Madagascar Postage Due Stamp, Type Sage

Madagascar · 1896 · 5c

This is a postage due stamp featuring a large numeral '5' at its center, indicating the amount to be collected. The design is purely typographic, with the words 'CHIFFRE TAXE A PERCEVOIR' (Amount to be collected) and 'POSTES' framing the central value. The country name 'MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDANCES' is inscribed at the bottom.

Issued under French colonial administration, this stamp is an overprint on a French Colonies general issue postage due stamp. It represents the establishment of a formal postal system in Madagascar requiring payment for insufficient postage.