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Colonial Exposition Issue

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Stamp inscriptions read "Exposition Coloniale Internationale Paris 1931". The designs were identical for all territories, differing only in currency, and the name of the territory, which was printed in black. France also issued stamps for the Colonial Exposition, but with different designs.
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Colonial commerce, with natives holding their wares, and a steamship in the background (blue)
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An allegory of France showing the way to civilization (red orange)
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The four designs had themes reflecting those of the exposition:
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Exposition Coloniale Internationale issue, French Sudan 1931
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Exposition Coloniale Internationale issue, Upper Volta 1931
8: 44:. Issued in 1931, in conjunction with the 7: 55:People of the French empire (green) 14: 231:World's fair commemorative stamps 1: 257: 241:Paris Colonial Exposition 204:Wallis and Futuna Islands 179:St. Pierre & Miquelon 46:Paris Colonial Exposition 34:Colonial Exposition Issue 236:Postage stamps of France 73:Participating colonies 58:Women's heads (violet) 42:French colonial empire 29: 21: 27: 19: 189:French Somali Coast 30: 22: 139:French Madagascar 248: 129:French Indochina 109:French Polynesia 256: 255: 251: 250: 249: 247: 246: 245: 221: 220: 216:Scott catalogue 212: 79:French Cameroon 75: 12: 11: 5: 254: 252: 244: 243: 238: 233: 223: 222: 219: 218: 211: 208: 207: 206: 201: 196: 191: 186: 181: 176: 171: 169:Oubangui-Chari 166: 161: 156: 151: 146: 141: 136: 131: 126: 121: 116: 111: 106: 101: 96: 91: 89:French Dahomey 86: 81: 74: 71: 66: 65: 62: 59: 56: 36:was the first 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 253: 242: 239: 237: 234: 232: 229: 228: 226: 217: 214: 213: 209: 205: 202: 200: 197: 195: 192: 190: 187: 185: 182: 180: 177: 175: 172: 170: 167: 165: 162: 160: 159:New Caledonia 157: 155: 152: 150: 147: 145: 142: 140: 137: 135: 132: 130: 127: 125: 122: 120: 117: 115: 112: 110: 107: 105: 102: 100: 99:French Guinea 97: 95: 94:French Guiana 92: 90: 87: 85: 82: 80: 77: 76: 72: 70: 63: 60: 57: 54: 53: 52: 49: 47: 43: 39: 38:omnibus issue 35: 26: 18: 154:Middle Congo 114:French Sudan 104:French India 67: 50: 33: 31: 199:Upper Volta 194:French Togo 134:Ivory Coast 84:French Chad 225:Categories 210:References 149:Mauritania 144:Martinique 124:Guadeloupe 184:Senegal 174:RĂ©union 40:of the 164:Niger 119:Gabon 32:The 227::

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omnibus issue
French colonial empire
Paris Colonial Exposition
French Cameroon
French Chad
French Dahomey
French Guiana
French Guinea
French India
French Polynesia
French Sudan
Gabon
Guadeloupe
French Indochina
Ivory Coast
French Madagascar
Martinique
Mauritania
Middle Congo
New Caledonia
Niger
Oubangui-Chari
RĂ©union
St. Pierre & Miquelon
Senegal
French Somali Coast
French Togo
Upper Volta

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