France - A closer look at the Bordeaux Issue - 10c

1870 Scott 42 10c bister/yellowish  "Ceres"

Bordeaux Issue; Lithographed; Type A; "deep bister" 

Into the Deep Blue

The lithographic Bordeaux issue 10c bister/yellowish "Ceres" should be recognizable, when compared to the typographic similar "Ceres" stamps, as the crude horizontal necklines are a good sign.

For review, check out the previous posts...

France- A closer look at the Bordeaux Issue - Introduction, 1c, 2c

France - A closer look at the Bordeaux Issue - 4c,5c

1870 Scott 42 10c bister/yellowish  "Ceres"

Bordeaux Issue;: Lithographed; Type A; "deep bister" 

The Scott catalogue, however, divides the 10c denomination into "Type A" and "Type B", This corresponds to the "Report 1" and "Report 2" of the Maury catalogue. Recall that, although the printing sheets were 300 stamps, a sub block plate of 15 cliches was used, and repeated 20 times. Two of these sub block plates (Report 1 & Report 2) can be recognized by certain signs.

1870 Scott 42 10c bister/yellowish  "Ceres"

Close-up: Type A; "deep bister" 

For Type A (Report 1), the sign for Type A consists of "The inner frame lines are of the same thickness as all the other frame lines". Note here the inner frame line (enclosing the wavy vertical railway track lines) is approximately the same thickness as the outer frame line. The CV for Type A 10c bister/yellowish is $60, while Type B is $90. 

Colors also are a factor, as "Type A" is often found in "deep bister".

1870 Scott 42 10c bister/yellowish  "Ceres"

Bordeaux Issue; Type A; "rouge?"

This is another example of "type A", and may be a bister-rouge color, which can be found with "Type A" stamps.

1870 Scott 42 10c bister/yellowish  "Ceres"

Bordeaux Issue; Type A; "bister-brown" 

This color is definitely "bister-brown", which Maurey lists for "Report 1" (Type A) stamps as a known color.

1870 Scott 42a 10c bister/yellowish  "Ceres"

Bordeaux Issue; Type B; "bister-yellow" 

Now, let's look at a "Type B" (Report 2) stamp. Note the color is "bister-yellow", which is the most common color found for "Type B' stamps.

1870 Scott 42a 10c bister/yellowish  "Ceres"

Close-up: Type B; "bister-yellow" 

For Type B (Report 2), "The inner frame lines are much thicker than the others". Note how thick the inner line (enclosing the wavy vertical railroad track lines) is here.

1870 Scott 42a 10c bister/yellowish  "Ceres"

Bordeaux Issue; Type B; "bister-yellow" 

Another example of Type B.

1870 Scott 42a 10c bister/yellowish  "Ceres"

Bordeaux Issue; Type B; "bister-orange" 

A "Type B" stamp. The color may be "bister-orange", which is listed for Report 2 (Type B) as a known color in Maurey.

O.K., we are done with showing the Bordeaux 10c stamp.

For completeness sake, let's mention or show the other 10c "Ceres" stamps.

First, remember that the France Scott 1 1850 Typographic Scott 1 is also a 10c bister/yellowish. 

France 3 (Clsp)

I don't have a copy of France 1, but the face markings would be similar to the above France Scott 3 20c black/yellowish. Note the discrete dots making up the horizontal neck markings.

1870 Scott 54 10c bister/yellowish "Ceres"

Typographed, Perf 14 X 13 1/2

Then, the perforated typographic 1870 issue also has a 10c bister/yellowish (Scott 54).

To complicate further, the French Colonies general issue 1871 Scott 9 10c bister/yellowish is imperforate. This stamp could be mistaken for the imperforate 1850 issue. One should look at paper and color hue to help distinguish, and especially French Colonies postmarks.

1873 Scott 55 10c bister/rose  "Ceres"

Typographed, Perf 14 X 13 1/2

There is also a bister/rose 10c for the 1870-73 typographic perforated French issue. 

Imperforate Typographic French Colonies General Issue

1876 Scott 20 10c bister/rose, "Guadel(oupe) Cancel

Similarly, there is an imperforate French Colonies 10c bister/rose. Note the Guadel(oupe) postmark, which shows a French Colonies use.  In addition, here, the "10c" numeral is larger.

1870 Scott 42 10c bister/yellowish  "Ceres"

Bordeaux Issue; Lithographed; Type A; "deep bister"

Out of the Blue

I hope you enjoyed the show/tell for the Type A/Type B Bordeaux 10c, as well as illustration of other "Ceres" 10c French stamps.

Comments appreciated!