Somali Coast stamps

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Somali Coast – A French Overseas Territory in western Africa (bordering on the Gulf of Aden). In 1967 the territory changed its name to Afars and Issas. Currently (since 1977) known as the Republic of Djibouti.

See: Djibouti

See also: Afars and Issas

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Scott: #163O, #165-8O, 169P,

#170O, #171-2P, #173-4O, #175P

Thanks to Jan Van Lin for the scan

Issued: 17.11.1938 - #163(80c), #165(1f), #169(1.50f,) #171(1.75f), #172(2f), #175(3f)

Issued: 04.12.1939 - #167(1.25f), #173(2.25f)

Issued: 05.03.1940 - #168(1.40f), #170(1.60f), #174(2.50f)

Issued: 26.03.1940 - # 166(1f)

Definitive

sos obock 61 1894Inside #163: Obock #61O

Lou wrote: Not too many are aware of this stamp, since it was issued and sold (with two other values) only by the Vichy government which had lost the area to the Free French. It is a re issue of #169—even in color—but with the RF removed and POSTES made larger to fill the space.

It was listed in the original 1963 SOS Handbook with the Michel #. Scott did finally list it some years back with a fill in numbering.

Printed by the Vichy government, but not sold in Somali Coast.

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #209O, #211-9O

Issued: 0.0.1943

Scott #163, #165-75 Overprint “Libre”

Thanks to Lou for the scans

Scott: #237cO

Issued: 03.04.1944

Definitive

sos obock 61 1894Inside #237c: Obock #61O

See note above

Scott: #C19O

(Thanks to Lou for the scan)

Issued: 6.6.1954

Liberation of France, 10th Anniversary

#718 Inside #C19: France #718P

You have the scan for Somali Coast (Vichy issue) # 247C separated from my note about it, and both are placed wrong in the chronological order. The Vichy Somali Post stamp issued in 1944 should be placed before # C19, the note after #s 163-176 should be attached to it.. 

You should add note: 

 

Scott: #301P

Issued: 7.4.1964

Philatec Issue

#1054 Inside #301: France #1054P (Comoro Islands)

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#6

Somali Coast #6 for Djibouti

Somali Coast #20 for Djibouti

Somali Coast #22 for Djibouti

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Somali Coast #163

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Somali Coast #165

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Somali Coast #166

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Somali Coast #167

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Somali Coast #168

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Somali Coast #170

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Somali Coast #173

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Somali Coast #174

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Somali Coast #209O, #211-9O

Somali Coast #C19O

Somali Coast #237cO

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sos obock 61 1894

Obock #61O