Fantasia (Charity Program) -  5 centime

Fantasia (Charity Program) - 5 centime

Year
1928
Face Value
5
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
solidarity

Catalogs References

Michel
MA 77
Yvert & Tellier
MA PA12

Technical Details

Colors
blue
Size
40 x 24 mm
Perforation
13½
Printing
Photogravure
Designer
Marcelin Flandrin
Printers
Hélio-Vaugirard, Paris
This semi-postal airmail stamp highlights the dynamic equestrian traditions of North Africa by illustrating a traditional Fantasia (Tbourida), a spectacular charge of Moroccan horsemen firing synchronous musket shots into the air against a rugged mountainous horizon. The central design carries a powerful message of martial courage, heritage preservation, and collective identity, celebrating a historic custom deeply ingrained in rural Moroccan tribal festivities and celebratory culture.