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 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
- Côte d'Ivoire
- French Congo
- French Guiana
- French Guinea
- French Polynesia/Oceania
- French Sudan[1]
- Gabon
- Grand Comoro Island
- India[2]
- Indochina
- Madagascar
- Martinique[3]
- Mayotte[4]
- Moheli[5]
- New Caledonia
- Obock
- Reunion
- Senegal
- Senegambia & Niger
- St. Pierre & Miquelon
- Ste. Marie de Madagascar[6]
Sources
- Scott Catalog, 2008 edition.
- ^ Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalog. Scott Publishing Company 2007: 211.
- ^ Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalog. Scott Publishing Company 2007: 1249.
- ^ Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalog. Scott Publishing Company 2008: 769.
- ^ Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalog. Scott Publishing Company 2007: 803.
- ^ Scott 2007 Standard Postage Stamp Catalog. Scott Publishing Company 2007: 901.
- ^ Scott 2008 Standard Postage Stamp Catalog. Scott Publishing Company 2008: 797.