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Algeria
8th May 1924
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| Sc1 SG2 | SG1 | xxx |
perf 14x13½, no wmk
Printed at the Government Print Works, Paris.
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | ||
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| French stamps overprinted in red, blue or black | ||||||
| ½ centime on 1c slate | 1 | |||||
| 1 centime dark grey | 1 | 2 | ||||
| other values 2c to 5 francs | 2-32 | 3-33 | ||||
Algeria became a French Department in July 1830, although internal hostilities continued until 1847 and, to a lesser extent, thereafter. French stamps were used until 1924 and again between July 1958 and independence in 1962.
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| 1924-26 Sc1-32 |
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Africa | 28 | |
4th July 1962
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Independence |
| 1962 Sc286 SG386 |
Independence
The first stamps after independence were overprinted "ER" with or without a bar for Etat Algérien.