International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Algeria
The Contents
- 1 Algeria
- 1.1 GROUP A: Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE” at top and “ALGERIE” or “ALGER” above M# at bottom
- 1.2 GROUP B: Inscribed “ALGERIE / POSTES” or ”POSTES / ALGERIE”
- 1.3 GROUP C: Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE” or “POSTES FRANCAISE” without indication of Algerian use in the frank
- 1.4 GROUP D: Issues of the Republic. Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE ALGERIENNE” in both Arabic and French.
- 1.5 GROUP E: Issues of the Republic. Inscribed “ALGERIE” in both Arabic and French
- 1.6 GROUP PO: Stamps generated only by meters used in Post Offices
Algeria[edit]
The country gained its independence from France in 1962. The first meters came into use in 1930 during the French occupation.
The stamps are grouped according to political status, inscription, and usage:
- A - French occupation, “REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE” with “ALGERIE” or “ALGER”
- B - French occupation, “ALGERIE POSTES” or “POSTES ALGERIE”
- C - French occupation, “REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE” or “POSTES FRANCAISE” without indication of Algerian use in the frank
- D - Republic, “REPUBLIQUE ALGERIENNE” in Arabic and French
- E - Republic, “ALGERIE” in Arabic and French
- PO - Stamp designs used only by Post Office meters
GROUP A: Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE” at top and “ALGERIE” or “ALGER” above M# at bottom[edit]
A1. Havas “Tiranty” (FV-1), 1930.
- Inscribed “ALGERIE” at bottom.
- M#s A.0001 to A.0005.
- TM: SL
- Values:
10c, 50c, 1F50, 6F, 15F [$15]
- Value: 1F [Extremely rare, value unknown]
- Value:
A2. Havas “Granjean” (FV-6), 1930. 
[$10]
- Inscribed “ALGERIE” at bottom.
- Meter number with “B” prefix.
- TM: SL
- Values seen: 10c, 15c, 25c, 40c, 50c, 65c, 90c, 1F50, 2F, 5F, 6F, 10F, 12F, 15F, 20F, 30F
- a. Without TM (B.0004)
A3. Havas “C” (MV), 1931.
- Inscribed “ALGERIE” at bottom.
- With or without 4-digit transaction counter number above slogan/TM.
- A. M# with “C” prefix [$5]
- B. M# with “CW” prefix (relief machine) [$10]
- A. M# with “C” prefix
- TM: SL
- V/F:
00 Foo 0oo 00oo 00F 000F
A4. Satas “SC” (MV), 1944.
- Inscribed “ALGERIE” at bottom.
- TM: SL
- A. M# with “SC” prefix
- B. M# with “SCW” prefix (relief machine)
[$5]
- V/F: 0.oo 00.oo 00F 000F 000
- a. With 4-digit transaction counter number (SC0053, SC0175 seen) [$30]
- b. Date only, without town
- a. With 4-digit transaction counter number (SC0053, SC0175 seen)
A5. Satas “SD” (MV), 1958. [$5]
- M# with “SD” prefix.
- Inscribed “ALGERIE” at bottom.
- A. TM: SL
- B. TM: SC
- V/F: 00F 000F 000 0.oo
A6. Satas “SE” (MV), 1958. [$10]
- M# with “SE” prefix.
- Inscribed “ALGERIE” at bottom.
- TM: SL
- V/F: 00F 000F 000
A7. Satas “SF” (MV), 1958. [$5]
- Inscribed “ALGERIE” at bottom.
- Date figures tall.
- M# with “SF” prefix.
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000F 000
A8. Satas “SR” (MV), 1958.
- Inscribed “ALGERIE” at bottom.
- A. M# with “SR” prefix
- B. M# with “SRW” prefix (relief machine) [$35]
- TM: SC
- V/F:
000
GROUP B: Inscribed “ALGERIE / POSTES” or ”POSTES / ALGERIE”[edit]
Sub-group BA: "ALGERIE / POSTES"[edit]
BA1 . Havas “A” (FV-1), 1952. [$35]
- M# A.1020 only
- TM: SL
- Values seen: 6 F , 15 F
BA2. Havas “B” (FV-6), 1954. [$15]
- M# with “B” prefix.
- TM: SL
- Values seen: 5F , 10F , 12F , 15F , 20F
BA3. Havas “C” (MV), 1949.
- With or without serial number. TM: SL.
