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French 20c Ceres stamp on Saint-Nazaire pocket cover
France · 1900 · 20c
A green 20 centimes French definitive stamp featuring the allegorical head of Ceres, goddess of agriculture, facing left.
This stamp was used on a letter from the Saint-Nazaire pocket, a German-held enclave in France during the final stages of World War II (1944-1945), highlighting its wartime postal usage.
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