Morocco, French Protectorate: Varieties of Postage stamps


1914/15. For the Red Cross.

TYPES OF 10 c. + 5 c. WITH OVERPRINT PROTECTORAT FRANÇAIS
10 c. + 5 c.
Type I:

  • horizontal bar of the Red Cross emblem consists of two lines in various states of alignment. (Example 2, Example 3.)

Type II:

  • the horizontal line consists of only one bar.
Type I Type II

1922/27. Airmail stamps.

TYPES
25 c. and 50 c.
Type I:

  • outer frame thick (best visible in bottom corners),
  • dot between Hélio and Vaigirard.

Type II:

  • outer frame thinner, making white inner line more visible.
Type I Type II
Type I Type II
75 c. and 1 fr.
Type I:

  • outer frame thick (best visible in bottom corners),
  • dot between Hélio and Vaigirard.

Type III:

  • outer frame thinner, making white inner line more visible,
  • without dot between Hélio and Vaigirard,
  • Hélio and Vaigirard wider apart.
Type I Type III
Type I Type III
UNLISTED VARIETIES
1 fr.
1 Indentation in left frame at the bottom (left from bottom left pentagram).

References


Bibliography

  1. Yvert&Tellier: Catalogue Mondial de Cotation. 2004 Tome 2, 1re Partie: Timbres des Colonies Françaises.ISBN 2-86814-135-8.