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French Somaliland franc


Name: French Somaliland franc
Defn: 100c=1fr=1fdj
Symbol: ₣
Code:
Desc: actually French franc before 1949
Units of money:
centime c 1
franc fr 100

Users of this currency: Somali Coast (408 stamps, 1894-1967)

Denominations used in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
1c 7   1894 issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti ... 1943 vio&redbrn issue=1943a d=drummer (1915) ovpt=France//Libre oc=blk on=issue=1915-1c
2c 8   1894 cl&blk issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti ... 1943 och&ind issue=1943a d=drummer (1915) ovpt=France//Libre oc=blk on=issue=1915-2c
3c 1   1938 issue=1938 d=mosque in Djibouti
4c 8   1894 viobrn&bl issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti ... 1943 dkbrn&red issue=1943a d=drummer (1915) ovpt=France//Libre oc=blk on=issue=1915-4c
5c 20   1894 grn pc=grn issue=1894a d=Navigation & Commerce ovpt=DJ oc=blk on=issuer=Obock-issue=Navigation & Commerce-5c ... 3/1/1943 bl issue=1943 due b
10c 24   1894 brn&grn issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti ... 10/6/1947 issue=1947 d=Danakil tent
10c+5c 1   1915 car&dkred d=Somali girl ovpt=+5c oc=red on=1915-10c-car&dkred
15c 11   1894 vio&grn issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti ... 3/1/1943 blk issue=1943 due a Somali Coast dlvio&rose d=Somali girl unissued
20c 13   9/1902 vio&grn issue=1902c d=Somalis on camel ... 3/1/1943 vio issue=1943 due b
25c 10   1894 brn pc=buff issue=1894a d=Navigation & Commerce ovpt=DJIBOUTI//25 oc=blk on=issuer=Obock-issue=Navigation & Commerce-2c ... 1943 emer issue=1943b d=locomotive & palms
30c 19   1894 graybrn&rose issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti ... 7/7/1958 dt=animals&trees d=warthog (1958)
35c 2   1909 issue=1909 d=camel riders 1909, 1938 issue=1938 d=Somali warriors (1938)
40c 13   1/9/1899 viobrn&bl oc=blk on=4c-viobrn&bl-unissued ... 7/7/1958 dt=animals&trees d=cheetah (1958)
45c 3   1909 issue=1909 d=camel riders 1909 ... 1940 issue=1938 d=mosque in Djibouti
45+25c 1   7/5/1939 grn&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
50c 23   1894 blk pc=gray issue=1894a d=Navigation & Commerce ovpt=50 oc=red&bl on=issuer=Obock-issue=Navigation & Commerce-1c ... 7/7/1958 dt=animals&trees d=gerenuk
55c 1   1938 issue=1938 d=Somali warriors (1938)
60c 10   1915 d=numeral (1915 Somali Coast) ... 10/6/1947 issue=1947 d=Khor-Angar
65c 4   1925 carrose&olgrn issue=1915 d=Somali girl ... 1943 carrose&olgrn issue=1943a d=Somali girl ovpt=France//Libre oc=blk on=issue=1915-65c
70c 2   1940 issue=1938 d=Somali warriors (1938), 1945 bl issue=1945 d=locomotive & palms ovpt=bars 70c oc=red on=issue=1943b-5c
70+30c 1   7/5/1939 redbrn&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
75c 9   1894 vio&org issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti ... 1915 vio&olbrn issue=1915 d=Somali girl Somali Coast olgrn&vio d=Somali girl unissued
80c 3   1938 blk issue=1938 d=Léonce Lagarde ... 10/6/1947 issue=1947 d=Khor-Angar
85c 2   1915 viobrn&blgrn issue=1915 d=Somali girl, 1925 bl&brnvio issue=1923 provisional d=Somali girl oc=blk on=1915-40c-bl&brnvio
90c 6   1915 brnred&scar issue=1915 d=Somali girl ... 1943 dkvio issue=1943a d=Somali warriors (1938) ovpt=France//Libre(offset) oc=blk on=issue=1938-90c
90+35c 1   7/5/1939 redorg&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
1fr 21   1894 issue=1894a d=camel & rider ovpt=1//DJIBOUTI oc=blk on=issuer=Obock-1893-5fr ... 1959 dt=tropical fishes (1959) d=Scarus guttatus Somali Coast dkbl&ultra d=railroad bridge unissued
1.10fr 1   1928 issue=1915 d=Bridge railway Holl
1.20fr 2   1945 bl issue=1945 d=locomotive & palms ovpt=bars 1Fr 20c oc=red on=issue=1943b-5c, 10/6/1947 issue=1947 d=Obock-Tadjouran road
1.25fr 4   1926 dkbl&ultra issue=1924 provisional d=railroad bridge ovpt=1f25//bars oc=red on=1fr-dkbl&ultra-unissued ... 1939 issue=New York World's Fair d=people of the colonies
