Cambodia First Issue, Allegory of France

Cambodia · 1951 · 1c

This stamp is the first postage stamp issued for Cambodia, which was then part of French Indochina. The design features an allegory of France, represented by a seated female figure holding a tablet and a branch, symbolizing law and peace under French colonial rule.

Issued in 1951, this stamp marks the beginning of Cambodia's independent postal history, just two years before the country gained full independence from France in 1953.