The new currency (100 centimes = 1 New Hebrides Franc) required new definitives, the 1972 definitives were overprinted. At top the Paris overprint, below the Port Vila
overprint. The 50FNH and 100FNH have no SG number as they were available from the Philatelic Bureau only. First day from July 1977 to January 1978.
The 1977 British stamps - Paris Overprint
S.-G.: 220-Yv: 463
Sc. : **-Mi: 447
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 221-Yv: 464
Sc. : **-Mi: 448
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 222-Yv: 465
Sc. : **-Mi: 449
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 223-Yv: 466
Sc. : **-Mi: 450
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 224-Yv: 467
Sc. : **-Mi: 451
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 225-Yv: 468
Sc. : **-Mi: 452
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 226-Yv: 469
Sc. : **-Mi: 453
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 227-Yv: 470
Sc. : **-Mi: 454
First Day: 1 July 1977
The 1977 British stamps - Vila Overprint
S.-G.: 233-Yv: 486
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 10 August 1977
S.-G.: 234-Yv: 487
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 10 July 1977
S.-G.: 235-Yv: 488
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 18 July 1977
S.-G.: ----Yv: ---
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: ----
S.-G.: 236-Yv: 488A
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 10 September 1977
S.-G.: 237-Yv: 488B
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 10 September 1977
S.-G.: 238-Yv: 489
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 10 September 1977
S.-G.: 239-Yv: 490
Sc. : **-Mi: 454
First Day: 12 September 1977
The 1977 British stamps - Paris Overprint
S.-G.: 228-Yv: 471
Sc. : **-Mi: 455
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 229-Yv: 472
Sc. : **-Mi: 456
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 230-Yv: 473
Sc. : **-Mi: 457
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 231-Yv: 474
Sc. : **-Mi: 458
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: 232-Yv: 475
Sc. : **-Mi: 459
First Day: 1 July 1977
The 1977 British stamps - Vila Overprint
S.-G.: ----Yv: 491
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: ----
S.-G.: ----Yv: ---
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: ----
S.-G.: ----Yv: 473
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: ----
S.-G.: 240-Yv: 474
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 22 August 1977
S.-G.: 241-Yv: 475
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 14 September 1977
The 1977 French stamps - Paris Overprint
S.-G.: F234-Yv: 450
Sc. : **-Mi: 460
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F235-Yv: 451
Sc. : **-Mi: 461
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F236-Yv: 452
Sc. : **-Mi: 462
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F237-Yv: 453
Sc. : **-Mi: 463
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F238-Yv: 454
Sc. : **-Mi: 464
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F239-Yv: 455
Sc. : **-Mi: 465
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F240-Yv: 456
Sc. : **-Mi: 466
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F241-Yv: 457
Sc. : **-Mi: 467
First Day: 1 July 1977
The 1977 French stamps - Vila Overprint
S.-G.: F247-Yv: 476
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F248-Yv: 477
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F249-Yv: 478
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: ----Yv: ---
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F250-Yv: 478A
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F251-Yv: 478B
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F252-Yv: 479
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F253-Yv: 480
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
The 1977 French stamps - Paris Overprint
S.-G.: F242-Yv: 458
Sc. : **-Mi: 468
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F243-Yv: 459
Sc. : **-Mi: 469
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F244-Yv: 460
Sc. : **-Mi: 470
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F245-Yv: 461
Sc. : **-Mi: 471
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F246-Yv: 462
Sc. : **-Mi: 472
First Day: 1 July 1977
The 1977 French stamps - Vila Overprint
S.-G.: ----Yv: 481
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: ----Yv: 482
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: ----Yv: 483
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F254-Yv: 484
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
S.-G.: F255-Yv: 465
Sc. : **-Mi: ---
First Day: 1 July 1977
This is a very difficult issue. Not so much the normal Paris - but the Vila overprint. There are many differences within the Vila ovpts so I suggest that you click a Paris AND a Vila overprint
for blow-up and place them side by side with the mouse to compare them. You can find many differences within the two ovpts. The SG tells a bit about the ovpt differences,
the Yvert even less. (Roland Klinger)