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Post by rod222 on Jul 15, 2014 1:13:34 GMT
Oceania Sub Region : Melanesia Polynesia. (Thanks to B.C) Wallis and Futuna Islands     1978 Australian Stamp Monthly  |
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Post by rod222 on Jul 15, 2014 1:19:19 GMT
Tidbits from 2004 2004 Mr. Pierre Courtiade wrote: Interesting island ! In the latest issue (2005) of the Dallay catalog (for the stamps of the DOM-TOM and the omnibus series for the former French colonies), Wallis & Futuna is covered in no less than 96 pages ! Among them 20 pages for the period 1920 > 1945 (essentially stamps from New Caledonia, overprinted for use in Wallis & Futuna. As far as I know, there are currently five post offices and postal agencies: Mata Utu, Sigave, Mua, Ono and Hihifo. The last three were opened, I think, in 1999. ================================================== John + Others: Here is more info on W+F The Territory of Wallis + Futuna (territorial capital Mata Utu) is composed of two Island Groups. The Wallis Islands and The Hoorn (Horn) Islands. The Wallis Islands are comprised of: Uvea Island and some 8-12 small (uninhabited) logoon islands Map: www.quid.fr/qm/france/cartes_dep/d986.gifThe Hoorn Islands are comprised of: Futuna Island and Alofi Island (unihabited as there is no fresh water) Uvea Island is made up of One kingdom (Uvéa) with three districts. www.wallis-and-futuna.com/islands/images/cartes/uvea1.gifFrom North to South, the districts are: Hihifo (main town Vailala), Hahake (main town Mata-Utu), and Mua (main town Halalo) Uvea villages: www.wallis-and-futuna.com/islands/images/cartes/uveadmin1.gifFutuna Island + Alofi Island are made up of two kingdoms. The Sigave kingdom (main town Sigave aka Leava) is the western part of Futuna and the Alo kingdom (main town Alo aka Mala'e) is the central / eastern part of Futuna and also the uninhabited Island of Alofi. Futuna Villages: www.wallis-and-futuna.com/islands/images/cartes/futuna1.jpgWallis and Futuna divided into three kingdoms. Kingdom HASC INSEE Population Capital Alo WF.AL 98611 2,892 Alo (Mala'e) Singave WF.SI 98612 1,746 Singave (Leava) Uvéa WF.UV 98613 9,528 Mata Utu (Hahake district) 3 kingdoms total 14,166 HASC: Hierarchical administrative subdivision codes. INSEE: Kingdom code used by INSEE (Institut National de la Statistique et des Études Économiques). Population: 1996-10-03 census. Postal codes: Wallis and Futuna uses five-digit postal codes beginning with 986, according to the French system. Kingdom ISLAND Postal Code Alo Futuna 98611 Singave Futuna 98612 Uvéa Uvéa 98613 Territorial extent (correction): Alo kingdom consists of the eastern part of Futuna Island and the island of Alofi, which is uninhabited. However, some locals have gardens or fish from Alofi on a transient basis. Blair Stannard |
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Post by rod222 on Jul 15, 2014 1:27:56 GMT
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Post by BC on Jul 15, 2014 13:09:29 GMT
Great info Rod. Minor correction - the sub-region is actually Polynesia, not Melanesia  |
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Post by rod222 on Jul 15, 2014 14:03:44 GMT
Great info Rod. Minor correction - the sub-region is actually Polynesia, not Melanesia Thank you very much Brian. How may I find borders of sub-regions then? any links?I mis-read this "date line" map, and took it to be Melanesia   |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 27, 2018 12:48:13 GMT
The "France Libre" overprints issues for Wallis and Futuna (shown here are YT #92-104 & 106-122).   |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 27, 2018 13:29:13 GMT
The "London series" regular issues for Wallis and Futuna (YT #133-146):  |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 27, 2018 13:33:48 GMT
The value overprints for the "London series" (YT #148-155):  |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 27, 2018 14:21:56 GMT
A recent sheet issue from 2014 recalled the "Entraide Francaise" issue and other initial Wallis and Futuna stamps after it obtained "Overseas Territory" status of its own:  |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 27, 2018 14:40:19 GMT
A series of local kingdom flags was issued twice. First issue in 1997 (YT #498-500):  And then again in 2006, in a smaller format as self-adhesive booklet stamps (YT #652, 654, and 657):  |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 27, 2018 14:46:54 GMT
An example of a Charles de Gaulle memorial issue (YT #PA74, from 1977) showing the Lorraine Cross.  |
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Post by renden on Oct 27, 2018 15:43:29 GMT
Wallis and Futuna Islands 1930- New Caledonia stamps and types, overprinted Some samples of this series René       |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 27, 2018 15:48:53 GMT
Wallis and Futuna Islands 1930- New Caledonia stamps and types, overprinted Notice the missing "RF" in the top left corner for the 10c stamp, which is a marker of a Vichy France issue. |
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Post by renden on Oct 27, 2018 16:00:22 GMT
Wallis and Futuna Islands 1930: New Caledonia stamps and types, overprinted (See previous post for image.) Notice the missing "RF" in the top left corner for the 10c stamp, which is a marker of a Vichy France issue. Thanks Xavier - Scott # changed in my inventory ! René |
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Post by Beryllium Guy on Nov 4, 2018 8:55:28 GMT
First of all, many thanks to Xavier ( hrdoktorx ) and René ( renden ) for reviving this thread with the recent fine contributions. Of course, I especially like the classic material! And thinking about Frog's ( firstfrog2013 ) comment from some time ago that the best posts are the ones which highlight the stamps, here goes: In going back to the start of this thread, I was surprised to find that the original set for W&F was never posted. I have always had a few of these, but was able to acquire a complete set (of sorts) from the dealer here in Aix some months ago. This is one of those sets which, at least in the Scott catalogues, was expanded to include stamps issued at later times. Below are the original 17 stamps issued in 1920. The set was later expanded to 28 stamps to include issues of the same designs which were added in 1922, 1925, 1927, and 1928. Wallis & Futuna Islands, Scott #1-4, 6, 9-11, 13, 17-20, 24-25, 27-28, stamps of New Caledonia overprinted in black (15 stamps) and red (2 stamps)  |
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Post by hrdoktorx on Oct 31, 2021 21:56:17 GMT
Some new early Wallis & Futuna issues, overprinted from New Caledonia stock, that got added last week:  |
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