Europe | 1948 Etienne Arago France Postage Stamp Mint Never Hinged Violet black

Description

This postage stamp depicting Etienne Arago was issued by France for Stamp Day 1948. Arago was the French Minister of Posts when France adopted the use of postage stamps in 1848.
Date of issue: March 6, 1948
Size: 26 x 40 mm
Color: Violet black
Designer: Raoul Serres
Emission: Semi-Postal
Perforation: 13
Printing: Recess
Face value: 6+4 ? – French franc
Print run: 2,160,000
Mint, never hinged.