KOUANG TCHEOU-WAN

Kouang-Tchéou - Kwangchowan

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Stamps of French Indo-China overprinted 'Kouang Tchéou-Wan':

1906 Stamps of Indo China of 1893, overprinted 'Kouang Tchéou-Wan' and value in Chinese characters

  75 c red on orange
  5 F violet

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
75 c	R	R
5 F	RR	RR

1906 Stamps of Indo China of 1904, overprinted 'Kouang Tchéou-Wan' and value in Chinese characters

  1 c olive (overprint red)
  2 c brown on yellow
  4 c lilac on blue (overprint red)
  5 c green (overprint red)
  10 c red
  15 c brown on blue
  20 c red on green
  25 c blue
  30 c brown
  35 c black on yellow (overprint red)
  40 c black on grey (overprint red)
  50 c brown
  1 F olive
  2 F lilac on orange (overprint red)
  10 F red on green

The chinese overprint signifies the value of the stamp and is thus different for each value.

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	***	***
2 c	***	***
4 c	***	***
5 c	***	***
10 c	***	***
15 c	R	R
20 c	***	***
25 c	***	***
30 c	***	***
35 c	***	***
40 c	***	***
50 c	R	R
1 F	R	R
2 F	R	R
10 F	RR	RR

1908 Stamps of Indo China of 1907, overprinted 'KOUANG-TCHEOU' and value in Chinese characters

Kouang-Tcheou Kouang - Tcheou

  1 c olive and black (red overprint)
  2 c brown and black (red overprint)
  4 c blue and black (red overprint)
  5 c green and black (red overprint)
  10 c red and black (blue overprint)
  15 c violet and black (red overprint)
  20 c violet and black (red overprint)
  25 c blue and black (red overprint)
  30 c brown and black (red overprint)
  35 c green and black (red overprint)
  40 c brown and black (red overprint)
  50 c red and black (blue overprint)
  75 c orange and black (blue overprint, larger size)
  1 F red and black (blue overprint, larger size)
  2 F green and black (red overprint, larger size)
  5 F blue and black (red overprint, larger size)
  10 F violet and black (red overprint, larger size)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 c	*	*
2 c	*	*
4 c	*	*
5 c	*	*
10 c	*	*
15 c	*	*
20 c	**	**
25 c	*	*
30 c	**	**
35 c	***	***
40 c	***	***
50 c	***	***
75 c	***	***
1 F	***	***
2 F	R	R
5 F	R	R
10 F	RR	RR

Surcharged (1919)

  2/5 c on 1 c olive and black (red overprint)
  4/5 c on 2 c brown and black (red overprint)
  1 3/5 c (red) on 4 c blue and black (red overprint)
  2 c on 5 c green and black (red overprint)
  4 c (blue) on 10 c red and black (blue overprint)
  6 c on 15 c violet and black (red overprint)
  8 c on 20 c violet and black (red overprint)
  10 c on 25 c blue and black (red overprint)
  12 c on 30 c brown and black (red overprint)
  14 c on 35 c green and black (red overprint)
  16 c on 40 c brown and black (red overprint)
  20 c (blue) on 50 c red and black (blue overprint)
  30 c (blue) on 75 c orange and black (blue overprint)
  40 c (blue) on 1 F red and black (blue overprint)
  80 c (red) on 2 F green and black (red overprint)
  2 P (red) on 5 F blue and black (red overprint)
  4 P (red) on 10 F violet and black (red overprint)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
2/5 c on 1 c	c	c
4/5 on 2 c	*	*
1 3/5 c on 4 c	*	*
2 c on 5 c	**	**
4 c on 10 c	*	*
6 c on 15 c	*	*
8 c on 20 c	***	***
10 c on 25 c	***	***
12 c on 30 c	**	**
14 c on 35 c	***	***
16 c on 40 c	***	***
20 c on 50 c	***	**
30 c on 75 c	***	***
40 c on 1 F	***	***
80 c on 2 F	R	R
2 P on 5 F	RRR	RRR
4 P on 10 F	RR	RR

