Tunisia Coat of Arms, First Issue

Tunisia · 1888 · 1c

This stamp is part of the first definitive series issued for Tunisia under the French Protectorate. The design features the Coat of Arms of the Bey of Tunis, which includes a lion holding a sword, a set of scales, and a ship, all under a star and crescent moon. The denomination is shown in both French and Arabic numerals and script.

Issued in 1888, this series marked the establishment of a formal postal system in the French Protectorate of Tunisia, replacing earlier French offices. These were the first stamps inscribed specifically for Tunisia.