The Petit Socco (Soco Chico in Spanish) was the central market place in the Medina of old Tangier. It was a small area, in contrast to the much larger area of the Grand Socco (Soco Grande) outside the walls. The purpose of this blog is to explore some of the history of the Petit Socco, in particular the post offices that used to be there.
An initial account of the history of these post offices, in particular the British post office, may be found in my book published in 2007:
The British Post Office Service in Morocco 1907-57
The earlier period is covered in a forthcoming book by Richard Garcia:
The British Postal Service in Morocco 1749-1906
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Thank you so much for the interesting post. I lived in Tangier for 8 years in the 1980s and continue to have a keen interest in Tangier history. I am particularly interested in the international zone period, so this was of interest to me. Very nice illustrations. I have quite a few postcards, first day covers and over printed stamps from this era. Graeme
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