UPU French/French Colonies Postage Stamp Album

From Diefenbaker Canada Centre

Numéro d'accession 80.5.2225

Date 1957

Description Postage stamp album from the Universal Postage Union held in Ottawa, Ontario 1957. Covers are dark green vinyl with gold lettering. Inside page are black vinyl with clear plastic coverings to protect contents and stamps held within the pages. 12 pages total including front and back covers. Stamps inside are from France and of various French colonies/countries before they became independent of France. Stamps are of various subjects and topics. 

 

Mesures Longueur: 16.2cm; Largeur: 20.3cm; Hauteur: 1.6cm;

Marques/étiquettes Front Cover:
"France D'Outre-Mer"

Page one front:
"France D'Outre-Mer
Souvenir 
Du 
XIV^eme Congres
de
L'Union Postale Universelle
Ottawa 1957"

First page back:
"France D'Outre-Mer
Offert Par
L'Office Francais
Des
Postes Et Telecommunications 
D'Outre-Mer"