International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/New Caledonia
New Caledonia[edit]
- 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 country.
- The stamps are grouped by usage:
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- A – used by private, commercial entities
- PO – generated only by machines in post offices
GROUP A: Stamps used by private, commercial enterprises[edit]
A1. Satas “D” (MV), 1959. [$5]
- Upright rectangle with single-line simulated perforation border open in the center of the sides.
- “NLLE CALEDONIE / ET DEPENDANCES” at top, “POSTES” curved at bottom above meter number.
- M# with “SD” prefix.
- TM: SC with tall date figures
- V/F:
★000F
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.
- TM: SC with short date figures
- V/F:
★000
A3. Satas “SJ” (MV).
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.
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.
A6. Satas “G” (MV).
- Short date figures with stops after Month and Day.
- "POSTES" small.
- M# with “SG” prefix.
- Inscribed “NELLE 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”.
- TM: SC
- V/F:
0000
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- a. As A but with solid bar in place of a meter number
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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. Undetermined (digital).
GROUP PO: Stamps generated by machines in Post Offices[edit]
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- 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.
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- A. Frank 20 mm wide
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- V/F:
0000 (A)
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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.
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- 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)
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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.
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- A. Printed on plain white label
- B. Printed on label with blue underprint picturing a Kagu bird at left and a beach at right
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- V/F:
00000 F
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- a. As B but the label is inverted (shown above). The label upright with the color enhanced is shown at right.
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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.
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- A. Printed on plain white label
- B. Printed on label with blue underprint picturing a sunset over a bay
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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.
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- · a code which includes identification of the destination country (if not on local mail)
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- V/F:
XPF 000 (XPF = French Pacific Franc)