International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Monaco

Monaco

• The country is an independent Principality with a special relationship with France. All meters placed into use so far are of French manufacture. The first meter was placed into use in 1928. All stamps are inscribed “MONACO”.
• The stamps are grouped as follows:

A - Inscribed “PRINCIPAUTE DE MONACO”

B - inscribed “€ MONACO”

PO - Special stamps generated only by Post Office meters and imprinters

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GROUP A: Inscribed “PRINCIPAUTE DE MONACO”

A1. Havas “Tiranty” (FV-1), 1928.

Small upright rectangle with simulated-perforation border with breaks in sides.

“POSTES” curved at bottom above M#.

A. M# with “A” prefix. [$25]

B. M# with “WA” prefix. [$50]

SM: SL

Values: 50c, 65c, 90c, 1F, 1F50, 1F75, 2F25, 2F50, 4F

A2. Havas “Grandjean” (MV-6). [$25]

As Type A1 but M# with “B” prefix.

TM: SL

Values: 40c, 50c, 70c, 80c, 1F50, 2F , 2Foo , 3F , 3Foo , 5F, 6F, 9F , 10F, 12F, 14F, 15F, 18F, 20F, 25F, 30F

A3. Havas “C” (MV).

As Types A1 and A2 but M# with “C”, "CG" or "CW" prefix.

Stamp (including town line and frank) is 100 mm wide.

TM: SL

A. M# with “C” prefix

A. M# with “CG” prefix

B. M# with “CW” prefix

V/F: ★00 ★00F ★00oo ★000F ★000

a. With 4-digit impression counter high above town line

A3.1. Havas “C" (rebuilt) and “G” (MV).

Similar to Type A3 but the stamp (including town line and frank) is 75 mm wide.

A. M# with “CG” prefix

B. M# with “G” prefix

TM: SL

V/F: ★00 ★00F ★00oo ★000F ★000

A4. Havas “K” (MV).

M# with “K” prefix.

A. “POSTES” curved [$5]

B. “POSTES” straight [$15]

TM: SL stacked at left

V/F: ★00. ★0.oo

A5. Havas “M” (MV).

Frank wider than tall.

A. M# with “M” prefix [$5]

B. M# with “MG” prefix [$5]

C. M# with “MW” prefix [$30]

TM: SL

V/F: ★00 ★000 ★000F

a. TM line at top rather than bottom

A6. Secap “N” (MV). [$5]

“POSTES” only slightly curved.

M# with “N” prefix.

TM: SL stacked below frank

V/F: ★00 ★00F ★000 ★000F 0000

A7. Secap “NA”, “ND” and “NE” (MV).

“POSTES” only slightly curved.

A. M# with “NA” prefix

B. M# with “ND” prefix

C. M# with “NE” prefix

D. M# with “NK” prefix

E. M# with “NAW” prefix [$10]

F. M# with “NEW” prefix [$15]

TM: SC

V/F: ★00 ★000 0 0 0 0000 00,00

A8. Satas “C” (MV). [$10]

“POSTES” curved.

M# with “SC” prefix.

TM: SL

V/F: ★000 ★000F

A9. Satas “D” (MV). [$5]

“POSTES” curved.

M# with “SD” prefix.

TM: SL

V/F: ★000F 0000

A10. Satas “D” (MV). [$5]

As Type A9 but TM SC with tall date figures.

V/F: ★000F 0000

A11. Satas “R” (MV).

“POSTES” curved.

TM: SC

A. M# with “SR” or “S.R.” prefix

B. M# with “SRW” prefix [$15]

V/F: ★000

A12. Satas “J” (MV).

Date figures tall.

“POSTES” curved.

M# with “SJ” or “S.J” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: ★00 ★000

A13. Satas “F” (MV).

“POSTES” curved.

Date figures tall.

M# with “SF” prefix.

TM: SC [$7.50

V/F: ★000F 0000

A14. Satas “L” (MV).

“POSTES” curved.

Date figures very short.

A. M# with “SL” prefix

B. M# with “SL W” prefix [$15]

TM: SL

V/F: ★ 0 0 0

A15. Havas “P” (MV).

“POSTES” straight or curved.

M# with “P” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: 000 ★000

V/F: 00 [$5]

A16. Havas “T” (MV).

“POSTES” curved.

Value figures relatively small.

Date figures with stops after D and before Y.

A. M# with “T” prefix

B. M# with “TW” prefix [$10]

TM: SC

V/F: 000 0000

A17. Havas ”R” (MV).

“POSTES” curved.

