Paris ‘knew nothing,’ so Reunion made its own stamps in 1852 – Linn’s Stamp News
Paris 'knew nothing,' so Reunion made its own stamps in 1852Linn’s Stamp NewsReturning to the summer of 1851 on Reunion: France had issued its first stamps in January 1849, and their success led authorities to consider sending stamps for use in the colonies. The official dispatches of June 13 and Aug. 14, 1851, said that…