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Seychelles
5th April 1890
↓ - see B.I.O.T and Zil Elwannyen Sesel
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| Sc1a SG1 | xxx |
perf 14, Crown CA wmk, typo
Printed by De La Rue, London.
| Description | Date † | Die ‡ | Scott | SG § | Mi | Y&T | |
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| BREAKER | |||||||
| 2 cents green and rose | 1892 | II | 1 | 9 | |||
| 2c green and rose | I | 1a | 1 | ||||
| 2c orange-brown and green | 1900 | 2 | 28 | ||||
| 3c dark violet and orange | 1893 | 3 | 22 | ||||
| 4c carmine-rose and green | 1892 | II | 4 | 10 | |||
| 4c carmine-rose and green | I | 4a | 2 | ||||
| 6c carmine rose | 1900 | 5 | 29 | ||||
| 8c brown-violet and ultra | 1892 | II | 6 | 11 | |||
| 8c brown-violet and ultra | I | 6a | 3 | ||||
| 10c ultra and brown | 1892 | II | 7 | 12 | |||
| 10c ultra and brown | I | 7a | 4 | ||||
| 12c olive-grey and green | 1893 | 8 | 23 | ||||
| 13c slate and black | 1892 | II | 9 | 13 | |||
| 13c slate and black | I | 9a | 5 | ||||
| 15c olive-green and violet | 1893 | 10 | 24 | ||||
| 15c ultra | 1900 | 11 | 30 | ||||
| 16c orange-brown and blue | I | 12 | 6 | ||||
| 16c orange-brown and blue | 1892 | II | 12a | 14 | |||
| 18c ultra | 1897 | 13 | 31 | ||||
| 36c brown and rose | 1897 | 14 | 32 | ||||
| 45c brown and rose | 1893 | 15 | 25 | ||||
| 48c ochre and green | I | 16 | 7 | ||||
| 75c yellow and purple | 1900 | 17 | 33 | ||||
| 96c violet and carmine | I | 18 | 8 | ||||
| 1 rupee violet and red | 1897 | 19 | 34 | ||||
| 1.50r black and rose | 1900 | 20 | 35 | ||||
| 2.25r violet and green | 1900 | 21 | 36 | ||||
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Independence |
| 1976 Sc339 SG355 |
† Date of issue, where other than 1890
‡ Die I - shading to the right of the diamond in the tiara band. Die II - no shading.
§ SG15-21 are 1893 surcharges, Sc22-26. SG26-27 are 1896 surcharges, Sc27-28.
Seychelles was administered from nearby Mauritius from 1810 until 1903. Mauritian stamps were used from 1848 until 1890, identified by cancellation. Stamps were issued for Seychelles in 1890.
Seychelles became independent in June 1976.