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NOSSI-BE, Postage Due stamps

Nossi-Bé (French Colony in Africa)

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Nossi-Be is a small island close to the northwest coast of Madagascar. For postage stamps of Nossi-Be, click here

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

Inverted overprints also exist.

I've also seen overprints on the gummed side of the values 0.20 on 1 c, 0.30 on 2 c, 0.35 on 4 c and 1 F on 35 c:

0.30 on 2 c; surcharge printed on the backside

Could be forged overprints

Forged overprints as they can be found in the Fournier Album.

Most likely a Fournier forgery, the perforation in the corners does not match.

1892 Stamps of the french colonies, overprinted "Nossi-Be A PERCEVOIR" and value

  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':

Inverted surcharges exist.

Error; 0.25 c on 20 c:

Misprints

This error is very rare (only 8 stamps exist?).

The forger Fournier made forgeries of these stamps.

Fournier forgeries, the stamps, overprints and cancel "NOSSI-BE 10 OCT 95 MADAGASCAR" are all forged (it looks like the year "95" was changed to "91" in the above forgeries?). Next to it the same forged cancel, but taken from a Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries.

Here, the same forged Nossi-Be cancel, but with the year changed from "95" to "91".

Page with forged Fournier overprints, at the bottom the forged Nossi-Be overprints. Image obtained from http://asppi.org/faux.php?affichage=fournier_fr

Enlarged view.

A forged overprint (the cancel is from Point a Pitre, Guadeloupe?)

25 c on 5 c, the overprint does not look like the genuine overprint.

Postage due stamp of the French Colonies used in Nossi-Be

I've seen many postage due stamps of the French colonies, with a neatly applied cancel "NOSSI BE 20 JUIN 91 ILE DE NOSSI BE", where the "20" is always damaged at the bottom.

French Colonies stamps with Nossi-Be cancel, both with inverted "29 MARS 94" cancel, I'm not sure if these cancels are genuine or not...

Genuine stamp with an already cancelled to order chop from Nossi Be and further forged overprint "1893 TAHITI"

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

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