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GUADELOUPE Miscellaneous

(province of France in the West Indies)

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Postage due stamps

Postage due stamp of the French Colonies, used in Guadeloupe:


With normal two ring cancel and with "GPE" dotted cancel.


Most likely 1 F and 5 F Fournier forgeries with forged "BASSE TERRE 1E|21 JUIN 92 GUADELOUPE" cancel.


Forged 60 c, most likely with a forged "BASSE TERRE 1E|21 JUIN 92 GUADELOUPE" cancel.

 

1876 Number, no country name, inscription "a percevoir"

Could be a forgery "per" placed higher

Guadeloupe, due stamp 40 c black 1876
(Reduced size)


With different "25" in the upper left corner.


Image obtained from a Behr auction.

  15 c black
  25 c black
  30 c black
  40 c black

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
15 c R R 1879
25 c RRR RRR  
30 c RR RR  
40 c RRR RRR  

Image obtained from a Harmers auction Certified genuine
40 c with inscription "centimes"

The 40 c exists with the inscription 'centimes' (as in the 25 c value), this stamp is extremely rare.

Forgeries:

Forgeries exist, examples:

Forgeries!


This are Fournier forgeries, taken from a Fournier Album with 'FAC-SIMILE' printed at the backside. Fournier did of course sell these stamps without this overprint at the back.


Fournier forgeries, reduced sizes


Fournier forgeries


Fournier also forged a 30 c value without the "C.".


The forged cancel "POINTE A PITRE GUADELOUPE" (with no date) was used by Fournier on these forgeries.


Fournier forgery with forged "BASSE-TERRE 1E/21 JUIN 92 GUADELOUPE" cancel


Forged Fournier cancels "POINTE A PITRE 2E/21 JANV 92 GUADELOUPE", "ST LOUIS 2 JUIL. 91 GUADELOUPE" and "BASSE-TERRE 1E/21 JUIN 92 GUADELOUPE" (Reduced sizes)

 

1884 Use of general postage due stamps of the French Colonies

In https://www.franceandcolonies.org/philatelist/106.pdf it is stated that in 1884 the postage due stamps of the French Colonies were send to Guadeloupe in March 1884: 5 c black, 10 c black, 15 c black, 20 c black, 30 c black, 40 c black (?), 1 F brown, 2 F brown and 5 F brown. However, for reasons unknown, the next issue of postage due stamps were printed as well. And therefore the postage due stamps of the French Colonies were rarely used in Guadeloupe. These general postage due issues are known to have been used after 1888 again in Guadeloupe.

 

1884 Inscription "Chiffre Taxe GUADELOUPE A percevoir"

Image reproduced with permission from: http://www.sandafayre.com Genuine Note the inverted ornament at the upper right corner!

Guadeloupe, due stamp 15 c and 20 cblack 1884 

  5 c black
  10 c black on blue
  15 c black on violet
  20 c black on red
  30 c black on yellow
  35 c black on grey
  50 c black on green


Different '2' in the 20 c value.

If my information is correct, there seem to be several types (6 or 7?) concerning the ornamental border for all values except for the 50 c, which has 15 types. The Serrane guide says that the 35 also exists in more types. Many of the cancelled stamps appear to have a 'cancelled to order' appearence.

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 R R  
10 c R R  
15 c R R  
20 c RR RR  
30 c RR RR  
35 c R R  
50 c *** ***  

Types:


Sheet with different types; both the numbers and the frames.


Type IV with rotated upper right corner ornament.


Type VI; "A" of "A percevoir" is placed very far to the left. Right bottom corner ornament is different.


Type VII, note the two different bottom corner ornaments.


Type VIII


Type ? Note the thicker line below the "cen" and the breaks in the line below "GUADELOUPE"


Type with very small "s" in "centimes" and upper right corner ornament turned.


