Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1

GREAT COMORO (Grande Comore)

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Great Comoro is a French colony, near Madagascar.

1893 French colonies type, Tablet issue, inscription "GRANDE COMORE"

50 c red (cancelled to order?)

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

These stamps are perforated 14 x 13 1/2.

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	c	c
2 c	c	c
4 c	c	c
5 c	c	c
10 c black	*	*
10 c red	**	**
15 c blue	*	*
15 c grey	**	**
20 c	*	*
25 c black	*	*
25 c blue	**	**
30 c	*	*
35 c	**	**
40 c	**	**
45 c	***	***
50 c red	**	**
50 c brown on blue	***	***
75 c	***	***
1 F	**	***

The shown cancelled stamp (50 c) is probably cancelled to order, since I've seen the whole set cancelled with the same cancel "D'ZAOUDZI MAYOTTE 24 AOUT 05". I have seen the stamps of Mayotte and Anjouan with the same cancel.

Fournier has made forgeries of these stamps, example:

Fournier forgeries

Forged Fournier cancel, reduced size. It looks like this cancel was applied on the above 1 F forgery.

Another cancel that was used by Fournier is "MORONI 10 JUIN 12 GDE COMORE", where the date presumably could be changed (see next image with "01" date), see also:

Another part of a sheet with Fournier forged cancels, the "MORONI GDE COMORE" cancel is the last one on row two. There is no date indicated (yet).

More modern forgeries of Grande Comore.

For more information on these forgeries click here.

1912: Surcharged "05" or "10"

'05' on 4 c brown '05' on 15 c blue '05' on 25 c black on red '10' on 40 c red '10' on 45 c black on green '10' on 50 c red

  '05' on 2c brown on yellow
  '05' (red) on 4 c brown
  '05' (red) on 15 c blue
  '05' on 20 c red on green
  '05' (red) on 25 c black on red
  '05' (red) on 30 c brown
  '10' on 40 c red
  '10' (red) on 45 c black on green
  '10' on 50 c red
  '10' on 75 c brown on yellow

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 on 2 c	c	c
5 on 4 c	c	c
5 on 15 c	c	c
5 on 20 c	c	c
5 on 25 c	c	c
5 on 30 c	c	c
10 on 40 c	c	c
10 on 45 c	c	c
10 on 50 c	c	c
10 on 75 c	*	*

Forgeries, see the previous issue.

1950 Inscription "ARCHIPEL DES COMORES"

View of island with boats
  10 c blue
  50 c green
  1 F brown

Woman in village
  2 F green
  5 F violet
  6 F brown

Village in mountain
  7 F red
  10 F green
  11 F blue

1952 100 years of military medal, similar in design to many other French Colonies

For an image of a similar stamp of another colony, click here.

  15 F blue, black, yellow and green

1952 Anjouan mosque

  15 F brown
  20 F red

1954 Coelacanthe fish

  40 F blue

1956 "FIDES EQUIPEMENT VILLAGEOIS"

  9 F blue

Postage Due Stamps

1950 Village, inscription "TIMBRE-TAXE"

  50 c green
  1 F brown

1954 Coelacanthe fish, inscription "TIMBRE TAXE"

  5 F black and green
  10 F blue and red
  20 F black and blue