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GABON

(French Colony in Africa)

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Stamps of the French colonies were also used in Gabon, they can be recognized by the cancel 'GAB' with dots, example:

1886 Stamps of the french colonies, surcharged 'GAB' and dots and value:

  '5' on 20 c red on green
  '10' on 20 c red on green
  '25' on 20 c red on green
  '50' on 15 c blue
  '75' on 15 c blue

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

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

Forgeries:

(Forged cancels and forged overprints taken from a Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries, reduced sizes)

1889 Stamps of the french colonies, surcharged with only a value

(Reduced size)

  '15' on 10 c black
  '15' on 1 F green
  '25' on 5 c green
  '25' on 10 c black
  '25' on 75 c red

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

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

1889 Postage due stamps of the french colonies surcharged 'GABON TIMBRE' and value

(Reduced sizes)

  '15' on 5 c black
  '15' on 30 c black
  '25' on 20 c black

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

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

Forgeries:

(Forged cancels and forged overprints taken from a Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries, reduced sizes)

1889 Inscription 'GABON CONGO POSTES REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE' with 'GAB' and small dots overprinted

(the 25 c is genuine, I don't know if the 15 c is genuine)

  15 c black on pink
  25 c black on green

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

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

Fournier has made forgeries of these stamps, I have seen these forgeries only with the cancel 'LIBREVILLE 20 MAI 89' as in the next stamps, I therefore suspect them to be Fournier forgeries:

(Probably Fournier forgeries)

Fournier offers these 'vignettes' both for 1 Swiss Franc in his 1914 pricelist (as first choice forgeries).

Gabon stopped issuing its own stamps in 1891 and used the stamps of French Congo instead. Only in 1905 it re-issued its own stamps.

1905 French colonies type, inscription 'GABON' coloured

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

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

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	*	*	Exists with 'GABON' double: RR
2 c	*	*
4 c	*	*
5 c	*	*
10 c	**	*
15 c	***	***
20 c	***	***
25 c	***	***
30 c	***	***
35 c	R	R
40 c	***	***
45 c	RR	RR
50 c	***	***
75 c	R	R
1 F	R	R
2 F	RR	RR
5 F	RR	RR

Forgeries:

(Fournier forgery)

Fournier has made forgeries of these stamps, for more information on these forgeries click here.

1912 Stamps of 1892 surcharged:

  '05' on 2 c brown
  '05' (red) on 4 c brown
  '05' (red) on 15 c grey
  '05' on 20 c red on green
  '05' (red) on 25 c blue
  '05' (red) on 30 c brown
  '10' on 40 c red
  '10' (red) on 45 c black on green
  '10' (red) on 50 c brown on blue
  '10' on 75 c violet
  '10' on 1 F green
  '10' on 2 F violet
  '10' on 5 F violet

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

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

All the above '05' and '10' surcharges, exists with a variety with more space between the '0' and '5' or the '1' and '0' (value *** to RR).

1910 Warrior, view of Libreville and woman

Inscription 'CONGO FRANCAIS GABON'

Warrior

(Reduced size)

  1 c brown and orange
  2 c black and brown
  4 c violet and blue
  5 c brown and green
  10 c red 
  20 c brown and violet

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

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

View of Libreville

  25 c blue and brown
  30 c black and red
  35 c violet and green
  40 c brown and blue
  45 c red and violet
  50 c blue and black
  75 c orange and brown

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

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

Woman

  1 F olive and brown
  2 F red and brown
  5 F blue and brown

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

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

Red cross issue

  '+5c' on 10 c red
(Don't confuse with overprint on 1911 issue (see picture)

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

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

Inscription 'AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE GABON' ( 1910)

Warrior

  1 c brown and orange
  2 c black and brown
  4 c violet and blue
  5 c brown and green
  5 c black and orange
  10 c red 
  10 c green
  15 c lilac and red
  20 c brown and violet

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

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

View of Libreville

  25 c blue and brown
  25 c blue and black
  30 c black and red
  30 c red
  35 c violet and green
  40 c brown and blue
  45 c red and violet
  45 c black and red
  50 c blue and black
  50 c blue 
  75 c orange and brown

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

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

Woman
  1 F brown
  2 F red and brown
  5 F blue and brown

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

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

Red cross issue

  '+5c' on 10 c red (2 types)

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

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

Overprinted 'AFRIQUE EQUATORIALE FRANCAISE' (1924)

Warrior

  1 c brown and orange
  2 c black and brown (overprint blue)
  4 c violet and blue
  5 c black and orange
  10 c green
  10 c blue and brown (overprint red)
  15 c lilac and red (overprint blue)
  20 c brown and violet (overprint red)

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

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

View of Libreville

  25 c blue and black (overprint blue)
  30 c red (overprint blue)
  30 c black and yellow
  30 c green
  35 c violet and green (overprint blue)
  40 c brown and blue (overprint red)
  45 c black and red (overprint blue)
  50 c blue (overprint red)
  50 c red and green
  65 c blue and orange
  75 c orange and brown (overprint blue)
  90 c red 

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

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

Woman

  1 F brown
  1 F 10 green and red
  1 F 50 blue and violet
  2 F red and brown
  3 F lilac
  5 F blue and brown

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

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

Surcharged

  65 on 1 F green and brown (1925)
  85 on 1 F green and brown (1925)
  90 on 75 c red (1927)
  1f25 (red) on 1 F blue (1926)
  1f50 on 1 F blue (1927)
  3 F on 5 F red and brown (1927)
  10 F on 5 F brown and green (1927)
  20 F on 5 F lilac and red (1927)

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

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

Postage due stamps

1928 Postage due stamps of France overprinted 'GABON A.E.F.'

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

In 1930 a definitive serie of postage due stamps was issued for Gabon (11 values, ranging from 5 c to 3 F, the Franc values in another design).

Copyright by Evert Klaseboer

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