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1896 (Aug 24) Plain envelope endorsed Corps Expeditionnaire De Madagascar to Verseilles cancelled 1 Tor ET Pes AUX ARMEES 1 /MADAGASCAR cds & with blue circular Corres le Legionnaire /Genie /12th Compagnie /Madagascar hand stamp & partial (Corps) Exped de Madagascar (3 Sep) transit & on reverse Verseilles (30 Sep) arrival cds………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.