
 * In 1915, another new setting was issued, with "Anglo-French" narrowed to 15mm wide and lines spaced 1.25 to 1.5 mm apart depending on your reference.
 * In 1915, stamps of the Gold Coast were overprinted similarly but in serifed type at Accra, Gold Coast. This version is recognizable by occupation measuring 14.5 to 14.75mm wide and having a more uneven print with broken letters often enough. The printing can be noticeably crooked/not squared up with the stamp design.
 * In 1916-20, stamps of the Gold Coast were again overprinted, this time in London. This version has occupation measuring 15 wide consistently and is typically clearly/strongly struck.

French occupation
In 1916-17, stamps of Dahomey were overprinted TOGO / Occupation / franco- / anglaise.  File:Togo 30pf Fr occ I.jpg|1914 30pf value File:Tog Brit occ 2nd surcharged.jpg|one of the 1914 "10" surcharges File:Togo fr occ sans serif.jpg|1915 5pf sans serif overprint File:Togo Fr occ ovpt.jpg|1916 20c value 
 * In 1914, Yacht keytypes were overprinted TOGO / Occupation / franco-anglaise in serifed type.
 * Later in 1914, "05" and "10" surcharges were issued, with three varieties of each.
 * In 1915, Yacht stamps were again overprinted, now in a sans serif font.

French mandate/colony
 File:Togo heavy ovpt.jpg|1921 5c value File:Togo 10c Coconuts.jpg|1924 10c coconut plantation File:Togo cacao.jpg|1924 30c cacao File:Togo 1941 90c.jpg|1941 90c value File:Togo 1941 2.50f.jpg|1941 2.50f value File:Togo Vichy 2.50f.jpg|1941 2.50f Vichy issue File:Togo engr pict.jpg|1947 50c value 
 * In 1921, stamps of Dahomey were overprinted with a bold TOGO.
 * In 1922-25, various surcharges were issued using the previous overprinted stamps.
 * In 1924-26, bicolor definitives were issued in three different designs.
 * In 1931, the Colonial Exposition set led off the colonial omnibus issues to follow.
 * In 1940, the airplane over the seas set was its first airmail issue.
 * In 1941, a new engraved definitive series was issued. A number of values were surcharged in 1943-44.
 * Beginning in 1941, various Vichy issues were issued in France but never used in Togo. This includes values of previous issues using the same designs but missing "RF".
 * As with other French colonies, new engraved definitive pictorials in various designs were issued in 1947.

Postage dues
 File:Togo overprinted due.jpg|1921 20c overprint File:Togo 2c cotton due.jpg|1925 2c value File:Togo mask due.jpg|1941 15c wooden mask File:Togo Vichy due.jpg|1942-44 5c Vichy issue File:Togo 30c figures due.jpg|1947 30c carved figures 
 * In 1921, postage dues of Dahomey were overprinted TOGO.
 * In 1925, a series showing cotton fields was issued.
 * In 1927, 2f and 3f surcharges were released.
 * In 1941, designs with a wooden mask were issued.
 * In 1942-44, several values using the same design were issued by the Vichy government in France but were never used in Togo. The had "RF" removed from the designs.
 * In 1947, a set with carved figures was issued.

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