France Surtax Stamp: Aid to Repatriated from Spain

France · 1938 · 65c+60c

The stamp depicts a woman holding a child, symbolizing the plight of French citizens repatriated from Spain. Text on the stamp reads 'AIDE AUX FRANÇAIS RAPATRIÉS D'ESPAGNE'.

Issued in 1938, this surtax stamp raised funds to assist French citizens returning from Spain during the Spanish Civil War, a period of intense conflict and displacement.