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

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 November 22, 2024, https://augustusinsaigon.uni-trier.de/items/show/73.

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