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2,25 francs Pobles colonials i vista de la ciutat de Nova York

Cameroon, 1939

Stamp issued to commemorate the International Exhibition held in New York in 1939, issued to be put into circulation in France-ruled of Cameroon. Cameroon was part of the German Empire until after the First World War (1914-1918), when the League of Nations divided up the territory between France and Great Britain.

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Title 2,25 francs Pobles colonials i vista de la ciutat de Nova York
Inventory number MGPB 034654
Dating 1939
Provenance Cameroon
Dimensions 2.6 x 4 cm
Material paper (fiber product)
Technique printing (process)
Inscriptions EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE NEW YORK / 1939 / 2 F 25 / R POSTES F / CAMEROUN
Bibliography Museo Postal y Filatélico de Barcelona. Catálogo ilustrado de la valiosa e importante colección de sellos de correo de Ramón de Marull Huguet donada a la Ciudad de Barcelona e instalada en el Palacio de la Virreina. Segona edició. Barcelona: 1962.