Thursday 31 December 2015

The Oldest France Stamps

The Ceres Series


The Ceres First Day Cover
Goddess of Growing Plants in Roman Mythology

Overview

The Ceres of France stamp was the 9th oldest stamps in the world. The first issuance was printed on  1st January, 1849. Six stamps were officially issued in 1849 to 1851 comprises face values of 10c, 15c, 20c, 25c, 40c and 1F. These stamps were engraved, imperforated, printed on wove paper and used typography technique.

 1849 France Ceres Series 10c to 1F (Used)
Note: -
·         10c not in the listing.
·         20c,25c and 1F cancellation were Type 1.
·         15c cancellation was Type 2.
·         40c cancellation was Type 3.

Rare Cancellation

Type 1 Cancellation: The ealiest common cancellation was a diamond-shaped grill of six smaller diamonds. This grill cancellation came into used with the Ceres issued in 1849.

Type 2 Cancellation: This cancellation was known as etoile cancel came into used with the Ceres in 1849. This cancellation was consisted of a grid and 6-pointed star.

Type 3 Cancellation: This cancellation was known as endless grill cancel came into used with the Ceres issued beginning of 1851. The grill was comprised of small parallelograms, five rows deep and endless.

Ceres Bordeaux Issue

The Ceres Head concept was kept until 1875 and it was printed only in Bordeaux (1870~1871) and in Paris (1871~1875). The new denomination stamps were printed by using old material.

1870 France, 1c Olive Green, #50
Mint 
~ CV$45.00 ~

1870 France, 2c Red Brown, #51
Used
~ CV$15.00 ~

1870 France, 2c Red Brown, #51
Mint 
~ CV$90.00 ~

1870 France, 4c Grey, #52 
Mint
~ CV$275.00 ~

1876 France Colonies, 10c Bistre Rose, #20 
Mint
~ CV$190.00 ~

1871 France, 15c Bistre Yellow, #56
Used
~ CV$5.00 ~

1849 France, 25c Blue, #4
Used
~ CV$1.25 ~

1870 France, 40c Orange, #59
Used
~ CV$7.00 ~

1870-1876 France Ceres Series 1c to 40c (Mint/Used)


Ceres (1937~1941)

During the philatelic exhibition in Paris on 1937, a minisheet of four bicoloured Ceres stamps was issued. The next year in 1938, began a new Ceres series with high values from 1.75F to 3 F was issued.








1938 France Ceres Series 1.75F to 3F
Mint
~ CV$22.30 ~


Notable Collection



France Collection 1849 to 1862
High CV
Rare, Very Rare & Extremely Rare

Johore Stamps 1949-1955, Malaysia

Sultan Ibrahim, Sultan of Johore (1895~1959)


Catalogue Values 2015 (1949~1955)

 Scott
Value
Colour
Mint (USD)
Used (USD)
130
1c
Black
0.50
0.25
131
2c
Orange
0.30
0.30
132
3c
Green
1.10
1.10
133
4c
Chocolate
1.25
0.25
134
5c
Rose Violet (’52)
1.25
0.30
135
6c
Grey
1.25
0.25
136
8c
Rose Red
4.00
1.40
137
8c
Green (’52)
7.50
2.25
138
10c
Plum
1.00
0.25
139
12c
Rose Red (’52)
8.00
6.50
140
15c
Ultramarine
3.50
0.45
141
20c
Dark Green & Black
2.25
1.25
142
20c
Ultramarine (’52)
1.50
0.30
143
25c
Orange & Rose Lilac
3.50
0.45
144
30c
Plum & Rose Red (’55)
2.50
2.75
145
35c
Dark Violet & Rose Red (’52)
8.50
2.25
146
40c
Dark Violet & Rose Red
6.50
15.00
147
50c
Ultramarine & Black
4.00
0.30
148
$1
Violet Brown & Ultra
9.00
2.50
149
$2
Rose Red & Emerald
22.50
11.00
150
$5
Choc & Emerald
47.50
16.00
Note:
- Scott #135a. - 6c wmk.4a St. Edwards Crown Variation (error), Dull/Pale Grey, c.v $2,500
- Scott #138a.- 10c, Imperf., pair c.v $3,500

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Myla Collection: 1949-1955 Johore, Malaysia Stamps 1c to $5 (Mint)

Tuesday 29 December 2015

Kelantan Stamps 1951-1955, Malaysia

Sultan Ibrahim, Sultan of Kelantan (1944 to 1960)


Catalogue Values

 Year: 1951
 
Scott
Value
Colour
Mint (USD)
Used (USD)
50
1c
Black
0.50
0.40
51
2c
Orange
1.25
0.40
52
3c
Green
5.25
1.75
53
4c
Chocolate
1.75
0.30
54
6c
Grey
0.75
0.30
55
8c
Rose Red
4.75
4.25
56
10c
Plum
0.50
0.30
57
15c
Ultramarine
6.00
0.80
58
20c
Dark Green & Black
4.50
11.00
59
25c
Orange & Plum
1.50
0.80
60
40c
Violet Brown & Ultra
14.00
20.00
61
50c
Deep Ultra & Black
6.00
0.80
62
$1
Violet Brown & Ultra
10.00
11.00
63
$2
Rose Red & Emerald
37.50
50.00
64
$5
Choc & Emerald
72.50
72.50

 
Year: 1952-1955
 
Scott
Value
Colour
Mint (USD)
Used (USD)
65
5c
Rose Violet
1.50
0.50
66
8c
Green
4.50
2.25
67
12c
Rose Red
4.50
3.00
68
20c
Ultramarine
1.50
0.25
69
30c
Plum & Rose Red
1.60
5.00
70
35c
Dark Violet & Rose Red
2.00
1.75





1c, Scott #50
Die II
 
 
2c, Scott #51
Die II
 
 
3c, Scott #52
Die II
 
 
4c, Scott #53
Die II
 
 
5c, Scott #65
Die II
 
 
6c, Scott #54
Die II
 
 
8c, Scott #55
Die II
 
 
8c, Scott #66
Die II
 
 
10c, Scott #56
Die II
 
 
12c, Scott #67
Die I
 
 
15c, Scott #57
Die II
 
 
20c, Scott #58
Die I
 
 
20c, Scott #68
Die I
 
 
25c, Scott #59
Die I
 
 
30c, Scott #69
Die I
 
 
35c, Scott #70
Die II
 
 
40c, Scott #60
Die I
 
 
50c, Scott #61
Die I
 
 
$1, Scott #62
Die I
 
 
$2, Scott #63
Die I
 
 
$5, Scott #64
Die I
High Value
 
 
Myla's Collection
1951-1955 Kelantan, Malaysia 
Coconut Tree Issue
1c to $5 (Mint)