NEW CALEDONIA 1859 issue

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1859 Head of Napoleon III, inscription "CALEDONIE", so-called "Triquerat issue" (Triquera?), imperforated

Genuine Napoleon III Image obtained from a Sandafayre auction
Napoleon III

  10 c black

There exist 50 different types of this stamp. Click here to see a full sheet of all 50 types (kindly obtained with permission of Richard Frajola, this sheet and more on New Caledonia was found on: http://www.rfrajola.com/nceindex.htm)

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
10 c RR RRR  

Unfortunately many forgeries exist as well! Examples of forgeries (some of the above stamps could be forgeries as well):


(Forgery, reduced size)


Forgery, I have seen a block of four of these forgeries (all the same type). Next to it a forgery with "25" overprint.

Napoleon III, might be a forgery
Several forgeries with the same cancel.


Some other highly dubious stamps....


Some kind of reprint sheet?


In 1960 a 13F commemorative stamp was issued in a similar design. It is perforated and has the inscription "NLE CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES 13F POSTES 13F".

 

For stamps issued issued later, click here.


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