FRENCH COLONIES - 1859: An 10 centimes bister on yellow postage stamp depicting Eagle holding a thunderbolt and Crown, main elements of Coat of Arms of the Second French Empire of Napoleon III

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"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

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Size: 2700px × 2700px
Location: Paris, France
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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