Vintage French 15 Centime Postage Stamp - Republic Allegory Design #3497065 (License: Personal Use)

This vintage French postage stamp, issued during the Third Republic, depicts Liberty (left) holding an olive branch and Mercury (right) with caduceus and winged sandals, both clasping hands over a terrestrial globe. The denomination “15” is prominently centered in a rectangular cartouche, with “POSTE” above and “REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE” below, all rendered in deep blue intaglio on aged paper with perforated edges.

Used primarily on philatelic websites, auction listings, museum digital archives, and educational resources about French postal history; targets collectors, historians, and students researching 19th-century European iconography and stamp design.