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Oceanic Settlements
1st November 1892
and French Polynesia
22nd October 1956 ‡
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Oceania | 10 |  |
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Oceanic Settlements |
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| 1892-1907 Sc1-5, 7-8, 12, 20 | xxx |
| Description | Date † | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | |
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| French Oceanic Settlements | ||||||
| 1 centime black, azure | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 2c brown, buff | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 4c claret, lavender | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 5c green, greenish | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5c yellow green | 1906 | 5 | 14 | |||
| 10c black, lavender | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 10c red | 1900 | 7 | 15 | |||
| 15c blue, quadrille paper | 8 | 6 | ||||
| 15c grey, light grey | 1900 | 9 | 16 | |||
| 20c red, green | 10 | 7 | ||||
| 25c black, rose | 11 | 8 | ||||
| 25c blue | 1900 | 12 | 17 | |||
| 30c brown, bister | 13 | 9 | ||||
| 35c black, yellow | 1906 | 14 | 18 | |||
| 40c red, straw | 15 | 10 | ||||
| 45c black, grey-green | 1907 | 16 | 19 | |||
| 50c carmine, rose | 17 | 11 | ||||
| 50c brown, azure | 1900 | 18 | 20 | |||
| 75c deep violet, orange | 19 | 12 | ||||
| 1 franc bronze-green, straw | 20 | 13 | ||||
† date, where not 1892.
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French Polynesia |
| Nov 1958 Sc182 SG1 |
French Polynesia (or French Oceania) is a group of islands in the South Pacific. The largest is Tahiti, though this issued its own stamps from 1882 until 1915. In 1903 Tahiti joined the other constituents to form French Oceanic Settlements. In 1957 they were renamed French Polynesia and in 1958 the inhabitants voted to become and Overseas Territory of the French Republic.
‡ The FICC catalogue dates the beginning of French Polynesia as 22nd October 1956, the issue date of Sc181, SG215, but the first stamp inscribed with the new name is the November 1958 issue shown.