■ A CATALOGUE

—FOR—

Advanced Collectors

—OF—

POSTAGE STAMPS,

STAMPED ENVELOPES

AND WRAPPERS,

COMPILED FROM THE MOST RECENT AUTHORITIES AND INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH

-by-

Henry Collin and Henry L, Calman.

PJLRT IV.

PrcLnce — Goldcoast.

New York :

the" SCOTT STAMP AND COIN CO., LIMITED, i8 East 23D Street,

Entered according to Act of Congress in the Year 1892 by The Scott Stamp & Com Co., Limited.

FRENCH OFFICES IN THE LEVANT— FRENCH COLONIES.

21 1

French Offices in the Levant.

Currency : i Piastre=40 Paras.

The Piastre equal to U. S. Currency.

ADHESIVE STAMPS.

go3 4pia on ifr bronze green on straw October 14th, 1886.

Stamps of the issue of April 1886, sur¬ charged in red.

Perforated 14x13^.

904 ipia on 25c black on rose

1889.

Stamps of the issue of 1878 surcharged in black.

Perforated 14x13^.

905 2opia on 5fr lilac on lavender

1890.

Stamps of the issue of 1890 surcharged in black.

Perforated 14x13^.

906 2pia on 50c rose on rose

Regular issues of France, surcharged with value in Turkish currency.

August i6th, 1885.

Stamps of the issues of 1876 and 1879 sur¬ charged in black.

Perforated 14x13^.

901 Ipia on 25c yellow on straw

902 3pia on 75c carmine on rose

FRENCH OFFICES IN MOROCCO.

Currency; 100 Centimos=i Peseta=$o.I9 U. S. Currency. ADHESIVE STAMPS.

Perforated 14x13^

I” Carmine surcharge

loor 5 centimes on 5c green on greenish

1002 25 centimes on 25c black on rose

2" Black surcharge.

1003 50 centimes on 50c rose on rose

1004 I peseta on ifr bronze green on straw

COUNTERFEITS.

Besides the counterfeits already described and the forgery of the error 15c bistre on rose, we do not know of any other good counterfeits of the French stamps.

Most of the cancelled errors 15c bistre on rose are frauds, manufactured by means of a chemical which will give a rose tint to the paper of the ordinary 15c bistre on white; this is very difficult to detect, and it requires an expert to distinguish these frauds from the genuine; the safest way for a collector is to collect this stamp only uncancelled, as the gum will show it if any trickery has been practiced, or to collect it only with the IOC stamp joined to it; the latter is the condition in which this stamp is generally found in collections.

Regular issues of France surcharged with value in Spanish currency.

January ist, 1891.

Stamps of the issues of 1876-90 surcharged as per cut.

French Colonies,

Currency; Same as in France. ADHESIVE STAMPS.

1859-65.

Typographed on tinted wove paper. Size i8^xi8|^ mm.

tc olive green on greenish blue

(May 1863)

5c green on greenish (May 1863)

IOC bistre on yellowish (July 1859)

20c blue on bluish (Oct. 1865)

40c orange on yellowish (July 1859)

40c vermilion on “ “

80c carmine on pinkish (October 1865)

qEORGE

212

FRENCH COLONIES.

Varieties: a. Tete Beche.

8 IOC bistre on yellowish

b Pin Perforated, unofficially.

9 ic olive green on greenish blue

10 5c green on greenish

11 IOC bistre on yellowish

12 20c blue on bluish

13 40c orange on yellowish

14 80c carmine on pinkish

c. Perforated 13, unofficially.

15 IC olive green on greenish blue December 1871.

I. Stamps of France, of the issues of 1867, 1868 and 1870 (Napoleon laureated).

U nperf orated.

16 IC olive green on greenish blue

17 30C brown on yellowish

18 80c rose on pinkish

Varieties: Pin perforated, unofficially.

19 IC olive green on greenish blue

20 30c brown on yellowish

21 80c rose on pinkish

II. Stamps of France, of the issue of November 4th, 1854 (Napoleon unlaureated).

Unperforated.

22 5c green on greenish

This stamp can only be distinguished from that of France by the cancellation.

III. Stamps of France, of the issue of October 1870.

Unperforated.

24 roc bistre on yellowish

25 20c blue on bluish

26 40c vermilion on yellowish

Varieties:

a. Tite Blche.

27 20c blue on bluish

b. Pin perforated, unofficially.

28 IOC bistre on yellowish

29 20c blue on bluish

30 40c vermilion on yellowish

1872-73.

Stamps of France, issues of 1871-72.

Unperforated.

31 IC olive green on greenish blue (1873)

32 5c green on greenish

33 15c bistre on yellowish

34 25c blue on bluish

35 30c brown on yellowish

36 40c orange on “ (1873)

37 80c carmine on pinkish “

Varieties: Pin perforated, unofficially.

38 IC olive green on greenish blue

39 5c green on greenish

40 15c bistre on yellowish

41 25c blue on bluish

42 30c brown on yellowish

43 40c orange “

44 80c carmine on pinkish

1876-77.

Stamps of France of the issues of 1872, 1874 and 1875.

Unperforated.

45 2c red brown on yellowish

46 4c gray on white

47 15c bistre oh rose (large figures of value)

48 IOC bistre on white “

Varieties: Pin perforated, unofficially.

49 2c red brown on yellowish

50 4c gray on white

51 IOC bistre on rose

52 15c bistre on white

1877.

Stamps of France of the 1876 issue; two types, as described previously.

Unperforated.

53 IC green on light greenish, ist type

53a IC dark green on greenish, 2d “

54 2c green on light greenish, 2'1 “

54a 2c dark green on greenish, 2d “

55 4c green on light greenish, ist ‘ ‘

55a 4c dark green on greenish, 2d “

56 5c green on light greenish, 2d “

56a 5c dark green on greenish, 2d “

57 IOC green on light greenish, 2d “

57a IOC dark green on greenish, 2d “

58 15c gray on grayish, 2d “

59 20c red brown on straw, 2d “

60 25c blue on bluish, 2d “ •

61 25c ultramarine on bluish, 2d “

62 30c brown on yellowish, ist “ .

63 75c carmine on light rose, ist “

63a 75c rose on light rose, ist “

64 ifr bronze green on straw, ist “

64a ifr “ “ 2d “

Varieties: Pin perforated, unofficially.

65 IC green on light greenish Ist type

66 2c “ “

67 4c “ “ 1st type

68 5c “ “

68a IOC “ “

FRENCH COLONIES— ANNAM AND TONKIN.

213

79 20c red brown on straw

80 25c ultramarine on bluish 8oi 30c brown on yellowish

80b ifr bronze green on straw, ist type 1879.

Stamps of France of the 1877-79 issues; all but the 40c are of the second type. Unperforated.

71 ic black on blue

72 2c red brown on buff

73 4c claret on lavender

74 IOC black on lavender

75 15c blue on white

76 25c black on red

77 yellow on straw

78 35c black on yellow

79 40c vermilion on straw

Varieties: Pin perforated, unofficially.

80 Ic black on blue

81 2c red brown on buff

82 4c claret on lavender

83 40c vermilion on straw

The 3c yellow, 3c gray, and sfr lilac on lavender were never used in the colonies, the unperforated specimens of these stamps in existence are merely varieties of the French stamps obtained through some high official of the French Republic. The greater part of the unused 15c gray, 25c yellow, 25c black on red, 30c brown and 35c black on orange of the 1877-79 issues and the 25c blue of the 1871 issue belong to the same class; they can be distinguished from the stamps of the colonies by their color which is much brighter on the French stamps than on those of the colonies.

1881.

Typographed on wove paper, tinted on the surface.

Size 18x22 mm.

Perforated 14x13^.

84 IC black on blue

85 2c brown on buff

86 4c claret on lavender

87 5c green on greenish

88 IOC black on lavender

89 15c bine on white

90 20c red on green

91 25c yellow on straw

92 30c brown on bistre

93 35c black on yellow

94 40c red on straw

95 75c carmine on rose

96 5f bronze green on straw 1886.

Same type, paper and impression as pre¬ ceding issue.

Perforated 14x13^.

97 25c black on rose

UNPAID LETTER STAMPS,

March 1884.

Unpaid stamps of France of 1881-82 issue.

Unperforated.

201 5c black

202 IOC “

203 15c ‘‘

204 20c “

205 30c “

206 40c ‘ ‘

207 60c black

208 ifr brown

209 2fr “

210 5fr “

1886.

Same type as preceding issue. Unperforated.

211 IC black

212 2c “

213 3C “

214 4c “

What we have said in regard to the 3c yel¬ low and 3c gray of the 1879 issue apply also to the unpaid stamps i, 2 and 5 franc in black, which, although they exist unperfor¬ ated, were never issued for the colonies.

ENVELOPES.

1889.

Stamp, same type as adhesives of 1881 is¬ sue, typographed in upper right corner.

I® Size 116x76 mm.

301 5c green, white wove paper

WRAt>PEKS.

302 15c blue, bluish wove paper 2® Size 123x96 mm.

303 15c blue, bluish wove paper 3® Size 147x113 mm.

304 15c blue, bluish wove paper

Stamp, same type as adhesives of 1881 is¬ sue, typographed to the right. ^

• Size 320x51 mm.

305 IC black, buff wove paper

306 2c brown, buff wove paper

307 3c vermilion, buff “

308 4c claret, blue ‘ ‘

309 5c green, buff “

i\nnam and Yonl^in.

Provisional issue.

January 22d, 1888.

Stamps of the French Colonies, of the issue of 1881, surcharged in black with new values in various ways.

Perforated 14 x 13J^.

I. Surcharged with wooden handstamp. I® Letters A. & T. are not barred at bottom.

a. A & T. are 3j4mm in height.

ii4 FRENCH COLONIES— ANNAM AND TONKIN.

1 ic on 2c brown on buff

2 IC on 4c claret on lavender 2a 5c on IOC black on lavender Variety : Double surcharge.

3 5cx5c on loc black on lavender

b. A. & T. are 4 mm in height.

4 IC on 4c claret on lavender

5 5c on IOC black on lavender Variety: Without A.

6 5c on roc black on lavender

c. A. & T. are 4j4 mm in height.

7 IC on 4c claret on lavender Variety : A. & I. instead of A. & T

8 IC on 4c claret on lavender

2° T alone is barred at bottom.

9 5c on roc black on lavender

3“ The letter A is sometimes barred, the T has only the lower left barred.

a. I is tnm in height.

10 ic on 2c brown on buff

b. I is 9 mm in height.

1 1 IC on 4c claret on lavender 4® A. & T. are barred at bottom, a. I is 8^ mm in height.

12 IC on 2c brown on buff b. I is 10 mm in height.

13 Ic on 2c brown on buff

c. 5 is 9^ mm in height.

14 5c on IOC black on lavender II. Surcharged with brass hand stamp.

15 IC on 2c brown on buff

16 I c on 4c claret on lavender

17 5c on IOC black on lavender

The 5c on 2c brown on buff was never issued ; it is not known whether the existing copies of this stamp are essays or frauds.

FRENCH COLONIES.— COCHIN CHINA.— DIEGO SUAREZ.

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Coohin

Provisional issues.

Stamps of the French Colonies, of the issues of 1881-86, surcharged in black with new value.

Perforated 14 x 13^.

May i6th, 1886.

I 5c on 25c yellow on straw June 9th, 1886.

2 5c on 25c yellow on straw Variety : 5 below C. CH.

3 5c on 25c yellow on straw January 1887.

Same type as issue of June 1886.

4 5c on 2c brown on buff

5 5c on 25c black on rose This stamp was never issued. February, 1887.

Di«go

Provisional issues.

I. Stamps of the French Colonies of the issues of 1881-86 surcharged in violet, diag¬ onally or horizontally, with new values.

Perforated 14 x 13 January 28th, 1890,

1 15c on 20c red on green Variety : Surcharge inverted.

2 15c on 20c red on green

March 24th, 1890.

3 15c on 25c black on ros6

China.

6 5c on 25c black on rose

Varieties :

a. Surcharge inverted.

6a 5c on 25c black on rose

b. Double surcharge of which one is of the type of the issue of June, 1886.

7 5c X 5c on 25c black on rose

c. Triple surcharge, of which two are of the type of the issue of June, 1886.

8 5c X 5c X 5c on 25c black on rose

These last two varieties were not issued.

May, 1888.

30c stamp of the 1881 issue, divided diag¬ onally in two by a black line running from right to left, each half being surcharged 15.

I® Upper half.

9 15c on half of 30c brown on buff 2“ Lower half.

10 15c on half of 30c brown on buff

The stamps illustrated here were not sur¬ charged for postal purposes, but were only used as revenue stamps ; the following values exist ; loc on 20c, 20c on loc, 20c on 30c, 30c on 20c, 30 on ifr, ifr on 20c, ifr on 30c, ifr on 40c, if on 60c.

Suarez.

Varieties :

a. Double surcharge.

4 15c x 15c on 25c black on rose

b. Surcharge inverted

5 15c on 25c black on rose

c. Surcharged horizontally.

5a. 15c on 25c black on rose

July 15th, 1890.

6 15c on ic black on blue

7 15c on 5c green on greenish Varieties: Surcharge inverted.

8 15c on 5c green on greenish 8a 15c on IC black on blue

August 3d, 1890.

9 15c on IOC black on lavender Varieties :

a. Surcharge Inverted.

10 15c on IOC black on lavender

b. Surcharged 5 instead of 15. loa 5c on IOC black on lavender II. New Designs.

September 5th, 1890.

Lithographed in black on white wove pa¬ per ; Size, 20x30mm.

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FRENCH COLONIES.—DIEGO SUAREZ.— FRENCH CONGO.

REPUBLIOUE FRANC!'

11 ic black

12 5c “

13 15c “

14 25c “

DIEGO-SUAREZ

5

POSTES

REPUBLIOUt FRANC!'

OlEGO-SUAfiEZ

25

POSTES

REPUBLIOUE FRANC!'

October ist, 1891.

Lithographed in black on white wove paper. Size, i8x2i>^ mm.

eOlEGO-SUARKi

1

y

REPUBLIOUE raAHCAKE

15 5c black 1892.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the issues of 1881-86, surcharged with name and new value.

Perforated 14x13^.

16 5c on IOC black on lavender, red sur¬

charge

17 5c on 20c red on green, bl’k surcharge

Provisional issue.

UNPAID LETTER STAMPS.

October 1st, 1891.

Lithographed on white wove paper ; size, 18x21^ mm.

'DIEGO-SUAREZ

REPUBUimEFRANCAISr

101 5c violet

102 50c black

freyich Congo.

Formerly: Gabon and Gabon Congo. GABON.

Provisional issues.

July 31st, 1886.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issue of 1881, surcharged in black with name and new value ; they were surcharged with brass handstamp in two separate operations, each value being surcharged as per annexed cuts. The letters GAB are surrounded by 13 points, five of which are below, the other eight starting at the left of and ending over the letters ; the figures of value measure 5 *4mm in height.

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i

IREPUBUBlE-fRAHSAISB

Perforated 14x13^^.

1 5c on 20c red on green

2 IOC on 20c red on green

3 25c on 20c red on green

4 50c on 15c blue on white

5 75c on 15c blue on white Varieties :

a. ) instead of o

6 IOC on 20c red on green

b. Surcharged twice o

7 roc on 20c red on green

c. Surcharged twice 10

8 IOC X loe on 20c red on green

d. Surcharged twice GAB.

9 25c on 20c red on green

FRENCH COLONIES— FRENCH CONGO— GABON CONGO

2X7

e. G A B inverted.

10 25c on 20c red on green

f. GBB instead of GAB.

11 25c on 20c red on green

g. Surcharged twice 25.

12 25c X 25c on 20c red on green

h. Surcharged 25 horizontally.

13 25c on 20c red on green

i. Two stamps joined, one of which has the 25 omitted.

14 20c red on green

k. GAB surrounded entirely by points.

15 25c on 20c red on green

l. GAB surcharged vertically and 50 hor¬ izontally.

