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Postage stamps and philately of Cameroon
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Some new (unlisted) perforation variants on stamps of Cameroon
This week's post is pretty short and simple, but hopefully useful to some. Below are some unlisted perforation variants from Cameroon. I don't think any of these are rare, as I've found them all simply by going through duplicates. Sadly stamp catalogue listings are nothing more than a very rough guide for less popular countries such as Cameroon, and one can make new discoveries somewhat easily by consistently checking every incoming stamp.
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Unlisted variants on Cameroon fruit definitive stamps
Moving further with last weeks topics, it's time to hit another French (and English) speaking African country: Cameroon. Like the last time, these stamps originate from the 1960s and are mostly found with CTO cancellation. As such likely nobody has ever bothered to give a proper look before now.
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