French Indochina, 1904 Allegorical Commerce and Navigation Issue

French Indochina · 1904 · 1c

This definitive stamp features an allegorical design representing Commerce and Navigation. A seated woman, symbolizing France, gestures towards a steamship at sea, with goods and a caduceus in the foreground, representing trade and prosperity under French colonial rule.

Issued as part of the first definitive series specifically for French Indochina, this design replaced earlier overprinted stamps of the French Colonies, establishing a distinct postal identity for the territory.