M# with “R” or “RC” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: ≋000 ≋0,00

A18. SMH/Alcatel (Neopost) (MV).

“POSTES” curved.

Value figures relatively small.

A. M# with “F” prefix

B. M# with “FW” prefix [$10]

TM: SC

V/F: 0000

A19. Secap (MV).

“POSTES” slightly curved.

Date figures widely spaced.

A. M# with “NC” prefix. Date with stops after D and M

B. M# with “NL” prefix. Date without stops

C. M# with “NP” prefix. Date without stops

TM: SC

V/F: ★000 (NC) 00,00 (NL) 0000 (NP)

A20. Satas (MV).

“POSTES” small, slightly curved.

Date figures widely spaced.

A. M# with “SG” prefix. Date with stops after D and M

B. M# with “SK” prefix. Date without stops. Value figures relatively small

C. M# with “SV” prefix. Date with stops after D and M

TM: SC

V/F: ≋000 (SG) 0000 (SK) ≋0,00 (SV)

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GROUP B: With Euro sign in frank, inscribed “€ MONACO” or “€ PRINCIPAUTE DE MONACO”

B1. Satas (MV).

“LA POSTE” straight at bottom above M#.

Date figures widely spaced with stops after D and M.

M# with “SG” prefix.

A. M# with “SE” prefix

B. M# with “SG” prefix

C. M# with “HR” prefix

TM: SC

V/F: ≋000 (SG) ≋0,00 (SE)

B2. Secap (MV).

As Type B1 but date without stops.

M# with “NP” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: 00,00

B3. Neopost (MV).

Nearly identical in appearance to Type B1, but M# has “R” or “HR” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: ≋0.00

B4. Neopost (MV).

Date figures narrowly spaced with stops centered after D and M.

M# with “F” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: 0000

B5. Secap (MV).

Wide frank, nearly square.

Date figures with stops after D and M.

M# with “NX” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: 000,00

B6. Neopost “Electronic” (MV).

Wide, square frank as Type B5.

Date figures with dashes between D and M and Y.

M# with “HC” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: ≋≋0,00

B7. Secap (MV).

As Type B2 but inscribed “PRINCIPAUTE / DE MONACO”.

M# with “NP” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: 0000

B8. Pitney Bowes “Paragon” (MV).

Frank similar in size and shape to Type B5, but value figures are smaller and widely spaced.

M# with “BP” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: ≋00,00

B9. Pitney Bowes “PostPerfect” (digital).

Frank slightly wider than tall.

Narrow spacing between TM and frank.

M# with “BN” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: ≋00,00

a. With M# prefix “OBN”

B10. Satas (digital).

Frank upright as with Types B1 through B4 but town mark is rectangle as with Type B7.

M# with “SB”, “SBA” or “SC” prefix.

Value figures thick and narrow.

TM: rectangle

V/F: 000,00

B11. Neopost (digital).

Frank wider than tall as with Types B5 and B6 but with “LA POSTE” at top below country name.

M# with “HD”, “HH” or “HK” prefix.

TM: rectangle

V/F: 000,00

B12. Satas (digital).

Frank is nearly identical in appearance to Type B11 but M# with “SM”, “SP” or “SX” prefix.

TM: rectangle

V/F: 000,00

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GROUP PO: Special stamps generated only by Post Office meters and imprinters

PO1. Secap “Junior” (MV).

Very similar to Type A19B, but M# with “N1” prefix.

TM: SC

V/F: 00,00

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Types PO2 and up are known printed on self-adhesive labels with the following underprint designs:

A. Panel at left with bird border, comet tail at right (light blue)

B. Birds in flight with full moon (light blue)

C. Monte Carlo Castle (pink and gray)

The stamps illustrated below all show underprint C.

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PO2. SERCEM (digital).

Text applied digitally in black to a preprinted self-adhesive label with design in pink and gray consisting of castle at left and lozenges at right.

Frank similar in design to previous types.

TM SL stacked at left within rectangular border open at sides.

Date, hour and value figures tall (~3 mm).

M# with “GO2 PC” or "GO3 PC" prefix.

V/F: 0000,00

PO3. Olivetti “PR50” (digital).

Similar to type PO2 but the frank and TM have no frames.

Date, hour and value figures short (~2 mm).

M# with “G04 PC” prefix.

V/F: 0000,00

PO4. Unisys (digital).

Similar to Type PO3 but wirh dual value figures with francs (FRF) above euros (EUR).

M# with “G03 PC” prefix.

V/F: 0,00

It is a safe assumption to expect a type similar to PO4 but with value figures only in euros exists. This would be type PO5.

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