Nossi-Be

Nossi-Be, or Nossi-Bé, is an island off the north coast of Madagascar, once a separate French colony. Its Wikipedia article makes it a place where any tourist would want to visit. Not.

Before it issued its own stamps, it used French colonies general issues. Usages in Nossi-Be are identifiable by cancels, either CDSs or diamond killers/obliterators with NSB within.
 * Its first specific issues were French colonial Ceres and type Alphée Dubois stamps handstamp surcharged in blue with values in various styles/fonts. Posthumous reprints in other colors exist.
 * In 1890, type Alphée Dubois stamps were surcharged NSB with new values in three different styles.
 * In 1893, type Alphée Dubois stamps were surcharged Nossi-Bé over a bar and the new value. Those French colonial stamps were also handstamped diagonally Nossi Bé or NOSSI-BE.
 * In 1894, type Groupe stamps were issued, inscribed NOSSI-BÉ.
 * In 1896, it became part of Madagascar.

 File:Nossi-Be 25 on 40c fogery.jpg|forgery of 1889 "25" on 40c surcharge File:Nossi-Be NSB 025.jpg|1890 NSB and "0 25" on 75c surcharge File:Nossibi-Be 1890 NSB 25c on 1f.jpg|1890 NSB and "25c" on 1f surcharge File:Nossi-Be diago ovpt.jpg|1893 large "Nossi Bé" overprint on 15c File:Nossi Be type Groupe.jpg|1894 1c type Groupe 

Postage due
 File:Nossi-Be 35 on 20 due.jpg|1891 "O.35" on 20c surcharge File:Nossi be 75 on 15.jpg|1891 75c on 15c surcharge 
 * In 1891, type Alphée Dubois stamps were surcharged Nossi-Bé / chiffre taxe / A PERCEVOIR with the new value in fractions of francs below the first two lines.
 * Also in 1891, type Alphée Dubois stamps were surcharged Nossi-Bé / A PERCEVOIR with the new value between. This was done in three different styles/fonts.