40c French Telephone Stamp for Algeria
France · 1900 · 40c
The stamp depicts a female telephone operator seated at a switchboard, holding a receiver to her ear. It features the denomination '40c' and the inscription 'REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE TELEGRAPHES ET TELEPHONES'.
Issued by France for its telegraph and telephone services, this stamp was specifically used in Algeria, then a French department. It represents the early era of widespread telecommunications and the administrative reach of the French postal system.
Printing Method
Engraved
Image: <bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Jules-Cl%C3%A9ment_Chaplain" class="extiw" title="w:en:Jules-Clément Chaplain"><span title="French sculptor (1839–1909)">Jules-Clément Chaplain</span></a></bdi> · License: Public domain
Estimated Values by Condition
Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults
Well centered, fresh colors
Nicely centered, minor flaws
Average centering, acceptable
Off-center or visible wear
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