Colonel Driant Portrait

France · 1917 · 5c + 5c

The stamp features a profile portrait of Colonel Emile Driant in military uniform, facing left. 'REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE' is inscribed at the top, with the denomination '5c + 5c' at the bottom.

This semi-postal stamp commemorates Colonel Emile Driant, a French military officer, writer, and politician who was killed during the Battle of Verdun in 1916. It was issued during World War I to raise funds for war efforts or war victims.