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Postage stamps and postal history of Obock

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Although with the departure of the government from Obock, it is hard to believe that much mail came or went from the little port town, used stamps are no more valuable than unused. Authentic uses on cover are not often seen however.
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stamps with simulated perforations, a scalloped line resembling the outline of a perforated stamps, printed all around the design. In addition, the 2-franc and higher denomination stamps are in the shape of a large
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with values from 1 centime to 5 francs. By the end of the year, a supply of the omnibus
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1893 and 1894 brought the stamps for which Obock is most famous among
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Obock
postage stamps
French Colonies
overprinted
surcharged
Navigation and Commerce
philatelists
imperforate
equilateral triangle
French Somali Coast
Postage stamps and postal history of Djibouti
Rossiter, Stuart
ISBN
0-356-10862-7
Scott catalogue
"Obock | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory"
the original
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Postage stamps
postal history
Afars and Issas
Algeria
Angola
Anjouan
Ascension
Basutoland
Bechuanaland Protectorate

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