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Postage Due stamps, inscription 'A Percevoir'

1859 Number, imperforated

  10 c black
  15 c black
  25 c black
  30 c black
  40 c blue
  60 c brown
  60 c blue

These are the first postage due stamps issued in the world. I know that forgeries of these stamps exist, however, I have no information on how to distinguish them. Examples of forgeries (by the way, I'm not 100% sure that all the above stamps are genuine):

(Forgeries of the 40 c and 60 c)

(Fournier forgery?)

1881 Inscription 'A PERCEVOIR CHIFFRE TAXE'

(Reduced size)

  1 c black
  2 c black
  3 c black
  4 c black
  5 c black
  5 c blue
  10 c black
  10 c brown
  15 c black
  15 c green
  20 c black
  20 c green
  25 c red
  30 c black
  30 c red
  40 c black
  40 c red
  45 c green
  50 c black
  50 c lilac
  60 c black
  60 c green
  1 F black
  1 F brown
  1 F red
  1 F brown on yellow
  2 F black
  2 F brown
  2 F orange
  2 F violet
  3 F red
  5 F black
  5 F brown

I have often seen these stamps cancelled with a small triangle, I do not know what the meaning of this cancel was. The values 5 c and 10 c exist with overprint 'TIMBRE POSTE' in red and a red bar were issued for French Morocco. Similar stamps with value in 'Milliemes' were issued in the french post offices in Alexandria and Port Said (Egypt):

(Similar stamp with value in 'Milliemes' issued for french post offices in Egypt)

These stamps, but imperforate, were used in the French colonies.

Forgeries:

(forged perforation on a French Colonies imperforate 1 F postage due stamp)

The above stamp is a French colonies imperforate stamp, with perforation fraudently added afterwards.

1908 Inscription 'RECOUVREMENTS VALEURS IMPAYEES'

  1 c green
  10 c violet
  20 c brown
  30 c brown
  50 c red
  60 c red

Surcharged

  '20 c.' on 30 c brown
  '40 c' on 50 c red
  '=50 c.' on 10 c violet
  '=60 c' on 1 c green
  '=1 F' on 60 c red
  '=2 F' on 60 c red

1927 Slightly different design, now inscription 'TAXE A PERCEVOIR'

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

Surcharged

  'UN FRANC' on 60 c red
  '= 1F20' (red) on 2 F blue
  '= 5 F' on 1 F violet

Other stamps with inscription 'a percevoir' see Guadeloupe:

Postage due stamps for the French colonies

1884 As postage due stamps of France, but imperforate

  1 c black
  2 c black
  3 c black
  4 c black
  5 c black
  5 c blue (1893)
  10 c black
  10 c brown (1893)
  15 c black
  15 c green (1893)
  20 c black
  20 c green (1906)
  30 c black
  30 c red (1893)
  40 c black
  50 c lilac (1893)
  60 c black
  60 c brown on yellow (1893)
  1 F brown
  1 F red (1893)
  2 F brown
  5 F brown

The values 1 F black, 2 F black and 5 F black were non-issued(?).

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 c	*	*
2 c	*	*
3 c	*	*
4 c	*	*
5 c black	*	*
5 c blue	c	c
10 c black	**	**
10 c brown	c	c
15 c black	**	**
15 c green	c	c
20 c black	*	*
20 c green	*	*
30 c black	***	***
30 c red	*	*
40 c	**	**
50 c	*	*
60 c black	***	***
60 c brown on yellow	*	*
1 F brown	*	*	In maroon colour: R
1 F red	***	***
2 F brown	***	***
5 F brown	R	R

Sucharges issued for Indo China

Overprinted with bar and surcharged, issued for Senegal

The surcharges '5', '10' and '30' were issued for Indo China. The stamps 10 on 50 c lilac, 10 on 60 c brown on brown and 10 on 1 F red on brown, and overprinted with bar, were issued for Senegal.

An unlisted overprint, forgery?:

(What is this? '20 CENTS' on 30 c black?)

Example of a postage due stamp of later date (inscription 'A PERCEVOIR TIMBRE TAXE'):

(Reduced size)

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