Stamp of the French Colonies without overprint used in Cayenne (French Guyana)
Guyane Française (french colony in South America)
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Stamp of the French Colonies without overprint used in Cayenne
(French Guyana)
(Letter, obtained from a Simon Andrews auction)
"Dec 1886 GUY. FRANC."
'0f05' on 2 c green '0f05' on 2 c brown (other serie)
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 0f05 on 2 c green | RR | RR | Imperforate Without 'f' between the '0's: RRR |
| 0f05 on 2 c brown | RR | RR | Perforated Without 'f' between the '0's: RRR |
"Avril 1887 GUY. FRANC."
'0f05' on 2 c green '0f20' on 35 c brown on yellow '0f25' on 30 c brown
The two types of the overprint 'Av' normal (top) and 'Av'
inverted (below)
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 0f05 on 2 c | RR | RR | No 'f' between the '0's: RR |
| 0f20 on 35 c | RR | RR | with 'AV' inverted in 'Avril': R (!) No 'f' between the '0's: RRR |
| 0f25 on 30 c | R | R | No 'f' between the '0's: RR |
"DEC 1887 GUY. FRANC."
'5' on 30 c brown (Ceres issue) '5' on 30 c brown (French colonies 1877 issue)
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 5 on 30 c | RR | RR | Ceres Inverted overprint: RRR |
| 5 on 30 c | RRR | RRR | |
"Fevrier 1888 GUY. FRANC."
'5' on 30 c brown '10' on 75 c red
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 5 on 30 c | RR | RR | Inverted overprint: RRR |
| 10 on 75 c | RR | RR | |
Forgery of the "Dec 1886 GUY.FRANC 0f05" overprint,
note that the "5" is completely different from the
genuine overprint
Another stamp with a forged overprint.
"Avril 1887" overprint on the wrong basic stamp.
Forged overprints made by Fournier (image from a Fournier Album)
on Ceres issue
30 c brown
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 30 c | RR | RR | |
on Peace and Commerce issue of 1877
(Image obtained from a Shreves auction)
(reduced size)
2 c green 35 c brown on yellow 40 c red 75 c red 1 F green
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 2 c | RRR | RRR | |
| 35 c | RRR | RRR | |
| 40 c | RR | RR | |
| 75 c | RR | RR | Inverted overprint: RR |
| 1 F | RR | RR | Inverted overprint: RRR |
on issue of French colonies of 1881
1 c black 2 c brown 4 c brown 5 c green 10 c black 15 c blue 20 c red on green 25 c black 30 c brown 35 c brown on yellow 40 c red 75 c red 1 F green
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 1 c | *** | *** | |
| 2 c | *** | *** | |
| 4 c | *** | *** | |
| 5 c | *** | *** | |
| 10 c | R | *** | Inverted overprint: RR |
| 15 c | *** | *** | |
| 20 c | R | R | |
| 25 c | R | *** | |
| 30 c | R | R | |
| 35 c | RR | RR | |
| 40 c | RR | RR | Inverted overprint: RR |
| 75 c | RR | RR | |
| 1 F | RR | RR | |
Overprinted 'DEC 92 0f05' on 15 c blue
0f05 on 15 c blue
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 0f05 on 15 c | *** | *** | |
Fournier has made forgeries of these stamps, for more information on these forgeries click here, examples:
(Fournier forgeries, the stamp, overprint and cancel are forged)
Forged overprints made by Fournier (image from a Fournier Album)
1 c black on blue 2 c brown on yellowish 4 c brown 5 c green (2 shades of green exists) 10 c black 10 c red 15 c blue 15 c grey 20 c red on yellow 25 c black 25 c blue 30 c brown 40 c orange 50 c red 50 c brown on blue 75 c lilac 1 F green 2 F violet
For stamps in the same Tablet design, but for other French colonies, click here.
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 1 c | * | * | |
| 2 c | * | * | |
| 4 c | * | * | |
| 5 c | * | * | |
| 10 c black | R | *** | |
| 10 c red | ** | * | |
| 15 c blue | ** | * | With background pattern |
| 15 c grey | RR | RR | |
| 20 c | *** | *** | |
| 25 c black | *** | * | |
| 25 c blue | R | R | |
| 30 c | *** | *** | |
| 40 c | *** | ** | |
| 50 c red | *** | *** | |
| 50 c brown on blue | RR | RR | |
| 75 c | R | R | |
| 1 F | *** | ** | |
| 2 F | RR | *** | |
I have seen a postcard in the same design, it has inscription 'CARTE LETTRE' and bears a 15 c blue impression (with red country name).
Fournier forgeries
Fournier has made forgeries of these 'Tablet' stamps, for more information on these forgeries click here. The 75 c forgery above has the cancel "CAYENNE 2 JUIN 92 GUYANE" as shown on the following page from the Fournier Album:
A sheet with forged cancels of the French colonies made by the
forger Fournier
'05' on 2 c brown on yellow '05' (red) on 4 c brown '05' on 20 c red on green '05' (red) on 25 c black '05' (red) on 30 c brown '10' on 40 c red '10' on 50 c red
There exist a variety of these surcharges in which the '0' and '5' or '1' and '0' are spaced more widely (value *** to RR).
Value of the stamps |
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vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon |
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare |
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| Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
| 05 on 2 c | ** | ** | |
| 05 on 4 c | * | * | |
| 05 on 20 c | * | * | |
| 05 on 25 c | *** | *** | |
| 05 on 30 c | ** | ** | |
| 10 on 40 c | *** | *** | |
| 10 on 50 c | *** | *** | |
Fournier has made forgeries of these 'Tablet' stamps, for more information on these forgeries click here, example:
(Fournier forgery)
A more modern forgery.
For more stamps issued after 1904 and miscellaneous, click here.
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