St Pierre and Miquelon Stamps
Definitives of 1909-1927
The year 1909 was a big year for St Pierre and Miquelon stamps! The colony began creating and issuing their own postage stamps, with the inscriptions being printed in French. These new definitive postage stamps were large, pictorial stamps, showcasing subjects that would be meaningful to the residents of the islands.
The thirty-two pictorial definitive St Pierre and Miquelon stamps shown above were issued between 1909 and 1930.
The three common designs are as follows:
- Fisherman
- Fulmarine Petrel
- Fishing Schooner
The catalog attributes are as follows:
- 01 C. (1909 - Sc. #79) - Orange Red & Olive.
- 02 C. (1909 - Sc. #80) - Olive & Deep Blue.
- 04 C. (1909 - Sc. #81) - Violet & Olive.
- 05 C. (1909 - Sc. #82) - Blue Green & Olive Green.
- 05 C. (1922 - Sc. #83) - Blue & Black.
- 10 C. (1909 - Sc. #84) - Carmine Rose & Red.
- 10 C. (1922 - Sc. #85) - Blue Green & Olive Green.
- 10 C. (1925 - Sc. #86) - Bister & Magenta.
- 15 C. (1917 - Sc. #86A) - Dull Violet & Rose.
- 20 C. (1909 - Sc. #87) - Bister Brown & Violet Brown.
- 25 C. (1909 - Sc. #88) - Deep Blue & Blue.
- 25 C. (1922 - Sc. #89) - Olive Brown & Blue Green.
- 30 C. (1909 - Sc. #90) - Orange & Violet Brown.
- 30 C. (1922 - Sc. #91) - Rose & Dull Red.
- 30 C. (1925 - Sc. #92) - Red Brown & Blue.
- 30 C. (1926 - Sc. #93) - Gray Green & Blue Green.
- 35 C. (1909 - Sc. #94) - Olive Green & Violet Brown.
- 40 C. (1909 - Sc. #95) - Violet Brown & Olive Green.
- 45 C. (1909 - Sc. #96) - Violet & Olive Green.
- 50 C. (1909 - Sc. #97) - Olive & Olive Green.
- 50 C. (1922 - Sc. #98) - Blue & Pale Blue.
- 50 C. (1925 - Sc. #99) - Yellow Brown & Magenta.
- 60 C. (1925 - Sc. #100) - Dark Blue & Vermilion.
- 65 C. (1928 - Sc. #101) - Violet & Orange Brown.
- 75 C. (1909 - Sc. #102) - Brown & Olive.
- 90 C. (1930 - Sc. #103) - Brown Red & Orange Red.
- 01 F. (1909 - Sc. #104) - Olive Green & Deep Blue.
- 01.10 F. (1928 - Sc. #105) - Blue Green & Orange Red.
- 01.50 F. (1930 - Sc. #106) - Blue & Deep Blue.
- 02 F. (1909 - Sc. #107) - Violet & Brown.
- 03 F. (1930 - Sc. #108) - Red Violet.
- 05 F. (1909 - Sc. #109) - Violet Brown & Olive Green.
The eleven St Pierre and Miquelon stamps of 1892-1906, shown above, were re-valued in 1912. The re-valuation consists of a two digit numeral printed in carmine or black.
The catalog attributes are as follows:
- 05 C. on 02 C. (1912 - Sc. #110) - Brown on Buff.
- 05 C. on 04 C. (1912 - Sc. #111) - Claret on Lavender.
- 05 C. on 15 C. (1912 - Sc. #112) - Blue.
- 05 C. on 20 C. (1912 - Sc. #113) - Red on Green.
- 05 C. on 25 C. (1912 - Sc. #114) - Black on Rose.
- 05 C. on 30 C. (1912 - Sc. #115) - Brown on Bister.
- 05 C. on 35 C. (1912 - Sc. #116) - Black on Yellow.
- 10 C. on 40 C. (1912 - Sc. #117) - Red on Straw.
- 10 C. on 50 C. (1912 - Sc. #118) - Carmine on Rose.
- 10 C. on 75 C. (1912 - Sc. #119) - Violet on Orange.
- 10 C. on 01 F. (1912 - Sc. #120) - Bronze Green on Straw.
The eleven St Pierre and Miquelon stamps and types of 1909-1917, shown above, were re-valued between 1924 and 1927. The re-valuation of these St Pierre and Miquelon stamps consists of a denomination numeral printed in black, blue, or red at the top of each of the vignettes and horizontal bars obliterating the old denomination numeral.
The catalog attributes are as follows:
- 25 C. on 15 C. (1925 - Sc. #121) - Dull Violet & Rose.
- 25 C. on 02 F. (1924 - Sc. #122) - Violet & Light Brown.
- 25 C. on 05 F. (1924 - Sc. #123) - Brown & Olive Green.
- 65 C. on 45 C. (1925 - Sc. #124) - Violet & Olive Green.
- 85 C. on 75 C. (1925 - Sc. #125) - Brown Red & Deep Orange.
- 90 C. on 75 C. (1927 - Sc. #126) - Brown Red & Deep Orange.
- 01.25 F. on 01 F. (1926 - Sc. #127) - Dark Blue & Ultramarine.
- 01.50 F. on 01 F. (1927 - Sc. #128) - Ultramarine & Dark Blue.
- 03 F. on 05 F. (1927 - Sc. #129) - Olive Brown & Red Violet.
- 10 F. on 05 F. (1927 - Sc. #130) - Vermilion & Olive Green.
- 20 F. on 05 F. (1927 - Sc. #131) - Violet & Vermilion.
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