Check out These Vintage Stamps From French Indochina

In the first half of the 20^th century, Indochina's stamps served as a miniature window into the people and places of the former French colony.

Amassed by Flickr champion manhhai, this red and green stamp collection captures tiny images from the area which is now Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, touching upon major monuments like Angkor Wat and Luang Prabang as well as familiar Vietnamese landmarks, including the country's tiered rice paddies, the waters of Hon Gai near Ha Long Bay and Hanoi's Long Bien Bridge, then known as the Pont Doumer:

[Photos via Flickr user manhhai]

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