Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1

REUNION 1885-1893

Réunion

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Stamps of the French colonies used in Reunion

Mail boat cancel: 'Reunion Ligne' on french colony stamp:

French colonies stamps with a 8x8 dotted cancel from Reunion(?).

For Reunion 1851 issue, click here.

According to the Serrane guide, forged stamps exist made from genuine French stamps with their perforations cut off and a forged cancel "SAINT DENIS 7 OCT 79 LA REUNION" applied to it.

1885 Stamps of the French Colonies overprinted

Eagle (imperforated)

  '5 c. R' on 40 c orange
  '25 c. R' on 40 c orange

A misprint with '52' instead of '25' exists of the last stamp.

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
5 c on 40 c	RR	RR	Inverted surcharge exists
25 c on 40 c	***	***	Inverted or double surcharges exist

Napoleon (imperforated)

  '5 c. R' on 30 c brown

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
5 c on 30 c	R	R	Double surcharge exists

Ceres (imperforated)

  '5 c. R' on 40 c orange

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
5 c on 40 c	***	***	Inverted or double surcharges exist

Peace and Commerce (imperforated)

'10 c. R' on 40 c red

  '5 c. R' on 30 c brown
  '5 c. R' on 40 c red
  '10 c. R' on 40 c red
  '20 c. R' on 30 c brown

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
5 c on 30 c	**	**
5 c on 40 c	R	R	Inverted and double surcharges exist
10 c on 40 c	***	***	Double surcharge exists
20 c on 30 c	***	***

1891 Stamps of the French Colonies overprinted 'REUNION'

Ceres (imperforated)

  40 c orange
  80 c red

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
40 c	RR	RR
80 c	R	R

Peace and commerce (imperforated)

40 c red 75 c red

  30 c brown
  40 c red
  75 c red
  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
30 c	***	***
40 c	***	***
75 c	RR	RR
1 F	R	***

On stamps with inscription 'Colonies Postes', perforated

10 c black and 15 c blue 35 c grey on yellow 1 F green

  1 c black on blue
  2 c brown on yellow
  4 c brown on grey
  5 c green
  10 c black
  15 c blue
  20 c red on green
  25 c black
  35 c grey on yellow
  35 c grey on orange
  40 c red
  75 c red
  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
Inverted and double overprints exist
1 c	*	*
2 c	*	*
4 c	**	**
5 c	*	c
10 c	**	*
15 c	***	*
20 c	R	***
25 c	***	*
35 c grey on yellow	***	***
35 c grey on orange	***	***
40 c	R	R
75 c	RR	RR
1 F	RR	RR

Surcharged (1891)

  '02c' on 20 c red on green
  '2' (3 types) on 20 c red on green 
  '15 c.' on 20 c red on 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
02 c on 20 c	**	**
'2' on 20 c	**	**
15 c on 20 c	***	***

The three types of the '2' for the 2 c on 20 c stamp:

(Erroneous overprint 'RUNION')

For the specialist: The overprint 'REUNION' should have an accent over the 'E', but it is more frequently encoutered without this accent. Erroneous impressions of this word exist, examples: 'REUNIOU', 'REUNIONR', 'REUNIN', 'REUNOIN', 'ERUNION', RUENION', 'REUINON, 'REVNION' and 'REUNION' with inverted 'E'. Furthermore, because of bad printing errors broken or absent letters can occur, like 'PEUNION' or 'EUNION'.

Erroneous 'RUENION' and correct 'REUNION' overprint

Forgeries:

(Forgery, reduced size)

Fournier forgery with "REUNION 23 SEPT 91 ST.BENOIT"?

Page with Fournier forged cancels, the Reunion cancels are on the top row (middle).

Enlarged view of the forged cancels "REUNION 23 SEPT. 51 ST BENOIT", "REUNION 2E/20 JUIN ST.BENOIT" and "REUNION 2 SEPT 84 ST DENIS".

The forged overprints as they appear in the Fournier Album.

The 13 values of the 'Colonies Postes' issues were forged by Fournier, they were offered for 7 Swiss francs in his 1914 pricelist. The overprints and the stamps themselves are forged. For more information on these forgeries click here.

I'm not quite sure if this overprint is genuine, the 'U' and 'N' of 'REUNION' are touching each other

Two forged (?) "REUNION" overprint on Ceres stamps.

A bogus issue consisting of French Colonies with oblique overprint 'LA REUNION' is mentioned as 'Speculations' or 'Schwindelmarke' in Ferdinand Meyer's 'Handbuch fur Postmarkensammler' (Nuremberg 1881). It was issued by some swindlers in Paris in 1885. The following values exist: 5 c on 2 c brown, 5 c on 4 c brown, 25 c on 20 c red on green, 25 c on 75 c red and 25 c on 1 F green. I have never seen these stamps.

1894 Stamp of the french colonies, surcharged, without inscription ' REUNION'

  '2 c.' (3 types) on 20 c red on 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
2 c on 20 c	*	*

The three types of surcharge on this stamp:

For more stamps of Reunion click here.

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