French Indochina Postage Due Stamp, 1908

French Indochina · 1908 · 1c

This is a postage due stamp, designed to indicate the amount of postage to be collected from the recipient of an underpaid letter. The design is purely functional, featuring a large numeral '1' for the denomination within an ornate, rectangular frame. The text 'INDO-CHINE' appears at the top, with 'CHIFFRE-TAXE A PERCEVOIR' (Tax Figure to Collect) below, and 'POSTES' at the bottom.

Issued for use across the colonies of French Indochina, these stamps standardized the collection of unpaid postage. Their simple, utilitarian design was common for postage due stamps of this period worldwide.