France – offices in China

The first French post office in China was opened in 1867 in Shanghai. Another office was opened in Tientsin (now Tianjin). Usages are recognizable by CDS or by lozenge killers with numbers 4013 or 5104.

At some point, those offices were put under the administration of Indochina. These general issues were used in all individual offices (noted below) except Yunnanfu.  File:France off in china 5c Chine.jpg|1894 5c value. File:Fr off in China CHINE ovpt.jpg|1902 5c value. File:France off in China 10c .jpg|1903 10c Mouchon. File:France off in China 2fr.jpg|1902 2fr Merson. File:Fr off China small surch.jpg|1907 4c on 10c small surcharge. File:Fr off in China lg surch.jpg|1911 4c on 10c large surcharge. 
 * Beginning in 1894, French type Sage/Peace and Commerce stamps were overprinted Chine for the first formal issue.
 * 4 surcharges followed on those stamps.
 * In 1902-04, a two-line overprint was issued on type Groupe stamps of Indochina. They read CHINE and Chinese characters translating the French currency into local currency.
 * In 1902-03, designs following the then-current French issues (types Blanc, Mouchon, Merson) were released. These were inscribe CHINE. A large "5" surcharge was issued in 1903.
 * In 1907, surcharges on the 1902-03 issue were released in a small bilingual inscription.
 * In 1911-22, several values with larger inscriptions were released.
 * In 1922, definitives were surcharged similarly.
 * The French post offices in China were closed in December 1922.

Postage due
 File:Fr off in China Chine due.jpg|1901 5c value. File:Fr off in China ovptd due.jpg|1903 30c overprint. File:Fr off in Chi due surch.jpg|1911 2c on 5c due. File:Fr off in China due.jpg|1911 4c on 10c value. 
 * In 1901-07, French postage dues were overprinted Chine.
 * In 1903, stamps from the first issue and the 1902-03 issue were handstamped A / PERCEVOIR, in two different types and sizes.
 * In 1911, French definitives were surcharged in the larger size like the definitives.
 * In 1922, surcharges in different new values were issued.

Individual offices
These were also administered by Indochina. Those issues will be found here.
 * Canton
 * Hoi Hao
 * Kwangchowan
 * Mongtseu
 * Pakhoi
 * Tchongking
 * Yunnanfu

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