Postage stamps and postal history of Diego-Suárez
An 1890 stamp of Diego-Suarez.
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 it was returned to Madagascar in 1896. It was renamed as Antsiranana in 1975.
Postage Stamps
The colony issued its own postage stamps from 1890 to 1894, managing to produce over 60 types in that short time.
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
See also
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stamps of Diego-Suarez. |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, July 15, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.