100 Years of "La Semeuse"

20c. Lilac-Rose (Yv.190) was issued on 20th July, 1926, printed until 1938 and withdrawn on 20th March, 1939. First used for the franking of postcards of 5 words or more, it subsequently served a variety of uses as postal rates changed. It was printed by rotary press in sheets of 100, in coils, in booklets, and (by flat plate) on postcards.

40c. Vermilion (Yv.194) was issued in May 1926 and withdrawn on 9th August, 1926. Introduced as the stamp for the ordinary internal letter rate, it was made redundant by a new tariff change in August. It was printed in sheets of 100 stamps, in coils of 600 and 1200, and (by flat plate) as booklet stamps and on postcards.

1f. 40 Rose (Yv.196) was issued on 6th August, 1926 and withdrawn on 9th August, 1926. Issued just three days before a new tariff change, this stamp was intended for registered internal letters of the first weight band. It is thus rare in this usage, especially alone on letters. After the tariff change, it served as a complementary value. Remaining stocks were surcharged 1f.10 in October 1926.

1fr. Blue (Yv.205) issued on 6th August, 1926 was withdrawn in 1933. Issued a few days after the change in tariffs, it had been intended for use on registered foreign mail. In the event it served as a complementary value until 1932.

25c. on 30c. Blue (Yv.217) issued in October 1926, and sold until stocks exhausted. The surcharge was applied by rotary press on existing stocks. It was also applied on the half-sheets of 120 flat-plate printed stamps which had been prepared for use in booklets. The booklets were never issued, and the surcharged stamps were sold over the counter as normal sale sheets.

25c. on 35c. Deep Violet (Yv.218) issued in November 1926, and sold until stocks exhausted. The surcharge was only applied on the rotary sheets which had been printed in 1926. There were no remaining stocks of sheets produced by flat-plate; printing of these had ceased in 1924.

90c. on 1f.05 Vermilion (Yv.227) issued in October 1926, and sold until stocks exhausted. The 1f.05 had been issued in 1925. The surcharged value of 90c. corresponded to the tariff for postcards to foreign destinations.

1f.10 on 1f.40 Rose (Yv.228) was issued in October 1926 and withdrawn in December 1927.

45c. Lilac (Yv.197) was issued on 30th October 1926, in order to make a coherent series. It was used as a complementary value, and printings continued until April 1932.

50c. Red (Yv.199) was first issued in September 1926, and printings continued until 1932. It was the most used value of the new series, franking ordinary internal letters of 0-20gms., the rate for which had increased from 40c. to 50c. from 9th August, 1926. It appears in sale sheets printed by flat plate and rotary press (the quality of printing is generally poor), in many booklets (with or without adverts), and on postal stationery. Overprinted B.I.T. in 1930 (Yv.264).

75c. Lilac-Rose (Yv.202) was first issued on 10th November 1926. It was printed by rotary press in 1926, and from 1928 to 1931. A new die (Type 2) engraved by Chevet was used for printing on three days only, 19th to 21st May in 1932.

50c. on 60c. Lilac (Yv.223) issued on 11th July, 1927, and sold until stocks were exhausted.

50c. on 65c. Rose (Yv.224) issued on 18th August, 1927, and sold until stocks were exhausted.

50c. on 80c. Red (Yv.220) issued in January 1927 and sold until stocks were exhausted.

50c. on 85c. Red (Yv.221) issued on 13th February, 1927. The 85c. value became redundant after the tariff changes of August 1926.

50c. on 1f.05 Vermilion (Yv.225) issued on 15th April, 1927, and sold until stocks were exhausted.