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Auction: 7045 - Frederick Mayer Collections - New Caledonia
Lot: 201

x New Caledonia 1892 Diagonal Overprint Issue Type I Overprint; Imperforate 20c. red on green, 35c. violet on yellow and 1f. olive-green fine mint examples with good margins and large part original gum; also perforated 10c., 15c., 20c., 25c. black on lilac, 30c., 75c. and 1f., fine large part original gum; one or two with small imperfections but a fine and rare selection of the genuine type I surcharge, which does not occur on all catalogue listed values. Ceres 17, 18, 19, 25-27, 29, 30, 33, 34, €1,900+; S.G. 16-19, 21-23, 25, 26, 29, 30, £1,350+ Estimate £ 500-600 By a decree of 6th May 1892, all the French Colonies were required to surcharge the name of the colony on the stocks of French stamps held in situ. New Caledonia surcharged their French Colonial issues from 24th June 1892 and thereafter surcharged additional values as and when required. The diagonal surcharge reading "nlle. calédonie" was originally locally made from copper and this type I handstamp shows a characteristic break in the second "e" of "caledonie" and a small bar to first "E" than found in the type II surcharge. Type I is much the rarer of the two types

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£380