Tahiti

Tahiti is an island in French Polynesia. It includes the major city and capital Papeete.
 * In 1882, French colony stamps were handstamp surcharged with handstamped values between bars.
 * In 1884, TAHITI was added to the surcharge. In this issue and the previous one, inverts are common.
 * In 1893, type Alphée Dubois stamps were overprinted "TAHITI" diagonally. Again, overprint varieties are not uncommon.
 * Also in 1893, type Alphée Dubois stamps were overprinted 1893 / TAHITI. Inverts exist.
 * Postage dues of both overprints were also issued in 1893.
 * In 1903, New horizontal surcharges were issued, once again with inverts and double surcharges.
 * In 1915, a semipostal with a red cross and "TAHITI" was released.
 * Tahiti returned to using French Polynesia stamps afterwards.

All Tahiti stamps have been forged.  File:Tahiti diag ovpt.jpg|1893 5c diagonal overprint. File:Tahiti 1893 ovpt.jpg|1893 15c value with year date. File:Tahiti horiz surch.jpg|1903 10c surcharge. 

Postage due
 File:Tahiti due diag ovpt.jpg|1893 2c diagonal overprint File:Tahiti 1893 due.jpg|1893 20c horizontal "1893" overprint 

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