10 Centimes Postal Currency (Timbre-monnaie) - Emailleries Aubry

France · 1920 · 10 centimes

A 10 centimes French postage stamp, likely a Sower or Marianne type, encased in a circular metal holder. The holder bears the inscription 'Emailleries Aubry Saultain', indicating its private issuance as emergency currency.

This 'timbre-monnaie' was a form of emergency currency issued by a private company, Emailleries Aubry, around 1920 in France. Such issues were common during periods of coin shortages, particularly in the aftermath of World War I.