Madagascar 1889 Postage Due Stamp
Madagascar · 1889 · 5c
This is the first postage due stamp issued for Madagascar, which was then a French protectorate. The design is simple and functional, featuring the numeral '5' for the 5 centimes value prominently in the center, surrounded by an ornate frame. The inscriptions 'CHIFFRE-TAXE' (Postage Due) and 'POSTES' are at the top and bottom, with 'MADAGASCAR' printed below the central value.
Issued in 1889, this stamp reflects the increasing formalization of the French postal system in Madagascar during its period as a protectorate, just a few years before it became a full French colony in 1897.
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