Madagascar Postage Due, Black on Green

Madagascar · 1889 · 5 c

This is the first postage due stamp issued for Madagascar, which was then a French protectorate. The design is purely typographic, featuring the denomination '5c' prominently in the center, surrounded by an ornate frame. The text 'CHIFFRE TAXE A PERCEVOIR' indicates its function as a postage due stamp, with 'MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDANCES' at the bottom.

Issued in 1889, this stamp marks the early period of French colonial administration in Madagascar, establishing a formal postal system for collecting unpaid postage.