Algeria 1924 'ALGÉRIE' Overprint on French Stamps
Algeria · 1924 · Various
This series consists of various contemporary French definitive stamps, such as the Sower, Pasteur, and Blanc types, which were overprinted with 'ALGÉRIE' in black or red ink. The overprint marked the stamps for specific use in French Algeria. A total of 32 different stamp types received this overprint between 1924 and 1925.
These overprints were a transitional measure used by the French postal administration in Algeria before the introduction of specific pictorial designs for the colony in 1926.
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