- A. M# with “C” prefix
- B. M# with “CW” prefix (relief machine) [$10]
- C. M# with “CG” prefix
- V/F: 0oo 00oo 00F 000F 00 000
- With or without serial number. TM: SL.
- BA4. Havas “G” (MV), 1949.
- M# with “G” prefix.
- A. Frank 73mm wide (from left end of date to right side of frank)
- B. Frank 98mm wide [$50]
- TM: SL
- V/F: 00F 000F 000
BA5. Havas “K” (MV), 1948.
- “POSTES” curved or straight.
- TM: SL at left with date below.
- TM at same level as frank or lower.
- A. M# with “K” prefix [$5]
- B. M# with “KW” prefix (relief machine) [$20]
- C. M# with “KG” prefix [$5]
- A. M# with “K” prefix
- V/F: 0.oo 00.
BA6. Satas “SC” (MV), 1954.
- M# with “SC” or “SCW” prefix.
- A. M# with “SC” prefix [$5]
- B. M# with “SCW” prefix [$15]
- A. M# with “SC” prefix
- TM: SL
- V/F: 000F
- M# with “SC” or “SCW” prefix.
BA7. Havas “K” (MV). 1953 or earlier. [$5]
- Frank with double-line frame.
- “POSTES” curved or straight.
- A. M# with “K” prefix
- B. M# with “KG” prefix
- TM: SL at left with date below. TM at same level as frank or lower.
- V/F: 00.
BA8. Havas “M” (MV), 1954.
- Wide frank with double-line frame.
- M# with “M”, “MG” or “MGW” prefix.
- A. M# with “M” prefix
- B. M# with “MW” prefix (relief machine) [$10]
- C. M# with “MG” prefix
- TM: SL
- V/F: 000F 000
Sub-group BB: “POSTES/ ALGERIE”[edit]
BB1. Satas “SC” (MV), 1949. [$7.50]
- Frank with winged envelope between value figures and meter number.
- M# with “SC” prefix.
- TM: SL
- V/F: 0.oo 00.oo 000 F
GROUP C: Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE FRANCAISE” or “POSTES FRANCAISE” without indication of Algerian use in the frank[edit]
Sub-group CA: REPUBLIQUE FRANCAIS, “ALGER” in town mark[edit]
CA1. Havas “C” (MV), 1945.
- A. M# with “C” prefix
- B. M# with “CG” prefix
- TM: SL
- V/F: 0.00 00F 00 000
CA2. Havas “M” (MV), 1961.
- Wide frank with double-line frame line.
- M# with “M” or “MG” prefix. TM: SL
- V/F: Foo 00F 000F 00 000
CA3. Satas “SP” (MV), 1961. [$12.50]
- Date figures tall. Hour figure between TM and frank.
- M# SP2002, SP2003, and SP2004 only seen.
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000
CA4. Havas “K” (MV).
- M# with “KG” prefix.
- TM: SL at left with date below
- V/F: 00
Sub-group CB: POSTES FRANCAIS, “ALGER” in town mark[edit]
CB1. Havas “G” (MV), 1959. [$5]
- Frank with winged envelope above M#.
- M# with “G” prefix.
- TM: SL
- V/F: 00F 000F
- a. V/F without "F" (shown): 000 [$50]
- a. V/F without "F" (shown):
GROUP D: Issues of the Republic. Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE ALGERIENNE” in both Arabic and French.[edit]
- Arabic text arched above POSTES at top. French inscription at bottom above M#.
D1. Havas “C” (MV), 1963.
- A. M# with “C” prefix [$15]
- B. M# with “CG” prefix
- A. M# with “C” prefix
- TM: SL
- V/F: 00 000
- a. Without town line
D2. Havas “G” (MV), 1963. [$15]
- M# with “G” prefix.
- TM: SL
- V/F: 000
D3. Satas ”SD” (MV), 1963. [$5]
- M# with “SD” prefix
- A. TM: SL
- B. TM: SC
- V/F: 000
- M# with “SD” prefix
D4. Satas “SR” (MV), 1963 or earlier. [$15]
- M# with “SR” prefix
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000
D5. Satas “SP” (MV), 1963. [$15]
- Date figures tall. Hour figure between TM and frank.
- M# SP0044 only.
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000
D6. Havas “M” (MV), 1963.
- Wide frank.
- A. M# with “M” prefix
- B. M# with “MW” prefix (relief machine) [$10]
- C. M# with “MG” prefix
- TM: SL
- V/F: 000
- Wide frank.