16 50c on 15c blue and white

m. GAB surcharged diagonally and 50 horizontally.

17 50c on iSc blue on white

n. GAB surcharged vertically and 50 diag¬ onally.

18 50c on 15c blue on white

o. Additional surcharge, 57, crossed by two penstrokes.

19 75c X 57c on 15c blue on white December 28th, 1888.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issue of 1881, surcharged with new value in black; the surcharge is done with a brass handstamp; the figures measure SJ^mm in height; the figure “• 5 ” is placed about ^mm higher than the “ 2. ”

Perforated 14 x 13^-

20 25c on 5c green on greenish

Variety : The figures 2 and 5 placed diag¬ onally one against the other.

21 25c on 5c green on greenish February 7th, 1889.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issue of 1881, surcharged with new value in black ; the surcharge is of the same type as in pre¬ ceding issue.

Perforated 14 x 13^^

22 15c on I fr bronze green on straw

23 25c on 75c carmine on rose March 8th, 1889.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issue of 1881, surcharged in black with new values ; this surcharge is of the same type as in the preceding two issues.

Perforated 14 x I3l^.

24 15c on IOC black on lavender

25 25c on IOC black on lavender March 27, 1889,

Unpaid letter stamps of the French Col¬ onies. surcharged in black with name and new value.

26 15c on 5c black

27 15c on 30c black

28 25c on 20c black V arieties :

a. GABON twice.

29 15c on 5c black

30 25c on 20c black

b. TIMBRE twice.

31 15c on 5c black

32 25c on 20c black

c. TIMBRE is omitted and GABON is in the centre.

33 15c on 5c black

d. Without 15.

34 5c black

e. Surcharged twice 25

35 25 and 25c on 20c black

f. IMBRE iystead of TIMBRE.

36 25c on 20c black

g. IBRE instead of TIMBRE and “5” instead of “ 25.”

37 5c on 20c black

h. Two stamps joined of which one is without surcharge.

38 5c black

Gabon Congo.

Provisional issue.

April i6th, 1889.

Typographed in black on colored wove paper, 10 varieties, printed in two horizontal rows of five stamps each. Size 26x22 mm,

39 150 black, rose paper, 10 varieties

40 25c “ green paper, 10 varieties.

Varieties:

a. “ GAB ” inverted in upper left angle.

41 15c black, rose paper

42 25c “ green paper

b. “ GAB ” inv.rted in lower right angle

43 15c black, rose paper

44 25c “ green paper

c. small “f” instead of capital F in FRANCAISE.

45 15c black, rose paper

4b 25c “ green paper

d. Without “ GAB.”

47 15c black, rose paper

48 25c “ green paper

The last twp are probably essays.

FRENCH COLONIES —FRENCH CONGO.— FRENCH GUIANA.

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fre]ich Congo.

Provisional issues.

April, 1891.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issue of 1881, surcharged in black with name and new value.

Perforated 14 x 13^.

49 5c on 15c blue on white Variety: Double surcharge.

50 5cx5c on 15c blue on white 1892,

Same type and color of surcharge as pre¬ ceding issue, on stamp of the French Col onies of 1888 issue.

Perforated 14x13^.

51 5c on 25c black on rose

The four labels illustrated collectors.

POSTES

5C.

CONGO FRANGAIS

below are humbugs, manufactured in Marseilles in 1891, in order to defraud

POSTES

POSTES

POSTES

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112 5 '

CONGOFRANCAIS

CONGOFRANCAIS

CONGOFRANCAIS

french

Provisional issues.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issues of 1872-81, surcharged in black with name and new value,

December, 1886.

1“ Unperforated.

1 5c on 2c green on greenish (1877) Varieties :

a. No period after 1886.

2 5c on 2C green on greenish

b. No f after O

3 5c on 2c green on greenish

c. Same as “ b ” without period after 1886.

4 5c on 2c green on greenish

2“ Perforated 14 x 13^

5 5c on 2c brown on buff (1881)

Varieties :

a. No period after 1886.

6 5c on 2C brown on buff

b. No “ f ” after O.

7. 4c on 2c brown on buff

c. Same as “ b ” without period after 1886. 8 5c on 2c brown on buff

Guiana

April, 1887.

9 5c on 2C green on greenish (1877)

10 20c on 35c black on yellow (1879)

11 25c on 30C brown on yellowish (1872) Vaneties;

a. avRIL instead of AVRIL. _

12 20C on 35c black on yellowish (1879) Strange to say, it is the variety which is

the most common, only a small number of the stamps of this value having the word “ AVRIL” spelled correctly.

b. No “ f ” after ‘ ‘ 5.”

12a 25c on 30c brown on yellowish

c. Period after 1887.

12b 25c on 30c brown on yellowish

December, 1887.

13 5c on 30C brown on yellowish (1872)

Varieties :

a. Surcharge inverted,

14 5c on 30C brown on yellowish

b. Double surcharge.

15 5c X 5c on 30c brown on yellowish

c. Two stamps joined, of which one is without surcharge.

16 30C brown on yellowish

d. Error, surcharged on 30c brown of 1877 issue (Allegory) instead of on 30c 1872 (head of Liberty.)

FRENCH COLONIES.— FRENCH GUIANA.— GUADELOUPE,

219

17 5c on 30c brown on yellowish (1877) Of this stamp only one sheet of fifty is sup¬ posed to have been issued.

February, 1888.

18 5c on 30c brown on )^ellowish (1872)

19 IOC on 75c carmine on rose (1877) Varieties :

a. Without 1888.

20 5c on 30c brown on yellowish

b. Double surcharge.

21 Sex 5c on 30c brown on yellowish

c. Surcharge inverted.

22 Sc on 30c brown on yellowish

d. FEVRIER printed in capitals, same as on issue of December, 1887.

23 Sc on 30c brown on yellowish

e. Two stamps joined, of which one is without surcharge.

24 7SC carmine on rose

f. Without date and FEVR instead of FEVRIER.

25 IOC on 7Sc carmine on rose.

g. FEVRI instead of FEVRIER.

26 Sc on 30c brown on yellowish

Guadeloupe.

Provisional issues.

March, 1884.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issues of 1877 and 1879, surcharged in black with initials and new value; they were printed in sheets composed of two panes of 2S stamps each, all differing from one another in various details; the setting up is identical in the two values, with the exception of the figures.

1 20c on 30c brown on yellow, 50 varie« ties

2 25c on 35c black on yellow, 50 varie¬ ties

Principal varieties :

a. Accent over E of G. P. E.

3 20c on 30c brown on yellowish

4 25c on 35c black on yellow

b. Large figure 2.

5 20c on 30c brown on yellowish

6 25c on 35c black on yellow

c. Large figure 5.

7 25c on 35c black on yellow

A 5c on 4c claret on lavender was also pre¬ pared for issue, but for some reason or other the whole supply of this stamp was de¬ stroyed. *

January i88q.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issue of 1881, surcharged in black with name and new value ; they were printed in sheets of 25 stamps each, all differing from one another in various details^ the principal difference being in the width of “centimes” which varies from loyi to 12 mm.; the setting up, the figures of value excepted, was identical for the three values.

Perforated 14X13J4.

8 3c on 20c red on green, 25 varieties

9 15c on 20c “ 25 “

10 25c on 20c “ 25 “

April 1889.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issue of 1881, surcharged in black with name and new value; printed in sheets of 25 stamps each, differing from one another in various details ; the setting up, with the exception of the fig¬ ures of value, being identical for the four values.

Perforated 14 x I3j4-

Ptincipal Variety: Left side of upper border inverted.

14 IOC on 40c red on straw

15 15c on 20c red on green

16 25c on 30c brown on bistre June 1889.

Same surcharge, etc. as preceding issue but new setting up.

17 5c on ic black on blue, 25 varieties

18 IOC on 40c red on straw,, 25 varieties,

(April)

19 15c on 20c red on green, 25 varieties

20 25c on 30c brown on bistre, 25 varie¬

ties

Varieties :

a. Surcharge inverted.

21 5c on ic black on blue, 25 varieties

b. Double surcharge.

2ia ScxSc on ic black on blue, 25 varieties December, 1890.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issue of 1881, surcharged in black with initials and new value ; printed in sheets of 25 stamps each ; the only noticeable difference being in the thickness or length of the line separating the initials from the figure “ 5.”

RtPtBllOUE FRAMMSE

220

FRENCH COLONIES.— GUADELOUPE.

Perforated 14x13^.

22 5c on I fr bronze green on straw, 25

varieties.

March, 1891.

Stamps of the French Colonies, issue of 1881, surcharged exactly like preceding issue.

Perforated 14 x I3l^.

23 5c on IOC black on lavender, 25 var¬ ieties

August, 1891.

Stamps of the French Colonies surcharged horizontally in black “Guadeloupe.”

I® Surcharged on stamps of the 1872-73 issue.

24 30c brown on yellowish, black sur¬ charge

25 80c carmine on pinkish, black sur¬ charge

Varieties: GNADELOUPE instead of GUADELOUPE.

26 30c brown on yellowish, bl’k surcharge

27 80c carmine on pinkish, “ “

2" Surcharged on stamps of the 1881-86 issue.

STpubuque-francaise

Perforated 14 x 13^

28

IC black on blue, black surcharge

29

2C brown on buff.

< 1

30

4c claret on lavender,

4 <

31

5c green on greenish,

4 4

32

IOC black on lavender.

4 4

33

15c blue on white.

44

34

20c red on green.

4 <

35

25c black on rose

(4

36

35c black on yellow.

4 4

37

40c red on straw,

4 4

38

75c carmine on rose.

44

39

ifr bronze green on straw, black

charge J^dTt^tiss t

a. GUADELONPE instead of GUADE¬ LOUPE.

40 2c brown on buff, black surcharge

41 5c green on greenish, “

42 20c red on green, “

43 25c black on rose, “

44 35c black on yellow, “

45 ifr bronze green on straw, black surcharge

b. GNADELOUPE instead of GUADE¬ LOUPE.

46 ic black on blue, black surcharge

47 4c claret on lavender, “

48 IOC black on lavender, “

49 15c blue on white, “

50 40c red on straw, “

51 715c carmine on rose, “

c. GUADELOUPE instead of GUADE¬ LOUPE.

52 2c brown on buff, black surcharge

53 5c green on greenish, ‘

54 20c red on green, “

55 25c black on rose, “

56 35c black on yellow, “

57 ifr br’nze green on straw**

d. Surcharge inverted

58 25c black on- rose, black surcharge

e. Double surcharge

59 2c brown on buff, black surcharge

60 25c black on rose, *‘

UNPAID LETTER STAMPS.

January, 1877.

Type-set, printed in black on yellowish white wove paper ; the sheet contains 20 stamps in five horizontal rows of four stamps each, differing from one another in minute details. Size 13x15mm.

151 25c black, 20 varieties

152 40c black, 20 varieties

Reprints'.

October, ISSf..

Type set, printed on thin white wove paper, in sheets of eight stamps.

153 25c dlack, 8 varieties

15 Ir Jflc black,8 *‘

Principal Varieties:

a. Thick figure ‘■'2,”

155 25c black

b. Figure ‘'5" thin and larger.

156 25c black

c. * * « "beforepercevoir is missing.

157 Jfic black

June 1877.

Type set, printed in black on colored wove paper ; it is not known of how many of these stamps a sheet was composed, as only a very few of these stamps have been met with.

158 40c black, blue paper, ? varieties

January, 1879.

Type set, printed in black, the 15c on blue wove paper, and the 30c on white wove paper; the sheets are composed of twenty stamps in five horizontal rows ofc four stamps, differing one from another in minute details. Size 13x15mm.

159 15c black, blue paper, 20 varieties

t'RENCH 'I COLONIES.— GUADELOUPE— INDO CHINA.

221

i6o 30c black, white paper, 20 varieties It is likely that printings of these stamps occurred at various times as some sheets dif¬ fer from one another.

Ptincipal Varieties:

a. Perevoir instead of percevoir. l6x 15c black, blue paper

b. Percevo’r instead of percevoir.

162 15c black, blue paper

c. No c after figure of value.

r63 15c black, blue paper

164 30c black, white paper

d. Two dashes below “3”.

165 30c black, white paper

1884.

Same as preceding issue but on thinner paper.

166 15c black, dark blue paper, 20 varieties

167 30c black, white paper, 20 “•

October 1st, 1884.

Type set, printed in black on colored wove paper ; the plate is composed of two hori¬ zontal rows of five stamps each, differing one from another in various details ; this plate is repeated six times on the sheet, making sixty stamps in six horizontal rows of ten stamps each. On some of the plates in this and preceding issue, varieties are found which are not on the others ; these are un¬ doubtedly caused by some accident in elec¬ trotyping, some letters having fallen out and not been replaced, or replaced by others which were wrong ; the same cause accounts for some plates in which the head of each stamp appears to be broken. Size 22^ x 22^mm.

168 5c black, white paper, 10 varieties

169

IOC “

blue

“ 10

((

170

15c “

violet

“ 10

( t

I7I

20c “

rose

“ 10

< i

172

30C “

yellow

“ 10

< (

173

35c “

grey

“ 10

( t

174

50c “

green

“ 10

« i

Principal Varieties;

a Guadeloupe instead of GUADE¬ LOUPE.

175 5c black, white paper

b. GUADELOUPE instead of GUADE¬ LOUPE.

176 5c black, white paper

c. “2 ” is an Italic.

177 20c black, rose paper

d. UADELOUPE instead of GUADE¬ LOUPE.

178 35c black, grey paper

e. G UADELOUPE.

179 50c black, green paper

f. GUAD ELOUPE.

180 50c black, green paper

g. GUADELOUP E.

181 50c black, green paper

h. a percevoir (small A)

182 5c black, white paper

i. “ evoir ” of “ percevoir ” below line.

183 5c black, white paper

k. Chif re instead of Chiffre, and lower line of inside frame missing.

184 IOC black, blue paper

185 15c “ violet “

186 30c “ yellow “

l. Lower and side lines of inside frame missing.

187 IOC black, blue paper

m. Impression on both sides.

188 15c black, violet paper, 10 varieties

189 30c “ yellow “ 10 “

190 50c “ green “ 10 “

June 25th, 1885.

Same type as preceding issue, but reset, each plate being composed of fifteen stamps in three horizontal rows of five stamps each; the plate being repeated four times on the sheet ; the stock on hand of 35c being suf¬ ficient at the time, this value was not printed again.

191 5c black, white paper, 15 varieties

192

IOC

“ blue “

15

193

15c

“ violet “

15

194

20c

“ rose paper,

“ yellow “

15

195

30c

15

196

50c

“ green “

15

Principal Varieties;

a. Double impression.

197 15c black, violet paper, 15 varieties

198 50c “ green “ 15 “

b. A percevo “• instead of A percevoir.

199 50c black, green paper

c. Chif re instead of chiffre.

200 50c black, green paper

d. GUADELO PE instead of GUADE¬ LOUPE.

201 15c black, violet paper

e. Cen imes instead of centimes.

202 15c black, violet paper

203 50c “ green paper

f. Centim s instead of centimes.

204 50c black, green paper

g. A perc oir instead of A percevoir.

205 50c black, green paper

Irido China.

January 8th 1889.

Provisional issue.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged with name and new value; on some of the sheets of the 1st type the last stamp of the last row has no date, on others the same stamp has the date “89” spaced.

Perforated 14x13 1° Black surcharge.

1 5c on 35c black on yellow Varieties:

a. Without date.

2 5c on 35c black on yellow

b. Date spaced.

3 5c on 35c black on yellow

IrepuhSuctwicaise

222 FRENCH COLONIES— INDO CHINA— MADAGASCAR— MARTINIQUE.

2“ Red surcharge.

4 5c on 35c black on yellow Varieties:

a. Date in smaller but heavier type.

5 5c on 35c black on yellow

b. Surcharge inverted.

6 5c on 35c black on yellow

c. Surcharge inverted, date in smaller but heavier type.

7 5c on 35c black on yellow R. D. stand for Rechand, Resident General of Indo China and Demars, Director of Posts and Telegraphs at Saigon.

|Y[adaga$«ar.

