The Stamps Of France : By Page.

Thank you Rod. I have to agree on the postmarks - they are really interesting. For example this one on one of my duplicates. Any thoughts on it by the way?


In terms of the Sowers - yes I agree those are going to be tough - I only have a few of those so far :)

Hi.
"Convoyeur" railway cancel.
Tantonville
Vezel(ise).N(ancy)

Oh Most knowledgeable vayolene - Thank you!! :) Nora.

One day, Ajman, the next French Colonies.
The wonderful world of Philately!

SEEK
any information on Postmarks shown.
I have D'ZAOUDZI (Mayotte) but cannot find "Petite terre" (Pamanzi?)
Mayotte is off Madagascar, yet petite terre takes me to Guadaloupe

?ALEDONIE = assume New Caledonia

? NOVO

All scans cropped, border sized and deskewed by SCF member's PostmasterGS FREE program "Stamp Fix" (but make a small donation eh?)

Contact sheet scans made by FREE Fastone Image Viewer.

Porto-Novo (Benin)

Very elan !
Thanks Vayolene.

The red flag

And here is a map of Mayotte,with Grande Terre and Petite Terre

Thanks again.

Also bottom of New Caledonia Pmk, I see NOUMEA.

France 1977

France 1978

Selvedge

French Colonies 1881 Steiner Page 4.
French Colonies Semi Postals Steiner Page 6.

Been playing around with my copies of French essays after adding a few via a mixed lot (the Algerian cover I posted on "The Stamps of Algeria" thread came from the same group). I've seen the Bonaparte group (bottom of third scan) on Delcampe etc as "essays for Cinderellas". Anyone know dates etc?

1860's,according to this seller :
https://www.delcampe.net/fr/collect...9323533.html

Thank you - obviously looked right past that one!

Amazing material Geoff,
all new to me.
"essays for cinerellas" is also a new phrase for moi.
No catalogue existing for these examples?