New Caledonia

New Caledonia stamps

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New Caledonia is a "sui generis (unique) collectivity" of France located in the region of Melanesia in the southwest Pacific. It comprises a main island (Grande Terre), the Loyalty Islands, and several smaller islands. Approximately half the size of Taiwan, it has a land area of 18,575.5 square kilometers (7,172 sq mi). The population was 244,410 inhabitants as of January 2008 official estimates. The capital and largest city of the territory is Nouméa. The currency is the CFP franc. Since 1986 the United Nations Committee on Decolonization has included New Caledonia on the United Nations list of Non-Self-Governing Territories. New Caledonia is set to decide whether to remain within the French Republic or become an independent state in a referendum to be held some time between 2014 and 2019.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia

http://www.mapsouthpacific.com/pacific/index.html

Scott: #C25 (CD 102)O

(Thanks to Lou for the scan)

Issued: 6.6.1954

10^th Anniversary, Liberation of France

Inside #C25: France #718P

#311 #312 #314

#316

Scott: #311-7P

Issued: 20.5.1960

Centenary of Postal Service and Stamps

Inside #311, #316: New Caledonia Type A16 (B)P(Pic of #88)

Inside #315-6: New Caledonia #1O

Scott: #317aP

Scott: #341O

Issued: 9.4.1964

Philatec Issue

Inside #341: France #1054 (CD118)PFrance

[Airmail - International Stamp Exhibition "ARPHILA '75" - Paris, France, type JK]

Scott: #C120O

Issued: 26.10.1974

ARPHILA '75

Inside #C120: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #C126P

Issued: 7.6.1975

ARPHILA '75

Inside #C126: Pseudo Stamp

[National Stamp Exhibition "Philately in School" - Noumea, New Caledonia, type KW]

Scott: #427P

Issued: 25.6.1977

Philately in School Philatelic Exhibition

Inside #427: Pseudo Stamp

[Airmail - Philately in the School, type LP]

Scott: #C145P

Issued: 19.8.1978

School Philately

Inside #C145: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #C159P

Issued: 17.11.1979

Death Centenary of Sir Rowland Hill

Inside #C159: New Caledonia #1O

Scott: #455O

Issued: 10.5.1980

Philately at School

Inside #455: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #C177P

Issued: 16.9.1981

Stamp Day

sos new caledonia 4 1881 Inside #C177: New Caledonia #4O

(Thanks to Lou for the scan)

[Airmail - International Stamp Exhibition "BANGKOK '83" - Bangkok, Thailand, type PL]

Scott: #C189P

Issued: 20.7.1983

International Stamp Exhibition "BANGKOK '83" - Bangkok, Thailand 1983

Inside #C189: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #527P

Issued: 15.6.1985

LeCagou Philatelic Society

Inside #527: Pseudo Stamp

Scott: #527aP

Inside #527a (In Margin): New Caledonia #509O

sos new caledonia 513 1985 Inside #527a (In Margin): New Caledonia #513O

(Changed Color)

sos new caledonia 514 1985 Inside #527a (In Margin): New Caledonia #514O

Scott: #C210P

Issued: 20.8.1986

STOCKHOLMIA '86

Inside #C210: New Caledonia #1O

Scott: #688P

Issued: 18.02.1994

International Stamp Exhibition "Hong Kong '94"

Inside #688 (in margin): Pseudo Stamp in logo

[The 50th Anniversary of Noumea-Canala Postal Service, type YV]

Scott: #689O

Issued: 28.4.1994

50th Anniversary, First postal Delivery Route

Inside #689: Pseudo Stamp

C1C93802

Scott: #708O

(Thanks to Jan van Lin for the scan)

Issued: 13.2.1995

Centenary, Death of Louis Pasteur

Inside #708: New Caledonia #601O

Scott: #830P

Issued: 02.07.1999

140^th Anniversary, First Stamp / Philexfrance 99

Inside #830: New Caledonia #1O

1999

Scott: #831O

Lou worte: In the s/s, Sc # 831 are five stamps, each created by different printing processes:

831a - engraving

831b - thermography with raised shiny image

831c - random web background

831d - embossed gold foil

831e (center) - hologram

view 1--sos new caledonia 763 1997 Inside #831e: New Caledonia #763O

Scott: #913P

Issued: 7.2.2003

100^th Anniversary, Jubilee Overprint Stamps

sos new caledonia 77 1903 Inside #913: New Caledonia #77O

#913A

Scott: #913a

Issued: 20.8.2003

new caledonia bklt 913Ab--cover new caledonia 913A booklet pane

new caledonia 913 913A-- relative size

scans of #913 & #913A

(To show the differences in size of the two)

Scott: #1022O

Issued: 3.8.2007

60^th Anniversary, Kagu Philately Club

Inside #1022: New Caledonia #262O

new caledonia 1050 #1050

Scott: #1050-2O

Issued: 31.7.2008

50th Anniversary Post and Telecommunications

Inside #1050: New Caledonia #314P

#312 Inside #1051: New Caledonia #312P

Inside #1052: New Caledonia #C106O

Cagou Lenticulaire

Scott: #1075O

Issued: 6.8.2009

150th Anniversary Postal Service

As a fitting celebration of the latest series “Cagou 2009” and 150th anniversary of New Caledonia’s postal service first-time-ever issue of a lenticular stamp.

Thanks to the lenticular printing process, as you view these animated stamps from different angles, you will see a succession of Kagu prints issued in previous years.

Thanks to Prof. Plinio Richelmi

On 12/2021 Lou Guadagno Wrote: This was one of my hardest IDs to make. I spent a long time flexing the sheet every-which-a-way to see the different images. Years later, I found the individual scans on the internet, and confirmed my original work.

view 1--new caledonia 1075

Scott: #1075O

view 1--sos new caledonia 763 1997 Inside #1075: New Caledonia #763O

view 2--new caledonia 1075

Scott: #1075O

view 2--sos new caledonia 1073 2009 Inside #1075: New Caledonia #1073O

view 3--new caledonia 1075

Scott: #1075O

view 3--sos new caledonia 515 1985 Inside #1075: New Caledonia #515O

view 4--new caledonia 1075

Scott: #1075O

view 4--sos new caledonia 594 1991 Inside #1075: New Caledonia #594O

view 5--new caledonia 1075

Scott: #1075O

view 5--sos new caledonia 916 2003 Inside #1075: New Caledonia #916O

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

2009

Scott: #1078O

Issued: 6.8.2009

150th Anniversary Postal Service

Inside #1078 (In Margin): New Caledonia #C238O

Special thanks for the scan to Ships on Stamps Unit: http://web.me.com/myronpm/

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

new caledonia self adh red cagou new caledonia self adh blue cagou

Scott: #????-?O

Issued: 22.7.2022

22nd Collectors Salon

sos france 775 1955 Inside #???? (In Margin): France #775O

Lou wrote: This note about the New Caledonia personalized issue has been kicking around in my drafts since early December. I had just found it online when Mike wrote and asked "can you identify if the image in front of the nose of the aircraft is a stamp?". The scans were poor and I thought that maybe it was a b/w photo. A day or two later, I took another look, and decided it was a stamp. I did a quick run thru New Caledonia in the catalog, and couldn't find it; I tried France, and five minutes later I had the ID. Back on the internet, I tried to find a good quality mint scan of France #775 issued in 1955, but all I could find were cancelled or poor quality scans, so I left it in my drafts until today, when I tried again, and found a really nice scan.

By the dates listed on the stamps, they were probably issued in July, 2022. There have been a number of these self adhesive personalized stamps issued either for the yearly Autumn and/or Collectors Salons, many of which were SoS. They are not listed in Scott's, but are in Michel and Yvert. I have several in my collection and others in my database, and if you want to see those, let me know and I will send them on.

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

Best website related:

Stamps of New Caledonia

http://timbre.opt.nc/

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