Provisional issues.

I. Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged in black with new value.

April 1st, 1889.

Perforated 14x1334'.

1 5c (05) on IOC black on lavender

2 25c on 40c red on straw Variety: Surcharge inverted.

3 25c on 40c red on straw November 24th, 1889.

Perforated 14x133^.

4 5c (05) on 25c black on rose April 1891.

Perforated I4xi3}4-

5 5c (05) on 40c red on straw

6 15c on 25c black on rose Variety: Surcharge sideways.

6a 15c on 25c black on rose July 1891.

Perforated 14x133^.

7 5c on IOC black on lavender

8 5c on 25c black on rose

All the preceding surcharges were applied with a brass handstamp.

II. Type set, printed on colored wove paper; there are two plates, one for the 5, 10, 15 and 25 centimes, and the other for the i and 5 francs; each plate was formed of ten stamps in two horizontal rows of five stamps each, differing from one another in minor details. Herewith we give a half-tone illus¬ tration of both plates.

The I and 5fr have a fancy groundwork, printed in orange, covering the entire stamp.

Size, 22 X 19 mm.

FRANQAISES ^

9 5c black, green p, 10 varieties

10 IOC “ light blue p, 10 varieties

11 15c ultramarine, pale bl ue p, 10 varieties

12 25c brown, buff p, 10 varieties

13 ifr black, yellow p, orange ground¬

work, 10 varieties

14 5fr violet, white p, orange groundwork

10 varieties

jVIartinique.

Provisional issues.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the i88r issue surcharged in black with name or initials and new value.

July 1886.

Type I. Type II.

Perforated 14x13

1 5c on 20c red on green Type I

2 5c on 20c red on green Type II

October 1886.

Type III.

Perforated 14x133^.

I 5c (05) on 20c red on green Type III

FRENCH COLONIES— MARTINIQUE.

223

May 2d, 1887.

Type iV. Type V.

REPUBLIQUE FBANMSEl Type VXI.

Type VI.

Perforated 14x13^.

4 15c on 20c red on green Type IV

5 15c on 20c “ “ V

6 15c on 20c “ “ VI

7 i5c_;oi5) on 20c red on green “ VII

Varieties: Surcharge inverted.

7a 15c on 20c red on green Type V 7b 15c on 20c “ “VI

May 1888.

Perforated 14x13^.

8 ic (oi) on 20c red on green Type VIII

9 ic (01) on 2c brown on buff “

10 IC (01) on 4c claret on lavender “

11 5c (05) on 20c red on green Type IX

12 5c (05) on 4c claret on lavender “

13 15c on 20c red on green Type X Varieties :

a. Error, surcharged on the 4c stamp.

14 15c on 4c claret on lavender Type X It is said that only one sheet of fifty stamps

of this variety was printed.

b. “Martinique” below value.

15 15c on 20c red on green

c. Without “Martinique.”

16 15c on 20c red on green

d. Surcharge inverted.

i6a 5c (05) on 20c red on green Type IX

e. 5 placed slanting.

i6b 5c (05) on 20c red on green Type IX i6c 5c (05) on 4c claret on lavender “ i6d 15c on 20C red on green Type X i6e 15c on 4c claret on lavender “

f. Without period after “ c ”

i6f IC (01) on 2c brown on buff Type VIII 1890.

Same as types IX and X of preceding issue. Perforated 14x13^.

17 5c (05) on IOC black on lavender

Type IX

18 15c on 25c black on rose Type X Varieties:

a. 5 placed slanting.

l8a 5c (05) on loc black on lavender

Type IX

i8b 15c on 25c black on rose Type X

b. Surcharge inverted,

l8c 15c on 25c black on rose, Type X

1891.

I. Same as types IX and X of preceding issue.

Perforated 14x13^.

19 5c (05) on 30c b’vvn on bistre Type IX

20 5c (05) on 35c black on yellow

21 5c (05) on 35c black on orange “

22 5c (05) on 40c red on straw “

23 15c on 75c carmine on rose Type X

V arieties:

a. Surcharge inverted.

23a 5c (05) on 35c bl’k on orange Type IX

b. 5 placed slanting.

23b 5c (05) on 30c b’wn on bistre Type IX

23c 5c (05) on 35c bl’k on yellow “

23d 5C (05) on 35c “ on orange “

23e 5c (05) on 40c red on straw “

23f 15c on 75c carmine on rose Type X

II. _ Unpaid letter stamps of the French Colonies surcharged with name and new value.

1“ Black surcharge.

24 5c (05) on IOC black

25 5c (05) on 15c black

26 15c on 20c black

27 15c on 30c black

Varieties:

a. 5 placed slanting.

28 5c (05) on IOC black

29 5c (05) on 15c “

30 15c on 20c black

31 15c on 30c black

b. Martinique is placed above Timbre.

32 15c on 20c black

c. Same as b, with 5 placed slanting.

33 15c on 20c black

d. POSTE instead of TIMBRE POSTE.

34 15c on 20c black

e. Surcharge inverted.

35 15c on 20c black

36 15c on 30c “

f. AR l'INIQUE instead of MARTIN¬ IQUE.

37 15c on 30c black

g. M of MARTINIQUE slanting.

38 5c on 15c black

39 15c on 30c black

h. MART INIQUE.

40 15c on 30C black

i. T of TIMBRE POSTE slanting

41 15c on 30c black

k. IMBRE POSTE instead of TIMBRE POSTE.

42 5c on 15c black

43 15c on 30c black

2° Red surcharge.

44 5c on IOC black

45 5c on 15c black

46 15c on 20c black

47 15c on 30c black

Varieties :

a. Surcharge inverted.

48 15c on 20c black

b. 5 placed slanting.

49 5c (05) on IOC black

50 5c (05) on 15c “

51 1 5c on 20c black

52 15c on 30c “

224

FRENCH COLONIES— MARTINIQUE— NEW CALEDONIA.

c. Martinique is placed above Timbre.

53 15c on 20c black

d. Same as c, vdth 5 placed slanting.

54 15c on 20c black

e. B of Timbre missing.

55 5c (05) on IOC black

56 5c (os) on 15c black

III. Surcharged in black on stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue.

Perforated 14x13^.

57 ic on 2c brown on buft End 1891.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged in black as type IX of 1888 issue.

Perforated 14x13^.

58 IC on 2c brown on buff

Variety ; Top and bottom of “ I ” is hol¬ low.

59 IC on 2c brown on buff

UNPAID LETTER STAMPS.

1887.

Unpaid letter stamps of the FrenchColcnies surcharged diagonally in red “ Martinique”.

I. Surcharge running from upper left cor¬ ner to lower right corner as per cut.

lOI

IC black

102

2C

103

3c

< i

104

4c

(C

105

5c

4 4

106

IOC

4 4

107

15c

4 4

108

20c

4 4

109

30c

no

40c

111 60c black

112 if brown

113 2f ‘‘

114 ‘‘

Vaneties :

a. Two stamps joined of which one is with¬ out surcharge.

1 15 4c black

b. Two panes joined of which one is with¬ out surcharge.

116 2c black

II. Surcharge running from lower left cor¬ ner to upper right corner.

117 IC black

118 2c •*

119 3c “

120 4c ‘‘

121 5c ‘‘

122 IOC “

Varieties: Double surcharge.

123 IC black

124 2c “

125 3c “•

126 4c ‘‘

Note. — On some of these stamps the surcharge appears to be in a larger type than on others; this however is simply the result of bad stamping. The surctiarge being stamped separately on each stamp, it happened that the hand of the operator moved slightly while applying the surcharge, thus causing the surcharge to ap¬ pear larger.

Wew Caledonia.

: 1858.

Portrait of Napoleon III., roughly drawn on stone; lithographed on grayish wove paper, fifty varieties, all differing from one another in various details.

These stamps only prepaid letters from Port de France to Sydney where they were handed over by the French Consul to the New South Wales Post office, and New South Wales stamps were added for the amount of the postage from Sydney to destination.

Sixe 19x23 mm.

I IOC gray, 50 varieties.

Repnnts.

Some time in the sixties Sergeant Triqiierot, the designer and printer of these siat?ips, made a new plate of the ffty varieties, but destroyed it after it was deinonstrated to him that these were nothing better than counterfeits; only two or three proof sheets of this new plate were printed, of which one is in the collection of Mr. Ph. de Ferrary.

Provisional issues.

June 1st, 1881.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1879 issue surcharged in black with initials (N C E) and new value; the letters N C E, measure I4j^x4mm.

FRENCH COLONIES— NEW CALEDONIA.

225

2 25c on 35c black on yellow

Variety: Surcharge inverted.

3 25c on 35c black on yellow

October 2rst, 1882.

Stamp! of the French Colonies of the 1877- 79 issues surcharged in black with initials and new value as in preceding issue.

4 5c on 40c vermilion on straw

5 5c on 75c carmine on light rose

Varieties-. Surcharge inverted.

6 5c on 4()c vermilion on straw

7 5c on 75c carmine on light rose

May 15th, 1883.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1879 issue surcharged in black with initials and new value; the letters N C E measure I4^x4mm.

December 28th, 1883.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1877 issue surcharged in black with initials and new value; the letters N C E measure 17x4mm.

9 5c on 75c carmine on light rose

10 5c on 75c rose on light rose Varieties : Surcharge inverted.

11 5c on 75c carmine on light rose

12 5c on 75c rose on light rose

January, 29th 1884.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the issue of 1879 surcharged in black with initials and new value, as in preceding issue.

13 5c on 40c vermilion on straw Varieties ;

a. Surcharge inverted.

14 5c on 40c vermilion on straw

b. Double surcharge.

t5 5x5c on 40c vermilion on straw

c. Surcharged diagonally E N C

15a 5c on 40c vermilion on straw June, 29th 1886.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 188 j issue surcharged in black with initials and new value.

Perforated 14x13^^.

16 5c on ifr bronze green on straw

Varieties:

a. Double surcharge, one over the other.

17 5x5c on ifr bronze green on straw

b. Double surcharge, one above the other.

18 5x5c on ifr bronze green on straw

c. Double surcharge, the second one dia¬ gonally.

19 5x5c on ifr bronze green on straw

August 1886.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged in black with initials and new value.

Perforated 14x13^^.

20 5c on ifr bronze green on straw

Varieties:

a. Inverted surcharge.

21 5c on ifr bronze green on straw

b. Double surcharge, the second one in¬ verted.

22 5x5c on ifr bronze green on straw

c. Surcharged by error on the stamps of the French Colonies of the 1877 issue, un¬ perforated.

23 5c on ifr bronze green on straw

1892.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the is¬ sues of 1879 and i88r surcharged in black with initials and new value. There are twenty-five minor varieties of each consisting in differences in the setting of the ornaments composing the frame.

Unperforated.

24 IOC on 40c vermilion on straw Variety: Surcharge inverted.

25 IOC on 40c vermilion on straw

Perforated 14x13^^.

26 IOC on 40c vermilion on straw Variety: Surcharge inverted.

27 IOC on 40c vermilion on straw

226

FRENCH COLONIES— NEW CALEDONIA— NOSSI BE.

The following handstamp was used in May 1876, to show that postage had been paid for in cash at the post office, the sup¬ ply of stamps having run out.

This handstamp is of the same category as all handstamps used before the introduction of postage stamps and is not collectible.

The same may be said of the following handstamp which was used in 1876 to stamp all mail matter entitled to reduced rates.

Be.

Provi sional'issu es.

June 1889.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1879- 81 issues surcharged in blue with new value. 1° Unperforated.

I 25c on 40c vermilion on straw 2" Perforated 14x13^4.

2 5c on IOC black on lavender

3 5c on 20c red on green

4 25c on 40c vermilion on straw

The surcharge on the last one is the same as on the unperforated stamp.

July 1889.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged in blue with new value.

Perforated I4xi3j4.

5 5c on IOC black on lavender 5a 5c on 20c red on green

6 15c on 20c red on green

7 25c on 30c brown on bistre

All'preceding surcharges were applied with a brass stamp.

November 1st, 1890.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged in black with initials and new value; three types of each value, all on one sheet, forty of the 1st type, forty of the second and twenty of the third.

Perforated 14x13^4.

8 25c on 20c red on green

9 25c on 75c carmine on light rose

10 25c on ifr bronze green on straw

11 25c (025) on 20c red on green

12 25c (025) on 75c carmine on light rose

13 25c (025) on ifr bronze green on straw

14 25c on 20c red on green

15 25c on 75c carmine on light rose

16 25c on ifr bronze green on straw Variety : Initials of the first type, figures

of value of the second type, and frame of third type.

17 25c on 20c red on green This was probably an essay.

FRENCH COLONIES: NOSSI Bi:; OBOCK.

227

UNPAID I.ETTER STAMPS,

Provisional Issues.

August, 1891.

Regular adhesives of the French Colonies, surcharged in black with new value, name and Chiffre Taxe — a Percevoir. (Unpaid letter stamps to be collected).

Type II.

Perforated 14x13)^.

51 20c on ic black on blue, Type I

52 30c on 2c brown on buff “ I

53 35c on 4c claret on lavender" II

54 35c on 20c red on green ‘‘II

55 50c on 30c brown on bistre “ I

56 ifr on 35c black on yellow ‘‘ II VoTieties:

a. Surcharge inverted.

57 20c on IC black on blue, type I

58 30c on 2c brown on buff, “ I

59 35c on 4c claret on lavender" II

b. Surcharged on the back ins'ead of on the face of stamp.

60 30c on 2c brown on buff, type I

61 35c on 4c claret on lavender" II

62 ifr on 35c black on yelh w, " II

October, 1891.

Regular adhesives of the French Colonies surcharged in black in a similar way to pre¬ ceding issue but each value comes in two types; the stamps were surcharged ten at a

T) pe I.

February, 1892.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the i88r-86 issues surcharged in black Obock.

Perforated 14x13)^.

1 IC black on blue

2 2c brown on buff

3 4c claret on lavender

4 5c green on greenish

5 IOC black on lavender

6 15c blue on white

7 25c black on rose

8 35c black on yellow

9 40c red on straw

10 75c carmine on rose

time, in two horizontal rows of five stamps each those of the upper row being all of type II, and those of the lower row of type I.

Type I. Type II.

Perforated r4xi3)4.

63

5c

on

20c

red on

green, type I

64

5c

on

20c

“

“ t(

‘ II

65

IOC

on

15c

blue on

white *

‘ I

66

IOC

on

15c

‘ II

67

15c

on

IOC

black or

L lavender ‘

‘ I

68

15c

on

IOC

H (,

‘ II

69

25c

on

5c

green on greenish ‘

‘ I

70

25c

on

5c

<< ‘

‘ II

November, 1891.

Regular adhesives of the French Colonies surcharged in black similar to preceding issue.

Perforated 14x13)^.

71 IOC on 5c green on greenish

72 15c on 20c red on green

73 25c on 75c carmine on rose Variety \ Error of surcharge.

74 25c on 20c red on green

Oboc}(.

II ifr bronze green on straw Provisional issue.

March 1892.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881- 86 issue surcharged “Obock” in black and new value in red or black.

Perforated 14x13^.

12 IC on 25c black on rose, black and red

surcharge

13 2C on 15c blue on white, black and red

surcharge

14 4c on 15c blue on white, blacksurcharge

UNPAID LETTER STAMPS.

February 1892.

Regular issues of the Unpaid Letter stamps of the French Colonies surcharged in black "Obock”.

15 20c black

16 30c ‘‘

1 7 ^6oc ‘ ‘

228

FRENCH COLONIES : REUNION.

1852.

Type set, printed in black on thin grayish blue wove paper, four varieties of each value; it is not known whether the four varieties of each value were on the same sheet, no un¬ severed pair of these stamps ever having been met with.

Size 18x23mm.

1 15c black, grayish blue paper

4 varieties

2 30c black, grayish blue paper,

4 varieties

Reprints.

1866.

