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Decoration of the Great Mosque of Kairouan

Country : Tunisie

Continent : Afrique

Issued on : 05/05/1948

Age : 79 years

Michel Reference
TN 351
Stanley Reference
TN 313
Yvert Reference
TN 325
Themes
Solidarity
Description
Stamp is a specimen from the “Aide aux Tuberculeux” series issued in Tunisia around 1948, at the time of the French protectorate. it represents a decoration of the Great Mosque of Kairouan, highlighting an arabesque type ornamentation. The words “HELP TUBERCULES PEOPLE” accompanied by the overprint +10 f indicates that it is a charitable stamp.
Size
36 x 21 mm
Colors
Orange vert olive
Designer
M. Besson
Printers
Charles Mazelin
Perforation
13
Print
Taille-douce
Face Value
14,00 DT
Mint Value
Used Value
Print Run
159 000 exemplaires
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