Wallis and Futuna

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Wallis and Futuna are two island groups in the South Pacific, between Fiji and Tokelau, if that has any meaning to you.

Wallis and Futuna became a French protectorate in 1888 and had it administered by New Caledonia.  File:Wallis 2c Kagu.jpg|1920 2c value 
 * In 1920-28, then-current New Caledonian stamps were overprinted ILES WALLIS / et / FUTUNA.
 * In 1922, four values were surcharged with new values, as "0.01", etc.
 * In 1924-27, various stamps were surcharged with new values.
 * In 1903-40, contemporary New Caledonian stamps were similarly overprinted.


 * In 1931, the colonial exposition set was issued, the first of the French colonial ommnibus sets to follow.
 * Beginning in 1941, Vichy issues were printed for the colony but never placed on sale there. This included:
 * the 1941 New Caledonia set with tiny WALLIS ET FUTUNA overprint.
 * 1941 Defense of the French empire with two values being overprinted New Caledonia and the 1.50f+3f value inscribed for the country.
 * 1942 Children's Fund of New Caledonia again with a tiny overprint
 * 1942 Donation Week airmail semipostal
 * 1944 overprinted New Caledonia definitives without RF.
 * Meanwhile in 1941-43, definitives were further overprinted France Libre.


 * About 1979, lithographed stamps began to have "EDILA" printed in the bottom margins.





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