Algeria 1927 30c on 25c Surcharge

Algeria · 1927 · 30c on 25c

This stamp is a definitive issue from French Algeria, originally a 25 centimes stamp featuring a pastoral scene with a plowman and oxen. It was subsequently overprinted with a new value of 30 centimes. The surcharge was a common practice to adapt existing stamp stocks to new postal rates.

Issued during the period of French colonial rule, this surcharged stamp reflects the administrative and economic adjustments within the French postal system in Algeria.