1893 French Military Franchise Essays of the New Hebrides

These essays are sorted into three printing groups, depending on which stone lettering is added. Forgeries comprise a fourth group.

The links on the left take you to the printing groups and subgroups (currently B, C and D printing groups are dead links). Each subgroup has pages which provide different ways to interact with the essays:

A closer look

Shows a bigger scan of a single (450dpi) or sheet (225dpi), when the corresponding thumbnail is clicked.

A really close look

Shows a bigger scan of a single (600dpi) or sheet (300dpi), when the corresponding thumbnail is clicked.

Compare side by side

Allows the viewer to choose any two different scans of essay singles, and view them side by side.

Compare top and bottom

Allows the viewer to choose any two different scans of essay singles, and view them one on top of the other.

Sheet remade

Shows a constructed (300dpi) sheet of essays of printing subgroups for which no sheets exist, when the corresponding thumbnail is clicked. These can be printed out (scale is supplied).

Plate features

Shows a table of hi-res (600dpi) scans of relevant plate characteristics for each position.

What we know

Analyses by collectors in an effort to gain more insight into the printings.

Comments

Comments relating to the specific printing subgroup, including feedback from other collectors and website visitors.

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