Type set, printed in black on bine wove paper, three vaiieties of each value, the six stamps being prmted on one sheet in Rvo hor- zontal ro7vs of three stamps each; only the first three types of each value were reprinted, the cliche's of the two others being too much damaged by rust.

3 15c black, blue paper, 3 va7ieties

k 30c “ “ “ 3

An infallible test for distinguishing the originals from the reprints is by the border; in the reprint it is formed by a single thick printers’ rule, while in the originals it is com¬ posed of two thin printer’s rules.

Provisional issues.

BntiplaR^inlnn.

December igth, 1885.

Stamps of the French Colonies of various issues surcharged in black with initials and new value.

I® Surcharged on 1859 issue.

5 5c on 40c vermilion on yellowish

6 25c on 40c “ “

Variety. Inverted surcharge,

7 5c on 40c vermilion on yellowish Note. — A variety surcharged 52c instead

of 25c has hitherto been catalogued, but re¬ cently it has been proven beyond any doubt that this was merely a fraud concocted by one of the officials charged with the surcharging of these stamps.

2° Surcharged on 1871-72 is.su es.

9 5c on 30c brown on yellowish

10 5c on 40C orange on yellowish

11 5c on 40c vermilion on yellowish Varieties: Surcharge inverted.

12 5c on 30c brown on yellowish

13 5c on 40c orange on yellowish

F^^union.

3” Surcharged on 1879 issue.

14 5c on 40c vermilion on straw

15 IOC on 40c “ “

Variety: Surcharge inverted.

16 25c on 40c vermilion on straw May 20th, 1886.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1879 issue surcharged in black with initial and new value; same type of surcharge as in preceding issue. »

17 5c on 30c brown on yellowish

18 20c on 30c “ “

July 1891.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1872-86 issues surcharged in black RE¬ UNION.

I. Stamps of the 1872-73 issues surcharged diagonally in black REUNION.

19 40c orange on yellowish

20 80c carmine on pinkish

II. .Stamps of the 1877-79 issues surcharged diagonally in black REUNION.

21 300 brO"^'i on yellowish

22 40C vermilion on straw

23 75c carmine on rose

24 ifr bronze green on straw

III. Stamps of the i88r-86 issues surcharg¬ ed diagonally in black REUNION.

Perforated 14x13}^.

25 ic black on blue

26 2c brown on buff

27 4c claret on lavender

28 5c green on greenish

29 IOC black on lavender

30 15c blue on white

3 1 20c red on green

32 25c black on rose

33 35c black on yellow

34 40c red on straw

35 75c carmine on rose

36 ifr bronze green on straw

FRENCH COLONIES: REUNION; ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON,

22

9

Varieties:

2. RIUNION instead of REUNION.

37 ic black on blue

38 2c brown on buff

39 4c claret on lavender

40 5c green on greenish

41 IOC black on lavender

42 15c blue on white

43 ,20c red on green

44 25c black on rose

45 35c black on yellow

46 40c red on straw

47 75c carmine on rose

48 I fr bronze green on straw

b. REUN ON instead of REUNION.

49 5c green on greenish

c. lEUNION instead of REUNION.

50 IOC black r n lavender

d. REUN ION instead of REUNION.

51 20c red ( n green

e. REUNION instead of REUNION.

52 20c red on green

f. RUNION instead of REUNION.

53 20c red on green December, 1891.

Stamps of issue of July, 1891, surcharged in black with new value, three different types on each sheet, as follow.' : 54 of type I, 70 of type II and 26 of type III.

Type 1. Type It. Type III.

Per. orated I4xi3j4.

64 2C on 20c red on green, type I

UNPAID

65 2c on 20c red on green, “ II

66 2c on 20c red on green, “ III

V^dTzctics \

a. RUENION instead of REUNION.

67 2c on 20c red on green, type I

b. REUNOIN instead of REUNION.

68 2c on 20c red on green, type I

69 2c^rn 20c red on green, “ II

c. REUNI ON in two words.

70 2c^on 20c red on green, type I

d. REUNIO N in two words.

71 2c on 20c red on green, type I October 1891.

■ Stamps of preceding issue surcharged in black with new value.

Perforated 14x13}^.

54 02c on 20c red on green

55 15c on 20c red on green

V (X f'l Ct 1 6S .*

a. RUNION instead of REUNION.

56 02c on 20c red on green

57 15c on 20c red on green

b. REUNION instead of REUNION.

58 02 on 20c red on green

59 15c on 2CC red on green

c. Ftgures of value slanting.

60 02 on 20c red on green

61 15c on 20c red on green

d. “ o ” placed lower than the “ 2 ”

62 02c on 20c red on green

e. “ r ” placed lower than the “5”

63 15c on 20C red on green

STAMPS.

1889.

Provisional issue.

Type set, printed on white wove paper in sheets of ten stamps in two horizontal rows of five stamps each, all differing from one another in minute details; the varieties are the same for the four values, the figures re¬ presenting the denomination of value ex¬ cepted. Size I7j^x22mm.

REUNION

POSTES

St. pi«rre

Provisional issues.

January 6th, 1885.

Stamps of the French Co'onies of the 1881 issue surcharged in black with initials and new value; the figure “5” is inverted.

101 5c black, 10 varieties

102 IOC “ 10 “

103 20c “ 10 “

104 30c “ 10 “

Varieties:

a. Double impression, side by side.

105 5c black, 10 varieties

106 IOC “ 10 “ ?

107 20c “ 10 “

108 _ 30c “ 10 “

b. Double impression, one above the

Other,

109 5c black,

10 varieties ?

no IOC “

10 ■

III 20c *•

10 “

1 12 30c “

10 *‘

jVIiqueion.

Perforated 14x13^^.

1 5c on 2c brown on buff Varieties :

a. S. P. M. also inverted.

2 5c on 2c brown on buff

b. Surcharged “5” on the face and S. P. M. on the reverse.

3 5c on 2c brown on buff

March 7th, 1885.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1877 issue surcharged in black with initials aud new value.

FRENCH COLONIES: ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON.

230

Type I. Type II.

4 25c'on ifr bronze green on'straw, type I

5 25c on ifr “ “ * “ “ II

Varieties :

a. “S. P. M.” on lop, “25” below.

6 25c on ifr bronze green on straw, type I

b. Surcharge inverted.

7 25c on ifr bronze green on straw, type I

8 25c on ifr bronze green on straw, tyye II

c. Surcharged vertically, reading upwards.

9 25c on ifr bronze green on straw, type I

10 25c on ifr “ “ “ type II

d. Surcharged vertically, reading down¬ wards.

11 25c on ifr bronze green on straw, type I

12 25c on ifr “ “ “ type II

e. S. P. M. horizontally, inverted, and “25” vertically, reading upwards.

12a 25c on ifr bronze green on straw, type I

March 26th, 1885.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged in black with initials and new value.

Perforated 14x13^.

13 5c on 4c claret on lavender Variety: Surcharge inverted.

14 5c on 4c claret on lavender

July 7th 1885.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1879 issue surcharged in black with initials and new value; these and the stamps of the fol¬ lowing issue were surcharged three at a lime with a handstamp; the length of the bar be¬ tween the value and the initials is uniform on the 5c but varies on the 10 and 15c.

1“ “S” imm distant from P.

15 5c (05) on 40c vermilion on straw

16 IOC on 40c “ “

17 15c on 40c “ “

Variety. M inverted.

18 IOC on 40c vermilion

2“ “ S” 2mm distant from P.

19 IOC on 40c vermilion on straw

20 15c on 40c “ “

End of 1885.

Stamps of the French Colonies of vari¬ ous issues surcharged in black with initials and new value.

1“ Surcharged on 1877-79 issuesl

21 5c (05) on 35c black on yellow

22 5c (05) on 75c carmine on light rose

23 5c (05) on ifr bronze green on straw Varieties:

a. P M instead of S P M.

24 5c (05) on 35c black on yellow

b. P. M. S. instead of S. P. M.

25 5c (05) on 35c black on yellow

c. M.S.P. instead of S. P. M.

26 5c (05) on ifr bronze green on straw Doubtless other varieties of these stamps

exist.

2" Surcharged on 1881 issue.

Perforated 14x13^^.

27 5c (05) on 20c red on green 1886.

Type set, handstamped on white wove paper.

P D

5

28 5c black

29 IOC “

30 15c “

May 1891.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged in black with initials and new value; there are two types of the sur¬ charge on the 35c.

Type I. Fype H.

Perforated 14x13^^.

31

15c on 30c brown on bistre.

type I “ I

32

15c on 35c black on yellow, 15c on 35c •• “

33

“ 11

34

15c on 40c red on straw, type I.

Varieties: Surcharge inverted.

35

15c on 30c brown on bistre.

type I

36

15c on 35c black on yellow

37

15c on 40c red on straw

November, 1891.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881- 86 issues surcharged diagonally St. Pierre M-on.

Perforated 14x13*4.

1“ Red surcharge.

38 ic black on blue

39 2c brown on buff

40 4c claret on lavender

FRENCH COLONIES: ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON; SENEGAL. 231

41 IOC black on lavender Varieties:

a. Surcharge inverted.

42 ic black on blue

43 2c brown on buff

44 4c claret on lavender

45 IOC black on lavender

The 5th, gth, 13th, 17 and 21st stamps in each pme of 25 stamps were inverted .

c. No hyphen between ST and PIERRE.

46 IC black on blue

47 2c brown on buff

48 4c claret on lavender

49 IOC black on lavender 2“ Black surcharge.

50 IC black on blue

51 2c brown on buff

52 4c claret on lavender

53 5c green on greenish

54 15c blue on white

55 20c red on green

56 25c black on rose

57 30c brown on bistre

58 33c black on yellow

59 40c red on straw

60 75c carmine on rose

61 ifr bronze green on straw

Varieties:

a. Surcharge inverted.

62 IC black on blue 62a 2c brown on buff

63 4c claret on lavender

63a 35c black on yellow

63b 75c carmine on rose

63c ifr bronze green on straw

b. S of ST missing.

64 5c green on greenish

65 15c blue on white

66 20c red on green

67 25c black on rose

68 30c brown on bisi re

69 35c black on yellow

70 40c red on straw

71 75c carmine on rose

72 ifr bronze green on straw

Only one stamp (the 24th in the left part of the sheet) on each sheet of fifty has this error.

c. No hyphen between ST and PIERRE.

73 IC black on blue

74 2c brown on buff

75 4c claret on lavender

76 5c green on greenish

77 15c blue on white

78 20c red on green

79 30c brown on b stre

80 35c black on yellow

81 40c red on straw

82 75c carmine on rc.se

83 ifr bronze green on straw

Only one stamp (the 23d in the pane) has this error, but it is not to be found on all the sheets.

November, 1891.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881- 86 issues surcharged in black with name and new value.

Perforated 14x13^2.

84 IC on 5c green on greenish

85 2c on IOC black on Nvender

86 4c on 20c red on green Varieties'.

a. With double surcharge.

87 2X2C on IOC black on lavender

b. No hyphen between ST and PIERRE.

88 IC on 5C green on greenish

89 2c on IOC black on lavender

90 4c on 20c red on green

Besides the-e there are a number of minor varieties formed by the relative position of the letters of the surcharge.

January, 1892.

Same as preceding issue, but surcharged on stamps of different denomination, black sur¬ charge.

Perforated I4xi3)4.

91 IC on IOC black on lavender

92 2C on 15c blue on white

93 4c on 30c brown on bistre

94 4c on 40c red on straw

Varieties'. Without hyphen between ST and PIERRE.

95 ic on IOC black on lavender

96 2c on 15c blue on white

97 4c on 30c brown on bistre

98 4c on 40c red on straw

There are also a number of minor varieties formed by the relative position of the letters of the surcharge.

S«n egal-

Provisional issues.

April 8th 1887.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged in black with new value, the six types of surcharge are to be found on the same sheet.

Perforated 14x13)^.

Type I. Type II. Type III.

Type IV. Type V. Type VI.

1 15c on 20c red on green, type I

2 15c on 20c “ “ type II

3 15c on 20c “ “ type III

4 15c on 20c “ “ type IV

5 15c on 20c “ “ type V

6 15c on 20c “ “ type VI

Variety: Without top stroke of figure I.

-» trf> j-\n or\n rA^ on crrAPn tvnft T.

232

FRENCH COLONIES: SENEGAL; TAHITI.

End 1887.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged in black with new value, the various types of surcharge being on the same sheet.

Perforated 14x13^4.

Type XI.

'8

5c on 20c red on

green, type VII

9

5c on 20c “

“ type VIII

10

5c on 20c “

“ type IX

II

5c on 20c “

“ type X

12

5c on 20c “

“ type XI

13

5c on 30c brown

on bistre, type VII

14

5c on 30c “

“ type IX

15

5c on 30c “

“ type X

Type XII.

Type XIII. Type XIV.

Provisional issues.

1882.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1879 issue surcharged in black with new value.

1 25c on 35c black on yellow Varieties :

a. Surcharge inverted.

2 25c on 35c black on yellow

b. Error, surcharged on 40c stamps.

3 25c on 40c vermilion on straw June I2th, 1884.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged horizontally in black with name and new value.

Type XV. Type XVI. Type XVII.

Type XVIII.

iPUBUQUE-FRANa^

Type XIX.

16

IOC on 4c claret on

lavender, type XII

17

IOC on 4c “

“ “ XIII

18

IOC on 4c “

“ XIV

19

IOC on 4c . “

“ “ XV

20

IOC on 20c red on green, type XI I

21

IOC on 20c “

“ XIII

22

IOC on 20c “

“ “ XIV

23

IOC on 20c “

“ “ XV

24

IOC on 20c “

“ “ XVI

25

IOC on 20c “

“ “ XVII

26

IOC on 20c “

“ “ XVIII

27

IOC on 20c “

“ “ XIX

Varieties :

a.

Without top stroke to figure i.

28

IOC on 4c claret on

lavender, type’XV

b.

With broken 0.

29

IOC on 4c claret on

lavender, type XV

Type XX. Type XXI, Type XXII.

30 15c on 20c red on green, type XX

31 15c on 20c “ “ “ XXI

32 15c on 20c “ “ “ XXII

33 15c on 20c “ ‘‘ “ VI

but thinner figures

Perforated 14x13

4 5c on 20c red on green

Varieties :

a. Surcharge inverted,

5 5c on 20c red on green

b. Surcharged vertically, reading upwards.

6 5c on 20c red on green

c. Surcharged vertically, reading down¬ wards.

7 5c on 20c red on green

July 30th, 1884.

Stamps of the French Colonies of the 1881 issue surcharged horizontally in black with name and new value.

FRENCH COLONIES: TAHITI.

233

Perforated 14x13^.

8 IOC on 20c red on green

9 25c on ifr bronze on green Varieties :

a. Surcharge inverted.

10 IOC on 20c red on green

11 25c on ifr bronze green on straw

b. Surcharged vertically, reading upwards.

12 IOC on 20c red on green

13 25c on ifr bronze green on straw

c. Surcharged vertically, reading down¬ wards.

14 IOC on 20c red on green

15 25c on ifr bronze green on straw

The surcharges on the last two issues were applied by means of a wooden hand stamp, a different one for each value; in the 5c on 20C the A of TAHITI is not barred, in the IOC on 20c, the A is barred and very wide (measuring 4 mm in width), and in the 25c on ifr the A is narrow, measuring 3 mm. in width.

WRAPPERS.

TAHITI

5F

TAHITI

We fail to see any reason why the so-call¬ ed wrappers, which, by the way, are also to be found in the shape of envelopes, should have any more claim upon collectors than any other handstamp representing the amount of postage paid in cash at the post office.

In 1884 the post office at Papeete, in order to save the supply of stamps which was very small, stamped any mail matter, letters, news¬ papers, etc., according to the postage which was required, with the same hand stamps used to surcharge the provisional adhesives. The follow'ing have been seen, on various papers.

5 centimes 5x5 centimes 5x10 centimes 5 centimes 5x5 centimes 5x10 centimes

COUNTERFEITS.

