After the 1907 ratification of the French-British convention of October 20, 1906 the French colonial authorities prepared a stamp issue to be used in the New Hebrides Condominium. Five New Caledonian stamps were chosen and overprinted diagonally in black "NELLES HÉBRIDES" like most of the French colonial stamps. The 1F stamp was overprinted horizontally in red. These stamps were not issued because of the abbreviation "NELLES" and the lack of the word "Condominium". |
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Wrong color display to show the faint overprint! The right stamp shows a color blob instead of an "S". | |||
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(Stamps from the Goron, Merot and Klinger coll.). | |||
Another one
(new 1/2019)
Another one (Michel Blanc coll.)
(new 1/2020)
10v inv. ovpt.(Michel Blanc coll.)
(new 1/2020)
10v inv. ovpt.(Michel Blanc coll.)
(new 1/2020)
According to Hals/Collas "A considerable quantity of these stamps later reached the market with the status 'prepared for use but unissued'. Today (in 1967, when the book was published) they are not to be found and French cataloguers list them as essays, which they are in a sense." |
These 1907 essay millesimes come from four different years: 1905, 1909, 1910 and 1912 ??!!
Somehow a little bit suspicious for an intended edition in 1907.
Essay millesime
(new 3/2022)
Essay millesime
(new 3/2022)
Essay millesime
(new 3/2022)
Essay millesime
(new 3/2022)
Essay millesime
(new 3/2022)
Essay millesime
(new 3/2022)