Saint Pierre and Miquelon (SP&M) Issue Depicts Islands Map

Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2016-03-21

French Post has issued a set of six stamps for the overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon on March 21, 2016. The set share a common design, [not sure if they are to be considered a definitive issue] a map of the islands, which appears to be a satellite image, clipped to the shoreline of the two islands. The ocean background of the imagery has been replaced by six solid colors (light blue, light yellow, light green gray, lilac and pink) one for each denomination, €0.01,  €0.02,  €0.03,  €0.05,  €0.10,  20g (grams).  The original black water pixels from the imagery are still visible in scattered small ponds, and in both the Grand Étang de Miquelon and the Étang de Mirande, two large ponds in the northern region of  Grande Miquelon island. However the Grand Barachois lagoon has been filled with the respective background color.  The stamp depicted here looks like a self-adhesive, but the web page states the issue is gummed. [ any additional information is welcome. some of the denominations appear to be sold out on the French Post webstore. -admin ]