Maximum card Général Gallieni - Madagascar (French Administration)

Stamp: Madagascar (French Administration), “Général Gallieni”, violet‑brown, face value 3 francs (Issue: 10/02/1946, portrait series honoring historical figures related to Madagascar).

The stamp presents a formal bust portrait of General Joseph Gallieni, wearing military uniform with high collar and decorations.

Postmark: TANANARIVE / MADAGASCAR – circular datestamp (CDS), dated 24 April 1949, with additional strikes from military postal service POSTES MILITAIRES BPM of the same date.

Postcard: Monochrome photographic postcard titled “Le Général Gallieni”, showing a full‑length formal portrait of the French military officer in uniform, displaying multiple medals and decorations on his chest. The image is credited to (Doc. E. Le Deley), a well‑known early 20th‑century photographic publisher.

(The publisher number “3” appears printed in the lower right corner.)

Concordance

– Thematic: The stamp portrays General Gallieni, and the postcard also represents the same historical figure, shown in military uniform with visible decorations. This establishes complete thematic concordance, since both media depict the same person in an official military context.

– Geographic: The cancellation from Tananarive (Antananarivo), Madagascar is geographically appropriate: Gallieni served as Governor of Madagascar; his name and legacy are directly tied to the island; and the French colonial postal administration issued the stamp in Madagascar. Thus, the stamp, postcard, and postmark are in full geographic alignment.

– Temporal: The cancellation date 24 April 1949 falls well within the period of postal validity of the 3‑franc Gallieni stamp issued 10/02/1946. The use of the stamp on that date is therefore chronologically correct and compliant with maximaphily rules.

YT: MG 310

Maximum Card Jean Laborde – 60th Death Anniversary (1940)

Country: Madagascar (French Administration)

Issue: Jean Laborde – 60th Death Anniversary (55c Stamp, 1938 Issue)

Date of Issue: July 6, 1938

Postmark: Circular Date Stamp (CDS) – TANARARIVE R. GALLIENI – 10 JUN 40 The cancellation features a non‑standard spelling (“Tanararive”) instead of the official “Tananarive,” a notable postal variety but still attributable to the capital city of Madagascar.

Postcard: Monochrome printed portrait of Jean Laborde, executed in a line‑engraved illustrative style with accompanying caption and reference to his year of death (1878). (Edition unknown)

Justification of Maximum Concordance :

This maximum card maintains full thematic concordance: both the stamp and the postcard portray Jean Laborde, the influential French industrialist and political envoy whose work significantly shaped Madagascar during the mid‑19th century.

The geographic concordance remains valid despite the orthographic anomaly in the cancellation. Although the postmark reads “TANARARIVE”, this is clearly a postal error or variant referring to Tananarive (modern Antananarivo), the historic administrative capital of Madagascar and a location directly connected to the figure honored in the stamp issue. Postal marking varieties of this type are documented in colonial issues and do not compromise geographic alignment.

The temporal concordance is fully satisfied: the cancellation dated 10 June 1940 falls well within the postal validity period of the 1938 commemorative issue, ensuring legitimate chronological alignment for maximaphily purposes.