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NOSSI-BE, 1890 issues

Nossi-Bé (French Colony in Africa)

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

Certified genuine Certified genuine Image obtained from a Harmers auction
Nossi-Be, 1889 issues

 

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

Image obtained from a Harmers auction Image obtained from a Siegel auction Image reproduced with permission from: http://www.sandafayre.com Different type, image obtained from a Harmers auction Image obtained from a Siegel auction Image obtained from a Siegel auction 25 on 75 c red Image obtained from a Siegel auction This might be a forged overprint Image obtained from a Harmers auction Type G overprint, certified genuine. with border

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  '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

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
25 c on 20 c RRR RRR Without border, only 400 stamps issued
25 c on 20 c RRR RRR With border, only 200 stamps issued
25 c on 75 c RRR RRR Without border, only 400 stamps issued
25 c on 75 c RRR RRR With border, only 200 stamps issued
25 c on 1 F RR RR Without border
25 c on 1 F RRR RRR With border, only 200 stamps issued
025 on 20 c RRR RRR Only 400 stamps issued
025 on 75 c RR RR  
025 on 1 F RR RR  

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 overprints

The forger Fournier made forgeries of these stamps.


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


Forged "NOSSI-BE 10 OCT 91 MADAGASCAR" cancel (second row, last cancel).


This might be a Fournier forged overprint on a genuine stamp. Note the short right leg of the "N", the very open "S" and the closed corners of the rectangles. Next to it forged overprints on forged stamps some with "FAUX" overprint.


Closed corners of the rectangles, dubious item?


Handmade(?) primitive forgery.


Another forgery, the stamp, overprint and cancel are forged. Note that in this forgery the "O" and the "N" of "COLONIES" are further apart than in the genuine stamps. Also note the strange "E" of "FRANCAISE". The perforation does not match in the corners.


Another forgery.

 


Nossi-Be, 1893 issues

 

For Nossi-Be, postage due stamps "chiffre taxe" or "A PERCEVOIR", click here.

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

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