The Stamps Of Indo-China.

Beginners Collection.
Boosted by some free gifts from SCF Jos Sanders. Thank you.

1904 "Grasset" Type
One of my favourite designs (Designer M Grasset)
However proved unpopular, and was replaced after 3 years (Understandably)
Allegory of "France" including the Fasces (Power and Jurisdiction)
and Ships anchor (Navigation)

Note: Interesting Font use, the right hand serif on some value numerals, are not included, very unusual.



The 1 franc Pale Green Postmark, I could only find 1 Octagonal Type
(Maritime Marseilles a Kobe ) Hence, a guess only.
Author : Ron Bentley

Marshall Petain.

Postage Dues.

Nice stamps, Rod, thanks for sharing them.

A few blocks from my WW block collection, for the topic...

Linus

(notice the black is printed lower on the left two stamps, than the right two stamps)

Nice blocks Linus,
perhaps the paper went through the press skewed with the 2nd colour.

With Sc#48 The Cambodian girl, always intrigued me with the frame design, Is that a seven headed dragon?

Do not recall seeing that whilst living in Asia.

Aha! found it
Angkor wat temple (Angkor Temple Temple)
Not visited.

rod222



That heptacephalic creature is a snake or Naga (as called in Sanskritam language) which is an integral part of Indian Hindu, Jain and Buddhist mythology.
Indian mythology has deep influence on Khmer mythology as well as mythologies of other South East Asian countries.

May be Eli Moallem (LaoPhil) can enlighten us more on this subject.

Thank you, Joy.

Ah! now recognise a similar from Wat Pra Kaew, Thailand. wiki

Free gift from SCF Jos Sanders Thank you.
Beautiful Stamps.
Sc#193 >
1937 Paris International Exposition.
Common Design Types.

1 and 3 are short sets.


Coloured moire line on some stamps, from my weary scanner.

Once again, nice stamps, Rod.

Here are two airmail blocks from my hodge-podge WW block collection...

Linus

Thanks Linus.
I see your block of four, and raise you 14,
If you would like my Indo China Duplicates, email me an address
(Legacy of SCF member Jos Sanders)
Can I have the Postmark CDS name please of second block, I like to search Pmks

Not quite sure what it is...

DALAT PLATEAU INDOCHINO ??

Time here is 0035, the eyes are giving out for this day, see you later,

Linus

Thank you

Back to stamps, the coffee is kicking in now, I just knew I would wake to find you had figured out that cancel, Rod, and there it is! Thanks, man, I will make a label note.

Linus

So here is a cover from Saigon to South India. I will take some pictures of stamps and post soon.

so here are some of my stamps from Indo-China

Lovely Collection Aucguy
Illustrates the frustrating lack of GOOD postmarks found with this country.

Your cover would seem to fit this design
Black ink is normal
Author Mr. Ron Bentley

Indo-China Postage stamp paper.

I have a number of stamps, that at first, I considered "Tropical Toning" but recently read, some were on yellow paper.
Mine are more like "Carton Paper"

Can any members expand on this please?