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West African CFA franc (French Guinea usage only)


Name: West African CFA franc
Defn: 100c=1fr=1fcfa=1f
Symbol: ₣
Code: XOF
Desc: new
Units of money:
centime c 1
franc fr 100

Users of this currency: Benin (1730 stamps, 1976-2016), Burkina Faso (991 stamps, 1984-2018), Dahomey (669 stamps, 1899-1975), French Guinea (250 stamps, 1892-1944), GuineaBissau (8470 stamps, 1998-2018), Ivory Coast (1507 stamps, 1892-2018), Mali Federation (13 stamps, 1959-1960), Mali (2647 stamps, 1960-2019), Mauritania (430 stamps, 1906-1973), Niger (7485 stamps, 1921-2020), Senegal (2158 stamps, 1887-2017), Upper Senegal & Niger (56 stamps, 1906-1915), Upper Volta (904 stamps, 1920-1984) Show with all usages

Denominations used by French Guinea in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1c 4   1892 blk pc=gray issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1913 vio&ultra issue=1913 d=ford at Kitim
2c 5   1892 brn pc=buff issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 3/1/1938 ver issue=1938 d=Guinea village
3c 1   3/1/1938 issue=1938 d=Guinea village
4c 5   1892 cl pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 3/1/1938 issue=1938 d=Guinea village
5c 21   1892 grn pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 3/1/1938 issue=1938 d=Guinea village
10c 17   1892 blk pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1943 blgrn issue=1943 no RF
10c+5c 1   1915 redorg&rose d=ford at Kitim ovpt=+5c oc=red on=1913-10c
15c 11   1892 bl issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 3/1/1938 issue=1938 d=Guinea village
20c 12   1892 red pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1943 dkcar issue=1943 no RF
25c 9   1892 blk pc=rose issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 3/1/1938 issue=1938 d=Hausa basket weavers
30c 14   1892 brn pc=bis issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1943 dkultra issue=1943 no RF
35c 3   1906 blk pc=yel issue=1906 d=oil palm ... 3/1/1938 issue=1938 d=Hausa basket weavers
40c 7   1892 red pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1943 dkbrn issue=1943 no RF
45c 3   1906 choc issue=1906 d=oil palm ... 1940 issue=1938 d=Hausa basket weavers
45c+25c 1   1939 grn&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
50c 15   1892 car pc=rose issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1942 car&bl issue=1942 airmail
50c+1fr 1   1941 issue=1941 secours
50c+2.50fr 1   1944 grn issue=Colonial Development Fund
55c 1   3/1/1938 dkultra issue=1938 d=forest waterfall
60c 8   1905 dlorg d=Fulah woman ... 1943 ultra issue=1943 no RF
65c 3   1925 rose&ultra issue=1924 provisional d=ford at Kitim ovpt=65 bars 65 oc=blk on=75c-rose&ultra-unissued ... 3/1/1938 issue=1938 d=forest waterfall
70c 1   1940 issue=1938 d=forest waterfall
70c+30c 1   1939 brn&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
75c 9   1892 dpvio pc=org issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1927 mag&yelgrn issue=1913 d=ford at Kitim rose&ultra d=ford at Kitim unissued
80c 1   3/1/1938 issue=1938 d=forest waterfall
80c+2fr 1   1941 issue=1941 secours
85c 2   1924 rose&ultra issue=1924 provisional d=ford at Kitim ovpt=85 bars 85 oc=blk on=75c-rose&ultra-unissued, 1926 olgrn&redbrn issue=1913 d=ford at Kitim
90c 6   1924 brnred&cer issue=1924 provisional d=ford at Kitim ovpt=bars//90c oc=blk on=75c-brnred&cer-unissued ... 4/5/1939 dlred issue=Caillie d=map of West Africa & Rene Caillie
90c+35c 1   1939 redorg&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
1fr 16   1892 brnzgrn pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce ... 1942 brn&blk issue=1942 airmail dkbl&ultra d=ford at Kitim unissued
1fr+1fr 1   1941 red issue=1941 soldiers
1fr+2.50fr 1   1944 bl issue=Colonial Development Fund
1.10fr 1   1928 redvio&olbrn issue=1913 d=ford at Kitim
1.20+1.80fr 1   6/22/1942 bl&red issue=Colonial Education Fund
1.25fr 4   1924 dkbl&ultra issue=1924 provisional d=ford at Kitim ovpt=bars//1f25 oc=red on=1fr-dkbl&ultra-unissued ... 5/10/1939 issue=New York World's Fair d=people of the colonies
1.25fr+1fr 1   1939 rosepink&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
1.40fr 1   1940 issue=1938 d=forest waterfall
1.50fr 6   1924 dpbl<bl issue=1924 provisional d=ford at Kitim ovpt=bars//1f50 oc=blk on=1fr-dpbl<bl-unissued ... 1943 vio issue=1943 no RF
1.50fr+2fr 1   1941 issue=1941 secours
1.50fr+3fr 1   1941 mar issue=1941 soldiers
1.50+3.50fr 1   6/22/1942 grn issue=Children's Charity 1942
1.60fr 1   1940 issue=1938 d=Guinea women
1.75fr 2   1933 issue=1913 d=ford at Kitim, 3/1/1938 issue=1938 d=Guinea women
1.75fr+50c 1   1938 issue=Curie
1.90fr 1   1940 ultra issue=1940 airmail d=plane over landscape 1940
2fr 9   1904 red issue=1904 d=Fulah shepherd ... 1943 issue=1943 no RF
2fr+3fr 1   1941 issue=1941 secours
2+6fr 1   6/22/1942 brn issue=Children's Charity 1942
2.25fr 3   3/1/1938 issue=1938 d=Guinea women ... 5/10/1939 ultra issue=New York World's Fair d=people of the colonies
2.25fr+2fr 1   1939 bl&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
2.50fr 2   1940 issue=1938 d=Guinea women, 1941 dkbl d=ford at Kitim & Petain
2.50fr+1fr 1   1941 bl issue=1941 soldiers
2.90fr 1   1940 dkred issue=1940 airmail d=plane over landscape 1940
3fr 6   1927 mag&sl issue=1924 provisional d=ford at Kitim ovpt=bars//3F. oc=blk on=5fr-mag&sl-unissued ... 1942 issue=1942 airmail
3+9fr 1   6/22/1942 car issue=Children's Charity 1942
4.50fr 1   1940 dkgraygrn issue=1940 airmail d=plane over landscape 1940
4.90fr 1   1940 yelbis issue=1940 airmail d=plane over landscape 1940
5fr 9   1904 grn issue=1904 d=Fulah shepherd ... 1942 issue=1942 airmail mag&sl d=ford at Kitim unissued
6.90fr 1   1940 dporg issue=1940 airmail d=plane over landscape 1940
10fr 3   1927 bl&blgrn issue=1924 provisional d=ford at Kitim ovpt=bars//10F. oc=blk on=5fr-bl&blgrn-unissued ... 1942 issue=1942 airmail
20fr 3   1927 roselil&brnol issue=1924 provisional d=ford at Kitim ovpt=bars//20F. oc=blk on=5fr-roselil&brnol-unissued ... 1942 issue=1942 airmail
50fr 1   1942 yelgrn&dlgrn&grayblk issue=1942 airmail

