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Obverse Description
Horizontal black RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE overprint; French text; coastal landscape of Marquesas Islands (Polynesia); tropical fish, coral, and sea fans; outrigger canoe sailing boat; Polynesian fisherman
Reverse Description
Horizontal blue NOUMÉA overprint; French text; beach scene of Hienghene (New Caledonia); Uvean man from Loyalty Islands; mangrove branch; shellfish; harpoons
Catalog Information
GSID:
124208
Variety:
Vertical SPECIMEN perf; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # ovpt; all-zero s/n
BNB #:
B504cs
Pick #:
P60cs
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Request Pricing No date Sig 1: Postel-Vinay/Clappier Series A 1 - V 1 1,970,265 notes Intro: 1969
Worth: $5 – $70
Diagonal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Postel-Vinay/Clappier Series A 1 - W 1, A 2 2,366,013 notes Intro: 1969
Worth: $10 – $150
Diagonal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Postel-Vinay/Clappier Intaglio Series V 1 - H 2 1,005,998 notes Intro: 1971
Worth: $2 – $30
Lithograph Series H 2 - Z 2 1,503,704 notes Intro: 1972
Worth: $2 – $30
Sig 2: Panouillot/de Lattre Intro: 1975 Unconfirmed
Sig 3: Panouillot/Théron Intro: 1977 Unconfirmed
Diagonal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
Diagonal black SPECIMEN No # ovpt front; vertical SPECIMEN perf; all-zero s/n
No date Sig 1: Postel-Vinay/Clappier Series A 1 - K 1 956,722 notes Intro: 00 01 1970
Worth: $4 – $60
Sig 3: Panouillot/Théron Series L 1 - U 1 466,000 notes Intro: 00 08 1977
Worth: $3 – $45
Sig 4: Roland-Billecart/Lefort Series L 1 - U 1, A 2 - D 2 Intro: 07 06 1983
Worth: $2 – $35
Sig 5: Roland-Billecart/Waitzenegger Series V 1 - Z 1, A 2 - E 2, A 3 - V 3 Intro: Early 1990
Worth: $2 – $30
Vertical SPECIMEN perf; diagonal black SPECIMEN NO # ovpt; all-zero s/n
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