Stamps from 1890s to 1900s
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Title
Stamps from 1890s to 1900s
Subject
The "Navigation and Commerce" stamp
Description
- Images: figure on the left with a rudder and a figure on the right with a cornucopia. They together hold staff and sit on a large boat
- Text: The territory name [INDOCHINA] is imprinted in a rectangular cartouche centered at the bottom of the stamp. In the above, it writes REPVBLIQUE FRANÇAISE | COLO-NIES POSTES ("French Republic | colonial post")
- Color: different colors signify different values
- Denomination: the price of each stamp and service
- Style: classicizing
- Representation: it propagates the flourishing of commerce
- Text: The territory name [INDOCHINA] is imprinted in a rectangular cartouche centered at the bottom of the stamp. In the above, it writes REPVBLIQUE FRANÇAISE | COLO-NIES POSTES ("French Republic | colonial post")
- Color: different colors signify different values
- Denomination: the price of each stamp and service
- Style: classicizing
- Representation: it propagates the flourishing of commerce
Creator
Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong
Rights
Photo . Wikipedia CC BY-NC-ND
Citation
Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong , “Stamps from 1890s to 1900s,” Augustus in Saigon!?, accessed December 23, 2024, https://augustusinsaigon.uni-trier.de/items/show/73.