1.25+1fr 1   7/5/1939 car&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
1.40fr 1   1940 pckbl issue=1938 d=Léonce Lagarde
1.50fr 10   1927 issue=1924 provisional oc=blk on=1fr-unissued ... 10/6/1947 issue=1947 d=Obock-Tadjouran road
1.60fr 2   1940 redbrn issue=1938 d=Léonce Lagarde, 1943 redbrn issue=1943a d=Léonce Lagarde ovpt=France//Libre(offset) oc=blk on=issue=1938-1.60fr-redbrn
1.75fr 3   1933 issue=1915 d=Bridge railway Holl ... 1943 issue=1943a d=Bridge railway Holl ovpt=France//Libre oc=blk on=issue=1915-1.75fr
1.75fr+50c 1   1938 brtultra issue=Curie d=Pierre & Marie Curie
2fr 17   1894 issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti ... 3/24/1962 dt=flora & fauna (1962) d=dragon tree
2.25fr 2   1939 ultra issue=1938 d=Léonce Lagarde
2.25+2fr 1   7/5/1939 bl&blk issue=French Revolution 150th d=storming of the Bastille
2.40fr 1   1945 emer issue=1945 d=locomotive & palms ovpt=2Fr 40c//bars oc=blk on=issue=1943b-25c
2.50fr 4   1940 chnt issue=1938 d=Léonce Lagarde ... 1943 chnt issue=1943a d=Léonce Lagarde ovpt=France//Libre(offset) oc=blk on=issue=1938-2.50fr-chnt
3fr 12   1927 ver&redvio issue=1924 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-ver&redvio-unissued ... 1959 dt=tropical fishes (1959) d=Makaira indica
3.60fr 1   10/6/1947 issue=1947 d=Somali woman
4fr 7   1943 org issue=1943b d=locomotive & palms ... 3/24/1962 dt=flora & fauna (1962) d=daman
4.50fr 1   1945 emer issue=1945 d=locomotive & palms oc=blk on=issue=1943b-25c
5fr 15   1894 issue=1894a d=camel & rider ovpt=DJIBOUTI oc=blk on=issuer=Obock-1893-5fr ... 1966 dt=plants (1966) d=senna
6fr 4   10/6/1947 issue=1947 d=Somali village ... 10/20/1965 dt=views&maps d=Dadwayya
8fr 4   1946 dpbl issue=Victory ... 5/13/1966 issue=1966 air d=Fire Coral & Crinoid
10fr 10   1927 brnred&olbrn issue=1924 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-brnred&olbrn-unissued ... 11/24/1962 dt=seashells (1962 Somali Coast) d=Tridacna squamosa (1962)
15fr 8   1945 emer issue=1945 d=locomotive & palms oc=blk on=issue=1943b-25c ... 6/9/1964 dt=boats (1964 Somali Coast) d=houri
20fr 11   1927 graygrn&lilrose issue=1924 provisional oc=blk on=5fr-graygrn&lilrose-unissued ... 5/8/1967 d=Varanus griseus
25fr 13   1894 issue=1894b d=crossing desert ... 5/13/1966 issue=1966 air d=Pygoplites diacanthus
25+5fr 1   6/28/1964 issue=save Nubian monuments
= 25fr+5fr 2   4/7/1962 d=anti-malaria, 12/10/1965 d=anti-tuberculosis
30fr 4   1949 issue=UPU 75th ... 1/28/1966 issue=Satellite A-1 d=Satellite A-1
40fr 4   1956 ultra&gray d=Rasbir lighthouse ... 10/14/1966 issue=1966 air d=Pomacanthops filamentosus
45fr 1   10/20/1965 issue=1965 air d=Lake Abbe
48fr 1   6/10/1966 issue=Satellite D-1 d=Satellite D1 in orbit
50fr 9   1894 issue=1894b d=crossing desert ... 5/13/1966 issue=1966 air d=Amphiprion ephippium (1966)
55fr 3   1/18/1960 issue=25th Anniversary of the Death of Albert Bernard d=Albert Bernard ... 3/18/1966 d=Stapelia
60fr 2   1959 dt=tropical fishes (1959) d=Sphyrna zygaena (1959), 11/24/1962 issue=1962 air d=Rostellaria magna
65fr 1   6/16/1965 issue=1965 air d=Ghoubet Kharab
70fr 2   12/20/1963 issue=human rights 15th, 5/13/1966 issue=1966 air d=Holocentrus spiniferus
75fr 1   1960 dt=birds (1960 Somali Coast) d=pelican
80fr 2   4/7/1964 issue=PHILATEC d=hand holding stamp with tongs & stamp album, 10/14/1966 issue=1966 air d=Acanthurus sohal
85fr 1   9/18/1964 issue=1964 air d=zaroug
90fr 1   10/10/1964 issue=Olympics 1964
95fr 1   5/17/1965 issue=ITU
100fr 6   1941 plum issue=1941 airmail d=Cross of Lorraine & four-engine airplane ... 10/14/1966 issue=1966 air d=Pterois lunulatus
200fr 3   1947 d=governor's mansion in Djibouti ... 11/30/1963 issue=1962 air d=Fan Coral Melithaea albitincta
300fr 1   3/6/1965 issue=1964 air d=zeima
500fr 2   2/20/1956 dkvio&rosevio d=Somali woman & map of Djibouti & airplane, 1/6/1962 d=Caravan of salt workers in Lake Assal

