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ININI (FRENCH GUYANA)

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A small part of French Guyana, Inini, issued stamps during its semi-indepence from 1930 to 1946. Cancels that can be found are 1) Port Inini 2) St.Elie, 3) Secteur Ouest (rare) and Secteur Centre (rare).

 

1932 Stamps of French Guyana, overprinted "TERRITOIRE DE L'ININI" or "Territoire de l'ININI"

Indian shooting arrow (overprint "TERRITOIRE DE L'ININI")
  1 c lilac and green
  2 c red and green
  3 c lilac and green 
  4 c brown and lilac
  5 c green and orange
  10 c lilac and brown
  15 c brown and orange
  20 c blue and green (with "RF" inscription)
  20 c blue and green (no "RF" inscription)
  25 c red and brown

Canoe (overprint "Territoire de l'ININI")
  30 c green (two shades of green on same stamp)
  30 c green and brown 
  35 c green and light green 
  40 c red and brown
  45 c olive and green
  50 c blue and brown
  55 c blue and red
  60 c orange and green 
  65 c orange and green
  70 c grey 
  75 c blue (two shades of blue on same stamp)
  80 c black and blue (overprint red)
  90 c red and orange
  90 c lilac and brown 
  1 F lilac and brown
  1 F red and orange 
  1 F black and blue 
  
House surrounded by trees, (overprint "Territoire de l'ININI")
  1.25 F brown and green
  1.25 F lilac and red 
  1.40 F brown and lilac 
  1.50 F dark blue and light blue
  1.60 F brown and green 
  1.75 F blue
  1.75 F red and brown 
  2 F green and red
  2.25 F blue
  2.50 F orange and brown
  3 F brown and lilac
  5 F violet and green
  10 F olive and blue (overprint in red)
  20 F blue and red

 

1937 "EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE PARIS 1937", various designs, designs identical to many other French Colonies

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  3 F red

This stamp was issued in a minisheet with one imperforate 3 F red stamp, inscription above and below the stamp "EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE ARTS ET TECHNIQUES 1937".

 

1939 "EXPOSITION INTERNATIONALE NEW YORK 1939", design identical to many other French Colonies

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  1.25 F red
  2.25 F blue

 

1939 French revolution commemoration, Bastille, design identical to many other French colonies

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  45 c + 25 c green and black
  70 c + 30 c brown and black
  90 c + 35 c orange and black
  1.25 F + 1 F lilac and black
  2.25 F + 2 F blue and black

 

1941 Soldiers, various designs (so-called "DEFENSE DE L'EMPIRE" set), similar designs were issued for other French Colonies

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  1 F + 1 F red (stamp of French Guyana, overprinted "ININI" in blue)
  1.50 F + 3 F brown
  2.50 F + 1 F blue (stamp of French Guyana, overprinted "ININI" in red)

 

1941 Stamps of French Guyana of 1941, (town view, with portrait of Petain in upper right corner), overprinted "ININI"

  1 F violet ("ININI" in red)
  2.50 F blue ("ININI" in green)

Overprinted "OEUVRES COLONIALES" and surcharged
  50 + 1.50 F (red) on 2.50 F blue
  +2.50 F on 1 F violet

Postage Due

1932 Postage due stamps of French Guyana of 1929 (Palm trees or Creole woman, inscription "A PERCEVOIR") with overprint "ININI"

Palm trees
  5 c blue and green
  10 c brown and blue
  20 c green and red
  30 c brown and red
  50 c lilac and brown
  60 c red and brown

Creole woman
  1 F blue and brown
  2 F red and green
  3 F lilac and black; overprint in red or black (1941)

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')

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