France 25c Cérès (1867)

France · 1867 · 25 c.

The stamp features a left-facing allegorical bust of Ceres, the Roman goddess of agriculture, with the country name 'EMPIRE FRANC' and denomination '25 C.' below. The stamp is blue.

The Cérès series was France's first postage stamp design, introduced in 1849, and continued through various issues during the Second Empire. This particular stamp, issued in 1867, was part of a definitive series used for everyday postal services.