Filanjana: 15-Centime Postage Stamp with 1-Centime Surcharge

A purple, red and black definitive stamp depicting a man being carried on a filanjana (palanquin or sedan chair) with the Rovan'i Manjakamiadana (queen's palace) of Antananarivo in the background. It was issued on 14 June 1921 and has a face value of 15 centimes cancelled with a surcharge of 1 centime.

• Michel catalogue code: MG 145
• Yvert et Tellier catalogue code: MG 125

• Philately > Stamps > Madagascar > Colonial Period
• Philately > Malagasy Stamp Sets & Series > Filanjana > 1908-1917 Issue
• Transport > Human-Powered > Filanjana
• Geography > Madagascar > Places > Antananarivo
• Architecture > Madagascar > Antananarivo > Rova