Ste. Marie de Madagascar - Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Big Blue
Bud's Observations
(From Jim: Bud is well, but has a lot of non philatelic obligations and responsibilities at the moment. With his permission, I will upload country pages in his complete '69 Big Blue that so far has not been shown. He might add his observations later. Enjoy!)
Jim's Observations
Sainte Marie de Madagascar (Sainte Marie Island, St. Mary's Island, Nosy Boraha (Malagasy)) is in the Indian Ocean just 5 miles (8 km) off the northeast coast of Madagascar.
It became a separate French colony in 1853-1876, and then again in1894. But a stamp issue for the colony only began in 1894. ( It was reported that there were less than 50 literate people on the island in 1890.)
In 1896, Ste. Marie de Madagascar was attached to the colony of Madagascar, and the island's own stamp issue ceased.
Big Blue '69, on one line of one page (shared with St. Lucia), has six spaces for the stamps of Ste. Marie de Madagascar. Coverage is 46%.
The stamps for the colony are entirely from the 1894 "Navigation and Commerce" issue, the common design of the era for French colonies.
For more, consult the blog post below.
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