50 Centimes emergency postage WWI

€388,285.00
IssuerNew Caledonia
Year1920-1923
TypeStandard banknote
Value50 Centimes (0.50)
CurrencyFranc (1873-1945)
CompositionPaper
Size52 × 39 mm
ShapeRectangular
Printer
No. printed
Designer(s)Henri Émile Vollet
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) P#25
Obverse descriptionRed-orange. Adhesive postal stamp affixed to cardboard. Kanaka village on stamp.
Reverse descriptionTwo round hand-stamped: Treasury and Secretary.
Signature(s)
Protection type
Protection description
Obverse lettering50c. POSTES RF NOUVELLE CALEDONIE ET DEPENDANCES
(Translation: 50c. Postage RF (French Republic) New Caledonia and Dependences)
Reverse letteringTRESORIER PAYEUR DE LA NOUVELLE CÁLEDONIE SECRETARIAT GENERAL
(Translation: Paying Treasurer of New Caledonia General Secretary)
Variants
Catalog ID3129149650
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