This 100 Franc airmail stamp from the Malagasy Republic (Repoblika Malagasy) features a reproduction of Jean-Baptiste Santerre's 18th-century painting Jeune Femme Cachetant une Lettre ("Young Woman Sealing a Letter"). Issued likely in the 1970s, the artwork captures a refined lady engaged in correspondence, a common motif symbolizing emotion, secrecy, and elegance in Rococo portraiture. Santerre (1651–1717) was a notable French Baroque painter, and his delicate style is well represented in this miniature. The stamp is bordered in violet with "POSTE AÉRIENNE" marking it for airmail use.