New Caledonia: Stamps

hrdoktorx Member Posts: 6,604 What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...	New Caledonia: Stamps Oct 24, 2018 20:52:33 GMT Mick, Beryllium Guy, and 4 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 24, 2018 20:52:33 GMT Although there are 35 "France Libre" overprint issues listed for New Caledonia, I only have this one to show (YT#200). This is a high CV series, with each stamp coming in well above 10 Euros.
	Last Edit: Oct 4, 2020 13:55:00 GMT by Beryllium Guy "All science is either physics or stamp collecting" -- Ernest Rutherford.

hrdoktorx Member Posts: 6,604 What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...	New Caledonia: Stamps Oct 24, 2018 21:08:40 GMT Beryllium Guy, Bombadil, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 24, 2018 21:08:40 GMT The "London series" original issues in full YT#230-243, issued in 1943.
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hrdoktorx Member Posts: 6,604 What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...	New Caledonia: Stamps Oct 24, 2018 21:30:44 GMT Beryllium Guy, Bombadil, and 1 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 24, 2018 21:30:44 GMT The associated air mail issues (YT#PA46-52) for the "London series", from 1942:
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hrdoktorx Member Posts: 6,604 What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...	New Caledonia: Stamps Oct 24, 2018 21:34:26 GMT Beryllium Guy, Bombadil, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 24, 2018 21:34:26 GMT To complete the set, the 8 value overprints (YT #249-256):
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New Caledonia: Stamps Nov 4, 2018 9:05:23 GMT Mick, Beryllium Guy, and 2 more like this

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Today, there is a referendum held in New Caledonia to decide whether New Caledonia will become an independent country or continue its association with France. This is the second such referendum. Opinion polls seem to indicate that continued association will win a large majority, but we will know tomorrow. Note that in France we vote on Sunday so people do not need to take time off to go to the polls, we use paper ballots, which we put in transparent ballot boxes, and the ballots are counted, in public and with observers present, by citizens volunteers chosen randomly the day of the voting. This ensures a much higher confidence in the results.

So, in honour of New Caledonia today, a sheet displaying the coats of arms of local communities (YT# 641-653, issued in 1993):

Last Edit: Nov 4, 2018 9:06:00 GMT by hrdoktorx

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hrdoktorx Member Posts: 6,604 What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...	New Caledonia: Stamps Nov 5, 2018 19:56:11 GMT salentin, Beryllium Guy, and 3 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hrdoktorx on Nov 5, 2018 19:56:11 GMT Results of the referendum are in: 56% favorable to remaining in France, with a participation rate of 80%. So we can look forward to other issues like these: YT# PA261-262 and BF9, all issued in 1989.
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billfromlachine Member Inactive Posts: 72	New Caledonia: Stamps Feb 11, 2019 2:15:09 GMT Beryllium Guy, nikhil, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by billfromlachine on Feb 11, 2019 2:15:09 GMT Folks, Managed to win this auction lot today. New Caledonia, Sc59 5c surcharge on 2c brown on buff issued in 1901
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hrdoktorx Member Posts: 6,604 What I collect: France (and French territories), Africa, Canada, USA, Germany, Guatemala, stamps about science, flags, maps, stamps on stamps...	New Caledonia: Stamps Sept 12, 2020 12:24:54 GMT Mick, Beryllium Guy, and 2 more like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by hrdoktorx on Sept 12, 2020 12:24:54 GMT Filling a long-standing gap in my collection, these two stamps issued by Vichy France for French Caledonia, recognizable at the missing "RF" and "République Française" mentions:
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New Caledonia: Stamps Oct 4, 2020 13:54:07 GMT Londonbus1, Philatarium, and 4 more like this

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Today was held in New Caledonia the second of up to three independence referenda, following the Nouméa accords of 1998. The first one took place in 2018. Results show that some 53% of voters wished for New Caledonia to remain part of France, a smaller margin than two years ago which was 56%. So New Caledonian stamps will continue to carry the "RF" symbol.