MOZAMBIQUE 1877-1897

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1877 Crown, inscription "MOCAMBIQUE CORREIO"

50 r blue 

  5 r black
  10 r yellow
  10 r green (issued 1881/85)
  20 r brown
  20 r red (issued 1885)
  25 r red
  25 r lilac (issued 1881/85)
  40 r blue (issued 1881/85)
  40 r yellow
  50 r green
  50 r blue (issued 1881/85)
  100 r lilac
  200 r orange
  300 r brown

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2 or 13 1/2. Stamps in similar designs were issued for most Portuguese colonies (country name different for each country), click here for more information on this issue.

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 r ** **  
10 r yellow *** ***  
10 r green ** **  
20 r brown *** ***  
20 r red RR RR Prepared, but not issued.
25 r red * *  
25 r lilac *** ***  
40 r blue RR RR  
40 r yellow *** ***  
50 r green R R  
50 r blue ** **  
100 r ** **  
200 r *** ***  
300 r *** ***  

A misprint of the 40 r Mozambique stamp together with a stamp of Cape Verde exists:

Image reproduced with permission from: http://www.sandafayre.com
(Misprint: Cabo Verde and Mocambique together, Image reproduced with permission from: http://www.sandafayre.com )

Reprints:

Reprints exist of all the above stamps (made in 1885 an 1905).

Cancels:


(I've often seen the above cancel consisting of 4 parallel black bars)

(Circular town and date cancel)

Forgeries:

Fournier forgeries:

Fournier made forgeries of these stamps. He offers them in his 1914 pricelist: the stamps of the 1877 issue (9 values) are offered for 2 Swiss Francs and the others (5 values) for 1 Swiss Franc. The misprint is also offered by him (click here for more information).

Fournier forgery!


50 r green Fournier forgery with 'CORREIO DE BEIRA 6 10 1878 (MOCAMBIQUE)' cancel


The forged Fournier cancels 'CORREIO DE BEIRA 6 10 1878 (MOCAMBIQUE)' and 'CORREIO DE MOCAMBIQUE 1 9 1885'

How to identify a Fournier forgery? The central circle with the name 'MOCAMBIQUE' is a little bigger than in the genuine stamps. At the top it touches the line above it quite much. In the genuine stamps it touches it very lightly or not at all. The upper right ornament (besides the 'Q' of 'MOCAMBIQUE') is not symmetric as the other ornaments. I have also noticed that the left upper ornament (outside the circle, besides the 'O' of 'MOCAMBIQUE'), is very close to the frame compared to a genuine stamp. For pictures of this click here. As a final test for the Mozambique stamps it can be noticed that in the genuine stamps, there is a ',' below the 'C' of 'MOCAMBIQUE', in the Fournier forgeries I can not detect any comma.
The cancels used by Fournier were 'CORREIO DE BEIRA 6 10 1878 (MOCAMBIQUE)' and 'CORREIO DE MOCAMBIQUE 1 9 1885' (see image above). The dates are always the same, I presume.
More information concerning these forgeries can be found at the following website: http://www.tabacaria.org/Selos/Coroa2/MozambFournier.htm.


Another forgery with the number of pearls in the crown different from the genuine stamps. The 'S' of 'REIS' is also different.

Image obtained from a Sotheby auction
'Proof' of a Sperati forgery

The forger Sperati made a forgery of the 20 r red stamp. He also made 'proofs'.

Other forgery:

Forgery!

I don't know much about the above forgery, except that it is a forgery. Personally I think this could be a reprint.

 

1886 King Louis embossed, inscription 'Provincia de Mocambique'

  5 r black
  10 r green
  20 r red
  25 r lilac
  40 r brown
  50 r blue
  100 r brown
  200 r grey
  300 r 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 r * *  
10 r * *  
20 r ** **  
25 r ** **  
40 r *** **  
50 r ** *  
100 r *** **  
200 r R ***  
300 r R ***   
Overprinted 'JOURNAES' (Newspapers) and value (1893)

  '2 1/2  2 1/2' on 40 r brown
  '2 1/2 REIS' on 40 r brown
  5 on 40 r 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
'2 1/2 2 1/2' on 40 r R R  
'2 1/2 REIS' on 40 r RR RR Also exists with blue overprint
5 on 40 r RR RR Also exists with red or blue overprint 
Overprinted 'PROVISORIO' and value (1893)

  5 on 40 r 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 on 40 r RR RR   
Overprinted '1195 CENTENARIO ANTONIO 1895' diagonally (1895)

  5 r black (overprint in red)
  10 r green
  20 r red
  25 r lilac
  40 r brown
  50 r blue
  100 r brown
  200 r grey
  300 r orange


(Reduced sizes, forged overprints!)


Forged overprint made by Fournier (picture from a 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries')

The above overprint is rare and has been forged (see pictures above).

