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Return To Catalogue - Madagascar - Diego Suarez - Nossi Be - St. Marie de Madagascar
Note: on my website many of the
pictures can not be seen! They are of course present in the catalogue;
contact me if you want to purchase it.
A forgery of a 1 F brown postage due stamp of the French colonies
with the "A" not placed in the same spot with respect
to the "A" of "FRANC" when compared to a
genuine stamp, the printing is quite bad. A presumably forged
"TAMANARIVE 19 FEVR 96 MADAGASCAR" cancel is applied to
it. Next to it an equally blur 5 F forgery with the same cancel.
Note the large upper part of the second "R" of
"PERCEVOIR" in both forgeries.
Genuine French Colonies stamps, all with a "TANANARIVE 27
MARS 04 MADAGASCAR" cancel (cancelled to order?)
Most likely a genuinely used French Colonies postage due stamp
used in Vohemar.
30 c black postage due stamp of the French Colonies used in
St.Marie de Madagascar, it might be cancelled to order.
5 c blue (overprint red) 10 c brown (overprint red) 20 c yellow (overprint blue) 30 c red (overprint blue) 40 c lilac (overprint red) 50 c violet (overprint blue) 1 F green (overprint red)
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 5 c | ** | ** | |
| 10 c | ** | ** | |
| 20 c | * | * | |
| 30 c | * | * | |
| 40 c | ** | ** | |
| 50 c | * | * | |
| 1 F | *** | *** | |
Forgery: A perforated(!) postage due stamp of France, with a
different overprint type (note the "g") and a spelling
mistake in "DEPENDANCES" (here
"DEPENDENCES"!).
Presumably a Fournier forgery, the leg of the last "R"
is badly done. There is also a dot on top of the "I" of
"PERCEVOIR" (but not in all Fournier forgeries?).
Forged Fournier overprints as they can be found in the Fournier
Album.
2 c brown 4 c violet 5 c green 10 c red 20 c olive 40 c brown on yellow 50 c brown on blue 60 c orange (1924) 1 F blue Surcharged '60c' on 1 F orange (1924) '2f' on 1 F lilac (1927) '3f' on 1 F blue (1927)
These stamps have perforation 13 1/2 x 14.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 2 c | vc | c | |
| 4 c | vc | c | |
| 5 c | vc | vc | |
| 10 c | c | c | |
| 20 c | c | c | |
| 40 c | c | c | |
| 50 c | c | c | |
| 60 c | * | * | |
| 1 F | * | * | |
| Surcharged | |||
| 60 c on 1 F | *** | *** | |
| 2 F on 1 F | * | * | |
| 3 F on 1 F | * | ** | |
Overprinted 'FRANCE LIBRE' (1943) 10 c red 20 c olive '0,30' on 5 c green 40 c 40 c brown on yellow 50 c brown on blue 60 c orange 1 F blue 1 F on 2 c brown 2 F on 1 F red 2 F on 4 c violet 2 F on 1 F blue
10 c violet 30 c brown 50 c green 1 F orange 2 F red 3 F brown 4 F blue 5 F brown 10 F black 20 F blue
Hand-surcharged
'0,15' (red) on 25 c black on lilac '0,15' (red) on 1 F green As before, but overprint erased again and newly hand-stamp overprinted
First image reproduced from: http://www.sandafayre.com, second
image obtained from a Francois Feldman auction
15 c on 25 c black on lilac 15 c on 1 F green
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| '0,15' on 25 c | ? | RRR | |
| '0,15' on 1 F | ? | RRR | |
| 15 on 25 c | ? | RRR | |
| 15 on 1 F | ? | RRR | |
Forgeries exist, example:
(Front and backside of a forgery)
Probably another forgery
Stamps of Madagascar (20 c and 30 c of the 1896 issue) or Diego Suarez exist bisected and cancelled with the inscription: 'Affranchissement exceptionel (faute de timbres)' or 'Affranchissement special faute de figurines.-' or 'Affranchi ainsi Faute figurine' or 'ffranch. except, faute de Timbres' or 'Affranchi ainsi faute figurine' or 'Affranch.t exceptionnel faute de Timbres' or 'Affranch. except. faute de Timbres' or ':0,05 Affranchi ainsi faute de figurines'. Example:
"Affranchissement special faute de figurines"
"Affranchissement exceptionnel (faute de Timbres)",
reduced size
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| All values | - | *** to RR | |
10 c (violet) on 10 c grey
Another fiscal stamp of France was overprinted in a similar manner in 1919 ('Connaissements' 10 c on 1 F, see picture above).
