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| Issuer | Government of Madagascar and Dependencies |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | The obverse reproduces the design of a Madagascar et Dépendances postal stamp printed in olive-green and brown, enclosed within a decorative border with ornamental corner devices. The central vignette shows a group of figures pulling a cart or riksha, rendered in an engraved style typical of colonial-era stamp printing. A white-on-dark denomination box at the lower left reads '1f.', and the inscriptions 'POSTES' appear at the top with 'R' and 'F' flanking it, and 'MADAGASCAR ET DÉPENDANCES' runs along the bottom margin. |
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| Obverse lettering | POSTES R F MADAGASCAR ET DÉPENDANCES 1f. |
| Reverse description | The reverse is printed on plain cardboard and bears a central intaglio-style vignette of a zebu bull standing in profile facing left, rendered in dark brown ink. The word 'Iraimbilanja' appears vertically along the left margin, and '1 franc' is printed vertically along the right margin. |
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