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Nossi-Bé (French Colony in Africa)

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Nossi-Be is a small island close to the northwest coast of Madagascar.

1889 Stamp of the French Colonies of 1876 'Peace and Commerce' surcharged

  '25' (blue) on 40 c red
  '25 c.' on 40 c red

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

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

1889 Stamps of the French Colonies of 1881, surcharged

  '5 c.' on 10 c black
  '5' (blue) on 10 c black
  '5 c. ' on 20 c red on green
  '5' (blue) on 20 c red on green
  '15' (blue) on 20 c red on green
  '25' (blue) on 30 c brown
  '25' (blue) on 40 c red

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

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

Forged overprints exist, example:

(Forged overprint, reduced size)

1890 Stamps of the French colonies, surcharged 'NSB' and value:

  'NSB 25 c.' on 20 c red on green
  'NSB 25 c.' and border on 20 c red on green
  'NSB 25 c.' on 75 c red
  'NSB 25 c.' and border on 75 c red
  'NSB 25 c.' on 1 F green
  'NSB 25 c.' and border on 1 F green
  'NSB 0 25' on 20 c red on green
  'NSB 0 25' on 75 c red
  'NSB 0 25' on 1 F green

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

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

Apparently, some of these types were printed together, here a strip of three stamps with all the 25 c on 20 c types:

(Reduced sizes)

Forged overprints exist, example:

(Forged overprint, reduced size)

1893 Stamps of the french colonies surcharged 'Nossi-Be' or 'NOSSI BE' (some with additional surcharge)

  10 c black (overprint in red)
  15 c blue
  20 c red on green (overprinted in black or blue)
  25 on 20 c red on green
  50 on 10 c black
  75 on 15 c blue
  1 F on 5 c green

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

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

1893 French colonies type, inscription 'NOSSI-BE' coloured

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

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	**	**
10 c	***	***
15 c	***	***	With network underprint
20 c	***	***
25 c	***	***
30 c	***	***
40 c	***	***
50 c	***	***
75 c	R	R
1 F	***	***

Fournier has made forgeries of these stamps, example:

(Reduced size)

Note that the perforation is different in the corners compared to genuine stamps. For more information on these forgeries click here.

I have seen an envelope in the same design (5 c green, Nossi-Be in red).

Postage due stamps

1891 Stamps of the french colonies, overprinted 'Nossi-Be chiffre-taxe a percevoir' and value

  0.20 on 1 c black
  0.30 on 2 c brown
  0.35 on 4 c brown
  0.35 on 20 c red on green
  0.50 on 30 c brown
  1 F on 35 c brown on yellow

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

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

There are two types of this overprint: with small 'Nossi-Be' (the values 20 c on 1 c, 30 c on 2 c and 50 c on 30 c) and with tall 'Nossi-Be' overprint (the remaining values 35 c on 4 c, 35 c on 20 c and 1 F on 35 c).
Nevertheless, misprints seem to exist, such as the 30 c on 2 c with tall overprint as shown in the next image:

Misprint with tall 'Nossi-Be' overprint; apparently genuine according to the certificate signed by Roger Calves

1892 Stamps of the french colonies, overprinted 'Nossi-Be a percevoir' and value

(Reduced size)

  5 c on 20 c red on green
  10 c on 15 c blue
  15 c on 10 c black
  25 c on 5 c green
  0.10 on 5 c green
  0.15 on 20 c red and green
  0.25 on 75 c red

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

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

The two types; note the difference in the letters of 'Nossi-Be':

Error; 0.25 c on 20 c:

This error is very rare.

Nossi-Be was added to Madagascar in 1898 together with Diego-Suarez and Ste.Marie de Madagascar.

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