Tunisia First Definitive Issue, Allegory of France
Tunisia · 1888 · 1c
This stamp is the first definitive issue for Tunisia under the French Protectorate. The design features an allegory of France, depicted as a seated figure holding a tablet inscribed with 'DROITS DE L'HOMME' (Rights of Man), symbolizing the French Republic's values. The inscription 'TUNISIE' appears at the top, with the denomination '1c' and 'POSTES' at the bottom.
Issued in 1888, this stamp marks the beginning of the French postal system in Tunisia, which had become a French protectorate in 1881. The design is a classic French colonial type, used in various other French territories.
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