Inscription: "MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDANCIES" issue, Madagascar, 1896
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1896
Issuing entity
MadagascarThe Inscription: "MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDANCIES" issue is a set of postage stamps released in Madagascar in 1896. The StampWorld catalogue lists 14 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 28–28‑40).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1C black/red; 2C reddish brown/blue; 4C violet brown/blue; 5C green/red; 10C black/blue; 15C light blue/red; 20C red/blue; 25C black/red; 30C brown/blue; 40C brick-red/blue; 50C carmine/blue; 75C dark purple/red; 1Fr olive/red. Perforation: 14 x 13½. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Madagascar 5Fr 1896.jpg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 14 x 13½
Design
- Values and colours
- 1C black/red · 2C reddish brown/blue · 4C violet brown/blue · 5C green/red · 10C black/blue · 15C light blue/red · 20C red/blue · 25C black/red · 30C brown/blue · 40C brick-red/blue · 50C carmine/blue · 75C dark purple/red · 1Fr olive/red
Identification
- Issue date
- 1896
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 28–28‑40
Catalogue references
- StampWorld28–28‑40
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.