b29_0236 - 20 Francs Annulé DJIBOUTI 1921 P.04Bs
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Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 2 200.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2011)
Price : 2 200.00 €
Face Value : 20 Francs Annulé
Date: 03 janvier 1921
Period/Provinces/Banks Banque de l'Indochine
Catalogue reference : P.04Bs
Additional reference : KM.604
Alphabet - series : O6 n°023
Signatures : De Monplanet, Thion de la Chaume
Commentary
Exemplaire émis transformé en spécimen (N°20 à la plume rouge au verso) par l'apposition d'un cachet ANNULÉ. De toute rareté, particulièrement en cet état de conservation.
Historical background
DJIBOUTI
The opening of the Suez Canal gave the Gulf of Aden an unequaled strategic importance at the exit from the Red Sea. The English controlled Aden, the French bought Obock in 1862 while Marseille shipowners settled in Tadjoura. In 1884, a French protectorate was passed with the local potentates. The same was done with the Somali chiefs. Colonel Lagarde founded Djibouti in 1888. The capital was transferred in 1891 from Obock to Djibouti. Having colony status in 1894, the region took the name of Côte Française des Somalis in 1896.
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