On 26 September 1927, Indochina issued a set of thirteen postage due stamps. The Chùa Một Cột (or "One Pillar Pagoda") in Hanoi was depicted on the lower values and the Dragon of Annam was depicted on the higher issues.
The Government-General of French Indo-China.
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<ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.philatelie91.fr/boutique/prestashop/indochine/47241-indochine-timbre-taxe-n-44-a-56-pagode-et-dragon-de-l-annam.html">Indochine,Taxe n° 44 à 56, collection timbres Colonies françaises www.philatelie91.fr.</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.philatelie91.fr/">www.philatelie91.fr</a>. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=timbre%20taxe%20Hanoi%20&amp;_sp=9a878d17-fec8-43ed-aed5-7c2ff0594a19#id=E67D8934246D79C4D129F2486332B5F3AAD1DF66">Ecosia search</a> / <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.philatelie91.fr/boutique/prestashop/48791-thickbox_default/indochine-timbre-taxe-n-44-a-56-pagode-et-dragon-de-l-annam.jpg">Source image</a>).</li></ul><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.groseducationalmedia.ca/vsc/indochina1.html">The Chua Mot Cot or One Pillar Pagoda is one of two design on the postage due issue of 1927. - Chua Mot Cot or the One Pillar Pagoda was built in the reign of King Ly Thai Tong (1028-1054). In a dream, the king saw a vision of Phat Ba Quan Am-Kwan Yin. She led him to a shrine in the middle of a lotus pond. When he woke up, he consulted with his court and decided to replicate the shrine in his dream to dedicate it to Kwan Yin. The One Pillar Pagoda resembles a giant lotus blossom. - Bibliography - "Indochina." Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue. 2005. - "Chua Mot Cot - One Pillar Pogoda." Vietscape. 1996-2009. VEN Productions. Web. 18 Apr. 2009. - http://www.vietscape.com/travel/hanoi/motcot.html - Direct comments, questions and corrections to: stampquestions@hotmail.com</a> (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=one%20pillar%20pagoda%20stamp&amp;_sp=9a878d17-fec8-43ed-aed5-7c2ff0594a19#id=B8ACF686D1B56FE5C038224E5C5771A48F0F547C">Ecosia search</a> / <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.groseducationalmedia.ca/vsc/indochina1.jpg">Source image</a>).</li></ul><ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/690669292832086260/">Roselle Tan. - 270 followers. - Indochina (French Indochina). - Indochina 1912 Scott 60 5c on 15c orange brown/blue Stamps of 1904-06 surcharged black or carmine Quick History Indochine française, or French Indochina, was a French colonial protectorate in southeast Asia. It consisted in 1887 of the the Vietnamese areas of Tonkin, Annam, and Cochinchina, and also Cambodia. Laos was added in 1893. Saigon was the first Capital (1887-1902), then Hanoi (1902-1939), and finally Da Lat (1939-45) during the classical era. Of interest, During WW II, Vichy France…</a>, <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.pinterest.com/">www.pinterest.com</a>. (<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=timbre%20taxe%20Hanoi%20&amp;_sp=9a878d17-fec8-43ed-aed5-7c2ff0594a19#id=F500A757570CC377B13B25DACE1FFF957F53D571">Ecosia search</a> / <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/47/c2/9f/47c29f99fe0c7097c461bca801f1f921.jpg">Source image</a>).</li></ul>