Togo (1888-1957)

''For issues of the republic from 1957 onwards, see Togo (republic)

Germany colony
Beginning in 1888, German stamps were used in Togo. They are identifiable by cancels. In 1900, Yacht keytypes were issued without watermark. 
 * In 1897, then-current German definitives were overprinted Togo diagonally.
 * 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. See below.



British occupation
 
 * About September of that year, 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.
 * 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.
 * 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 Fr occ ovpt.jpg 
 * In 1914, Yacht keytypes were overprinted TOGO / Occupation / franco-anglaise in serifed type.
 * Later in 1914, "05" and "10" surcharges were issued, with three minor varieties of each.
 * In 1915, Yacht stamps were again overprinted, now in a sans serif font.

French colony
 File:Togo heavy ovpt.jpg File:Togo cacao.jpg File:Togo engr pict.jpg 

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