Used by 250 stamps of French Guinea: (See all uses as list)
1892 2c brn pc=buff issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 1fr brnzgrn pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 75c dpvio pc=org issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 50c car pc=rose issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 40c red pc=straw issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 30c brn pc=bis issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 25c blk pc=rose issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 20c red pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 15c bl issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 10c blk pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 5c grn pc=grn issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 4c cl pc=lav issue=Navigation & Commerce
1892 1c blk pc=gray issue=Navigation & Commerce
1900 25c bl issue=Navigation & Commerce
1900 10c red issue=Navigation & Commerce
1900 50c brn pc=bl issue=Navigation & Commerce
1900 15c gray issue=Navigation & Commerce
1904 1c blk pc=yelgrn issue=1904 d=Fulah shepherd
1904 25c bl issue=1904 d=Fulah shepherd
1904 20c pc=grn issue=1904 d=read
1904 15c vio pc=rose issue=1904 d=Fulah shepherd
1904 10c car issue=1904 d=Fulah shepherd
1904 5c grn pc=grn issue=1904 d=Fulah shepherd
1904 4c car pc=bl issue=1904 d=Fulah shepherd
1904 2c viobrn pc=buff issue=1904 d=Fulah shepherd
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airmail 1942 20fr issue=1942 airmail
airmail 1942 50fr yelgrn&dlgrn&grayblk issue=1942 airmail
airmail semipostal 6/22/1942 1.50+3.50fr grn issue=Children's Charity 1942
airmail semipostal 6/22/1942 2+6fr brn issue=Children's Charity 1942
airmail semipostal 6/22/1942 3+9fr car issue=Children's Charity 1942
airmail semipostal 6/22/1942 1.20+1.80fr bl&red issue=Colonial Education Fund
1943 10c blgrn issue=1943 no RF
1943 20c dkcar issue=1943 no RF
1943 30c dkultra issue=1943 no RF
1943 40c dkbrn issue=1943 no RF
1943 60c ultra issue=1943 no RF
1943 1.50fr vio issue=1943 no RF
1943 2fr issue=1943 no RF
semipostal 1944 1fr+2.50fr bl issue=Colonial Development Fund
semipostal 1944 50c+2.50fr grn issue=Colonial Development Fund
75c rose&ultra d=ford at Kitim unissued
75c brnred&cer d=ford at Kitim unissued
75c vio d=ford at Kitim unissued
1fr dkbl&ultra d=ford at Kitim unissued
1fr dpbl<bl d=ford at Kitim unissued
5fr mag&sl d=ford at Kitim unissued
5fr bl&blgrn d=ford at Kitim unissued
5fr roselil&brnol d=ford at Kitim unissued
1fr redvio d=numeral (1914 due) unissued
1fr orgbrn d=numeral (1914 due) unissued

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