International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/New Caledonia

New Caledonia

• The first meter was installed on 10 January 1959. By 1998, 464 meters were reported in use.
• Only French-manufactured Satas, Secap, Camp and GAPA machines are known used in the collectivity.
• The stamps are grouped by usage:

A – used by private, commercial entities

PO – generated only by machines in post offices

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GROUP A: Stamps used by private, commercial enterprises

A1. Satas “D” (MV), 1959. [$5]

Upright rectangle with single-line simulated perforation border open in the center of the sides.

“N^LLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES” at top, “POSTES” curved at bottom above meter number.

M# with “SD” prefix.

TM: SC with tall date figures

V/F: ★000^F

A2. Satas “R” (MV), 1960.

As Type A1 but meter number with “SR” prefix (except for variety "E").

Known only with “new franc” currency without “F” after the value figures.

A. N^ELLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES [$5]

B. N^LLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES [$5]

C. As B, but “LLE” not underlined [$5]

D. NOUVELLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES [$10]

E. NELLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES, with unengraved bar replacing meter number

TM: SC with short date figures

V/F: ★000

A3. Satas “SJ” (MV).

Date figures tall as with Type A1, but meter number with “SJ” prefix.

A. N^ELLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES

B. N^LLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES [$10]

TM: SC

V/F: ★00 000 ★000 0000

a. Printed in black.

A4. Satas “P” (MV), 1972.

As Types A1 and A3 with tall date figures, but with hour figure added between the town mark and the frank.

M# with “SP” prefix, nos. 3030-3042.

A. N^ELLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES

B. N^LLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES [$10]

TM: SC

V/F: ★000

A5. Satas “L” (MV).

As Type A2 with short date figures, meter number with “SL” prefix.

The spacing between the meter number and the prefix varies, wide to narrow.

A. N^ELLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES

B. Nelle CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES [$10]

TM: SC

V/F: ★000

A6. Satas “G” (MV).

Short date figures with stops after Month and Day.

"POSTES" small.

M# with “SG” prefix.

Inscribed “N^ELLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES”.

TM: SC

V/F: ≋000

A7. Secap “NL” (MV).

As previous types (all Satas), but the Secap stamps have wider value figures.

Various meter number prefixes, all starting with “N”.

A. “NELLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES”, M# with “NL” prefix

B. “NLLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES”, M# with “NL” prefix. [$10]

C. Inscribed as A, M# "N1" only, hour figure outside TM at left [$10]

D. Inscribed as B, M# with "NL" prefix, hour figure outside TM at left [$10]

TM: SC

V/F: 0000

a. As A but with solid bar in place of a meter number

A8. Neopost “IJ30 / IJ45” (digital).

Frank much wider than earlier types.

Inscribed “Nelle / CALEDONIE / RF.” above value figures.

M# with “IJ” prefix at bottom.

TM: straight-line within rectangle

V/F: 00000

A9. Pitney Bowes-GB (MV).

Frank similar in size to A8.

Inscribed “NOUVELLE / CALEDONIE RF” at top

"POSTES" curved above the meter number at bottom.

M# with “EL” prefix.

TM: DC

V/F: 00000

A10. Pitney Bowes “B700 (Fox™)” (digital).

Frank as type A9.

M# with “PO” prefix at bottom.

TM: SC

V/F: 00000

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GROUP PO: Stamps generated by machines in Post Offices

PO1.1 Camp (MV). Narrow spacing between town mark and frank with the hour figure in between. Always printed on adhesive tape, never directly to the mail piece. A. “NLE CALEDONIE / & DEPENDANCES”, M# with “PR” prefix [$5] B. As A, but M# with “NR” prefix C. “NLLE CALEDONIE / & DEPENDANCES”, ME with “PR” prefix D. As C, M# without prefix [$5] E. As C, without M#, blank below “POSTES” [$5] TM: SC V/F: ★000 a. With lower case “h” instead of “H” after the hour figure

PO1.2. Secap “N1” (MV). Stamp as found in Group A but with time of day indicated. Hour figure left of the TM. M# “N1” TM: SC V/F: 0000

PO2. Frama (MV). [$5] Country inscription “Nlle CALELDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES”. “POSTES” straight at bottom without meter number below. Straight line town mark with bar below, town name at top, date and time in center. The hour figures are large, with small minute figures reading up. A. Frank 20 mm wide B. Wide frank, 22-23 mm V/F: 0000 (A) 00000 (B)

PO3. Sercem "MIVA" (digital), 1994. “REPUBLIQUE / FRANCAISE” at top of frank, with “NLLE CALELDONIE” at top of the town mark. “POSTES” straight at bottom above the meter number. M# with “G” prefix. Printed on self-adhesive labels, never directly to mail piece. Hour figure between town mark and frank. A. Printed on plain white label [$5] B. Printed on label with light blue underprint showing bird and beach scene Straight-line TM within a thick-lined rectangle V/F: 0000000 a. With small rectangular pattern of dots between “G” and M# b. With large “R”/(number) (with or without boxed “AR”) at left to indicate registered mail (with or without acknowledgement of receipt)

PO4.1. Intermec (digital), 2005 or earlier. Printed in black on wide, plain white self-adhesive label. Frameless design with "Nouvelle-Calédonie RF" at top. Town name large above date and time. At right, the value figures above an identification number. The ID consists of a 4-letter code (XX-XX) left of the machine number with "PC" prefix. A. Printed on plain white label B. Printed on label with blue underprint picturing a Kagu bird at left and a beach at right V/F: 00000 F a. As B but the label is inverted (shown at left). The label upright with the color enhanced is shown at right.

PO4.2. Intermec "Easy Coder" (digital), 2004. Very similar to Type PO4.1 but the value figures are on the same level as the post office name. A. Printed on plain white label B. Printed on label with blue underprint picturing a sunset over a bay V/F: 00000 F

PO5. Unknown (digital), 2014 or earlier. As Type PO4 but the value figures are at top, and all text is the same size and in upper case. A. V/F: XPF 000 (XPF = French Pacific Franc) B. V/F: XPF 000 XPF (XPF = French Pacific Franc) Below the value figures: "NOUVELLE-CALEDONIE RF" town name date and time a code which includes identification of the destination country (if not on local mail)

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