First Issue, 1971

45c blue, relief, rate supporting foreign post cards and non-urgent small packages.
  • Sheets of 100, with corner date

Trial Color Proof

Deluxe Souvenir Sheet
50c red intaglio, local letter rate
  • Sheets of 100, on TD6 press, with corner date, no phosphor, metro gum
  • Sheets of 100, on TD3 press, with corner date, no phosphor, metro gum
  • Sheets of 100, on TD6 press, corner date, no phosphor, tropical gum
  • Sheets of 100, on TD6 press, with corner date for Phosphor test in Clermond-Ferrand, two types:
    • Metropolitan gum
    • Tropical gum
  • Booklets of 10 and 20
  • Coils of 100, with tropical gum, and red control number every 10 stamps, two types:
    • no phosphor
    • with phosphor

Booklet of 10, without Phosphor

Booklet of 20, without Phosphor

Booklet of 10, 3 bands phosphor

Trial Color Proof

The Faux d'Aubervilliers

Forgeries (faux) are typically made for two possible reasons, either to create fake stamps to provide free postage, or to fool collectors into buying a "rare" item. The first type are generally considered collectible items.