Marianne de Decaris, Algeria, 1962

Algeria · 1962 · 0,25 + 0,05 F

The stamp features the Marianne de Decaris design, an allegorical figure of the French Republic, overprinted with 'ALGERIE POSTES' and a new denomination of '0,25 + 0,05 F'.

Issued in 1962, the year of Algeria's independence from France, this stamp likely represents the transition of postal services in the newly independent nation, using existing French colonial stock with overprints to reflect new sovereignty and postal rates.