There were six values issued for St. Pierre and Miquelon , but few of them were actually used on the islands . It is said that there were only 1,000 sets available for sale at St. Pierre.The cover illustrated was one of the few that were sent from St. Pierre. This one was destined for Australia and was sent on August 27 1937, it travelled via Halifax,Nova Scotia and Vancouver B.C. and arrived in Sydney, Australia on October 23, 1937. Inside the envelope is an acknowledgement from Mlle. Fumey , the Postmistress at St. Pierre. The stamps themselves depict Commerce,Sailing Ships,Women of three races, Agriculture, an Allegorical design " France extends the torch of civilisation" and for some reason Diane de Poitiers !

A miniature sheet was also issued at the same time with the theme " Art and Technical achievements " The Palais de Chaillot was created for this Exposition.

Philatelic articles by David Allen