Postage stamps of Diego-Suárez

Postage stamps of Diego-Suárez

"See also :" Antsiranana

Background

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 Ltd: various catalogues
* [http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/home.html Encyclopaedia of Postal History]
* Stuart Rossiter & John Flower: "The Stamp Atlas"


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