Used by 408 stamps: (See all uses as list)
Somali Coast 1894 25c brn pc=buff issue=1894a d=Navigation & Commerce ovpt=DJIBOUTI//25 oc=blk on=issuer=Obock-issue=Navigation & Commerce-2c
Somali Coast 1894 50fr issue=1894b d=crossing desert imperf
Somali Coast 1894 25fr issue=1894b d=crossing desert imperf
Somali Coast 1894 5fr issue=1894b d=French gunboat imperf
Somali Coast 1894 2fr issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 1fr olgrn&blk issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 75c vio&org issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 50c bl&rose issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 30c graybrn&rose issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 25c rose&bl issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 15c vio&grn issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 10c brn&grn issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 5c issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 4c viobrn&bl issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 2c cl&blk issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 1c issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1894 5fr issue=1894a d=camel & rider ovpt=DJIBOUTI oc=blk on=issuer=Obock-1893-5fr
Somali Coast 1894 1fr issue=1894a d=camel & rider ovpt=1//DJIBOUTI oc=blk on=issuer=Obock-1893-5fr
Somali Coast 1894 50c blk pc=gray issue=1894a d=Navigation & Commerce ovpt=50 oc=red&bl on=issuer=Obock-issue=Navigation & Commerce-1c
Somali Coast 1894 5c grn pc=grn issue=1894a d=Navigation & Commerce ovpt=DJ oc=blk on=issuer=Obock-issue=Navigation & Commerce-5c
Somali Coast 1/9/1899 40c viobrn&bl oc=blk on=4c-viobrn&bl-unissued
Somali Coast 1900 40c org&bl issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti
Somali Coast 1902 5c grn&yelgrn issue=1894b d=view of Djibouti imperf
Somali Coast 1902 5c org&bl issue=1902a d=view of Djibouti oc=blk on=issue=1894b-1900-40c
Somali Coast 1902 10c bl&rose issue=1902a d=view of Djibouti oc=blk on=issue=1894b-1894-50c imperf
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Somali Coast airmail 6/16/1965 65fr issue=1965 air d=Ghoubet Kharab perf=13
Somali Coast 10/20/1965 6fr dt=views&maps d=Dadwayya perf=13
Somali Coast 10/20/1965 20fr dt=views&maps d=Tadjourah perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 10/20/1965 45fr issue=1965 air d=Lake Abbe perf=13
Somali Coast semipostal 12/10/1965 25fr+5fr d=anti-tuberculosis perf=13
Somali Coast 1966 5fr dt=plants (1966) d=senna perf=13
Somali Coast 1966 8fr dt=plants (1966) d=Poinciana (1966) perf=13
Somali Coast 1966 25fr dt=plants (1966) d=aloes perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 1/28/1966 25fr issue=Satellite A-1 d=Launch of the first French satellite to Hammaguir perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 1/28/1966 30fr issue=Satellite A-1 d=Satellite A-1 perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 3/18/1966 55fr d=Stapelia perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 5/13/1966 8fr issue=1966 air d=Fire Coral & Crinoid perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 5/13/1966 25fr issue=1966 air d=Pygoplites diacanthus perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 5/13/1966 50fr issue=1966 air d=Amphiprion ephippium (1966) perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 5/13/1966 70fr issue=1966 air d=Holocentrus spiniferus perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 6/10/1966 48fr issue=Satellite D-1 d=Satellite D1 in orbit perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 10/14/1966 40fr issue=1966 air d=Pomacanthops filamentosus perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 10/14/1966 80fr issue=1966 air d=Acanthurus sohal perf=13
Somali Coast airmail 10/14/1966 100fr issue=1966 air d=Pterois lunulatus perf=13
Somali Coast 5/8/1967 20fr d=Varanus griseus perf=13
Somali Coast 15c dlvio&rose d=Somali girl unissued
Somali Coast 75c olgrn&vio d=Somali girl unissued
Somali Coast 1fr dkbl&ultra d=railroad bridge unissued
Somali Coast postage due 1fr lilrose unissued
Somali Coast postage due 1fr ltred unissued

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