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1895(Oct 12) Corps Expeditionnaire De Madagascar printed letter card with Vignette of Ceres to Pau [Part address panel scratched out] tied 2 Tresor et Postes Aux Armees 2 / Madagascar d/s & on reverse Pau [1 Nov] arrival d/s…These letter Cards were privately printed in France but Officially approved & used out of Madagascar……..The 2nd Madagascar Expedition commenced 1 Mar 1895. A French colony was declared 6 Aug 1896 & a Pacification period continued until 1902 with scattered disturbances till 1905.