None of the stamps of the regular issues of the French Colonies being of great rarity they have not tempted the manufacturers of dangerous counterfeits; wretched lithographic forgeries of these are. however, in ex¬ istence, but even a tyro will distinguish these at a mere glance. The forgers, however, have shown their talent by successfully counterfeiting most of the stamps of the provisional issues and of these, the counterfeits of Diego Suarez, Madagascar and Nossi Be are especially dangerous, as it is impossible to describe the differ¬ ences between the spurious and the good. We advise collectors desiring to purchase any of these to buy them only from reliable dealers, whose honesty is backed by knowledge, this last quality being sadly deficient in a good many dealers of the day.

Of the other provisional stamps, those of Gabon, New Caledonia, Reunion and St. Pierre and Miquelon have been extensively forged, but as there are too many different counterfeits, we shall not try to describe them, but shall give a few points peculiar to the genuine by the aid of which it will be easy to distinguish the jorgeries from the genuine.

GABON.

1886 issue. On all the values of this issue the letters GAB measure exactly gmm in width and the figures of value are 5)^mm in height; the surcharge is printed in a glossy black ink, while on all the counterfeits that we have seen the surcharge was in a rather dull black.

1888 and 1889 issues. The figures are 5^mm high and the “ 5 ” is placed ^mm higher than the i or 2; in the 25c the width of the surcharge, measured from the lower left point of the “ 2” to the upper right point of the “ 5,” is gj^mm.; in the 15c the width of the surcharge is 6mm.

GUADELOUPE.

Of this colony the unpaid letter stamps of the 1877-78 issues have been extensively forged ; most of the counterfeits are lithographed and are easily told by the ornaments of the frame touching one another, which is not the case in the genuine ; there are also some counterfeits made by photogravure, but these may easily be recognized by the impression, which is darker and blurred.

The 25c with large figures of value is merely a humbug.

NEW CALEDONIA.

Of the IOC of the 1888 issue, there are several forgeries, but the most dangerous is the one made by photo¬ gravure as it is identical with the genuine in every respect, except that the impression is too black and the paper too yellowish; the other counterfeitsof this stamp can readily be told by comparing them with the fac simile of the plate as illustrated by us.

234

FRENCH COLONIES.— GAMBIA.

REUNION.

Lithographed counterfeits of the first issue are numerous but are easily told by the test which we give for distinguishing the originals from the^reprints.

The surcharge illustrated here is a fraudulent one, concocted in 1885 by some Parisian dealer; we have seen the 5c on 2c, 5c on 4c and 25c on 20c.

ST. PIERRE AND MIQUELON.

Of the 1885 issue, only the 5c on 2C, 5c on 4c and 25c on ifr are* of sufficient rarity to have tempted the forgers. On all the genuine stamps the letters S P M measure mm- in width. The 5c on 2c with curved top to the “5,” as on the 4c, is a humbug as there is only one type of this provisional; on all genuine copies of this stamp the “5” is inverted.

SENEGAL.

This cut does not illustrate a surcharge as was claimed some years ago, but is simply a stamp of the Fret ch Colonies with the cancelling stamp of Senegal impressed upon it; this cancellation is to be lound cn nerily

all the stamps (including unpaid letter stamps) of the French Colonies of the issues of 1879 nnd 1881 either used or unused; this was done by some obliging or enterprising official in Senegal.

TAHITI.

1882 issue.

25c on 35c. The rules above and below the value measure i6mm in length, the inside measure between the two rules is 15mm and the outside i6|^mm; the distance of the figures from the lower rule is almost 2)^mm, and from the upper Sj^'mm.

1884 issue.

5c on 20c. TAHITI measures i8mm in length; the distance between the upper rule and TAHITI is 2^ mm; the distance between the first and second T, measured at the bottom, is exactly 12mm; the rules are 16 mm long.

IOC on 20c. The length of rules is i8mm; TAHITI measures I7)^mm by 4mm; the opening between the rules to the left is I4nim and to the right X4^mm, the opening of the A is 4mm wide; the distance between the upper rule and TAHI PI is 3mm.

25c on ifr. TAHITI measures rymm by4nim, the opening between the rules to the left is I4^mm and to the right 14mm; the second I of TAHITI is a trifle shorter than the first one.

GAMBIA.

Currency : 12 pence=i siiilling=i pound. The pound equaling $4.86 U. S. Currency.

ADHESIVE

i86g.

Embossed in color on white wove paper, the head being colorless.

Size i8)^x23 mm.

STAMPS.

1 4p pale brown

2 4p deep brown

3 6p deep blue

1874-

Same as preceding issue; watermarked Crown and C. C.

4 4p brown

5 6p blue 1880,

Same as preceding issue; watermarked Crown and C. C,

GAMBIA.— GERMANY: THURN AND TAXIS.

235

Perforated 14.

6 orange

7 ip lake

8 2p rose

9 3p pale blue

10 4p brown

11 6p deep blue

12 ish deep green

1886.

Same as preceding issue; watermarked Crown and C. A.

Perforated 14.

13 2j^p ultramarine

14 3p slate

15 6p olive green

16 ish violet

1887-91.

Same as preceding issue; watermarked Crown and C. A.

Perforated 14

17 Kp deep green

18 ip carmine (1891)

19 2p orange

20 4p dark brown (1888)

21 6p pale blue (1891)

COUNTERFEITS.

We do not know of any good counterfeits of the stamps of this colony.

GERMANY.

Yhurn and Y^xis.

These stamps were issued by the Prince of the House of Thurn and Taxis who had the privilege of carrying on the postal service in many parts of Germany; this privilege dated back as far as the 15th century and ended in 1867, by the then Prince selling to Prussia all his rights to the various postal administrations for a sum equal to $2,ooo,oco.

The postal district of Thurn and Taxis consisted of the following countries; The Electorate of Hesse, the Grand Duchy of Saxe Weimar, the upper part of the Principality of Schwarzburg-Sonderhausen, the Principality of Reuss, the Principality of Lippe, the Grand Duchy of Mecklenburg Strelitz, the Hanseatic cities of Hamburg, Bremen and Lubeck.

The above mentioned composed the Northern District, in all of which the postage stamps with the value expressed in silbergroschen were used, while the following countries formed the Southern District and used the postage stamps with the value expressed in kreuzers; the Duchy of Saxe Coburg Gotha, the Principality of Schwarzburg Rudolstadt, the Duchy of Nassau, the two Principalities of Hohenzollern, the Landgravate of Hesse Homburg, the Grand Duchy of Hesse Darmstadt, the Duchy of Saxe Meiningen and the Free Citv of Frankfort on Main.

The stamps with the value in kreuzers were not receivable for postage in the first named countries, neither were those with the value in silbergroschen available for postage in the last named countries.

Currency: Northern part of Thurn and Taxis, 30 silbergroschen=i thaler=$o.72

U. S. Currency.

Southern part of Thurn and Taxis, 60 kreuzer=i florin=$o.40 U. S. Currency. ADHESIVE STAMPS.

July 1st 1852.

Typographed in black on colored wove paper; printed at Berlin. Size 22x22mm.

1 J^sgr bluish sea green

2 Yz sgr sea green ^

3 isgr light blue

4 isgr dark blue

5 2 sgr rose

6 3sgr deep yellow

7 3sgr ochre yellow

8 ikr bluish sea green

9 ikr sea green

10 3kr light blue

11 3kr dark blue

12 6kr rose

13 9kr deep yellow

14 9kr ochre yellow

January 1st, 1854.

Same type, impression and paper as pre¬ ceding issue.

15 brown

July 1st, 1858.

Same type, impression and paper as pre¬ ceding issue.

16 flesh

1859-60.

Same type as preceding issues with excep¬ tion of the 5 and losgr and 15 and 3okr which are of a new type; typographed in color on white wove paper, printed at Berlin. Size 22x22 mm.

236

GERMANY: THURN AND TAXIS.

17 Xsgr red, Nov. i860.

18 Ksgr green, Oct. 1859.

19 isgrblue, Dec. 1859.

20 2sgr ro.se, Nov. i860.

21 3gr red brown, Nov. i860.

22 ssgr lilac, Sept. 1859.

23 10 sgr orange. Sept. 1859.

24 losgr orange red. Sept. 1859.

25 ikr yellow green, Dec. 1859.

26 ikr blue green, “ “

27 3kr blue, “ “

28 6kr rose, “ “

29 9kr yellow, “ “

30 iskr lilac, Sept. 14th, 1859.

31 30k'' orange. Sept. 14th, 1859.

32 pokr orange red , Sept. 14th, 1859.

V iHety : Error of color.

33 3kr yellow green 1862-64.

Same type, impression, paper etc. as preced¬ ing issue

34 Xsgr black, July 1864.

35 J^sgr green. May ist, 1863.

36 J^sgr yellow orange, Feb. 1863.

37 /^sgr orange red, “ “

38 isgr rose, April 1862.

39 2sgr blue, Jan, 1864.

40 3sgr bistre. Sept. 1863,

41 3sgr yellow bistre. Sept. 1863.

42 3kr rose, April 1862.

43 6kr light blue, April 1862.

44 6kr dark blue, “ “

45 9kr bistre, “ “

1865-66.

Same type, paper etc. as preceding issue but printed at Frankfort on Main.

Rouletted.

46 X^g^’klack, April 1866.

47 Ksgr green, Dec. 1865.

48 yisgr yellow orange, Nov. 1865.

49 I sgr rose, Dec. 1865.

50 2.sgr blue, “ “

51 3Sgr bistre, Nov. 1865.

52 ikr green, July 1865.

53 3kr rose, Oct. 1865.

54 6kr blue. Sept, 1865.

55 9kr bistre, Oct. 1865.

Variety: Pin perforated at top, rouletted at sides and bottom.

56 3sgr yellow bistre

The 5 and losgr and 15 and 3okr are to be found rouletted, perforated 12, 13 and pin perforated, these perforations, however, are unofficial and speculative.

February 1867,

Same type, impression, paper, etc. as pre¬ ceding issue but rouletted on colored lines of same color as the stamp.

Rouletted on colored lines.

57 Xsgr black

58 'A^gr green

59 Xsgr yellow orange

60 isgr rose

61 2sgr blue

62 3sgr bistre

63 ikr green

64 3kr rose

65 6kr blue

66 9kr bistre

RETURN LETTER STAMPS.

185?

Typographed in black on white wove pa¬ per. Size, diameter 28mm.

lOI

Cassel, black

102

Delmold, “

103

Eisenach, “

104

Hamburg, “

105

Darmstadt, black

106

Frankfort on Main, black

107

Giessen, black

108

Mainz, “

ENVELOPES.

Tresses.

O

GERMANY: THURN AND TAXIS.

^37

October ist, i86i.

Stamp embossed in upper right corner on white wove paper; small gum (2 centimetres in length). Two lines of inscription in lilac in small capitals across the upper right corner, ein halber (ein, zwei, drei), sil-

BERGROSCHEN POST-COUVERT OT ZWEI (DREI, sechs.neun) kreuzer POST-COUVERT. Print¬ ed at Berlin.

1° Size 146x83mm. Tress H.

201 Ksgr yellow

202 /4sgr orange

203 isgr rose

204 2sgr pale blue

205 2sgr dark blue

206 3sgr stone

207

2kr yellow

208

3kr rose

209

6kr dull blue

210

gkr stone

2®

Size 150XI15 mm.

Tress H.

2tl

J^sgr yellow

212

J^sgr orange

213

Isgr rose

214

2sgr dull blue

215

3sgr stone

216

2kr yellow

2t7

3kr rose

218

6kr dull blue

219

gkr stone

1862.

Same type, paper and

impression

ceding

issue, but inscriptions in the

right corner are in the

same color

stamp; short gum.

I®

Size 146x83 mm.

Tress H.

220

^sgr orange

221

Isgr rose

222

2sgr dull blue

223

2sgr ultramarine

224

3Sgr pale stone

225

3Sgr dark stone

226

2kr pale yellow

227

2kr bright yellow

228

3kr pale rose

229

3kr bright rose

230

6kr dull blue

231

6kr ultramarine

232

gkr stone

2® Sixe 150x115mm. Tress II.

233 /4sgr orange red

234 Isgr rose

235 2sgr dull blue

236 3sgr stone

237 2kr yellow

238 3kr rose

239 6kr dull blue

240 9kr stone 1863.

Same type, paper, impression etc. as pre¬ ceding issue, but gummed along the entire edge of the flap.

I® Size 146x83mm. Tress H.

241 }4sgr pale orange

242 Ksgr dark orange

243 /4sgr pale yellow

244 /4sgr dark yellow

245 Isgr rose

246 isgr light rose

247 2sgr pale ultramarine

248 2sgr dark ultramarine

249 3sgr pale stone

250 3sgr dark stone

251 3sgr reddish stone

252 2kr orange

253 2kr pale yellow

254 2kr bright yellow

255 3kr pale rose

256 3kr bright rose

257 6kr pale ultramarine

258 6kr dark ultramarine

259 9kr pale stone

260 pkr dark stone

261 gkr reddish stone

2" Size 150XI15 mm. Tress H.

262 }4sgr orange

263 isgr rose

264 2sgr ultramarine

265 3Sgr stone

266 2kr yellow

267 3kr rose

268 6kr ultramarine

269 gkr pale stone

270 gkr dark stone

Variety : Stamp without color.

271 6kr white, blue inscription

December 6th, 1865.

Same type, paper, impression etc. as pre¬ ceding issues ; inscription same color as the stamp; gummed along the entire edge of the flap, tinted at Frankfort on Main.

I® Size 146x83 mm. Tress N.

272 ^sgr black

273 /4sgr pale yellow

274 Ksgr yellow orange

275 isgr pale rose

276 isgr bright rose

277 Isgr lilac rose

278 2sgr ultramarine

279 3sgr pale stone

280 3 -gr reddish stone

281 ikr green

282 ikr dark green

283 2kr yellow

284 2kr yellow orange

285 3kr pale rose

286 3kr bright rose

287 6kr ultramarine

288 gkr dark stone

289 gkr reddish stone

290 gkr brown

238 GERMANY: THURN AND TAXIS; NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION.

Varieties:

a. Inscription touching the stamp.

291 Xsgr black

b. Lower line of inscription crossing the stamp.

292 Xsgr black

c. With a second stamp, without color, embossed next to the stamp in black.

293 /^sgr white x j^sgr black

d. With second stamp on the flap.

294 ikr green

e. Part of the stamp without color.

295 2kr yellow

f. With a second stamp, without color, be¬ low the one in color,

296 9kr white x 9kr brown

g. Inscription impressed without color.

297 9kr brown

h. Without tress on the flap.

298 2kr yellow

i. With tress O instead of tress N.

299 2kr yellow

k. With larger inscription.

300 2kr yellow orange

301 6kr dull blue

2“ Size 148x64mm. Tress O.

302 I4^sgr black

303 2sgr blue

304 ikr pale yellow green

305 ikr green

306 ikr dark green

307 2kr yellow orange

308 3kr rose

309 6kr ultramarine V arieties:

a. With a second stamp without color em¬ bossed next to the stamp in black.

310 /^sgr white x ^sgr black

b. Without inscription.

31 1 Xsgr black

c. Stamp on the back of envelope.

312 ikr green

d. Without inscription on face of envelope.

313 ikr green

e. Inscription across stamp.

314 X®gr black

315 2sgr blue

316 ikr green

317 2kr yellow orange

318 3kr rose

319 6kr ultramarine

f. Inscription darker than stamp.

320 ikr green, dark green inscription

LOCAL ENVELOPES.

Prior to March 1851, Wurtemberg was also included in the Postal district of Thurn and Taxis. In 1847 stamped envelopes were sold to the public in the cities of Stuttgart, Tiibingen, Ulm, Heilbronn, Ludwigsburg, and Reutlingen for letters mailed and to be delivered in the same city; these envelopes were sold at the rate of 15 and 18 kreuzers per dozen and were not sold in quantities of less than a half dozen. These envelopes were suppressed in October, 1851, after the cession to Wurtemberg of the Post office Monopoly by the Prince of Thurn and Taxis.

