TAHITI, Postage Due Stamps

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I've seen many postage due stamps of the French Colonies, with cancel "PAPEETE 4 DEC 94 TAIT" in a double circle. Maybe they are cancelled to order? Also the cancel "PAPEETE * 31-10 25 TAHITI"

 

1893 Postage due stamps of the french colonies overprinted "TAHITI"

Could be a forgery! 20 c black Certified genuine, image obtained from a Siegel auction Certified genuine, image obtained from a Siegel auction Image obtained from a Harmers auction Certified genuine, image obtained from a Siegel auction

  1 c black
  2 c black
  3 c black
  4 c black
  5 c black
  10 c black
  15 c black
  20 c black
  30 c black
  40 c black
  60 c black
  1 F brown
  2 F brown

This surcharge is normally from the upper left corner to the lower right corner. All these overprints are rare.

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
All values RRR RRR  

Forgeries exist, example:


Very dubious stamps (both the basic stamps and the overprints). In my opinion, the top of the "5" curls too much backwards in the 15 c value.

 

1893 Postage due stamps of the french colonies overprinted "1893 TAHITI"


(Image obtained from a Sandafayre auction)


(Image obtained from a Feldman auction)

Certified genuine, image obtained from a Siegel auction Image obtained from a Harmers auction

Could be a forgery! Could be a forgery! Could be a forgery!
(Could be forgeries!)

  1 c black
  2 c black
  3 c black
  4 c black
  5 c black
  10 c black
  15 c black
  20 c black
  30 c black
  40 c black
  60 c black
  1 F brown
  2 F brown

All these overprints are rare!

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
All values RRR RRR  

Image reproduced with permission from: http://www.sandafayre.com

A 1 c black postage due stamp of the French colonies exists with overprint 'Tahiti' (extremely rare). The 1 c black postage due stamp of the French colonies also exists with overprint "Tahiti 1893 TAHITI" (extremely rare). I don't have any picture of the first stamp.


I've been told that this 30 c stamp has a forged "1893 TAHITI" overprint, I have no further information


Bogus block of four 3 c and 5 c stamps with forged "DIEGO SUAREZ", "TAHITI", "BENIN" and "OBOCK" overprints. The basic stamps are also forged.

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