A.2.: IVORY COAST: As part of French West Africa (A.O.F.) the Ivory Coast was able to continue using stocks of Thid Republic stamps.

January 18, 1942 usage of 1936 to 1940 Third Republic issues.

Unusually, the Ivory Coast was also able to use revisionist san RF postage of the Vichy regime, as well as the Petrain issues of the common design set.

None of the welfare issues of the common design set for the Vichy overseas empire were made available in the Ivory Coast.