ðə fˈɜːst stˈæmps ʌvðə pɹətˈɛktɚɹˌeɪt ɐpˈɪɹd wˈʌn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹtiːn, ænd wɜː dʒˈʌst ðɪ ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ stˈæmps wɪððɪ ɐdˈɪʃənəl ˌoʊvɚpɹˈɪnt ɹˈiːdɪŋ "pɹətˈɛktoːɹˌæt fɹˈæŋkaɪz".
The first stamps of the protectorate appeared 1 August 1914, and were just the existing stamps with the additional overprint reading "PROTECTORAT FRANCAIS".