Tunisia, 1888 First Issue, Allegory of France

Tunisia · 1888 · 1c

This stamp is the first postage stamp issued by Tunisia under the French Protectorate. The design features an allegory of France as a seated figure holding an olive branch, symbolizing peace, with the Tunisian coat of arms at the bottom. The denomination is shown in both French (centimes) and Arabic script.

Issued in 1888, this stamp marks the beginning of the French postal system in Tunisia, which had become a French protectorate in 1881. It replaced the earlier Italian and French consular post offices.