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== List of French Territories that used Navigation and Commerce Stamps ==
== List of French Territories that used Navigation and Commerce Stamps ==


*Anjouan
*[[Postage_stamps_of_Anjouan|Anjouan]]
*Benin
*Benin
*Diego-Suarez
*Diego-Suarez
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*French Sudan
*French Sudan
*Gabon
*Gabon
*Grand Comoro Island
*[[Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Comoros|Grand Comoro Island]]
*[[Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Indochina|Indochina]]
*Ivory Coast
*Ivory Coast
*Madagascar
*Madagascar
*Martinique
*Martinique
*[[Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_Mayotte|Mayotte]]
*Mayotte
*[[Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_the_Comoros|Moheli]]
*Moheli
*New Caledonia
*New Caledonia
*Obock
*Obock

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The Navigation and Commerce issue is a series of French postage stamps issued for the colonial territories of France. It is the first series of territory-specific postal releases. The issue uses a standard design, with an empty space for the imprinting of the territory name.

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A Navigation & Commerce 4-centime value from Ivory Coast

It was first released in 1892, with later releases featuring new color schemes and surcharged values.

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A Nagigation & Commerce 30-centime value from Gabon, surcharged 05 in red

List of French Territories that used Navigation and Commerce Stamps

  • Anjouan
  • Benin
  • Diego-Suarez
  • French Congo
  • French Guiana
  • French Guinea
  • French Sudan
  • Gabon
  • Grand Comoro Island
  • Indochina
  • Ivory Coast
  • Madagascar
  • Martinique
  • Mayotte
  • Moheli
  • New Caledonia
  • Obock
  • Reunion
  • Senegal
  • Senegambia & Niger
  • St. Pierre & Miquelon
  • Ste. Marie de Madagascar