French Colonies STAMPS FOR SALE
FRENCH COLONIES LEBANON 1924 – 1944 used collection on pages. Includes 1924 surcharged set (less 75c on 15c), 1924 surcharged Olympic set to 1.50 on 30c, 1924-25 surcharged range to 25pi on 5F, 1925 Views set, 1926 Refugee set, 1927 REPUBLICublic overprinted views range to 10pi, later ranges to the end of the period with values to 100pi, Airs with 1924 set, 1925 set, 1926 -29 ranges to most 10pi, and 1930-31. An attractive collection mainly good to fine. (Approx 180 stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES NOSSI-BE 1892-1894 ALL DIFFERENT MINT POSTAL STATIONERY COLLECTION includes mint envelopes in 5c, 15c &25c values & different sizes, 15c & 25c letter cards and 10c+10c post & REPUBLICly cards, fine condition (10 items).
FRENCH COLONIES MOROCCO 1938 Children Fund set, Yvert 153/160. NHM. (7 stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES MOROCCO 1935 Liautey complete set, (YT 150/52 + A40), NHM. (4)
FRENCH COLONIES ALGERIA 1954 sunken EPREUVE DE LUXE 15f Hydro-electric,as SG333.
FRENCH COLONIES MOROCCO 1923-7 35c grey green unlisted,as Yv 109,NHM block of 4
FRENCH COLONIES 1933-34 13f booklet, Yvert C140, SG SB2, NHM
FRENCH COLONIES MOROCCO 1928 Flood Relief Fund Air set, Yv. 12/21, NHM (10)
FRENCH COLONIES MOROCCO TANGIER 1928 Flood Relief Fund Air set, Yv. 22/31 NHM (10)
FRENCH COLONIES IVORY COAST 1892-1943 used colln, vals to 10f, good Parcels (65+)
FRENCH COLONIES ALGERIA 1930 Centenary set, Yvert 87/99, SG 93/105,vfm,fresh (13)
FRENCH COLONIES MOROCCO 1899 LOCAL Magazan/Marrakech, YT 62/67 mint few spots.(8)
FRENCH COLONIES WALLIS & FUTUNA 1988 Olympics complete set (Yvert 378/81, SG 535/38), matching lower left corner IMPERF BLOCKS of 4, never hinged mint (4 blocks = 16 stamps).
FRENCH COLONIES MOROCCO 1933-34 compl pictorial set Yvert 128/149, fine mint (24)
FRENCH COLONIES ALGERIA 1946 AIR 40f (as Maury & Yvert 6, SG 259) – a SUNKEN DIE PROOF in green.
FRENCH COLONIES HOIHOW 1901-1919 An ALL DIFFERENT fine used collection presented on Yvert dedicated pages with values seen to various 50c & a 1908 2Fr. Fine & fresh condition (40 stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES CHAD. 1922-33 VFU collection, vals to 20F, all diff (50+ stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA 1922 Air Post Set, Yv 10/13, used on a (slightly trimmed at left) cover tied by Damas cds. (1 cover)
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA 1922 5Pi on 1fr lake & yellow, “Post Par Avion – OMF” opt’d , Yv 12, SG 91, BLOCK OF 9 (3 X 3) lightly hinged on two stamps, the remainder are never hinged mint (9 stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA POSTAGE DUE. 1920 French Levant “O.M.F. Syria Ch. taxe” surcharged in black complete set, Yv 1/4, SG D48/51, fine mint seldom seen set (4 stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA 1924 Olympic Games of France opt’d with four line Syria & surcharged set, Yv 149/52, SG 166/69, superb, never hinged mint BLOCKS OF 4. (32 stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES CONGO – REVENUE 1892 Enregistrement “10 centimes” and “ENR” on 25c black on rose, Forban No. 1, unused without gum, trimmed perfs at top and a crease, but a scarce stamp nevertheless.
FRENCH COLONIES GENERAL ISSUES 1859 “Eagle” issue, SG 1/6, in mint blocks of 4. 80c no gum, still an attractive set. (24 stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES TUNISIA 1953-54 both Air sets, Yvert 18/21, as superb never hinged mint BLOCKS OF FOUR. (16 stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES KWANGCHOW 1906-1942 VERY FINE USED COLLECTION presented on Yvert printed pages with many top values. Includes 1906 (of Indochine) opt’d range to 25c, 1908 opt’d range with most values to 40c plus 1Fr & 10Fr, 1919 surcharged range with most values to 30c on 75c plus 4pi on 10Fr, 1923 opt’d set to 12c plus 40c, 1pi & 2pi, 1927 Pictorial set, 1937 opt’d range to 1pi & 2pi, 1939 New York Fair set, 1939 Revolution Anniversary set on a cover front. Fine & fresh condition (90+ stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES SENEGAL 1892-1944 USED COLLECTION on stock pages, all different, includes 1892-93 Tablets to 50c & 1f, 1903 “10” on 75c, 1906 to 1f & 2f etc. (125+ stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES MOROCCO 1910-1916 COVERS on stock pages, includes Military mail with cachets incl “Corps de Debt de Casablanca 4e Tirailleurs”, “Cofins Marocains”, “Detachement du Regiment Etranger”, “Region Sud Cercle du Haut-Guir”, “Maroc Oriental Cavalerie”, “Troupes d’Occupation du Maroc Oriental” (part cover), 1916 two registered covers (one censored) with various Red Cross overprinted stamps. (6 items)
FRENCH COLONIES GENERAL FRANCE LIBRE 1943-1945 complete postage & dues, mint (20)
FRENCH COLONIES CONGO 1891 5c on 25c, small “o”, reading upwards, Yv 4a, very fine mint no gum.
