Stock photography picture of Postage stamp from Monaco 1956

AW56GH - Licenced Caption Postage stamp from Monaco 1956 Description Monaco is a principality that forms an enclave within French territory, on the Mediterranean coast near the Italian frontier; pop. 32,000; language, French (official).The smallest sovereign state in the world apart from the Vatican, Monaco was ruled by the Genoese from medieval times and by the Grimaldi family from 1297. It became a constitutional monarchy in 1911. Monaco includes the resort of Monte Carlo.