Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1

INDO CHINA 1893 issue

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1893 French colonies type, inscription "INDO-CHINE" in blue or red

2 c brown on yellow 15 c blue 1 F green

  1 c black
  2 c brown on yellow
  4 c brown
  5 c green (issued in yellowish green in 1900)
  10 c black
  10 c red (1900)
  15 c blue (with printed background pattern)
  15 c grey (1900)
  20 c red on yellow
  25 c black
  25 c blue (1900)
  30 c brown
  40 c orange
  50 c red
  50 c brown on blue (1900)
  75 c lilac
  1 F green
  5 F lilac

Surcharged (1903)

'5' on 15 c grey

  '5' on 15 c grey
  '15' on 25 c blue

Overprinted "Colis Postaux" in red (1898)

  10 c black 

Overprinted "TIMBRE COLIS POSTAUX" (1902)

  10 c black (overprint in red)
  10 c red

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	*	*
2 c	**	*
4 c	*	*
5 c	*	c
10 c black	**	*
10 c red	***	*
15 c blue	***	c
15 c grey	***	c
20 c	***	**
25 c black	***	*
25 c blue	***	***
30 c	***	***
40 c	***	***
50 c red	***	***
50 c brown on blue	***	***
75 c	***	***	Exists with inverted country name: RRR
1 F	***	***	Exists with double impression of country name: R
5 F	RR	RR	1896
Surcharged
'5' on 15 c	*	*
'15' on 25 c	*	*
Overprinted "Colis Postaux"
10 c	**	***
Overprinted "TIMBRE COLIS POSTAUX"
10 c black	R	***	Inverted overprints exist
10 c red	***	**	Inverted overprints exist

1 F error with double country name

These stamps exist overprinted "CHINE", "CANTON", "HOI HAO" (or "HOI-HAO"), "Kouang Tcheou-Wan", "MONGTZE" (or "Mong-Tseu"), "TCHONG-KING" (or "TCHONGKING" or "Tch'ong K'ing"), "PACKHOI" (or "PAK-HOI"), "Yunnan-Fou" and "YUNNANSEN" for use in Southern China.

"CANTON" on 50 c red 1 F green, 'CANTON' "PACKHOI" on 50 c red 30 c brown and 40 c orange

"CHINE" on 75 c, 1 F and 5 F
(Reduced sizes)

Postal Stationery:

I have seen postal stationery of the 5 c green (country name in red) and 25 c black (country name in red).

Forgeries:

Forgeries have been made of these stamps and the overprints by Fournier (note that the perforation is imperfect, especially in the corners), for more information on these forgeries click here:

(Fournier forgeries)

An imperforate Fournier forgery with overprint "FAUX", this stamp originates from 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'

Forged Fournier cancels.

Fournier forgery with a forged " NAM-DINH 1 OCT. 92 TONKIN" cancel.

Fournier forgery with forged "PONDICHERY 1 FEVR 92 INDE" cancel from French India(!).

Cancels:

The stamp below was cancelled with the "LIGNE N PAQ.FR.No 4" cancel used on the mail boats from Marseilles via Suez, Aden, Singapore to Saigon.

"LIGNE N PAQ.FR.No 4"

Another stamp, cancelled in Hongkong:

(Stamp cancelled in Hongkong)

Fiscal stamps

"1 cent GREFFE", "5 cents GREFFE" and "50 cents GREFFE" fiscal overprints

This "GREFFE" overprint was applied in 1895: 1 c on 5 c green, 1 c on 30 c brown, 5 c on 4 c brown, 10 c on 10 c black, 50 c on 50 c red. Similar overprints exist on the stamps of the French colonies general 1881 issue: 1 c on 5 c green, 5 c on 25 c black, 10 c on 75 c red and 20 c on 1 F green: