French Colonies – Dahomey 1925-39

Issue – the 1925-27 values (9) and 1928 1f 10 affixed to portions of album page, most values handstamped “COLONIAS” in blue (7) or “Especimen” in carmine or pale grey-black by the Portuguese Post Office on receipt from the U.P.U. in Berne before sending to one of its Colonial Post Offices. The 10c is without handstamp, as are all the 1924 and early 1925 values in this archive.