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ALGERIA

Algérie

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Actually this country falls outside the scope of this catalogue (since it only issued stamps after 1920), I'll list some stamps here anyway.

Stamps of France used in Algeria, examples:

Before the introduction of stamps in 1924, the stamps of France were used.

1924 Stamps of France overprinted 'ALGERIE'

on 'Blanc' type

  '1/2 Centime' (red) on 1 c grey (ALGERIE red)
  1 c grey (ALGERIE red)
  2 c brown
  3 c orange
  4 c brown (ALGERIE blue)
  5 c green (ALGERIE blue)

Surcharged (1928)

  '5 c' (black) on 4 c brown (ALGERIE blue)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1/2 c on 1 c	c	c
1 c	vc	vc
2 c	vc	vc
3 c	vc	vc
4 c	c	c
5 c	c	c
5 c on 4 c	c	c

On 'sower' type (with plane background and background in lines)

  5 c orange (ALGERIE blue)
  10 c green
  15 c green
  15 c brown (ALGERIE blue)
  20 c brown (ALGERIE blue)
  25 c blue (ALGERIE red)
  30 c blue
  35 c violet
  40 c olive
  60 c violet
  65 c red (ALGERIE blue)
  80 c red
  85 c red (ALGERIE blue)
  1 F 05 red

  30 c lilac (precancelled 'AFFRANCHts POSTES')

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
5 c	*	c
10 c	vc	vc
15 c green	c	vc
15 c brown	c	c
20 c	c	c
25 c	c	vc
30 c	-	*	Only exists pre-cancelled
40 c	*	*
60 c	*	c
65 c	*	c
80 c	*	c
85 c	*	c
1F05	*	*

On 'Pasteur' type

  10 c green
  15 c green
  30 c red (ALGERIE blue)
  45 c red (ALGERIE blue)
  50 c blue (ALGERIE red)
  75 c blue (ALGERIE red)

On large stamps of France

  40 c red and blue
  45 c green and blue (ALGERIE red)
  1 F red and green
  2 F orange and blue
  3 F violet and blue
  5 F blue and yellow (ALGERIE red)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
40 c	*	*
45 c	***	**
1 F	*	c
2 F	**	*
3 F	**	*	Slightly smaller overprint
5 F	***	***	Much smaller overprint than on the other values (in red)

I suspect that the next stamp has a forged double overprint, the second overprint is of a different type than the first one:

3 c with forged double overprint?

Later issues, in 1926 stamps were issued with inscription 'POSTES ALGERIE', example:

(Stamp of 1926)

Postage due stamps

1926 Inscription 'ALGERIE TAXE A PERCEVOIR'

  5 c blue
  10 c brown
  20 c green
  25 c red
  30 c red
  45 c green
  50 c lilac
  60 c green
  1 F lilac on yellow
  1 F 50 lilac
  2 F red
  2 F blue
  5 F red
  5 F green

Surcharged
  60 on 20 c green
  2 F on 45 c green
  3 F on 25 c red

1926 Inscription 'Recouvrements valeurs impayees'

  1 c green
  10 c violet
  30 c brown
  60 c red
  1 F violet
  2 F blue

Surcharged
  10 c on 30 c brown
  1 F on 1 c green
  1 F on 60 c red
  2 F on 10 c violet

Parcel Stamps

These stamps have a similar design as the parcel stamps issued for France. 3 types exist: 'APPORT A LA GARE' (25 c blue on blue), 'VALEUR DECLAREE' (10 c black on yellow, 10 c black and 15 c black) and 'LIVRAISON PAR EXPRES' (25 c lilac, 25 c brown and 60 c brown). Some of these stamps have overprint 'CONTROLE REPARTITEUR'. A surcharged stamp '65 c' on 60 c brown seems to exist. These stamps were issued from 1899 to 1926:

(What is this?)

Other parcel stamps were issued after 1920.

Copyright by Evert Klaseboer

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