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NEW CALEDONIA 1892-1906

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For stamps of New Caledonia issued from 1881-1892, click here.

1892 French colonies type, inscription "Nlle CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCE"', country name in red or blue

  1 c black
  2 c brown on yellow
  4 c brown
  5 c green (dark or light green)
  10 c black
  10 c red
  15 c blue
  15 c grey
  20 c red on green
  25 c black
  25 c blue
  30 c brown
  40 c orange
  50 c red
  50 c brown on blue (name of country in red)
  50 c brown on blue (name of country in blue)
  75 c lilac
  1 F green

These stamps have perforatiion 14 x 13 1/2. For stamps in the same Tablet design, but for other French colonies, click here.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged with value (1912)

  '05' (red) on 15 c grey
  '05' on 20 c red on green
  '05' (blue) on 30 c brown
  '10' on 40 c red
  '10' (red) on 50 c brown on blue

All the above surcharges exist with more space between '0' and '5' or '1' and '0' (RR).

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

(5 c on 15 c with inverted surcharge)

Surcharged "NCE" and value (1900?)

  5 on 2 c brown
  5 on 4 c brown

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged "NCE" and value in a circle (1901?)

  15 on 30 c brown
  15 on 75 c lilac on orange
  15 on 1 F olive

Double and inverted overprints exist.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged "N.-C.-E." and value (1902)

  5 on 30 c brown
  15 on 40 c red

Double and inverted overprints exist.

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Surcharged with eagle and "CINQUANTENAIRE 24 SEPTEMBRE 1854 1903"

  1 c black (overprint blue)
  2 c brown on yellowish (overprint blue)
  4 c brown (overprint blue)
  5 c green (overprint red)
  10 c black (overprint red or black with gold)
  15 c grey (overprint red)
  20 c red on green (overprint blue)
  25 c black (overprint blue)
  30 c brown (overprint red)
  40 c orange (overprint blue)
  50 c red (overprint blue)
  75 c lilac (overprint black or black with red)
  1 F green (overprint blue, black or blue with red)

All of these stamps exist with missing second "I" in "CINQUANTENAIRE".

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Stamps surcharged with the eagle, further surcharged

  '1' on 2 c brown
  '2' on 4 c brown
  '4' (horizontally or vertically) on 5 c green
  '10' on 15 c grey
  '15' on 20 c red on green
  '20' (horizontally) on 25 c black 

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon

*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare

Erroneous overprints exist of "N.-C.-E. 5" and "N.-C.-E. 15" on 2 c, examples:

Le Postillon Revue Philatelique of 1910, page 97, says that these stamps were made intentionally by the original printer and can be considered bogus: https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9802917r/f1n24.pdf?download=1

Bogus overprints(?), 'postage due' stamps, made by Fournier (the stamps are forgeries, look at the perforation):

(Fournier forgeries, educed sizes)

A Fournier forgery with forged "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE 2E/26 FEVR 92 NOUMEA" cancel and additional "T" overprint.

There seems to exist genuine overprints with this "T" in a triangle, but they are very rare. According to Le Postillon Revue Philatelique of 1910, page 98, this was merely a cancel.

Other Fournier forgeries:

(Fournier forgeries)

Fournier forged cancels (reduced sizes)

Forged Fournier cancels (second row, first two cancels): "NOUVELLE CALENDONIE 2E/3 SEPT 92 NOUMEA" and "NLLE CALEDONIE 19 MAI 92 NOUMEA"

Another part of a sheet with Fournier forged cancels, showing a "NOUVELLE CALEDONIE 2E/26 FEVR 92 NOUMEA" cancel.

I noticed that in many (all?) Fournier forgieres, the "C" of "CALEDONIE" is joined to the first "E" of "DEPENDANCES". For more information on these forgeries click here.

For stamps issued form 1907 to 1920, click here.

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