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FRENCH GUYANA

Guyane Française (french colony in South America)

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Stamps of France used in French Guyane

Stamp of the French Colonies without overprint used in Cayenne (French Guyana)

(Letter, obtained from a Simon Andrews auction)

1886 Stamps of the French colonies, overprinted:

'Dec 1886 GUY. FRANC.'

(reduced sizes)

  '0f05' on 2 c green
  '0f05' on 2 c brown (other serie)

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

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

'Avril 1887 GUY. FRANC.'

  '0f05' on 2 c green
  '0f20' on 35 c brown on yellow
  '0f25' on 30 c brown

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

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

'DEC 1887 GUY. FRANC.'

(reduced size)

  '5' on 30 c brown (Ceres issue)
  '5' on 30 c brown (French colonies 1877 issue)

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

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

'Fevrier 1888 GUY. FRANC.'

  '5' on 30 c brown
  '10' on 75 c red

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

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

1892 Stamps of the French colonies overprinted 'GUYANE'

on Ceres issue

  30 c brown

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

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

on Peace and Commerce issue of 1877

(Image obtained from a Shreves auction)

(reduced sizes)

  2 c green
  35 c brown on yellow
  40 c red
  75 c red
  1 F green

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

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

on issue of French colonies of 1881

(reduced sizes)

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

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

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

Overprinted 'DEC 92 0f05' on 15 c blue

  0f05 on 15 c blue

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, for more information on these forgeries click here, examples:

(Fournier forgeries, the stamp, overprint and cancel are forged)

1893 French colonies type (so-called 'Tablet' type), inscription 'GUYANE' in red or blue

  1 c black on blue
  2 c brown on yellowish
  4 c brown
  5 c green (2 shades of green exists)
  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
  40 c orange
  50 c red
  50 c brown on blue
  75 c lilac
  1 F green
  2 F violet

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	*	*
2 c	*	*
4 c	*	*
5 c	*	*
10 c black	R	***
10 c red	**	*
15 c blue	**	*	With background pattern
15 c grey	RR	RR
20 c	***	***
25 c black	***	*
25 c blue	R	R
30 c	***	***
40 c	***	**
50 c red	***	***
50 c brown on blue	RR	RR
75 c	R	R
1 F	***	**
2 F	RR	***

(Fournier forgery)

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

I have seen a postcard in the same design, it has inscription 'CARTE LETTRE' and bears a 15 c blue impression (with red country name).

1912 Overprinted '05' or '10' on previous issue

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

There exist a variety of these surcharges in which the '0' and '5' or '1' and '0' are spaced more widely (value *** to RR).

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
05 on 2 c	**	**
05 on 4 c	*	*
05 on 20 c	*	*
05 on 25 c	***	***
05 on 30 c	**	**
10 on 40 c	***	***
10 on 50 c	***	***

Fournier has made forgeries of these 'Tablet' stamps, for more information on these forgeries click here, example:

(Fournier forgery)

1905 Ant eater

  1 c black
  2 c blue
  4 c brown
  5 c green
  5 c orange
  10 c red
  10 c red on blue
  10 c green
  15 c lilac

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

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

Surcharged

  '0,01' on 15 c lilac
  '0,02' (blue) on 15 c lilac
  '0,04' (green) on 15 c lilac
  '0,05' (red) on 15 c lilac
  '25 c' on 15 c lilac

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

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

Red Cross Issue (1915)

  '+ 5' on 10 c red (type I, '+' above '5' )
  '+ 5 c' on 10 c red (type II, '+' besides '5')

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

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

1905 Gold washer

  20 c brown
  25 c blue
  25 c violet
  30 c black
  30 c red
  30 c orange
  30 c green on green
  35 c black on yellow
  40 c red
  40 c black
  45 c olive
  50 c violet
  50 c blue
  50 c grey
  60 c violet on red
  65 c blue
  75 c green
  85 c lilac

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

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

Surcharged
  '= 65' (red) on 45 c olive
  '= 85' (red) on 45 c olive
  '= 90' on 75 c red

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

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

1905 Palm trees

(Reduced size)

  1 F red
  1 F blue on blue
  1 F blue on green
  1 F 10 lilac
  2 F blue
  2 F orange on yellow
  5 F black
  10 F green on yellow
  20 F red

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

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

Surcharged

  '=25c=' on 2 F blue
  '=1f05' on 2 F brown
  '=1f25=' (red) on 1 F blue
  '=1f50=' on 1 F blue
  '=3f=' on 5 F violet
  'DIX FRANCS' (10 F) on 1 F green on yellow
  'VINGT FRANCS' (20 F) on 5 F lilac on red

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

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

In 1929 the next permanent series was issued for French Guyana. It depicts an indian with bow and arrow (1 c to 25 c), a canoe (30 c to 1 F) or a house surrounded by palm trees (1F05 to 20 F).

Postage due stamps

1925 Stamps of France overprinted 'GUYANE FRANCAISE'

  5 c blue
  10 c brown
  20 c green
  50 c brown
  3 F red

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

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

With overprint 'centimes a percevoir' or 'franc a percevoir' and value

(Sorry, no picture available yet, if anybody posesses a picture, please contact me!)

  15 c on 20 c green
  25 c on 5 c blue
  30 c on 20 c green
  45 c on 10 c brown
  60 c on 5 c blue
  1 F on 20 c green
  2 F on 50 c brown

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

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

Later issue, example:

(1929 issue)

Airmail stamps

All these stamps are very rare, examples:

(Image obtained from a Francois Feldman auction)

I have seen forgeries of the above 75 c TAG label, made by the Hialeah forger (recent forgeries made with a scanner and printer, offered in large quantities on Ebay).

Fiscal stamps

Examples:

In the above design exist:
CONNAISSEMENT: 2 F blue,
DIMENSION: 50 c blue, 1 F blue and 1.50 F blue
DOUANES: 5 c green, 5 c black on green, 25 c green, 25 c black on green, 75 c green and 75 c black on green, also 'quittances' on 25 c black on green,
QUITTANCES: 10 c red and 10 c blue
TRESOR: 20 c red (two types; 'DU TRESOR' or 'TRESOR' at the bottom).

Other fiscal stamps exist, please contact me if you have any pictures of those, so I can include them in the next version of the catalogue.

Inini

A small part of French Guyana, Inini, issued stamps during its semi-indepence from 1930 to 1946. This period falls outside the scope of the current catalogue.

Stamps - Timbres poste - Briefmarken

Copyright by Evert Klaseboer

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