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 r R R  
10 r RR RR  
20 r RR RR  
40 r RR RR  
50 r RR R  
100 r RR RR  
200 r RR RR  
300 r RR RR   
Overprinted 'MOCAMBIQUE' and value (1898)

  2 1/2 REIS on 20 r red
  5 REIS on 40 r 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
2 1/2 r on 20 r RR R  
5 r on 40 r R R   
Surcharged with fancy letters (1902)

  '65 REIS' on 20 r red
  '65 REIS' on 40 r brown
  '65 REIS' on 200 r grey
  '115 REIS' (in red) on 5 r black
  '115 REIS' on 50 r blue
  '130 REIS' on 25 r lilac
  '130 REIS' on 300 r orange
  '400 REIS' on 10 r green
  '400 REIS' on 100 r 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
65 r on 20 r *** ***  
65 r on 40 r *** ***  
65 r on 200 r *** ***  
115 r on 5 r *** ***  
115 r on 50 r *** ***  
130 r on 25 r *** ***  
130 r on 300 r *** ***  
400 r on 10 r *** ***  
400 r on 100 r RR RR   
Surcharged with fancy letters and local overprint 'REPUBLICA' (in red) (1915)

  '115 REIS' (in red) on 5 r black

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
115 r on 5 r R R  

Reprints exists of the values 5 r, 25 r, 40 r, 50 r, 100 r and 300 r (all without any surcharge or overprint), they were made in 1905.


Forged Fournier overprint of the 2 1/2 r overprint as it can be found in the 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'

These stamps exist overprinted for Lorenzo Marques: 'L.MARQUES CENTENARIO DE S. ANTONIO MDCCCXCV'

These stamps exist overprinted 'COMP a. DE MOCAMBIQUE' for the Mozambique Company.

 

1893 Newspaper stamp

  2 1/2 r brown

Newspaper stamps in this design were issued for most Portuguese colonies (country name different for each country), click here for more information. A reprint of this stamp was made in 1905.

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 1/2 r * *   
Surcharged in fancy letters (1902)
  '115 REIS' on 2 1/2 r 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
115 r on 2 1/2 r *** ***   
Surcharged in fancy letters and 'REPUBLICA' (in red) (1915)

  '115 REIS' on 2 1/2 r brown (overprint downwards or upwards)

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
115 r on 2 1/2 r * * Local overprint reading upwards or
general 'REPUBLICA' overprint reading downwards

 

1893 King Carlos (Charles) in an ellipse

  5 r yellow
  10 r lilac
  15 r brown
  20 r grey
  25 r green
  50 r blue
  75 r red
  80 r green
  100 r brown
  150 r red on red
  200 r blue on blue
  300 r blue on red

The 25 r and 80r seem to have been reprinted in 1905.

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 r * *  
10 r * *  
15 r *** ***  
20 r *** ***  
25 r ** **  
50 r *** ***  
75 r *** ***  
80 r *** ***  
100 r *** ***  
150 r R R  
200 r R R  
300 r R R   
Surcharged

(Sorry, no picture available yet, if anybody posesses a picture, please contact me!)

  '50 reis' on 300 r blue on 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
50 r on 300 r RR RR This stamp was actually used in Lorenzo Marques 
Surcharged with fancy letters (1902)

  '65 REIS' on 10 r lilac
  '65 REIS' on 15 r brown
  '65 REIS' on 20 r grey
  '115 REIS' on 5 r yellow
  '115 REIS' on 25 r green
  '130 REIS' on 75 r red
  '130 REIS' on 100 r brown
  '130 REIS' on 150 r red on red
  '130 REIS' on 200 r blue on blue
  '400 REIS' on 50 r blue
  '400 REIS' on 80 r green
  '400 REIS' on 300 r blue on red

Click here for stamps of other colonies with similar surcharges.

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
65 r on 10 r *** ***  
65 r on 15 r *** ***  
65 r on 20 r *** ***  
115 r on 5 r *** ***  
115 r on 25 r *** ***  
130 r on 75 r *** ***  
130 r on 100 r R R  
130 r on 150 r *** ***  
130 r on 200 r *** ***  
400 r on 50 r ** **  
400 r on 80 r ** **  
400 r on 300 r ** **   
Surcharged with fancy letters and 'REPUBLICA' (in red) (1915)


(With local 'REPUBLICA' overprint)

  '115 REIS' on 5 r yellow
  '115 REIS' on 25 r green
  '130 REIS' on 75 r red
  '130 REIS' on 100 r brown
  '130 REIS' on 150 r red on red
  '130 REIS' on 200 r blue on blue
  '400 REIS' on 50 r blue
  '400 REIS' on 80 r green
  '400 REIS' on 300 r blue on 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

With local 'REPUBLICA' overprint
115 r on 5 r * *  
115 r on 25 r * *  
130 r on 75 r * *  
130 r on 100 r * *  
130 r on 150 r * *  
130 r on 200 r ** *  
400 r on 50 r ** **  
400 r on 80 r ** **  
400 r on 300 r ** **  
With general broad 'REPUBLICA' overprint
115 r on 5 r * *  
115 r on 25 r * *  
130 r on 75 r * *  
130 r on 150 r * *  
130 r on 200 r * *   
Surcharged with fancy letters and 'Republica', value and bars (1925)

(No picture available yet, if anybody posesses a picture, please contact me!)

  '40 c.' on '400 REIS' on 50 r blue
  '40 c.' on '400 REIS' on 80 r 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
40 c on 400 r on 50 r * *  
40 c on 400 r on 80 r * *  

 

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