There is disclosed a facsimile apparatus comprising a reading circuit for reading an image of an original, a shift arrangement for shifting a position of the image read by the reading circuit, and a transmitting arrangement for transmitting to another facsimile apparatus the image read by the reading circuit. The facsimile apparatus further comprises a control circuit for use in selecting which one is transmitted, the image shifted by the shifting arrangement or the image not being shifted, depending on whether one side of the original is read by the reading circuit or both sides thereof is read by the reading circuit, and depending on whether the another facsimile apparatus performs one side recording or perfect recording.