Tuesday, November 14, 2023

New Caledonia 1859

1859 Head of Napoleon III, inscription "CALEDONIE", so-called "Triquerat issue" 
There exist 50 different types of this stamp.  
Reprints from the original plates also exist.
This stamp was used very little and some confusion on if it was used at all exists. 
1500 stamps issued.
A difficult issue to check for forgeries unless you have a copy of the full sheet
Some genuine



 The full sheet of originals

Assorted Forgeries







Fournier Forgeries
He only offered a few of them

From a Maury Illustration

Possibly an Oneglia Forgery?

Moens 1864 Illustrations

Forgeries Patterned after Moens








Similar to Moens but with extra dots

A reprint sheet with English heading?