FRENCH COLONIES DJIBOUTI 1902 “0,05” on 75c surcharge, SG 108a, Yvert 23a, used
FRENCH COLONIES SOMALI COAST 1899 (4 Jan) env to France with a lovely 3-stamp franking of the 1894 5c, 10c (these on reverse) and 15c imperfs tied by Djibouti cds cancellations with Paquebot datestamp alongside.
FRENCH COLONIES NOSSI BE 1891 – 1893 an attractive used collection displayed on a stock page. Includes 1893 25c on 20c red/green, 50c on 10c black/lilac x2 different settings and 1f on 5c green; 1893 “Nossi-Be” opt’d 10c black/lilac x3, 15c blue x3, 20c red/green x4;1894 “Peace & Commerce” set to 50c; 1891 (Aug) surcharges with 20c on 1c black/blue (partly doubled surcharge), 50c on 30c brown & 35c on 20c red/green, 1891 (Oct) surcharges 15c on 10c black/lilac, 1891 surcharges inc 10c on 5c green, 15c on 20c red/green x2 & 25c on 75c red (small tear). Many with expertising signatures or marks. (38 stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES GUADELOUPE 1891. 15c blue, opt’d “GUADBLOUPE”, Yv 19b, used
FRENCH COLONIES MOROCCO 1917 2f sepia Volubilis, Yvert 77, SG 90, vfm
FRENCH COLONIES ANNAM & TONKIN 1888 “1” on 2c & “5” on 10c opts,Yvert 1 & 4,fu(2)
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA 1920-22 50c on 10c opt “S” INVERTED, Yvert 58d,SG 70 var,fm
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA 1920-22 75c on 15c “S” INVERTED, Yvert 59d, SG 71 var, NHM
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA 1920-22 1pi on 20c “PIASTRE” MISSING, Maury 74d, fine mint
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA 1920-2 50c on 10c OPT INVERTED,Yvert 58a,SG 70var,fine mint
FRENCH COLONIES LEBANON 1927 0.10pi “REPUBLICublique” OPT DOUBLE,Yvert 84b,SG 104b,NHM
FRENCH COLONIES LEBANON 1927 0.10pi “REPUBLICublique” OPT INVERTED,Yv 84c,SG104var,NHM
FRENCH COLONIES LEBANON 1926 5pi on 10pi Air Refugees “AU” FOR “AUX”, Yv 20a, NHM
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA 1923 1p. 25 on 25c blue, ‘3’ millesime, Yvert 131, nhm.
FRENCH COLONIES BENIN 1892 1f olive-green (SG, Yvert and Scott 13), fine mint, on reverse various expertizing marks including Marquelet.
FRENCH COLONIES BENIN 1892 25c black/rose (SG, Yv & Sc 8) fine mint, signed Diena
FRENCH COLONIES GABON 1904 50c bistre on azure MILLESIMES (No. 4) PAIR (Yvert 28, Maury 26) very fine mint.
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA 1923 50c on 10c green with surcharge error “0,50” for “50” (SG 99a, Yv 90b, Maury 95B), very fine never hinged mint HORIZONTAL PAIR.
FRENCH COLONIES SYRIA 1923 50c on 10c green, “0,50” for “50” (SG 99a, Yv 90b) NHM
FRENCH COLONIES NEW CALEDONIA 1900-04 “Tablet” (new colours) set complete with both 50c colours, Yvert 59/64, very fine used.(6 stamps)
FRENCH COLONIES NEW CAL 1903 50th Anniv set to 15c plus 25c, Yv 67/73, 75, FU (9)
We sell French Colonies stamps, collections, complete sets, errors and varieties
French Colonies Stamps – The beautiful and wide-ranging French Colonies Stamps are exceptionally popular amongst collectors around the world. Depending on how you count them there are easily 100 different places to collect. From the early General Issues which mimicked the French stamps of the time, to the overprinted French stamps which made the first issues of many places. Also the stamps of the various French Post Offices in foreign countries, through to the colourful and spectacular issues seen throughout the 20th Century and beyond. Although there are significant rarities throughout French Colonial philately it’s also worth noting that it’s possible to obtain many complete definitive and commemorative issues from the early 20th Century at a mere fraction of their British Empire equivalents and this allowed generations of happy philatelists to build significant stamp albums packed with lovely stamps without too many missing rarities!
The first French Colonies stamp was the 1859 10c bistre ‘Eagle’ French Colonial General Issue. These general issues were, with the exception of the first ‘Eagle’ design very similar to regular French stamps, however with slightly different colours or imperforate instead of perforated, or in the case of the 1881–86 Commerce stamps with a “Colonies / Postes” inscription. The stamps are collected used bearing the postmark of the colony they were used at, making them forerunners of the first stamps of those colonies. The Yvert and Tellier catalogue gives comprehensive listings of the General issues and postal history so postmarked, by the colony. From the swaying palms of Polynesia to the frozen wastes of the Southern and Antarctic Territories, and from the deadly jungles of Guiana to the sophistication of Tangier, this wonderful area of philately and postal history offers stamp collectors a little bit of everything.
