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, about south west of
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, the nearest island. It is an overseas department of France and an integral part of the French Republic.


First stamps

The first stamps of Reunion were issued on 1 January 1852. Rossiter, Stuart & John Flower. ''The Stamp Atlas''. London: Macdonald, 1986, p.326. From 1885 French colonies stamps were overprinted for use in Reunion.


Later issues

The first set of definitives was issued in 1892. Reunion used stamps of France surcharged in
CFA franc The CFA franc (french: franc CFA, , Franc of the Financial Community of Africa, originally Franc of the French Colonies in Africa, or colloquially ; abbreviation: F.CFA) is the name of two currencies, the West African CFA franc, used in eight We ...
from 1949 to 1974. Since 1975 stamps of France have been used without surcharge.


See also

* Postage stamps of the French Colonies


References


Further reading

*"Isle Bourbon and Isle de France" by
Robson Lowe John Harry Robson Lowe (7 January 1905, London – 19 August 1997, Bournemouth) was an English professional philatelist, stamp dealer and stamp auctioneer. Life and career Lowe is regarded by philatelists as the father of postal history, ha ...
in ''The Philatelist'', September 1974.


External links

*http://www.stampdomain.com/country/reunion/display.htm
The Indian Ocean Study CircleThe France & Colonies Philatelic Society of Great Britain
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