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Postage stamps and postal history of Diego-Suárez

Postage stamps and postal history of Diego-Suárez

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Diego-Suárez is a city at the northern tip of Madagascar in Antsiranana province. It was a French colony in the late 19th century until the colony's administration was subsumed into that of Madagascar in 1896. It was renamed as Antsiranana in 1975.

An 1890 stamp of Diego-Suarez.
French colonial general issues overprinted for Diego-Suarez in 1892.

Postage Stamps

The colony issued its own postage stamps from 1890 to 1894, producing over 60 types.[1]

See also

Sources

  • Stanley Gibbons: various catalogues
  • Encyclopaedia of Postal Authorities
  • Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. The Stamp Atlas. London: Macdonald, 1986, p. 331. ISBN 0-356-10862-7

References

  1. [1]
    "Diego-Suarez". stampworldhistory.com. Archived from the original on 2018-03-03. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
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