Minaret of Chellah Rabat - 80 centime

Minaret of Chellah Rabat - 80 centime

Year
1939
Face Value
80
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Michel
MA 176
Yvert & Tellier
MA PA43
Stanley Gibbons
FR-MA 251

Technical Details

Colors
Blue green
Size
26 x 40 mm
Perforation
13
Designer
A. Vaur
Printers
Atelier de fabrication des timbres-Poste, paris
The Minaret of Chellah is one of the most recognizable monuments in Rabat and stands within the archaeological site of Chellah (Shalla), a place whose history spans more than two thousand years.The issue appeared shortly before the outbreak of World War II and reflects the importance of air transport and airmail connections between Morocco, France, and the wider French colonial network during the late 1930s.