Chad

Chad, or Tchad, is a country in nortern central Africa.
 * Split from the colony of Ubangi-Chari in 1920, its first issues were overprints reading TCHAD on old Middle Congo stamps.
 * Beginning in 1924, the overprints were further overprinted AFRIQUE / EQUATORIALE / FRANÇAISE.
 * Beginning in 1936, Chad used French Equatorial Africa stamps.
 * In November 1958, Chad gained its independence, with its first stamp issued in 1959 inscribed REPUBLIQUE DU TCHAD.

Beware of the many bogus issues produced since 1999.

 File:Chad 4c first.jpg|4c value from the first issue. File:Chad AEF ovpt.jpg|French Equatorial Africa overprint. File:Chad 15fr.jpg|1961 15fr definitive. File:Chad cotton.jpg|1964 cotton industry. 

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