The left stamp of these two 50 c values has the "s" of "centimes" placed higher. Next to it a 15 c with the same 'error'

Forgeries, examples:


Three forgeries, apparently made by the same forger, they all have the same cancel 'GUADELOUPE 7 84' in a single circle


Could be a forgery of the 5 c value


Forgery with "POINT A PITRE 3E/31 DEC GUADELOUPE" cancel. The stamp next to it has the same cancel, I presume this is a forgery as well.

Supposed to be type 4
Fournier forgeries with forged cancel "* ST.LOUIS * GUADELOUPE 2 JUIL. 91" and "BASSE-TERRE 1E/21 JUIN 92" as shown below


Forged Fournier cancels "POINTE A PITRE 2E/21 JANV 92 GUADELOUPE", "ST LOUIS 2 JUIL. 91 GUADELOUPE" and "BASSE-TERRE 1E/21 JUIN 92 GUADELOUPE" (Reduced sizes)

 

1903 Postage due stamps of France, overprinted "G D 30"

Image reproduced with permission from: http://www.sandafayre.com 'GD 30' on postage due stamp of France 

  'G&D 30' on 60 c brown on brown
  'G&D 30' on 1 F red on brown

This overprint exists in 2 types. Inverted overprints also exist.

Inverted overprint, image obtained from a Harmers auction

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
G&D 30 on 60 c RR RR  
G&D 30 on 1 F RR RR  

Fournier has made forgeries of these overprints, examples taken from a Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries:


(Forged overprints, reduced sizes)

 

1905 Bay of Gustava, inscription "A PERCEVOIR"


(reduced sizes)

  5 c blue
  10 c brown
  15 c green
  20 c brown on yellow
  30 c red
  50 c black
  60 c orange
  1 F violet

Surcharged (1926)

  '2 francs' on 1 F grey
  '3 francs' on 1 F 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
5 c c c  
10 c c c  
15 c c c  
20 c * *  
30 c * *  
50 c * *  
60 c * *  
1 F * *  
2 F on 1 F ** **  
3 F on 1 F *** ***  

 

1928 two rows of palm trees, inscription "CHIFFRE TAXE centimes a percevoir"

  2 c brown and lilac
  4 c blue and red
  5 c green and brown
  10 c violet and orange
  15 c red and brown
  20 c orange and brown
  25 c red and blue
  30 c grey and olive
  50 c brown and red
  60 c blue and grey
  1 F green and red
  2 F brown and red
  3 F lilac and grey

 

1947 Village view, inscription "TIMBRE TAXE"

  10 c black
  30 c green
  50 c blue
  1 F green
  2 F blue
  3 F black
  4 F lilac
  5 F violet
  10 F red
  20 F violet

Air Mail

1942 "POUR LA PROTECTION DE L'ENFANCE INDIGENE" and "QUINZAINE IMPERIALE"

  1.20 F + 1.80 F blue and red (Quinzaine)
  1.50 F + 3.50 F green ('protection de l'enfance')
  2 F + 6 F brown ('protection de l'enfance')

 

1942 Plane above waves, inscription "FRANCE LIBRE RF", design identical to many other French colonies

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

  50 F green
  100 F lilac

 

1946 Angel over Arc de Triomphe with tanks, design identical to many other French Colonies

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

  8 F brown

 

1946 Battle fields, "DU TCHAD AU RHIN", various designs, identical to many other French Colonies, inscription "POSTE AERIENNE"

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

  5 F green
  10 F blue
  15 F violet
  20 F red
  25 F black
  50 F brown

 

1947 Various views of Guadeloupe, inscription "POSTE AERIENNE"

  50 F lilac
  100 F blue
  200 F red

Fiscal stamps


Fiscal stamps of France used in Guadeloupe: "TIMBRE IMPERIAL" with cancel "GUADELOUPE" in dots, reduced sizes


1905: inscription "GUADELOUPE QUITTANCE" 0,10 F blue. Only one stamp was issued in this design (but in 50 slightly different types on one sheet).

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