French Guiana

French Guiana, or Guyane Française, was a French colony in northwest South America. It is now a part of France.

All 19th Century issues have been forged.

Also in 1892, the 15c overprint was additionally surcharged "0.05" and "DEC. 92."  File:Fr Guiana dec surch.jpg|1887 5c on 2c December surcharge File:Fr Guiana diag ovpt.jpg|1892 35c value File:Fr Guiana 20c type Groupe.jpg|1892 20c type Groupe 
 * In 1886, two different 2c French colonies general issues were surcharged Déc. 1886. / GUY. FRANÇ. and 0f05. Dates on this and following issues are in different sizes.
 * In 1887, four surcharges on French Colonies stamps were issued now headed Avril 1887. and a short line over GUY. FRANÇ. and new values.
 * Also in 1887, two similar "5c" surcharges headed DÉC. 1887. were issued.
 * In 1888, two surcharges were similarly surcharged "5" or "10", headed with Février 1888.
 * In 1892, French colonial stamps were overprinted GUYANE. diagonally, with imperf designs and the perfed type Alphée Dubois stamps.
 * In 1892-1904, type Groupe designs for the colony were issued, inscribed GUYANE. Forgeries of this series also exist. See: Hirschberger forgeries

 File:Fr Guia 2c anteater.jpg|1905 2c anteater definitive File:Fr gui palm plantation.jpg|1926 2f palm plantation File:Fr Guia 10 on 50c.jpg|1912 "05" on 50c surcharge File:Fr Guia 005 anteater surch.jpg|1922 0,05 on 15c surcharge File:Fr Guia.4c archer.jpg|1929 4c definitive File:Fr Guiana 1f canoe.jpg|1938 1f definitive file:Fr Guia 1940 10f air.jpg|1933 10f airmail 
 * In 1905-28 three pictorial definitive designs were issued, now inscribed GUYANE FRANÇAISE.
 * In 1912, "05" and "10" surcharges on type Groupe stamps were issued to use up old stamps.
 * In 1915, 10c definitives with a large or small red cross and surcharged "5" or "5c" were released as the country's first semipostals
 * In 1922-27, various surcharges on the pictorial definitives were released.
 * In 1929-40, three new pictorial definitive designs were issued.
 * In 1931, the Colonial Exhibition set was issued, the first of the colonial omnibus sets.
 * In 1933, the first airmails were issued showing a flying boat seaplane over the town of Cayenne.

 File:Fr Guia Vichy vocationl.jpg|1942 Vichy airmail semipostal File:Fr Guia arms.40c.jpg|1945 40c arms of Cayenne File:Fr Guia 60c defin engr.jpg|1947 60c beach scen definitive File:Fr Guia 1947 toucans air.jpg|1947 200f toucans airmail 
 * Beginning in 1941, various Vichy issues with semipostals and airmails were released in France but never sold in French Guiana. This included values with "RF" removed from earlier designs.
 * In 1945, a series with the full arms of Cayenne was issued.
 * In 1947, an engraved pictorial definitive series was released, including airmails.
 * From about that time, after becoming a department of France in 1946, French Guiana began using French stamps.

Postage dues
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 * In 1925-27, stamps of France were overprinted GUYANE / FRANÇAISE.
 * In the same period, surcharges were also issued, with an additional "à percevoir" below the new value.
 * In 1929, a set featuring Royal Palms (centime values) or a standing girl (franc values) was issued.
 * In 1947, an engraved set with native art was issued.