page_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Chad
section_title: Overprints
hierarchical_section_title: Postage stamps and postal history of Chad / Overprints
caption_attribution_description: Stamp of the French colony "Tchad" as part of the protectorate "French Equatorial Africa"; 1924; definitive stamp of "Middle Congo" of the issue "Leopard" in new colors with twofold black overprint; overprint 1: two-lined black "AFRIQUE ÉQUATORIALE FRANÇAISE"; overprint 2: single lined, black, but with greater characters "TCHAD"; mint stamp: framed drawing of a Leopard (Panthera pardus); mint stamp Stamp: Michel: No. 19; Yvert et Tellier: No. 19 Color: dark rose to orange red / violet Watermark: none Nominal value: 1 C (Centime) Postage validity: from 1924 until&#160;? Stamp picture size (printed area): 35.0 x 21.5 mm
context_page_description: This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Chad.
  Chad is a landlocked country in central Africa bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west. Chad is divided into three major geographical regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanese savanna zone in the south.
context_section_description: Chad came under civil administration in 1920, and in 1922 received its own stamps, consisting of the issues of Middle Congo overprinted "TCHAD". The initial issue consisted of 18 values ranging from 1 centime to 5 francs. As with Oubangui-Chari, the administrative situation was clarified from 1924 on by the addition of an additional overprint "AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANCAISE". 32 color and value combinations appeared between 1924 and 1933, along with another 9 surcharged with new values.
caption: A French colonial stamp overprinted for use in Chad.
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