10th August 2026
Greetings once again to all our French Colony collectors and anyone else looking in on our website. Just occasionally, one comes across a beautiful almost complete stamp collection, wonderfully written up and arranged in albums with great taste and creativity. To us philatelic types it can be a wonder to behold and something I suppose we all strive to achieve.
At the end of July such a collection was offered to us, and, despite the expense, was just too tempting to refuse. So we have taken it in and hopefully will find good homes for all its wonderful content. It is quite an undertaking and, so far, we have added a proportion into our stocks as you will find on our stocklists today. The rest will follow over the next few weeks and hopefully will include some of those gems that may have eluded you for years.
Among others, the colonies added so far include Arad, Cilicia, Comoro Islands, Fezzan, AEF, Inini, French India, Morocco and Oceanics. Especially good mint and used Polynesia, Somali Coast, TAAF and French Sudan.
Now we are concentrating on our next and 11th publication of our stock-lists and Special items which will include some unique postal history covers etc. We are re-arranging our lists into a more "easy to read" format and hope it receives your approval. They will be sent out on 31st August.
Meantime, much as we love all this continental weather, perhaps some of our collectors north of the border would send us a little rainfall just to remind us what it looks and feels like! Best wishes to all.
Terry Garcia.
Next update: 20th August 2026.
Comprehensive French Colonies Stocklists
Our Stocklists show all stamps actually held in stock, with prices. Order any quantity from these lists stating Country, SG/Yvert/Scott number, mint or used, price. Using our order form is the easiest method. Orders are almost always despatched the same day as received.
