Tunisian Postage Due Stamp, 1906
Tunisia · 1906 · 5c
This stamp features a large numeral '5' indicating its face value, centrally located within an ornate, Moorish-inspired frame. The design incorporates the crescent moon and star, a prominent symbol of Tunisia, at the top. Text in both French ('TUNISIE' and 'CHIFFRE-TAXE') and Arabic script confirms its origin and purpose as a postage due stamp.
Issued under the French Protectorate of Tunisia, this series was the first set of postage due stamps for the country, used to collect payment for insufficient postage from the recipient.
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