throughout China until 25 November 1923. Dates 1900 – 1923 Currency 12 pies = 1 anna; 16 annas = 1 rupee Refer Indian Overseas Forces China (French Post Offices) This refers to general issues for all French and Indo-Chinese offices in China. Various stamps of France or Indo-China were either overprinted or inscribed CHINE. Several offices had individual issues. Prior to 1894, stamps of France were used. The offices were at Shanghai (opened November 1862), Tientsin (16 March 1889), Chefoo (November 1898), Hankow (1898), Peking (December 1900), Amoy (January 1902), Foochow (1902) and Ningpo (1902). All closed on 31 December 1922. Dates 1894 – 1922 Currency (1894) 100 centimes = 1 franc (1907) 100 cents = 1 piastre Refer French Post Offices Abroad China (German Post Offices) This refers to general issues for all German post offices in China. Various stamps of Germany were either overprinted or inscribed CHINA. Prior to 1898, stamps of Germany were used. The offices were at Shanghai (opened 16 August 1886), Tientsin (October 1889), Chefoo (1 June 1892), Amoy, Canton, Foochow, Hankow, Ichang, Nanking, Peking, Swatow and Chinkiang. The last nine were opened after 1900 but dates are unknown. All offices closed on 17 March 1917. Dates 1898 – 1917 Currency (1898) 100 pfennige = 1 Reichsmark (1905) 100 cents = 1 dollar Refer German Post Offices Abroad China (Indochinese Post Offices) Dates 1900 – 1922 Currency (1900) 100 centimes = 1 franc (1919) 100 cents = 1 piastre Main Article Includes Canton (Indochinese Post Office); Hoi-Hao (Indochinese Post Office); Kouang-Tcheou; Mong-Tseu (Indochinese Post Office); Pakhoi (Indochinese Post Office); Tchongking (Indochinese Post Office); Yunnanfu (Indochinese Post Office) China (Italian Post Offices) Italy had two post offices in China: at Peking (Pechino) and Tientsin. Both used Italian stamps particular to the office. The offices were open from September 1917 to 31 December 1922 and were for use by diplomatic and military personnel. Refer Pechino (Italian Post Office); Tientsin (Italian Post Office) China (Japanese Occupation) Refer Japanese Occupation Issues; Kwangtung (Japanese Occupation); Mengkiang (Japanese Occupation); Manchukuo; Nangking & Shanghai (Japanese Occupation); North China (Japanese Occupation) China (Japanese Post Offices) Stamps of Japan were issued at the various offices with an overprint in Japanese characters which denoted Japanese Agencies. From 15 April 1876 until 31 December 1899, stamps of Japan were used without overprint. The main office was at Shanghai (opened 15 April 1876). Others were at Chefoo,