100 Years of "La Semeuse"

10c. Rose (Yv.129) issued on 6th May, 1903. Until 16th April, 1906 it was used on postcards, internal and foreign. From 16th April, 1906 it was used on ordinary internal letters, being withdrawn and replaced by the 10c.Red camée at the end of August 1907. It continued to be used on postcards.

15c. Green-Grey (Yv.130) was the first Sower stamp to be issued, on 2nd April, 1903. Until 16th April, 1906, it was used for internal letters weighing up to 15gms. Hardly used between 1906 and 1910, it then became the tariff for internal letters weighing 20-50gms. It served the ordinary internal letter rate from 1st January, 1917 to 1st April, 1920. Thereafter it had limited functions as a complementary value for other rates, for postcards of less than 5 words, and for non-periodical printed matter.

20c. Brown-Lilac (Yv.131) issued on 29th June, 1903, was withdrawn in December 1907. Used for échantillons (commercial samples) and 4th grade printed matter.

25c. Blue (Yv.132) issued on 28th April, 1903 was withdrawn in June 1907. It served as the ordinary foreign letter rate.

30c. Lilac (Yv.133) issued on 29th June, 1903 was withdrawn in May 1907. It served as the double rate for internal letters, and as a complementary value.

10c. Red Sower on Ground (Yv.134) was issued on 13th April, 1906. Despite re-touches, it was rejected, and withdrawn in July 1906.

10c. Red Sower chiffres maigres (Yv.135) was issued on 28th July 1906. Despite re-touches, it was replaced in September 1907. Booklet stamps were issued and sold from December 1906 until 1910.

35c. Violet Sower chiffres maigres (Yv.136) was issued on 8th November 1906, and withdrawn in November 1907. It had a complementary value.

5c. Green (Yv.137) was issued on 6th March, 1907 and withdrawn on 15th July, 1921. Used for printed matter, and visiting card envelopes. It was printed in sheets by flat plate, and in booklets without adverts.

10c. Red chiffres grasses (Yv.138) was first issued in September 1907 and was withdrawn in February 1922. It served the ordinary internal letter rate. Booklets of 30 stamps were issued in 1919.

20c. Lilac-Brown (Yv.139) was issued in December 1907 and withdrawn in January 1926 ( flat plate being replaced by rotary printing in 1923). Various uses according to tariff changes.

25c. Blue (Yv.140) was first issued in June 1907 and was printed (using 7 different dies) until it was withdrawn in June 1927. It served the ordinary letter rate to foreign destinations.

30c. Orange (Yv.141) was issued in May 1907 and withdrawn in 1922. A complementary value, it served as the basic rate for the pneumatic post.

35c. Deep Violet (Yv.142) was issued on 8th November, 1907 and withdrawn in April 1926. The highest value in the 1906-07 series, the 35c. was printed on rotary presses in March / April 1926 (Yv.142b). Existing stocks were surcharged 25c. in 1926.

The 10c. Red surcharged 5c. (Yv. 146) was issued on 11th August, 1914, and withdrawn in October 1918.

The redesigned stamp (Yv.147) was issued on 10th September, 1914 and withdrawn in October 1918. A booklet of 20 stamps was issued in 1915. Both Red Cross issues were demonetised on 1st April, 1921.