October 1st, 1847.

Size 146x83mm.

401 (i}^kr) red November 17th, 1847.

Same type, impression, etc., as preceding

issue.

Size 148x64mm.

402 (i/4^kr) red

Typographed on white wove paper.

]\forth German Confederation.

The stamps of the North German Confederation replaced those of Thurn and Taxis and were used in the same countries with the addition of the Kingdoms of Prussia and Saxony; the stamps with the value expressed in groschen were used in the northern countries and those with the value in kreuzers in the southern.

Currency: 30 groschen=i thaler=$o.72 U. S. Currency.

60 KREUZER=i FL0RIN=$0.40 U. S. Currency.

ADHESIVE STAMPS.

January 1st 1868.

Typographed on white wove paper. Size I9^x22mm.

1“ Rouletted 9x8.

1 XR'’ violet

2 'Agr green

3 orange

4 igr rose

5 2grblue

6 5gr bistre

GERMANY: NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION.

239

7

ikr green

8

2kr orange

9

3kr rose

10

7kr blue

II

l8kr bistre

2<

’ Rouletted 9.

12

Xgr violet

13

)^gr green

14

>|gr orange

IS

Igr rose

16

2gr blue

17

5gr bistre

18

ikr green

19

2kr orange

20

3kr rose

21

7kr blue

22

i8kr bistre

3”

' Rouletted 10

23

Igr rose

4”

Rouletted ii.

24

)4(gr violet

25

Kgr green

26

Kgf orange

27

Igr rose

28

2gr blue

29

5gr bistre

30

ikr green

31

2kr orange

32

3kr rose

33

7kr blue

34

i8kr bistre

5“

Rouletted 12.

35

Kgr violet

36

Kgr green

37

Kgr orange

38

Igr rose

39

2gr blue

40

5gr bistre

41

ikr green

42

2kr orange

43

3kr rose

44

7kr blue

45

i8kr bislre

6»

Rouletted iix:

46

Kgr violet

47

Kgr green

48

Kgr orange

49

Igr rose

50

2gr blue

51

5gr bistre

52

ikr green

53

2kr orange

54

3kr rose

55

7kr blue

56

i8kr bistre

Varieties: Unperforated,

57

Kgr violet

58

Kgr green

59

Kgr orange

60

Igr rose

61

2gr blue

62

5gr bistre

63

ikr green

64

2kr orange

65

3kr rose

66

7kr blue

67

l8kr bistre

February 17th 1869.

Same type, paper, and impression as pre¬ ceding issue.

Perforated 13^4x14.

68 violet

69 ^gr lilac

70 ^gr green

7t /4gr orange

72 igr rose

73 2gr blue

74 5gr bistre

75 ikr green

76 2kr orange

77 3kr rose

78 7kr blue

79 i8kr bistre Varieties; Ribbed paper.

80 ^gr violet

81 Kgr green

82 ^gr orange

83 Igr rose

84 2gr blue

85 5gr bistre

86 ikr green ?

87 2kr orange?

88 3kr rose

89 7kr blue?

90 i8kr bislre ?

We have seen all values except those marked ?.

March 1st 1869.

Typographed on grayish pelure paper, vvith groundwork of the value repeated many times in microscopic letters zehn (dreissig) GROSCHEN. Size 22x19mm.

Perforated 14x13^^.

91 logr gray

92 30gr blue

1869.

Same type, paper and impression as issue of February 1869, with network similar to that oil the stamps of the German occu¬ pation in France (Alsace and Lorraine) print¬ ed with a chemical ink; this network is in¬ visible on the face of the stamp but shows faintly on the back ; if the stamp is subjected to some certain chemical action (the charac¬ ter of which we do not know) the network will show on the face of the stamp in light brown.

Perforated 13^x14.

93 Xgr violet

94 Kgr green

95 Kgr orange

96 Igr rose

97 2gr blue

98 5gr bistre

99 ikr green

100 2kr orange

101 3kr rose

102 7kr blue

103 i8kr bistre

GERMANY: NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION.

240

STAMPS FOR THE CITY OF HAMBURG.

January 1st, 1868,

Typographed on white wove paper. 19x22mm.

Rouletted 12.

151 (/4schj violet brown 1870.

Same type, paper and impression as pre¬ ceding issue.

Perforated I3j^xr4.

152 (j^sch) violet brown

153 (/^sch) red brown

OFFICIAL STAMPS.

January ist, 1870,

Typographed in black on white wove pa¬ per; colored groundwork formed of the words NORDD. POSTBEZIRK in microscopic capitals, many times repeated. These stamps are printed on paper with chemical network same as the stamps of the 1869 issue. Size 22x19 mm.

Perforated 14x13^^.

201 black, buff groundwork

202 ^gr

203 'Agr

204 igr “ “ “

205 2gr “ “ “

206

ikr black, gray groundwork 2kr “• “ “

207

208

3kr

209

7kr “ •<

WAR STAMPS.

(Alsace-Lorraine.)

These stamps were used by the postal au¬ thorities of the North German Confederation, during the' Franco Prussian War, in those parts of France occupied by the German troops. Erroneously these stamps are gen¬ erally catalogued as belonging to Alsace Lorraine, while they were used in other parts of France as well, and in fact, ceased to be used in Alsace Loraine about April 1872, when stamps of the German Empire were used in those provinces, while the war stamps continued to be used in France until the fall of 1873.

August 15th, 1870.

Typographed in color on white wove paper with network of same color as stamp. There are two types of these stamps: in the first one POSTES measures 12mm in width and in the second type I2>^mm. Size 20x23 mm.

1“ First type. Perforated I3j^xi4.

251 ic olive green

252 2C red brown

253 4c gray

254 4c lilac gray

255 5c green

256 5c yellow green

257 IOC brown

258 IOC yellow brown

259 20C ultramarine

260 20c blue

261 25c dark brown

Varieties: Network inverted (points of

curved

lines point downwards).

262

ic olive green

263

2c red brown

264

4c gray

265

4c lilac gray

266

5c gieen

267

5c yellow green

268

IOC brown

269

IOC yellow brown

270

20c ultramarine

271

20c blue

272

25c dark brown

2°

Second type.

Perforated I3j^xi4.

273 IC olive green

274 2c red brown

275 4C gray

276 4c lilac gray

277 IOC brown

278 IOC yellow brown

279 20c ultramarine

280 20c blue

281 25c dark brown

Varieties: Network inverted.

282 IC olive green

283 2C red brown

284 4c gray

285 4c gray lilac

286 IOC brown

287 IOC yellow brown

288 20c ultramarine

289 20c blue

290 25c dark brown

Reprints,

1885.

Type reset, with inverted groundwork; ah of the second type (POSTES measuring 12%mm).

GERMANY: NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION.

241

Perforated 13%,'s.lJi,.

291 Ic olive green

292 2c red brown

293 kc gray

294 5c e7nerald green

295 lOc yellow brown

296 20c dull blue

297 25c brown

These reprints, which are virtually counter¬ feits, can be distinguished by the brightness of the color, the network especially being of a much deeper hnpression in the reprints than in the originals.

ENVELOPES.

Tresses.

I P Q

Shapes.

January ist, 1868.

Stamp, same type as adhesives, embossed in upper right corner on white wove paper. Two lines of inscription in small capitals across the stamp ein groschen (drei kreu- zer) post couvert.

1° Black inscription, a. Size 147x84mm. Tress H. Shape 2. 301 igr rose

b. Size 150x115 mm. Tress H. Shape 3.

302 Igr rose

2“ Gray inscription.

a. Size 148x84mm. Tress H. Shape 2.

303 Igr rose

304 3kr rose

b. Size I50xri5mm. Tress H. Shape 3.

305 Igr rose

Variety: Inscription inverted.

306 Igr rose

242

GERMANY : NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION.

1868.

Provisional, issue.

During this year an envelope of ordinary size on white laid paper, with Tress P on the flap and having a i groschen stamp pasted in the upper right corner, is said to have been officially issued at Oberhausen.

Size 150XI15 mm. Tress P.

307 igr rose

July 24th, 1868.

Provisional issue.

In order to utilize the remainders of the envelopes of Brunswick, Mecklenburg Stre- litz, Oldenburg, Prussia and Saxony, roulet- ted adhesive stamps of the North German Confederation were pasted over the embossed stamp of the envelope, and then surcharged in gray with a rectangular design formed by the words norddeutscher postbezirk in small capitals, repeated sixty times.

I. Brunswick envelopes of the 1865 issue. 1“ Tress I.

a. Size 150x115mm. Shape 3.

308 Igr rose on igr rose, gray surcharge

309 Igr rose on 2gr blue, “ “

310 Igr rose on 3gr brown, “ “

311 2gr blue on 2gr blue, “ “

b. Size 147x84 mm. Shape 2.

312 Igr rose on igr rose, gray surcharge

313 Igr rose on 2gr blue, “ “

314 Igr rose on 3gr brown, “ “

315 2gr blue on 2gr blue, “ “

2® Tress H.

a. Size 150x115 mm. Shape 3.

316 Igr rose on igr rose, gray surcharge

317 Igr rose on 2gr blue, “ “

318 Igr rose on 3gr brown, “ “

319 2gr blue on 2gr blue, “ “

b. Size 147x84 mm. Shape 2.

320 Igr rose on igr rose, gray surcharge

321 Igr rose on 2gr blue, “ “

322 Igr rose on 3gr brown, “ “

323 2gr blue on 2gr blue, “ “

II. Mecklenburg Strelilz Envelopes of the 1864 issue.

Tress H.

a. Size 150x115 mm. Shape 3.

324 Igr rose on isgr rose, gray surcharge.

325 Igr rose on 2sgr blue, “ “

326 Igr rose on 3sgr brown, “ “

327 2gr blue on 2sgr blue, “ “

328 2gr blue on 3sgr brown, “ “

b. Size 147x84 mm. Shape 2.

329 Igr rose on isgr rose, gray surcharge.

330 Igr rose on 2sgr blue, “ ‘

331 Igr rose on 3sgr brown, “ “

332 2gr blue on 2sgr blue, “ “

333 2gr blue on 3sgr brown, “ “

III. Oldenburg Envelopes of the 1862 issue.

A. Size of stamp 21x23 mm.

I® Short gum. Tress H.

a. Size 150x115 mm. Shape 3.

334 Igr rose on J^gr orange, gray surchge

335 Igr rose on igr rose, “

336 Igr rose on 2gr ultramarine, gray

surcharge

337 Igr rose on 3gr stone, gray surcharge

338 2gr blue on 2gr ultramarine, gray

surcharge

b. Size 147x84 mm. Shape 2.

339 Igr rose on J^gr orange,gray surcharge

340 Igr rose on igr rose, “ “

2“ Long Gum. Tress H.

Size 147x84 mm. Shape 2.

342 Igr rose on j4gr orange,gray surcharge

343 Igr rose on Igr rose, “ “

344 Igr rose on 2gr ultramarine, gray

surcharge

345 igi lose on 3gr stone, gray surcharge

346 2gr blue on 2gr ultramarine, gray

surcharge

B. Size of Stamp 32x32mm. (Note.)

I® Short gum. Tress H.

a. Size 150x115mm. Shape 3.

347 Igr rose on J^gr orange,gray surcharge

348 Igr rose on igr rose, “ “

349 Igr rose on 2gr ultramarine, gray

surcharge

350 Igr rose on 3gr stone, gray surcharge

b. Size 147x84mm. Shape 2.

351 Igr rose on J^gr orange, gray surcharge

352 Igr rose on igr rose, “ “

353 igi rose on 2gr ultramarine, gray

surcharge

2® Long gum. Tress H.

S'ze 147x84mm. Shape 2.

354 igrrose on •4grorange,gray surcharge

355 Igr rose on Igr rose, “ “

556 Igr rose on 2gr ultramarine, gray

surcharge

357 rgr rose on 3gr stone, gray surcharge

358 2gr blue on 2gr ultramarine, gray

surcharge

IV. Prussian Envelopes of 1861 issue (In¬ scription above stamp).

Short gum. Tress H.

a. Size 150x115mm. Shape 4.

359 Igr rose on isgr rose, gray surcharge

360 Igr rose on 2sgr blue, “ “

361 Igr rose on 3sgr stone, “ “

362 2gr blue on 2sgr blue, “ “

b. Size 147x84mm. Shape i.

363 Igr rose on 2sgr rose, gray surcharge

364 Igr rose on 2sgr blue, “ “

365 Igr rose on 3sgr stone, “ •*

366 2gr blue on 2sgr blue, “ “

V. Prussian Envelopes of 1863 issue (In¬ scription across stamp).

A. Short gum. Tress H.

a. Size 150x115mm. Shape 3.

367 Igr rose on isgr rose, gray surcharge

368 Igr rose on 2sgr blue, “ “

369 Igr rose on 3sgr stone, “ “

370 2gr blue on 2sgr blue, “ “

b. Size 147x84. Shape 2.

371 Igr rose on l.sgr rose, gray surcharge

Note. — As the ordinary stamps of the North Ger¬ man Confederation were too small to cover the em¬ bossed stamps on the Oldenburg envelope', special stamps were printed with an extra wide margin so as to cover the envelope stamp entirely. •

GERMANY; NORTH GERMAN CONFEDERATION; GERMAN EMPIRE. 243

372 igr rose on 2gr blue, gray surcharge

373 igf ro®® o® Ssg*' stone, “ “

374 2gr blue on 2sgr blue, “ “

B. Long gum. Tress H.

a. Size 150x115mm. Shape 3.

375 Igr rose on isgr rose, gray surcharge

376 Igr rose on 2sgr blue, ‘ “

377 Igr rose on 3sgr stone, “ “

378 2gr blue on 2sgr blue, “ “

b. Size 147x84mm. Shape 2.

379 Igr rose on isgr rose, gray surcharge

380 Igr rose on 2sgr blue, “ “

381 Igr rose on 3sgr stone, “ “

382 2gr blue on 2sgr blue, “ “

C. Long gum. Tress H.

Size 147x84mm. Shape 2.

383 Igr rose on isgr rose, gray surcharge

384 Igr rose on 2sgr blue, “ “

385 Igr rose on 3Sgr stone, “ “

386 2gr blue on 2sgr blue, “

387 3kr rose on isgr rose, “ “

388 3kr rose on 2sgr blue, “ “

389 3kr rose on 3sgr stone, “ “

VI. Prussian Envelopes of 1867 issue.

Long gum. Tress H.

Size 147x84mm. Shape 2.

390 Igr rose on 3pf lilac, gray surcharge

391 Igr rose on 6pf vermilion,' ‘ “

392 Igr rose on ikr green, “ “

393 igi rose on 2kr orange, “ “

394 Igr rose on 3kr rose, “ “

395 Igr rose on 6kr blue, gray surcharge

396 Igr rose on 9kr stone, “ “

397 2gr blue on 6kr blue, “ “

398 3kr rose on ikr green, gray surcharge

399 3kr rose on 2kr orange, “ “

400 3kr rose on 3kr rose, “ “

401 3kr rose on 6kr blue, “ “

402 3kr rose on 9kr stone, “ “

VII. Saxony Envelopes of 1863-65 issue.

1° Tress Q.

a. Size 150x115 mm. Shape 3.

403 Igr rose on mgr rose, gray surcharge

404 Igr rose on’2ngr blue, “ “

405 Igr rose on 3ngr brown, “ “

406 Igr rose on 5 ngr violet, “ “

407 2gr blue on 2ngr blue, “ “

b. Size 147x84 mm. Shape 2

408 Igr rose on I^ngr orange, gray

surcharge

409 Igr rose on mgr rose, gray surcharge

410 Igr rose on 2ngr blue, “ “

41 1 Igr rose on 3ngr brown, “ “

412 Igr rose on 5ngr violet, “ “

413 2gr blue on 2ngr blue, “ “

2° Tress H.

a. Size 150XI15 mm. Shape 3.

