Ubangi-Shari

Ubangi-Shari, or Oubangui-Chari, was a French colony in central Africa, part of French Equatorial Africa. It was originally part of the French Congo using its stamps. It then became a separate colony in 1903 covering the region that is now the Central African Republic. In 1906, Chad was added and the colony cleverly renamed Ubangi-Shari-Chad; Chad was separated in 1920. In 1910, the Middle Congo and Gabon were merged into Ubangi-Shari. Then in 1916, those regions were separated and Ubangi-Shari was about back to where it started. So, update your globe and let's move on.

 File:Ubangi Shari overprint A.jpg|1915 1c value File:Ubangi Chari ovpt AEF.jpg|1924 1c value 
 * In 1922, its first stamps were Middle Congo definitives overprinted OUBANGUI-CHARI. However, these were apparently never used.
 * In 1924-33, those overprints and more values were additionally overprinted "AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE".
 * Surcharges followed beginning in 1925.
 * In 1931, the Colonial Exposition omnibus issue was released.
 * In 1934, the colony came under French Equatorial Africa postal control once again, using their stamps from that point.

Postage due

 * In 1928, French postage dues were overprinted OUBANGUI- / CHARI / A.E.F..
 * In 1930, pictorial postage dues were issued in two different designs.

