Navigation and Commerce issue
Appearance
The Navigation and Commerce issue is a definitive 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 featuring allegorical representations of navigation and commerce. The territory name is imprinted in a rectangular [[Cartouche_(design)}cartouche centered at the bottom of the stamp.
It was first released in 1892, with later releases featuring new color schemes. Dates vary by territory, but by 1900 values start appearing surcharged in red or black ink.
List of French Territories that used Navigation and Commerce Stamps
- Anjouan
- Benin
- Diego-Suárez
- French Congo
- French Guiana
- French Guinea
- French Polynesia/Oceania
- 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
Sources
- Scott Catalog, 2008 edition.