The three carmine & rose Chiffre d'Affairs high-denomination revenues

Courtesy of Martien Zwitserloot

Of the set of 25 chiffre d'affaires revenues listed by Barefoot, 16 are the low values printed in blue and light blue (5c to 5F), 6 are the intermediate values printed in orange (10F to 80F), and 3 are the high values printed in carmine and rose (100F, 200F, and 500F).  As the three high denominations are seldom seen, we show them here.

Barefoot incorrectly lists the dates of issue as "1926/8."  The pen cancels above are dated 14 and 15 November 1922.  Examples in my collection show cancels as early as October 1922.  The dates of these cancels are consistent with the date of the implementing decree, which was published in Mémorial on 2 September 1922.  The decree provides details of the many products that were subject to the chiffre d'affaires tax.

What we do not know is when these stamps could no longer be used.  Likewise, nothing has been reported about varieties of paper, color, or perforation (or whether denominations not listed in Barefoot's catalog exist).  Help us learn more about these stamps!

If you have all three of these beautifully executed high-denomination revenues in your collection, you are very lucky, indeed!