MOHELI

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Moheli is an island in the Comore archipela.

1893 French colonies Tablet type, inscription "MOHELI" in red or blue

1 c black 2 c brown on yellow 4 c brown 4 c brown, with typical cancel 5 c green 10 c red 20 c red on yellow 25 c blue 35 c black on yellow 5 F lilac

  1 c black
  2 c brown on yellow
  4 c brown
  5 c green
  10 c red
  20 c red on yellow
  25 c blue
  30 c brown
  35 c black on yellow
  40 c orange
  45 c black
  50 c brown on blue
  75 c lilac
  1 F green
  2 F violet
  5 F lilac

These stamps are perforated 14 x 13 1/2. For stamps in the same Tablet design, but for other French colonies, click here.

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 c c  
2 c c c  
4 c c c  
5 c c c  
10 c * c  
20 c * *  
25 c * *  
30 c ** **  
35 c * *  
40 c * *  
45 c *** ***  
50 c ** **  
75 c *** ***  
1 F *** ***  
2 F *** ***  
5 F R R  

Fournier has made forgeries of this 'Tablet' issue, for more information on these forgeries click here. The horizontal and vertical perforations are not matching in the corners in these forgeries.


Unfinished forgery from a Fournier album.


Another modern forgery, also with the perforation not matching in the corners as in the Fournier forgeries, also 'MOHELI' is written with different lettertypes, see for example the 'M', which has a very high central part

 

From 1903 on the stamps of Madagascar were used.

 

1912 Stamps of 1892 surcharged:

'05' (red) on 4 c brown 10 (red) on 45 c black 

  '05' (red) on 4 c brown
  '05' on 20 c red on green
  '05' (red) on 30 c brown
  '10' on 40 c red
  '10' (red) on 45 c black
  '10' (red) on 50 c brown on blue

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 on 4 c * *  
5 on 20 c ** **  
5 on 30 c * *  
10 on 40 c * *  
10 on 45 c c c  
10 on 50 c * *  

All values exist with the space between '0' and '5' or '1' and '0' larger, example:


(More space between '1' and '0' variety)

Forgeries:


(Fournier forgeries)

Fournier has made forgeries of this 'Tablet' issue, for more information on these forgeries click here.

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