International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast 3 A former French colony, the Ivory Coast gained formal independence in 1960. All meters are inscribed “COTE D’IVOIRE”. The first meters so inscribed appeared in 1958. For issues before this date, see FRENCH WEST AFRICA. The stamps are grouped according to country inscription: A - “COTE D’IVOIRE” alone B - “REPUBLIQUE COTE D’IVOIRE” or “REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D’IVOIRE” PO - Stamps from machines in post offices, inscribed "LA POSTE de Côte d'Ivoire" blue GROUP A: Frank inscribed “COTE D’IVOIRE” at top left|550px A1. Satas “D” (MV), 1958. 12px[$20] Upright frank with single line, simulated-perforation border broken at center of sides. M# with “SD” prefix. TM: SL V/F: 12px ★000F left|500px A2. Havas “M” (MV), 1962. 12px[$10] Wide frank with double outer frame line. A. M# with “M” prefix B. M# with “MG” prefix TM: SL V/F: 12px ★000F left|340px left|340px A3. Satas “R” (MV), 1961. Frank as Type A1, but M# with “SR” prefix. With or without “^” over “O” in “COTE”. A. “COTE D’IVOIRE” 2mm tall B. “COTE D’IVOIRE” 3mm tall TM: SC V/F: 12px ★000 left|330px left|330px left|335px A4. Camp (MV), 1965. Post Office stamp. Similar to Type A3 but with narrower spacing usually with the hour figure between the town mark and frank. A. M# Roman numeral 12px[$10] B. M# Western number C. Without M# 12px[$10] TM: SC V/F: 12px ★000 a. Without hour figure b. Small hour figure at right of date inside the town mark left|340px A5. Satas “J” (MV). Frank as Type A3. Date figures tall. M# with “SJ” prefix. TM: SC V/F: 12px ★00 12px0000 left|364px right|364px A6. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” (MV), 1980 or earlier. 12px[$20] Probably a Post Office stamp. Frank is wider than tall with simulated-perforation outer border and straight line inner border. Date figures are raised in relation to value figures. “POSTES” above value figures. M# with “P.O.” prefix, low between TM and frank. TM: DC V/F: 12px ≋000 a. Post Office stamp, meter number with "DGP/" prefix left|355px left|355px A7. Pitney Bowes-GB “6300” (MV), 1980 or earlier. As type A6 but “POSTES” and M# below value figures. Date and value figures on same level. A. M# with “DGP/” prefix (DGP/01 seen), probably a Post Office stamp 12px[$10] B. M# with “P.B.” prefix TM: DC V/F: 12px ≋000 left|330px left|330px A8. Neopost “Electronic” (MV), 1992 or earlier. “POSTES” small. A. M# with “SG” prefix B. M# with "DD" prefix TM: SC, DC V/F: 12px ≋000 12px ≋0,00 left|335px A9. Satas “L” (MV). 12px[$35] As Type A3, but M# with “SL” prefix. Date figures quite short. M# “SL 101” seen. TM: SC V/F: 12px ★000 left|335px A10. Secap (MV). Frank without breaks at sides. "POSTES" horizontal, not curved. M# with "NL" prefix. TM: SC V/F: 12px 0000 blue GROUP B: Frank inscribed “REPUBLIQUE COTE D’IVOIRE” or “REPUBLIQUE DE COTE D’IVOIRE” at top left|520px left|520px B1. Havas “M” (MV). 12px[$10] As Type A2 but inscribed “REPUBLIQUE/ COTE D’IVOIRE”. A. M# with “M” prefix B. M# with “MG” prefix TM: SL V/F: 12px ★000 left|330px B2. Camp “PR” (MV), 1960. Post Office stamp. As Type A4 but inscribed “REPUBLIQUE DE/ COTE D’IVOIRE”. M# with “PR” prefix. A. Hour figure at right inside the town mark 12px[$25] B. Hour figure between town mark and frank 12px[$30] TM: SC V/F: 12px ★000 left|340px left|340px B3. Havas “P” (MV), 1965. Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE/ COTE D’IVOIRE”. M# with “P” prefix. A. “POSTES” straight B. “POSTES” slightly curved TM: SC V/F: 12px 000 12px ★000 left|330px B4. Secap “NA” (MV), 1966. 12px[$35] Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE DE/ COTE D’IVOIRE”. “POSTES” slightly curved. M# with “NA” prefix. TM: SC V/F: 12px0000 left|345px B5. Secap “NE” (MV), 1997. Inscribed “REPUBLIQUE/ COTE D’IVOIRE”. “POSTES” slightly curved. M# with “NE” prefix. TM: SC V/F: 12px0000 left|340px B6.1. Secap (MV). Very similar to Type B5 but the date figures are more widely spaced. Meter number with "NP" prefix. TM: SC V/F: 12px0000 left|340px B6.2. Secap (MV). As Type B6.1 but with complex meter number prefix "G.SC.C1 004". TM: SC V/F: 12px0000 left|165px B7. Secap (MV). “REPUBLIQUE DE/ COTE D’IVOIRE” at top. Straight line town mark and date below frank. M# with “N” prefix. TM: SL V/F: 12px0000 left|400px B8. Francotyp-Postalia "T1000"? (MV). Frameless frank with “REPUBLIQUE/ COTE D’IVOIRE” at top. M# without prefix at bottom. TM: SL V/F: 12px0000 GROUP PO: Stamps from machines in post offices left|420px PO1. Neopost (digital). Large square frank with small breaks at sides. At top of the frank is LA POSTE underlined, above de Côte d'Ivoire with the postal system's 'elephant head' logo at right. Centered in the frank are the value figures, "FCFA", the date, and meter number at bottom. At far left of the frank is a square 2D bar code below a postal code and the town name. Four codes of unknown purpose are found between the 2D bar code and the frank. The one at lower left appears to be an impression counter number. Meter number with "NE3" prefix. TM: SL V/F: 12px 0000000