ɐ fɹˈɛntʃ pˈoʊstəl ˈeɪdʒənsi hæd sˈɛnt mˈeɪl fɹʌm tˈæŋiɚɹ æz ˈɜːli æz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti fˈoːɹ, bˌʌt ðə fˈɔːɹməl bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ ʌvðə sˈɪstəm wʌz ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, wˌɛn fɹˈɛntʃ pˈoʊst ˈɑːfɪsᵻz wɜːɹ ɪstˈæblɪʃt θɹuːˈaʊt ðə sˈʌltɐnˌeɪt.
A French postal agency had sent mail from Tangier as early as 1854, but the formal beginning of the system was in 1891, when French post offices were established throughout the sultanate.