GROUP E: Issues of the Republic. Inscribed “ALGERIE” in both Arabic and French[edit]
E1. Havas “M” (MV), 1973.
- Wide frank. TM: SL
- A. M# with “M” prefix
- B. M# with “MG” prefix
- V/F: 000
- Wide frank. TM: SL
- a. TM in two lines above date
E2. Havas “C” (MV), 1973. [$5]
- Country name in French at left and Arabic at right above M# at bottom.
- A. M# with “C” prefix
- B. M# with “CG” prefix
- TM: SL
- V/F: 000
E2.1. Satas “SD” (MV).
- Similar to Type E2 but country name in French only.
- M# with “SD” prefix.
- TM: SL
- V/F: 000
E2.1.1 Satas “SC” (MV).
- Very similar to Type E2.1 but M# with “SC” prefix.
- TM: SL
- V/F: 000
E2.2. Havas “P” (MV).
- M# with “P” prefix.
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000
E3. Satas "Baby" (MV). [$10]
- M# with “C” prefix.
- TM: DC
- V/F: 000
E4 Satas “Baby” (MV).
- Date figures tall.
- M# with “SJ” prefix.
- TM: SC, DC
- V/F: 0000
E5. Satas “SR” (MV), 1976. [$10]
- M# with “SR” prefix.
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000
E6. Frama (MV).
- Large square frank with “POSTES (M#) ALGERIE” at bottom.
- M# without prefix. Value figures thick.
- TM: DC
- V/F: 0000 00,00
E7 Satas (MV).
- Wide frank with M# at bottom centered between "POSTES" and "ALGERIE".
- A. M# with “D” prefix
- B. M# with “M” prefix
- TM: SC, nil
- V/F: 000.00
E9. Neopost-Havas (digital), 2015 or earlier.
- Frank nearly identical to Type E2 but meter number with "R" prefix.
- Wide spacing in the date between the Month and Year figures.
- TM: SC
- V/F: ≋0,00 (possibly
00,00)
GROUP PO: Stamps generated only by meters used in Post Offices[edit]
PO1. Camp (MV).
- M# with “PR” prefix. Printed through a ribbon.
- TM: SC, date with hour figure
- V/F: 000F [$5]
- V/F: 000
PO1.1. Satas “SP” (MV), 1959. [$10]
- Frank with “ALGER” without “IE” at bottom.
- Hour figure between TM and frank.
- M# SP 2001 only.
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000F 000
PO2. Camp (MV), 1962.
- Provisional stamps used during the transition from French occupation to independence.
- M# with “PR” prefix.
- A. Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE/ A” (all letters of FRANCAISE removed except 2nd 'A') (M# PR 106 only) [$50]
- B. Blank at top [$50]
- C. “Republique/ Algerienne” hand-stamped at top. (PR 101 only) [$50]
- D. Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE/ ALGERIENNE” [$30]
- A. Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE/ A” (all letters of FRANCAISE removed except 2nd 'A') (M# PR 106 only)
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000
PO3. Camp (MV), 1974.
- Without M#. Printed in red-pink on plain white tape.
- Hour figure between TM and frank.
- A. “ALGERIE” 10-11 mm wide
- B. “ALGERIE” 14 mm wide
- TM: SC
- V/F: 000
- a. Printed in black
PO4. Frama (digital), 1984.
- Wide frank without M#.
- TM: SL at left with date between Arabic at top and French at bottom.
- V/F: 00.00
PO5. SERCEM (digital).
- “ALGERIE” below Arabic at top.
- TM is square frame. Hour figure between TM and frank.
- M# with “G04” prefix.
- V/F: 000,00
- a. With large “R” and number at right for Registration.
PO6. Neopost "IJ40/70/110" (digital), 2009.
- "ALGERIE" stacked at left, country name in Arabic stacked at right.
- Algeria Post logo below value figures.
- M# with “N200” prefix at bottom right.
- Rectangular town mark containing the post office name and "ZIP" code at top, date and mail class code in center, and an unidentified code along the bottom.
- V/F: 0000
NOTE: These machines are known with slogans commemorating national events.
PO7. Pitney Bowes "A900" or "B900" series (MV), 2014. [R]
- Similar to type PO6 but value figures are lower and more widely spaced.
- The Algeria Post logo is smaller.
- M# with “PB” prefix at bottom right.
- Circular town mark.
- V/F: 0000
NOTE: Known used only in one location, the "National Hybrid Mail Center".
