FRANCE, Postage due stamps 1881 onwards

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France Postage Due Stamps, 1859 issue

1881 Inscription "A PERCEVOIR CHIFFRE TAXE"

20 c black 30 c red 50 c black

  1 c black
  2 c black
  3 c black
  4 c black
  5 c black
  5 c blue
  10 c black
  10 c brown
  15 c black
  15 c green
  20 c black
  20 c green
  25 c red
  30 c black
  30 c red
  40 c black
  40 c red
  45 c green
  50 c black
  50 c lilac
  60 c black
  60 c green
  1 F black
  1 F brown
  1 F red on yellow
  1 F lilac
  2 F black
  2 F brown
  2 F orange
  2 F violet
  3 F red
  5 F black
  5 F brown
  5 F red (1941)

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	vc	vc
2 c	**	**
3 c	**	**
4 c	**	**
5 c black	**	**
5 c blue	vc	vc
10 c black	*	c
10 c brown	c	vc
15 c black	***	*
15 c green	*	*
20 c black	***	***
20 c green	c	vc
25 c	*	*
30 c black	***	*
30 c red	c	vc	Orange: **
40 c black	***	***
40 c red	*	*
45 c	c	c
50 c black	R	***
50 c lilac	c	vc
60 black	***	***
60 c green	c	c
1 F black	RR	RR
1 F brown	R	***
1 F red on yellow	RR	RR
1 F lilac	*	vc
2 F black	RR	RR
2 F brown	R	R
2 F orange	R	***
2 F violet	*	vc
5 F black	RR	RR
5 F brown	R	R

These stamps, but imperforate, were used in the French colonies.

I have often seen these stamps cancelled with a small triangle, I do not know what the meaning of this cancel was.

'A' and 'B' in a triangle cancels

The values 5 c and 10 c exist with overprint "TIMBRE POSTE" in red and a red bar were issued for French Morocco:

These stamps, overprinted in "CACHES" or "FANONS" were issued in French India:

French India surcharges

Stamps overprinted with "CENTS" and Chinese characters were issued for the French Post in China:

2 c on 5 c blue
French Post in China

Similar stamps with value in "Milliemes" were issued in the french post offices in Alexandria and Port Said (Egypt):

(Similar stamp with value in "Milliemes" issued for french post offices in Egypt)

Here the overprint "ANDORRE" for Andorra.

Other stamps in a similar design were issued for Andorra, Monaco, Algeria and Tunesia.

Local stamps of Karlsruhe (1888), with an imitation of the French postage due stamps.

Forgeries: France Postage Due Stamps, 1881 forgeries, click here.

1908 Inscription 'RECOUVREMENTS VALEURS IMPAYEES'

  1 c green
  10 c violet
  20 c brown
  30 c brown
  50 c red
  60 c red

Surcharged

  '20 c.' on 30 c brown
  '40 c' on 50 c red
  '=50 c.' on 10 c violet
  '=60 c' on 1 c green
  '=1 F' on 60 c red
  '=2 F' on 60 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
1 c	vc	vc
10 c	c	vc
20 c	*	c
30 c	***	vc
50 c	R	***
60 c	*	c
Surcharged
20 c on 30 c	*	c
40 c on 50 c	*	c
50 c on 10 c	*	c
60 c on 1 c	*	*	Exists with broader '6': R
1 F on 60 c	*	*
2 F on 60 c	*	*

1917 Postage stamp of France (sower), with overprint 'T' in a triangle

  5 c green

This was a provisional issue, introduced due to a lack of 5 c postage due stamps. This stamp was used from 2 to 17 January 1917.

1927 Slightly different design, now inscription 'TAXE A PERCEVOIR'

With 'T' in a triangle cancel

  1 c green
  10 c red
  30 c brown
  60 c red
  1 F violet
  1 F green
  2 F blue
  2 F brown

Surcharged

  'UN FRANC' on 60 c red
  '= 1F20' (red) on 2 F blue
  '= 5 F' on 1 F violet

Other stamps with inscription 'a percevoir' see Guadeloupe:

Example of a postage due stamp of a later date (1943):

'FRANCE CHIFFRE-TAXE'

In this design exist:
Inscription 'CHIFFRE-TAXE' (1943): 10 c brown, 30 c lilac, 50 c green, 1 F blue, 1.50 F red, 2 F blue, 3 F brown, 4 F violet, 5 F lilac, 10 F orange and 20 F olive.

Inscription 'TIMBRE TAXE' (1946): 10 c brown, 30 c lilac, 50 c green, 1 F blue, 2 F blue, 3 F brown, 4 F violet, 5 F lilac, 10 F orange, 20 F olive, 50 F green, 100 F green.

Futhermore in 1960 the currency was changed (inscription 'TIMBRE TAXE): 0.05 F red, 0.10 F orange, 0.20 F olive, 0.50 F green, 1.00 F green.

Postage due stamps with overprint 'CFA' and surcharged were issued for Reunion, example:

Reunion issue

Postage due issue for Andorra, similar to a 1946 postage due stamp of France.

1964 Flowers, inscription 'TIMBRE TAXE REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE POSTES'

  0.05 F red, green and orange
  0.10 F lilac, green and blue
  0.15 F brown, green and red
  0.20 F green and violet
  0.30 F brown, green and blue
  0.40 F green, red and yellow
  0.50 F violet, green and red
  1.00 F violet, green and lilac

All stamps have different flowers in their design.