10 c green with red inscription
In 1919 3 stamps appeared with inscription: 'MADAGASCAR ET DEPENDANCES COLIS POSTAUX', 10 c red (black inscription), 10 c green (red inscription) and 10 c green (black inscription).
Inscription 'RF MADAGASCAR POSTE AERIENNE' 50 c green and red 90 c green and red 1.25 F lilac and red 1.50 F blue and red 1.60 F blue and red 1.75 F orange and red 2 F blue and red 3 F orange and red 3.30(?) blue and red 3.65 F grey and red 3.90 F green and red 4 F lilac and red 4.50 F black and red 5 F lilac and red 5.25(?) F brown and red 5.50 F black and red 6 F lilac and red 6.50(?) violet and red 8 F lilac and red 8.50 F green and red 9 F green and red 12 F brown and red 12.50 F violet and red 15 F yellow and red 16 F green and red 20 F brown and red 50 F blue and red Inscription 'MADAGASCAR POSTE AERIENNE' (without 'RF') 50 c green and red 1.25 F lilac and red 2 F blue and red 3.65 F grey and red 4 F lilac and red 4.50 F black and red 8 F lilac and red 8.50 F green and red 12.50 F violet and red 20 F brown and red 50 F blue and red Overprinted 'FRANCE LIBRE' 1.50 F blue and red 1.75 F orange and red 8 F lilac and red 12 F brown and red 12.50 F violet and red 16 F green and red 50 F blue and red Overprinted 'FRANCE LIBRE' and surcharged '1,00 x' on 1.25 F lilac and red '3,00 x' on 3.65 F grey and red '8,00 x' on 8.50 F green and red
For an image of a similar stamp of another colony, click here.
4.50 F + 4 F black and red
For an image of a similar stamp of another colony, click here.
1 F orange 1.50 F red 5 F brown 10 F black 25 F blue 50 F green 100 F lilac
1.20 F + 1.80 F blue and red (Quinzaine)
2 F + 6 F brown ('protection de l'enfance')
3 F + 9 F red ('protection de l'enfance')
100 F red (24,000 stamps issued)
For an image of a similar stamp of another colony, click here.
8 F red (issued 8th May 1946, 1,600,000 stamps)
For an image of a similar stamp of another colony, click here.
5 F green 10 F violet 15 F red 20 F blue 25 F brown 50 F grey
Issued 6th Juin 1946, 55,000 sets sold.
50 F blue and red (harbour of Tamatave) 100 F brown and red (woman with wings) 200 F brown and blue (aeroplane and map of Madagascar)
I've seen the 100 F overprinted 'TERRE ADELE' etc. in red.
For an image of a similar stamp of another colony, click here
10 F red, brown, green and blue
500 F brown and green
15 F violet and brown
50 F green and blue (special trees 'foret de pachypodes' and aeroplane) 100 F brown and blue (bird, Betsileo woman and An viaduct) 200 F black and brown (lemur)
I have no further information about this 'Timbre Enregistrement':
10 c brown, blue and red
Reduced sizes
The following values exist: '1 p black on blue 'ILAVOAMENA', 4 p black 'ROAVOAMENA', 6 p black on yellow 'SIKAJY', 8 p black on lilac 'VENTY', 1 Sh black on brown 'KIROBO', 2 Sh black on red 'LOSO' and 4 Sh black on grey 'ARIARY'.
Besides the above stamps (2 p blue 'VAOMENA', 6 p green 'SIKAJY', 1 Sh black 'KIROBO', 2 Sh brown 'LOSO' and 4 Sh violet with 'ARIARY') there exist a 4 p red with inscription 'ROAVOAMENA' . Cancelled stamps are almost always cancelled to order. The words at the bottom describe the value in local language, see: http://horizon.documentation.ird.fr/exl-doc/pleins_textes/pleins_textes_5/b_fdi_16-17/22968.pdf
These stamps exist in 3 designs, all slightly different, they exist in violet with black overprint (values 1p, 2p, 3p, 4p, 6p, 1 Sh, 1Sh6p, 2 Sh), in red with violet or black overprint (1p, 1 1/2p, 2p, 3p, 4p, 4 1/2p, 6p, 8p, 9p, 2Sh). Some overprints exist, but are very rare.
Other design with inscription 'B.C.M':
The English consul in Antananarivo issued these stamps in 1884-86. They served to pay the postage on letters and parcels from Antananarivo to Mauritius and Reunion. On arrival they were replaced by orninary Mauritius or Reunion stamps and the labels were returned to Madagascar where they had to be destroyed. The use of these stamps has been forbidden in 1887.