New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Essays, French postage due issue, in carmine on sunken board (112 x 102mm) with "21/2D/25c" value tablets and "CHIFFRE-TAXE" handpainted, numbered "D" and dated "17th October 1924" with endorsement "Approved overprint/to be slightly lowered", initialled and further dated "20/X/24". Ex De La Rue archives with company handstamp on reverse. Ex Goron. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Essays, French postage due issue, in carmine affixed to board (115 x 102mm) with "21/2D/25c" value tablets (partially erased) and "CHIFFRE-TAXE" handpainted, numbered "F" and dated "5-11-24"with endorsement "Appd as to position/of overprint", initialled and further dated "7/4/24". Ex De La Rue archives with company handstamp on reverse. Ex Goron. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues, Die Proofs, British issue 1/2d. (5c.) die proof in black on surfaced wove paper (77 x 55mm) endorsed "Value correct", initialled "F.R." and dated "13-11-24" below. Ex Goron. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues, Die Proofs, British issue 10d. (1fr.) die proof in black on surfaced wove paper (79 x 57mm) endorsed "Value correct", initialled "F.R." and dated "13-11-24" below. This value issued only with "POSTAGE DUE" overprint. Ex Goron. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues, Die Proofs, British issue 2s. (2f.50) die proof in black on surfaced wove paper (78 x 56mm) endorsed "Value correct" and dated "13-11-24" below. Ex Goron. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Die proofs, French issue 25c. (21/2d.) die proof in black on surfaced wove paper (79 x 55mm), dated "14-11-24" below. Ex Goron. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Die proofs, French issue 75c. (71/2d.) die proof in black on surfaced wove paper (78 x 53mm), dated "14-11-24" below. Ex Goron. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Die proofs, French issue 1f. (10d.) die proof in black on surfaced wove paper (76 x 51mm), dated "14-11-24" below. Ex Goron. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Die Proofs, French Issue 2f. (1/8) die proof in black on surfaced wove paper (83 x 56mm) dated "14-11-24" below. Also issued stamp. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Die Proofs, French Issue 5f. (4/-) die proof in black on surfaced wove paper (84 x 54mm) dated "14-11-24" below. Also issued stamp. Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Plate Proofs in blue on unwatermarked wove paper, French issue 5c. (1/2d.) block of six, 10c. (1d.) block of four, 20c. (2d.), 40c. (4d.), 75c. (71/2d.), 1f. (10d.), 2f. (1/8) and 5f. (4/-) singles, chiefly fine. (16) Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Plate Proofs in blue on unwatermarked wove paper, British issue 1/2d. (50c.), 21/2d. (25c.), 3d. (30c.), 5d. (50c.), 6d. (60c.), 10d. (1fr.), 1s. (1.25fr.), 2s. (2.50fr.) and 5s. (6.25fr.), the 1/2d. with vertical crease otherwise chiefly fine with most marginal. Hals & Collas do not record the 2s. and 5s. values. The 3d. and 10d. were issued only with "POSTAGE DUE" overprint. (9) Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Colour Trials, British issue 1d. perforated colour trials (9) in issued, or close to issued, colours on watermarked paper (subsequently gummed) in grey (two shades, one with blunt corner, the other slight perf. faults), black, purple (two shades), brown, black on emerald, purple on blue and green on yellow respectively, also set of nine overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type D16x), fine with gum. (18) Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Colour Trials, French issue 1d. perforated colour trials (8) in issued colours of 10c. (1d.) and (30c. (3d.) to 5f. (4s.) on watermarked paper (subsequently gummed), odd minor perf. imperfection, also set of eleven overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type D16x), fine with gum. (19) Photo. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Specimen Stamps, Postage Due British and French Issue sets of five, each overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type D16x), the 50c. (5d.) with small fault at foot otherwise mainly fine with gum. (10) S.G. D1s-D5s, FD53s-FD57s, cat. £330. (Image1)

New Hebrides: 1925 Dual Currency Definitive Issues: Postage Dues, 1932, two underpaid incoming covers from Indo-China to Port-Vila, one with 2c. and 4/5c. pair cancelled fine Binhthuy Rural Post in blue and showing large "T" with British issue corner marginal 10d. (1f.) affixed, the other from Tinhbien with 1c., showing "T" in triangle with French issue 10c. (2d.) and 30c. (3d.) pairs, both with transit and arrival backstamps, scarce. (Image1)