FRENCH COLONIES - 1881: An 75 centimes carmine on rose postage stamp depicting allegory female figure "Commerce" sitting alone and inscribed "COLONIES". Series French Colonies by Alphee Dubois

FRENCH COLONIES - 1881: An 75 centimes carmine on rose postage stamp depicting allegory female figure "Commerce" sitting alone and inscribed "COLONIES". Series French Colonies by Alphee Dubois Stock Photo
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Contributor:

World of Stamp / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

2KDGJ3C

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26.4 MB (1,018.8 KB Compressed download)

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Dimensions:

2800 x 3300 px | 23.7 x 27.9 cm | 9.3 x 11 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

6 November 2022

Location:

Paris, France

More information:

This image could have imperfections as it’s either historical or reportage.

"French Colonies" is the name used by philatelists to refer to the postage stamps issued by France for use in the parts of the French colonial empire that did not have stamps of their own. These were in use from 1859 to 1906, and from 1943 to 1945. This postage stamp, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image