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Postage stamps and postal history of Diego-Suárez

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

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.

Postage Stamps

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

See also

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Sources

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  • 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

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