New currency (1923, 'KOUANG-TCHEOU' larger than in previous stamps)

  1/10 c grey and red (blue overprint)
  1/5 c blue and black (red overprint)
  2/5 c olive and black (red overprint)
  4/5 c lilac and black on blue (red overprint)
  1 c brown and black (blue overprint)
  2 c green and black (red overprint)
  3 c violet and black (red overprint)
  4 c orange and black 
  5 c red and black
  6 c red and black
  7 c olive and black
  8 c black on green (red overprint)
  9 c yellow and black on green
  10 c blue and black
  11 c violet and black
  12 c brown and black
  15 c orange and black
  20 c blue and black on yellow (red overprint)
  40 c red and black on blue (blue overprint)
  1 P green and black on green
  2 P violet and black on red (blue overprint)

1927 Stamps of Indo China of 1927, overprinted 'KOUANG-TCHEOU'

Farmer

  1/10 c green (overprint red)
  1/5 c yellow
  2/5 c blue (overprint red)
  4/5 c brown
  1 c orange
  2 c green (overprint red)
  3 c blue (overprint red)
  4 c lilac
  5 c violet

View of Along bay in a circle

  6 c red
  7 c brown
  8 c green (overprint red)
  9 c lilac
  10 c blue (overprint red)
  11 c orange
  12 c green (overprint red)

Ancient temple (Angkor)

  15 c red and brown
  20 c lilac and grey (overprint red)

Man carving statue in wood

  25 c brown and lilac
  30 c blue and grey (overprint red)

Temple (different design, Thuat Luong)

  40 c red and blue
  50 c green and grey (overprint red)

Foundation of Saigon, people discussing

  1 Pi blue, black and yellow (overprint red)
  2 Pi red, blue and orange (overprint red)

1937 Stamps of Indo China of 1931, overprinted 'KOUANG-TCHEOU'

Chinese Junk ('La Jonque')

With 'RF'
  1/10 c blue
  1/5 c red
  2/5 c orange
  1/2 c brown
  4/5 c violet
  1 c brown
  2 c green

Without 'RF' in lower left corner
  2/5 c orange
  1/2 c brown
  1 c brown
  2 c green

Statues of ancient temple ('Ruines d'Angkor')

With 'RF'
  3 c brown
  3 c green
  4 c blue (overprint red)
  4 c green
  4 c orange
  5 c violet
  5 c green
  6 c red
  7 c grey (overprint red)
  8 c lilac
  9 c black on yellow (overprint red)

Without 'RF', but value instead in upper left corner
  3 c brown
  4 c orange
  5 c green
  9 c black on yellow (overprint black)

Rice planting ('La Riziere')

With 'RF' in upper corners
  10 c blue (overprint red)
  10 c blue on lilac (overprint red)
  15 c blue (overprint red)
  18 c blue (overprint red)
  20 c red
  21 c green
  22 c green
  25 c lilac
  25 c blue (overprint red)
  30 c brown

Without 'RF' in upper corners
  10 c blue on lilac (overprint red)
  22 c green
  30 c brown

Statue (L'Apsara)

With 'RF' in upper left corner
  50 c brown
  60 c lilac
  70 c blue (overprint red)
  1 $ green
  2 $ red

Without 'RF', but value instead
  50 c brown
  60 c lilac
  70 c blue (overprint red)
  1 $ green
  2 $ red

1937 'EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE PARIS 1937', various designs, designs identical to many other French Colonies

For an image of a similar stamp of another colony, click here.

A minisheet also exists with one imperforate 30 c green and black stamp, inscription above and below the stamp 'EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE ARTS ET TECHNIQUES 1937'.

1939 'EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE NEW YORK 1939', design identical to many other French Colonies

  13 c red
  23 c blue

1939 French revolution commemoration, Bastille, design identical to many other French colonies, inscription 'KOUANG-TCHEOU'