414 Igr rose on mgr rose, gray surcharge

415 Igr rose on 2ngr blue, “ “

416 Igr rose on 3ngr brown, “ “

417 Igr rose on 5ngr violet, " “

418 2gr blue on 2ngr blue, “ “

b. Size 147x84 mm. Shape 2.

419 Igr rose on >4 ttgr orange, gray surchge

420 Igr rose on mgr rose, “ “

421 Igr rose on 2ngr blue, “ “

422 Igr rose on 3ngr brown, “ “

423 Igr rose on 5 ngr violet, “ “

424 2gr blue on 2ngr blue, “ “

WRAPPERS.

November ist, 1868.

Stamp of same type as adhesives embossed Size 350x64 mm.

to the right; white wove paper. Border, of 450 34 gr green

same color as stamp, measuring 228 mm.

along upper and lower edges of wrapper. 45 1 ikr green

ENVELOPES USED AT THE Victoria National Invaliden Stiftung.

(The Victoria National Asylum for Invalids.)

The inmates of this institution enjoyed the privilege of sending letters of any size or weight for groschen.

January 1st, 1868.

Stamp of same type as adhesives embossed in upper right corner ;inscription in lower left corner.

A. Inscription in lower left corner reads : “ Angeh’genheit d''r Victoria National Inval¬ iden Stiftung,” (Business of the Victoria National Asylum for Invalids), in ordinary heavy type, in three lines.

Size 380x130 mm.

Thick yellowish wove paper.

501 Kgi gieen

B. Inscription in lower left corner reads : " Angelegenheiten der Victoria National In- validen Stiftung,” (Business of the Victoria National Asylum for Invalids), in various types.

1. Inscription in ordinary heavy type in three lines.

1“ Size 188x122 mm.

White wove paper.

502 J4gr green

2® Size 150x120mm.

White laid paper.

503 Kgi gieen

II. Inscription in German script type in two lines.

I® Size 188x122 mm.

White wove paper.

504 >4gr green

2® Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

505 Kgr green

III. Inscription in German script type in three lines.

I® Size 188x122 mm.

White wove paper.

506 )4gr green

2® Size 380x130 mm.

Thick yellowish wove paper.

507 Kgi gieen

IV. Inscription in English script type in two lines.

I® Size 188x122 mm.

White wove paper.

508 )4gr green

2® Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

509 j^gr green

244

GERMANY: GERMAN EMPIRE.

V. Inscription in Gothic type in two lines.

1“ Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

510 >^gr green

2“ Size 380x130 mm.

Thick yellowish wove paper.

5 11 Xgigieen

VI. Without any inscription.

1° Size 188x122 mm. White wove paper.

512 Kgr green

2" Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

513 Kgr green

3“ Size 380x130 mm.

a. Thick yellowish wove paper.

514 Kgr green

b. White wove paper.

515 Kgr green

WAR ENVELOPES.

Envelopes used during the Franco-Prussian war for letters sent to or by soldiers belonging to the German army. Most of these, if not all, were not issued by the Government, and we shall therefore not catalogue them.

fo$tal District of the Gerrifiarp Empire.

The Postal District of the German Empire consists of the whole of the German Empire with the exception of the kingdoms of Bavaria and Wurtemberg. Until 1875, the stamps with the value expressed in groschen were used in the northern countries, and those with the value in kreuzer in the southern. Since 1875 only stamps in pfennig were used throughout the whole of the Postal District of the German Empire.

Currency: 30 groschen=i thaler=|o.72 U. S. Currency.

60 KREUZER=I FLORiN=$o.40 U. S. Currency.

100 PFENNIG=I MARK=$o.24 U. S. Currency.

ADHESIVE STAMPS.

Tanuary ist, 1872.

T ypographed in color on white wove paper, the eagle being embossed without color.

Size 19^x23 mm.

4- CRO.SrHEN 4

Perforated I3>^xi4.

1 Xgi violet

2 Kgi yellow green

3 /4gr vermilion

4 Kgr yellow orange

5 igr rose

6 2gr ultramarine

7 5gr bistre

8 ikr green

9 2kr vermilion

10 2kr[^ye]]ow orange

11 3kr rose

12 7kr ultramarine

13 i8kr bistre Varieties :

a. Unperforated.

14 2gr ultramarine

15 5gr bistre

b. Eagle inverted.

16 Xgi violet

17 Kgi yellow green

18 /Igi yellow orange

19 Igr rose

20 2gr ultramarine

21 5gr bistre

22 ikr green

23 2kr yellow orange

24 3kr rose

25 7kr ultramarine

26 i8kr bistre

January ist, 1872.

Typographed on white wove paper, with groundwork of the value repeated many times in minute capitals : zehn (dreissig)

GROSCHEN.

Size 22XI9X mm.

Perforated i4xi3X-

27 lOgr gray

28 30gr blue

These stamps were not sold to the public, but were used only by the postal clerks on mail matter on which the postage had been paid in cash.

June 1st, 1872.

Similar to issue of January, 1872, but with streamers at the sides of the crown and large shield in eagle ; typographed on white wove paper, the eagle embossed without color. Size 19^x23 mm.

Perforated 13^x14.

29 Xgi violet

30 jjgi green

31 jlgr orange

32 Igr rose

33 2gr ultramarine

34 5gr bistre

GERMANY: GERMAN EMPIRE.

245

35 ikr green

36 2kr orange

37 3kr rose

38 ykr ultramarine

39 i8kr bistre

Varieties :

a. Unperforated

40 >^gr orange

41 Igr rose

42 5gr bistre

b. Eagle inverted.

43 Xgr violet

44 Kgr green

45 Kgr orange

46 Igr rose

47 2gr ultramarine

48 5gr bistre

49 ikr green

50 2kr orange

51 3kr rose

52 7kr ultramarine

53 i8kr bistre

c. Error of color.

54 2gr brown

This stamp is catalogued by some as being an essay ; however, we have seen several which undoubtedly passed the post, and in the absence of any proof to the contrary we shall catalogue it as an error.

November ist, 1872. ■

Same type, etc., as preceding issue. Perforated I3j4xi4-

55 2>^gr brown

56 2^gr orange brown

57 9kr brown

58 9kr orange brown Varieties : Eagle inverted.

59 2^gr brown

60 9kr brown February 1874.

Same type, impression, paper etc., as pre¬ ceding issue, surcharged with large numeral of value in same color as the remainder of the impression.

Perforated 13^x14.

61 2>4gr brown

62 2>^gr orange brown

63 9kr brown

64 9kr orange brown Varieties ; Eagle inverted.

65 2>^gr orange brown

66 9kr orange brown January ist, 1875.

Typographed in color on white wove paper; three types, the first for the 3 and 5 pfennige, the ?econd for the three higher values of pfennige and the third for the 2 Mark. Sizes: 3 and 5 pf., 18^x21 mm.; 10 pf. etc., I7j4x2ij4 mm.; 2 Mark, 22x19

I" Perforated I3j^xi4j^.

67 3pf green

68 5pf violet

69 lopf rose

70 20pf blue

71 25pf brown

72 5opf gray

2° Perforated I4j^xi3j^.

73 2M violet

This stamp was not sold to the public.

May 1877.

Same type, impression and paper as corres¬ ponding value of issue of January 1875. Perforated I3j^xi4.

74 50 pf bronze green

March 1880.

Same types as corresponding values of pre¬ ceding issues but pfennig spelled without final E. Typographed in color on white wove paper.

Perforated i3j4xi4K.

75 3pf green

76 5pf violet

77 lopf rose

78 20pf blue

79 25pf brown

80 5opf bronze green Variety: Unperforated.

81 3pf green

1882.

Same type as corresponding value of issue of January 1875 ; typographed in color on white wove paper.

Perforated 14^4x13}^.

82 2M rose violet

1884-88.

Same type as corresponding values of 1880 and 1882 ; printed in aniline ink on white wove paper.

1“ Perforated I3j4xi4j4-

83 3pf green

84 5pf violet

85 lopf rose

86 20pf blue

87 25pf brown

88 5opf bronze green

89 50pf dark bronze green (1888)

2“ Perforated I4j4xi3j4-

90 2M rose lilac

October 1st, 1889.

Typographed in color on white wove paper; two types, one for the 3 and 5 pfennig, the other for the higher values. Size i8j4x2i>4 mm.

/

246

GERMANY : GERMAN EMPIRE.

Perforated 13^x14^.

91 3pf brown

92 5pf green

93 lopf carmine

94 20pf blue

95 25pf orange

g6 5opf red brown i8go.

Counterfeits used postally.

During this year the 10 pfennig stamps

were counterfeited in order to defraud the Government ; they were manufactured in Frankfurt am Main. The principal differ¬ ence is in the eagle, the feathers of which touch the circle in the counterfeit, which they do not in the genuine.

Typographed on white wove paper.

Perforated I4j^.

97 lopf carmine

RETURN LETTER STAMPS.

1872.

Embossed in blue on white wove paper. Scalloped border.

301 Aachen, blue

302 Arnsberg, “

303 Berlin, ‘ ‘

304 Bremen, ‘ ‘

305 Breslau, “

306 Bromberg, ‘ ‘

307 Braunschweig, ‘ ‘

308 Carlsruhe, (Baden) “

309 Cassel, “

310 Coblentz, “

310a Coin, “

311 Constanz, “

312 Coslin, “

3t2a Danzig, “

3 r 3 Darmstadt, ‘ ‘

314 Dresden, “

3 1 5 Dusseldorf, ‘ ‘

316 Elberfeld,

317 Erfurth, blue

318 Frankfurt am Main, “

319 Frankfurt an der Oder, “

320 Gumbinnen, “

321 Plalle, (Saale) “

322 Plamburg, “

323 Hannover, “

324 Kiel, “

325 Konigsberg, “

326 Leipzig, “

327 Liegnitz, “

328 Magdeburg ‘‘

329 Minden,

330 Metz, “

331 Munster, “

332 Oldenburg, “

333 Oppeln,

334 Posen, “

335 Potsdam, “

336 Schwerin, “

337 Stettin, “

338 Strasburg, “

339 Trier,

1888.

Same type as preceding issue, but printed in black on the occasion of the death of the Emperor.

340 Aachen, black

341 Coin, “

342 Flamburg, “

343 Leipzig,

Minden, “

Metz, “

Potsdam, “

344

345

346

ENVELOPES.

Tresses.

H.

SHAPES.

I

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GERMANY ; GERMAN EMPIRE.

247

January ist, 1872.

Stamp, of same type as adhesives of issue of same date, embossed in upper right corner on white wove paper. Two lines of inscrip¬ tion in minute capitals in gray, across the stamp: EiN groschen (drei kreuzer) post- COUVERT. There are two distinct types of the I groschen envelope, consisting in the size of the numerals of value ; in the first type the figures “i” measure mm. in height and in the second type I hey measure 3^ mm. ; there are also small differeiues in the figures “3” of the 3 kreuzer envelopes.

I” Size 148x85 mm.

Tress H. Shape i.

501 igr rose, type I

502 Igr rose, type II

503 3kr rose

Variety: Small figure of value to the left, large figure of value to the right.

504 Igr rose

2® Size 150x115 mm.

Tress H. Shape 2.

505 Igr rose, type I

506 Igr rose, type II

June 1st, 1872.

Stamp, of same type as adhesives of issue of same date (eagle with streamers and large shield), embossed in upper right corner on white wove paper.- Two lines of inscription in in preceding issue ; the same types occur as the figures of value as in preceding issue.

i“- Size 148x85 mm.

Tress H. Shape i.

507 Igr rose, type I

508 Igr rose, type II

509 3kr rose

2° Size 1 50x1 1 5 mm.

Tress II. Shape 2.

510 Igr rose, type I

511 Igr rose, type II

September i, 1873.

Same as preceding issue, but without in¬ scription across stamp.

1° Size 148x85 mm.

Tress H. Shape i.

512 Igr rose, type I

513 Igr rose, type II.

514 3kr rose

V ariety : Stamp embossed without color. 514a 3kr white

2“ Size 150x115 mm.

Tress H. Shape 2.

515 Igr rose, type I

516 Igr rose, type II

January ist, 1875.

Stamp, same type as adhesives of issue of corresponding date, embossed in upper right corner on white wove paper.

I® Size 148x85 mm.

Tress H. Shape i.

517 lopf rose

248

GERMANY: GERMAN EMPIRE.

2“ Size 1 50x1 1 5 mm.

Tress H. Shape 2.

518 lopf rose

October 1875.

Same as preceding issue, but flaps of differ¬ ent shapes.

I” Size 148x85 mm.

Tress H. Shape. 3.

519 lopf rose

2" Size 148x85 mm.

Tress H. Shape 4.

520 lopf rose

3“ Size 150x115 mm.

Tress H. Shape 5.

521 lopf rose

June 1876.

Same as preceding issue on various papers and flaps of different shapes.

I. White laid paper.

1° Size 148x85 mm.

Tress H. Shape 3.

522 lopf rose

2° Size 150x115 mm.

Tress H. Shape 5.

523 lopf rose

II. Blue wove paper.

1° Size 148x85 mm.

Tress H. Shape 3.

524 lOpf rose

Variety ; Stamp embossed without color.

525 lOpf blue

2” Size I50xn5mm.

Tress H. Shape 5.

526 lopf rose

Variety ; Stamp embossed without color.

527 lopf blue

End 1876.

Same as preceding issue, pfennig spelled without the final E. Blue wove paper.

1° Size 148x85 mm.

Tress H. Shape 3.

528 lopf rose

Variety : Stamp embossed without color.

529 lOpf blue

2“ Size 150x115 mm.

Tress H. Shape 5.

530 lopf rose

Variety : Stamp embossed without color.

531 lOpf blue

October 1889.

Stamp, same type as adhesives of issue of same date, typographed in upper right corner on blue wove paper.

Size 148x85 mm.

Tress H. Shape 3.

532 lopf carmine

ENVELOPES PRINTED BY SPECIAL REQUEST.

1872.

Stamp, same type as adhesives of issue of June and November 1872 (eagle with stream¬ ers and large shield), embossed in upper right corner on various papers, sizes and shapes. These envelopes were issued by the Post Office Department on special orders of pri¬ vate parties, who, themselves, supplied the envelopes.

Average size 150x82 mm.

I" White laid paper.

601 )4!gr violet

602 jigr green

603 Yzg^ orange

604 igr rose

605 2gr ultramarine

606 2j4gr brown

607 5gr bistre

608 ikr green

609 2kr orange

610 3kr rose

6 1 1 7kr ultramarine

612 9kr brown

613 l8kr bistre

2" Pink laid paper.

614 violet

615 Mgr green

bib /4gr orange

617 igr rose

bi8 2gr ultramarine

619 2j^gr brown

620 5gr bistre

621 ikr green

b22 2kr orange

b23 3kr rose

624 7kr ultramarine

b2 5 9kr brown

t)20 i8kr bistre

3“ Blue laid paper. 627 Xgr violet

b28 jigr green

629 J4gr orange

630 Igr rose

631 2gr ultramarine

632 2j^gr brown

633 5gr bistre

b34 ikr green

635 2kr orange

636 3kr rose

637 7kr ultramarine

b38 gkr brown

b39 i8kr bistre

4“ Lilac laid paper. b40 X gi violet

641 Xgr green

642 Xgr orange

b43 Igr rose

644 2gr ultramarine

645 2Xgr brown

b4b 5gr bistre

647 ikr green

b48 2kr orange

b49 3kr rose

b50 7kr ultramarine

65 1 pkr brown

652 i8kr bistre

5*’ Green laid paper. b53 Xgr violet

654 Xgr green

b55 Xgr orange

b56 Igr rose

657 2gr ultramarine

b58 2Xgr brown

b59 5gr bistre

660 ikr green

661 2kr orange

GERMANY : GERMAN EMPIRE.

249

662 3kr rose

663 7kr ultramarine

664 gkr brown

665 i8kr bistre

6“ Cream laid paper.

666 ^gr violet

667 green

668 I^gr orange

669 igr rose

670 2gr ultramarine

671 2)4gi brown

672 5gr bistre

673 ikr green

letter

674 2kr orange

675 3kr rose

676 7kr ultramarine

677 gkr brown

678 1 8kr bistre

1881.

