inscription used was SULTANAT D'ANJOUAN. All stamps were the French Colonies "Tablet" types. Dates 1892 – 1914 Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc Refer Madagascar & Dependencies See also Comoro Islands Ankara Anglicised name of Angora. Refer Angora Annam (Indochina) Annam was the central province of Vietnam, lying between Tongking and Cochin China. One regional issue with 11 values was produced when the province was part of French Indochina. At the same time, there was a regional issue for Cambodia. Dates 1936 only Capital Binh Dinh Currency 100 cents = 1 piastre Refer Indochina Territories See also Cambodia (Indochina) Annam and Tongking Refers to combined issues by French colonies of Annam and Tongking. Dates 1888 – 1892 Capital Hanoi Currency 100 centimes = 1 franc Main article Postage stamps and postal history of Annam and Tongking See also Indochina Territories Antigua Main island in the Antigua and Barbuda group. Dates 1862 – Capital St John's Currency (1862) 12 pence = 1 shilling; 20 shillings = 1 pound (1951) 100 cents = 1 dollar Main article Postage stamps and postal history of Antigua Refer Antigua & Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda is the official name of an island group in the Leeward Islands which comprises Antigua, Barbuda and Redonda. It was first colonised by English settlers in 1632. During the 18th century, African slaves were imported to work on the sugar plantation and, as in other Caribbean islands, this created a predominantly black population. Slavery was ended in 1834. The country became independent of Britain on 1 November 1981. Dates 1981 – Capital St John's (Antigua) Currency 100 cents = 1 dollar Main Article Postage stamps and postal history of Antigua and Barbuda Includes Antigua; Barbuda See also Leeward Islands Antioquia Colombian territory which formerly had its own issues. Dates 1868 – 1906 Capital Medellín Currency 100 centavos = 1 peso Main Article Postage stamps of Antioquia Refer Colombian Territories A.O. Belgian Congo Red Cross issue overprint which means Afrique Orientale. Issued 15 May 1918 in Ruanda-Urundi under Belgian mandate. AOF An acronym for Afrique Occidentale Française and used as an overprint on stamps of French West Africa. Refer French West Africa References Bibliography Stanley Gibbons Ltd, various catalogues Stanley Gibbons Ltd, Europe and Colonies 1970, Stanley Gibbons Ltd, 1969 Stuart Rossiter & John Flower, The Stamp Atlas, W H Smith, 1989 XLCR Stamp Finder and Collector's Dictionary, Thomas