UPPER VOLTA

Haute-Volta (french colony in Africa)

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1921 Stamps of Upper Senegal overprinted "HAUTE VOLTA"

  1 c lilac and violet
  2 c grey and lilac (overprint red)
  4 c black and blue
  5 c green
  5 c brown
  10 c orange and red
  10 c green
  10 c lilac and blue
  15 c brown and orange
  20 c lilac and black (overprint red)
  25 c blue
  25 c black and green
  30 c brown (two shades of brown, overprint red)
  30 c orange and red
  30 c violet and red
  30 c green
  35 c red and violet
  40 c grey and red
  45 c blue and brown (overprint red)
  50 c black and green
  50 c blue
  50 c orange and blue
  60 c red
  65 c brown and blue
  75 c orange and brown
  1 F brown and lilac
  2 F green and blue
  5 F violet and black (overprint 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 c  
2 c vc c  
4 c c c  
5 c green * *  
5 c brown c c  
10 c orange and red * *  
10 c green ** **  
15 c c c  
20 c c c  
25 c blue *** ***  
25 c black and green c c  
30 c brown *** *** Olive and brown: RR
30 c orange and red * *  
30 c violet and red * *  
30 c green c *  
35 c * *  
40 c * *  
45 c * *  
50 c black and green *** ***  
50 c blue ** **  
50 c orange and blue * *  
60 c * *  
65 c * *  
75 c * *  
1 F * *  
2 F ** **  
5 F *** ***   
Surcharged
  0,01 on 15 c brown and orange
  0,02 (blue) on 15 c brown and orange
  0,05 (red) on 15 c brown and orange
  25 c on 2 F green and blue
  25 c on 5 F violet and black
  60 on 75 c violet on red
  65 on 45 c blue and brown
  85 on 75 c orange and brown
  90 c on 75 c red
  1f25 (red) on 1 F blue 
  1f50 on 1 F blue
  3 F on 5 F red and orange
  10 F on 5 F green and red
  20 F on 5 F brown and violet

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
0,01 on 15 c ** **  
0,02 on 15 c * *  
0,05 on 15 c c *  
25 c on 2 F ** **  
25 c on 5 F ** **  
60 c on 75 c * *  
65 c on 45 c * *  
85 c on 75 c * *  
90 c on 75 c * *  
1f25 on 1 F ** **  
1f50 on 1 F * *  
3 F on 5 F ** **  
10 F on 5 F *** ***  
20 F on 5 F R R  

 

1928 Inscription "HAUTE VOLTA", image of a native man (1 c to 20 c, 7 values), the image of a native woman (25 c to 90 c, 8 values) or a man on a horse (1 F to 20 F, 8 values)

  1 c black and green
  2 c brown and lilac
  4 c black and yellow
  5 c black and blue
  10 c black and red
  15 c brown and blue
  20 c brown and green
  25 c brown and yellow
  30 c green and grey-green
  40 c black and red
  45 c brown adn blue
  50 c black and green
  65 c black and blue
  75 c black and lilac
  90 c red and light red
  1 F brown and green
  1.10 F black and lilac
  1.50 F blue and grey
  2 F black and blue
  3 F brown and yellow
  5 F brown and lilac
  10 F black and green
  20 F black and red

Some of these stamps exist with overprint "Cote d'Ivoire" to be used in Ivory Coast.

 

1931 "EXPOSITION COLONIALE INTERNATIONALE PARIS 1931", various designs (designs identical to many other French colonies)

For an image of a similar stamp of another colony, click here.

  40 c green and black
  50 c lilac and black
  90 c red and black
  1.50 F blue and black

Postage due stamps

1921 Postage due stamps of Upper Senegal overprinted "HAUTE VOLTA"

  5 c green
  10 c red
  15 c grey
  20 c brown (overprint red)
  30 c blue
  50 c black (overprint red)
  60 c orange
  1 F violet

Surcharged (1927)
  '2F' on 1 F lilac
  '3F' on 1 F 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 c c c  
10 c c c  
15 c c c  
20 c c c  
30 c c *  
50 c * *  
60 c * *  
1 F * *  
2 F on 1 F ** **  
3 F on 1 F ** **  

 

1929 Design as 1921 issue, but with inscription "HAUTE VOLTA"

  5 c green
  10 c red
  15 c grey
  20 c brown
  30 c blue
  50 c black
  60 c red
  1 F violet
  2 F lilac
  3 F brown

 

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