Stamp, same type as adhesives of the 1880 issue, embosed in upper right corner.

Thin yellowish manila paper.

Size 151x120 mm.

679 lopf rose

COVERS.

Issued only in large quantities to parties using them as an advertising medium and who sold them to the public at less than face value. The outside and inside, with excep¬ tion of the part forming the face and back when folded in envelope shape, were covered with advertisements.

November 1873.

Stamp same type as adhesives of issue of June 1872. Size 447x286 mm. ; when folded in envelope shape, 132x115 mm.

1° White wove paper.

701 Igr rose

2“ Bluish wove paper.

702 Igr rose

December 1880.

Stamp same type as adhesives of 1880 issue ; size 318x265 mm; when folded, 158x95 mm. Yellowish white wove paper

703 lOpf rose

May 1881.

Same as preceding issue but on bluish wove paper.

704 lOpf rose

WRAPPERS.

December 15th, 1871.

Stamp, same type as adhesives of corres¬ ponding issue, embossed to the right on white wove paper.

Size 350x64 mm.

801 J^gr yellow green

802 ikr yellow green

Variety : Stamp embossed without color.

803 ikr white

June 1st, 1872.

Stamp, same type as adhesives of same date, embossed to the right on white wove paper. Size 350x64 mm.

804 >^gr green

805 Jjgr yellow green

806 ikr green

807 ikr yellow green

Variety : Stamp embossed without color.

808 ikr white

January ist 1875.

Stamp, same type as adhesives of same date, typographed to the right Green border meas¬ uring 235 mm. along upper and lower edges. White wove paper.

Size 350x64 mm.

809 3pf yellow green

810 3pf blue green

March 1880.

Same as preceding but stamp with pfen¬ nig spelled without the final E.

1° Yellowish white wove paper.

Size 350x64 mm.

81 1 3pf yellow green

812 3pf blue green

2“ Bluish white wove paper.

Size 350x64 mm.

813 3pf yellow green

814 3pf blue green August 1883.

Similar to preceding issue, but wrapper of different shape; green border across width of wrapper, ii mm above and 22 mm below the stamp; two dotted lines for address ; above the first line “An” in German type and to the left of the second “in” also in German type. Truncated corners 15 mm., long. Yellowish white wove paper.

Size 162x230 mm.

815 3pf dark green

816 3pf blue green August 1888.

Same as preceding issue, but truncated corners 40 mm long.

Yellowish white wove paper.

Size 162x230 mm.

817 3pf dark green

818 3pf blue green October 1889.

Same as preceding issue, but stamp of same type as adhesives of the issue of October 1889. Yellowish white wove paper.

Size 162x230 mm.

819 3pf brown

WRAPPERS PRINTED BY SPECIAL REQUEST.

Issued in the same way as the envelopes of same character and the letter covers.

1872.

Stamp, of same type as adhesives of the issue of June 1872 (Eagle with streamers and large shield), embossed to the right on variouspapers.

Size 290x50 mm.

1“ White batonne paper

901 Kgr green

902 ikr green

2“ Blue batonne paper

903 Kgr green

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GERMANY: GERMAN EMPIRE.

904 ikr green

3“ Rose batonne paper.

909

905 Kgr green

910

906 ikr green

4® Green batonne paper

911

907 Kgr green

912

go8 ikr green

5" Yellow batonne paper. >^gr green

ikr green

6“ Lilac laid paper, i^gr green

ikr green

PNEUMATIC ENVELOPES.

December 1876.

Stamp, same type as adhesives of current issue, embossed in upper right corner ; to the left of the stamp, inscription in ordinary capitals ROHRPOST-BRIEF. Below, three lines for address.

Pink wove paper.

Size 126x81 mm.

1001 30pf dark blue Oct. i88g.

Same as preceding issue with stamp of same type as adhesives of current issue, and in¬ scription in Gothic letters.

Pink wove paper Size 126x81 mm.

1002 30pf dark blue

ENVELOPES USED IN VARIOUS ASYLUMS FOR INVALIDS.

A. Victoria National Invaliden Stif- TUNG (theVictoria National Asylum for Inva¬ lids).

January 1872.

I. Provisional issue.

Remainder of the envelopes of the Victoria National Invaliden Stiftungof the North Ger¬ man Confederation, with the stamp surcharged in black “ PP” in oblong frame and covered with a groschen adhesive stamp of the German Empire of the 1871 issue.

1“ Inscription in ordinary heavy type in three lines.

a. Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

1101 i/^gr yellow green b'. Size 1 88x1 20 mm.

White wove paper.

1 102 J^gr yellow green

2“ Inscription in German script type in two lines.

a. Size 188x120 mm.

»

White wove paper.

yellow green

b. Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

1104 j^gr yellow green

3“ Inscription in English script type in two lines.

Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

1105 ^gr yellow green 4“ Without inscription.

a. Size 380x130 mm.

Thick yellowish wove paper.

1106 J^gr yellow green

b. Size 188x120 mm.

White wove paper.

1107 )-^gr yellow green

II. Regular issue.

Same as preceding but with stamp of same type as adhesives of 1871 issue embossed in upper right corner. Inscription in two lines in Gothic type.

1“ Size 380x130 mm.

Thick yellowish wove paper.

1108 J^gr yellow green 2° Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

1109 J^gr yellow green 3" Size 188x120 mm.

White wove paper.

1 1 10 J^gr yellow green

January 1872.

^Same a§ preceding issue, but with stamp of current issue.

I. With two lines of inscription in Gothic type.

1“ Size 380x130 mm.

Thick yellowish wove paper.

1 1 1 1 J^gr yellow green 2“ Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

1 1 12 Jigr yellow green 3" Size 188x120 mm.

White wove paper.

It 13 Jigi yellow green

II. Without inscription.

Size 240x160 mm.

White wove paper.

1114 J^gr yellow green

B. Kaiser Wilhelm Stiftung (Emperor William Asylum.)

1871.

Stamp, same type as adhesives of current issue, embossed in upper right corner; two lines of inscription in Gothic type in lower left corner.

I. Inscription reads: Angelegenheit der Kaiser Wilhelm Stiftung fur Deutsche In¬ validen, (Business of the Emperor William Asylum for German Invalids.)

1“ Size 380x130 mm.

Thick yellowish wove paper.

1115 J^gr yellow green

2“ Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

GERMANY: GERMAN EMPIRE.

25'

1116 ^gr yellow 'green 3“ Size 153x131 mm.

White laid paper.

1117 ^gr yellow green 4“ Size 188x120 mm.

White wove paper.

1118 J/jgr yellow green

II. Inscription reads: Angelegenheit des Berliner Vereins der Kaiser Wilhelms Stif- ttmg fiir Deutsche Invaliden. (Business of the Berlin Branch of the Emperor William Asylum for German^Invalids.)

I" Size 380x130 mm. Thick yellowish wove paper.

1119 >^gr yellow green 2" Size 150x120 mm.

White laid paper.

1120 "/^gr yellow green 3'’ Size 153x131111111.

White laid paper.

1121 )^gr yellow green 4° Size 188x120 mm.

White wove paper.

1122 ^gr yellow green

German Officea in the Levant.

Currency : 40 rARAS=i piastre=$0.04^ U. S. Currency. ADHESIVE STAMPS.

January 188.I.

Stamps of the German Imperial Postal Dis¬ trict, of the 1880 issue, surcharged in black with value in Turkish currency.

Perforated I3j^xi4^.

1201 lopa on 5pf violet, black surcharge

1202 20pa on lopf rose, “

1203 ipia on 20pf blue, “

1204 iXpia on 25pf brown, “

1205 2j^pia on 5opf bronze green, “

May 1884.

Same as preceding issue, but surcharged in blue.

Perforated I3j4xr4l4-

1206 ipia on 20pf blue, blue surcharge 1887.

Same type as preceding issue, printed in aniline ink and surcharged in black with value in Turkish currency.

Perforated I3j4xi4j^.

1207 lopa on 5pf violet, black surcharge ?

i20S 20pa on lOpf rose “

1209 ipia on 2opf blue, “

1210 ij^pia on 25pf brown, bl’k surcharge

1211 2j^pia on 5opf dark bronze

green, “

We have seen all but theTo para stamp. December 1889.

Stamps of the German Imperial Postal Dis¬ trict, of the issue of October 1889, surcharged in black with value in Turkish currency ; two types of surcharge, one for the 10, 20pa and Ipia, the other for the higher values.

Perforated I3l4xi4j4

1212 lopa on 5pf green, black surcharge

1213 20pa on lOpf carmine, “

1214 ipia on 2opf blue,

1215 ij^lpia on 25pf orange,

1216 2j|pia on 5opf red brown, “

ENVELOPES.

December 1889.

Envelopes of the German Imperial Postal District, of the issue of October 1889, sur¬ charged in black with value in Turkish cur¬ rency.

Tress H. Shape 3.

Blue wove paper.

1301 20pa on I opf carmine, black surcharge

COUNTERFEITS.

With the exception of those counterfeits made to defraud the government, we do not know of any good forgeries of the German stamps. The stamps of the first issues of the Thurn and Taxis Postal District have been forged, but, being lithographed, they are easily detected. But where the counterfeiters have done some of their fine work is in the manufacture of stamps of the German Imperial Postal District with inverted eagle; this was done by removing the original embossing of these stamps and stamping a bogus eagle in their place ; this fraud is very hard to detect.

252

GIBRALTAR.

GIBRALTAR.

Currency; 12 pence=i shilling; 20 shillings=i pound. The pound equaling $4.86 U. S. Currency.

100 CENTiiMOS=i PESETA=$0.I9 U. S. Currency. ADHESIVE STAMPS.

January 1886.

Stamps printed from the plates of the Ber¬ muda stamps and surcharged in black GIB¬ RALTAR; typographed in color on white wove paper; the two pence is of a similar type to the 6 pence and the shilling of a simi¬ lar type to the one penny.

Watermarked Crown and C. A.

Perforated 14.

1 J^p green, black surcharge

2 ip rose, “

3 2p brown violet, “

5 2j^pblue, “

4 4p orange, “

6 6p violet, “

7 ish bistre, “

1886-S7.

T ypographed in color on white wove paper, Size i8f^x22l4 mm. ; the 2, 4, 6 pence and I shilling are of the same type. Watermarked Crown and C. A.

Perforated 14.

8 >^p green (Feb. 1887)

9 ip rose

10 2p brown violet

1 1 2j4p blue

12 4p orange (April 1887)

13 6p violet

14 ish bistre (March 1887)

August 1 8 89.

Provisional issue.

Owing to a change in the currency, the stamps were surcharged in black with value in Spanish currency.

^ Watermarked Crown and C. A.

: Perforated 14.

15 5 c on >4 p green, black surcharge

16 IOC on ip rose, “

17 25c on 2p brown violet, “

18 25c on 2j4p blue, “

19 40c on 4p orange, “

20 50c on 6p violet, “

21 75 c on 1 sh bistre, “

Varieties : Small I in centimes.

22 25c on 2p brown violet, black surcharge

23 25c on 2j^p blue, “

^ November 1889.

Regular issue.

' Typographed in color on white wove paper Size_i 81^x22 mm.

IIP CENTIHOS

Perforated 14.

24

5c green

25

IOC rose

26

25c blue

27

40C red brown

28

50c lilac

29

75c olive

30

ip light brown

3t

5p steel blue

GIBRALTAR.

253

LREGISTRATION ENVELOPES.

January 1886.

. Registration envelopes of Barbados sur¬ charged in black, over stamp, GIBRALTAR. Stamp embossed on flap ; white wove linen- lined paper, blue inscriptions, flap to the right ; manufactured by McCorquodale&Co.

1° Size 133x8 5 mm.

101 2p ultramarine 2“ Size 152x97111111.

102 2p ultramarine 3® Size 254x178 mm.

103 2p ultramarine 4“ Size 293x154 mm.

104 2p ultramarine April 1887.

Stamp embossed on flap, white wove linen- lined paper, red inscriptions, flap to the right ; manufactured by M cCorquodale <& Co.

I® Size 133x83 mm.

105 2p red

2® Size 152x97 mm.

106 2p red

January 1889.

Same as preceding issue, but flap more curved; manufactured by Thos. De La Rue & Co.

I® Size 133x83 mm.

107 2p red

2® Size 152x97 mm.

108 2p red

3“ Size 254x178 mm.

109 2p red

4® Size 293x154 mm. no 2p red

August 1889. Provisional issue.

Envelopes of January 1886 and January 1889 surcharged in black with value in Spanish currency ; two types of surcharge.

Type 1 Type II.

I® Size 133x83 mm.

111 20c on 2p ultramarin ■, black surcharge,

type I

1 12 20c on 2p red, black surcharge, type I 2® Size 152x97 mm.

1 13 20c on 2p red, black surcharge, type I

114 20c on 2p red, “ type II

3® Size 254x178 mm.

1 15 20c on 2p red, black surcharge, type I 4® Size 293x154 mill.

1 16 2 c on 2p red, black surcharge, type I November 1889.

Regular issue.

Stamp embossed on flap, white wove linen- lined paper, red inscriptions, flap to the right ; manufactured by Thos. De La Rue & Co.

1° Size 133x83 mm.

1 17 20c red

2® Size 152x97 mm.

1 18 20c red

3® Size 228x100 mm.

1 19 20c red

4® Size 254x178 mm.

120 20c red

5® Size 293x154 mm.

121 20c red

WRAPPERS.

January 1S86.

™ Half penny wrappers of Natal surcharged in black, over stamp, GIBRALTAR. Typo- graphed on buff wove paper.

Size 300x125 mm.

201 brown red, black surcharge

1887-89.

Typographed on buff wove paper ; stamp to the right.

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GIBRALTAR.— GOLD COAST.

Size 300x125 mm.

202 dark green (April 1S87)

203 ip carmine (March 18S9)

August 1889.

Provisional issue.

Wrappers of preceding issue with stamp sur¬ charged, in black, with value in Spanish cur¬ rency.

Mi:a;yrWir:fa

Size 300x125 mm.

204 5c on p^p dark green, black surcharge

205 IOC on ip carmine, “

November i88g.

Regular issue.

Typographed on buff wove paper. Stamp to the right.

Size 300x125 mm.

106 5c green

107 IOC carmine

COUNTERFEITS.

We do not know of any good counterfeits of Gibraltar stamps.

GOLD COAST.

Currency : 12 pence=i shilling ; 20 shillings= i pound. The pound equaling $4.86 U. S. Currency. ADHESIVE STAMPS.

1875-

Typographed in color on white wove paper. Size igx22^ mm. Watermarked Crown and

C. C.

Perforated 12^.

1 ip blue

2 4p mauve

3 6p orange

1879.

Same as preceding issue ; watermarked Crown and C. C.

Perforated i-|.

4 bistre

5 ip blue

6 2p green

7 • 4p mauve

8 6p orange Varieties :

a. I penny stamps cut diagonally in two, each half being used as a half penny.

9 ^p blue (half of ip)

b. 2 pence stamps cut diagonally in two, each half being used as a one penny.

10 ip green (half of 2p)

c. 4 pence stamps cut in four, each quarter being used as a one penny.

11 I p mauve (quarter of 4p)

1883.

Provisional issue.

4 penny stamps of preceding issue sur¬ charged in black i D.

Watermarked Crown and C. C.

Perforated 14.

12 ip on 4p mauve, black surcharge 1884-85.

Same type, paper and impression as 1879 issue. Watermarked Crown and C. A. Perforated 14.

13 'A? green

14 ip rose

15 2p gray

16 4p mauve

Variety : One penny stamp s cut diagonally in two, each half being used as a half penny.

17 ]^p rose (half of ip)

1886.

Same as preceding issue. Watermarked Crown and C. A.

Perforated 14.

18 yip bistre

19 ip blue

It is most likely that these two stamps were printed before the preceding issues, but that for some reason or other they were not sold to the public until 1886.

1888.

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20 2p brown

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July 1891.

fl^EIMCH COLOIMIES.

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