Iris

Country : Algeria

Continent : Africa

Issue date : 01/03/1945

Age : 82 ans

Michel Reference

DZ 233a

Themes

Angels and Mythology

Description

Next to Mercury, Iris, messenger of the gods lighting the way with her torch, is chosen for the most common uses: letters and postcards.
Printing took place in two places: first in Paris, then, between September 1939 and September 1940, in Limoges.
But the Iris type is better known for its famous interzone postcards where the stamp is printed.

Size

21 x 25 mm

Colors

brun rouge

Designer

Georges Hourriez

Perforation

14 x 13½

Printing

Typographie

Face value

1,50 DA