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Saar franc


Name: Saar franc
Defn: 100c=1fr
Symbol: ₣
Code:
Desc: actually French before 1947
Units of money:
centime c 1
franc fr 100

Users of this currency: Saar (396 stamps, 1921-1959)

Denominations used in this currency:
Denom Usages Selected stamps
3c 3   5/21/1921 blgrn&slbl issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Reden mine entrance ovpt=3 cent. oc=red on=issue=1921a-20pf ... 3/1/1922 olgrn&buff issue=1922 dt=scenery (1922) d=aerial lift
5c 3   5/21/1921 brn&prusbl issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Saar river traffic ovpt=5 cent. oc=red on=issue=1921a-25pf ... 3/1/1922 org&blk issue=1922 dt=scenery (1922) d=miner (1922 Saar)
10c 11   5/21/1921 graygrn&brn issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Saar River near Mettlach oc=blk on=issue=1921a-30pf-graygrn&brn ... 11/30/1949 dkbrnvio issue=1949 d=Building craft
15c 8   5/21/1921 ver issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=slag pile oc=blk on=issue=1921a-40pf ... 11/1/1934 grnblk issue=plebiscite 1935 dt=scenery one color d=Saar valley view ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 oc=blk on=issue=1926-15c-grnblk
20c 8   5/21/1921 gray&blk issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=signal bridge oc=blk on=issue=1921a-50pf ... 11/1/1934 brnorg issue=plebiscite 1935 dt=scenery one color d=Saarlouis fortifications ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 oc=blk on=issue=1926-20c
20+20c 2   10/25/1926 dkolgrn issue=1926 semi d=dog leading blind man, 10/1/1927 issue=1927 semi d=Stamp of 1926 overloaded
25c 8   5/21/1921 red&dkbrn issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Benedictine abbey oc=blk on=issue=1921a-60pf ... 11/1/1934 slbl issue=plebiscite 1935 dt=scenery one color d=Village & Abbey Tholey ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 oc=blk on=issue=1926-25c
30c 7   5/21/1921 dpbl issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Old Bridge oc=blk on=issue=1921a-80pf ... 10/1/1949 issue=1949 official d=arms of the Saar Protectorate
40c 7   5/21/1921 ltred&blk issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=aerial lift oc=blk on=issue=1921a-1m ... 11/1/1934 brnlake dt=scenery one color d=Village & Abbey Tholey oc=blk on=1927-50c
40+15c 6   12/22/1929 issue=1929 semi d=The need poverty neglect ... 12/1/1934 blkbrn issue=plebiscite 1935 d="Love" Statue in Saint Louis church Saarbrücken ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 on=issue=1934 semi-40+15c
40+40c 3   10/25/1926 dkbrn issue=1926 semi d=nurse with invalid ... 12/23/1928 blkbrn issue=1928 semi d=The Blind Beggar, by Dyckmans
45c 1   4/9/1925 lakebrn d=Madonna of Blieskastel
50c 8   5/21/1921 brn&dkgrn issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=coalmine shafthead oc=blk on=issue=1921a-1.25m ... 11/1/1934 brnlake issue=plebiscite 1935 dt=scenery one color d=Village & Abbey Tholey ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 oc=blk on=issue=1926-50c
50+20c 1   12/22/1929 dkredorg issue=1929 semi d=The need poverty neglect
50+50c 3   10/25/1926 redorg issue=1926 semi d=children drinking from spring ... 12/23/1928 brnrose issue=1928 semi d=The Blind Beggar, by Dyckmans
60c 9   1930 redorg issue=1927 official dt=scenery one color d=Pit in Saarlouis ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1926-60c ... 4/28/1951 gray issue=1949 d=Beethoven (1951)
60+20c 3   12/20/1932 redorg issue=1932 semi d=Chapel Blieskastel ... 12/1/1934 redorg issue=plebiscite 1935 d="Care" Statue in Saint Louis church Saarbrücken ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 on=issue=1934 semi-60+20c
60+60c 1   6/1/1933 redorg issue=For victims of the explosion of Neunkirchen d=Scene of the Neunkirchen explosion
75c 8   5/21/1921 red&blk issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Saarbruecken City Hall oc=blk on=issue=1921a-2m ... 11/1/1934 viobrn issue=plebiscite 1935 dt=scenery one color d=Saar valley view ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 oc=blk on=issue=1926-75c
80c 1   12/26/1926 orgred issue=1926 dt=scenery one color d=Pit
90c 2   1932 issue=1926 dt=scenery one color d=Saarlouis fortifications, 11/1/1934 issue=plebiscite 1935 dt=scenery one color d=Saarlouis fortifications ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 oc=blk on=issue=1926-90c
1fr 15   5/21/1921 brn&db issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=pottery at Mettlach oc=blk on=issue=1921a-3m ... 1957 grn issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
1+0.50fr 6   12/22/1929 dkbrncar issue=1929 semi d=The need poverty neglect ... 12/1/1934 issue=plebiscite 1935 d="Peace" Statue of Saint Louis church Saarbrücken ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 on=issue=1934 semi-1+0.50fr
1+1fr 1   12/23/1928 dlvio issue=1928 semi d=The Blind Beggar, by Dyckmans
1.50fr 2   12/26/1926 turqbl issue=1926 dt=scenery one color d=Burbach steelworks, 11/1/1934 turqbl issue=plebiscite 1935 dt=scenery one color d=Burbach steelworks ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 oc=blk on=issue=1926-1.50fr-Burbach steelworks
1.50+0.75fr 6   12/22/1929 dkgrnbl issue=1929 semi d=Ste Odile giving drink to a passenger ... 12/1/1934 issue=plebiscite 1935 d="Trust" Statue of Saint Louis church Saarbrücken ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 on=issue=1934 semi-1.50+0.75fr
1.50+1.50fr 3   10/25/1926 bl issue=1926 semi d=maternity nurse holding infant ... 12/23/1928 bl issue=1928 semi d=Almsgiving, by Schiestl
2fr 10   5/21/1921 yel&vio issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=St Ludwig's Cathedral oc=blk on=issue=1921a-5m ... 1957 vio issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
2+1fr 6   12/22/1929 dkbrnred issue=1929 semi d=Ste Odile giving drink to a passenger ... 12/1/1934 issue=plebiscite 1935 d="Welfare" Statue of Saint Louis church Saarbrücken ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 on=issue=1934 semi-2+1fr
2+2fr 1   12/23/1928 redbrn issue=1928 semi d=Almsgiving, by Schiestl
3fr 10   5/21/1921 grn&redbrn issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Presidential Residence,Saarbruecken oc=blk on=issue=1921a-10m ... 1957 orgbrn issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
3+2fr 6   12/22/1929 dkblgrn issue=1929 semi d=Ste Odile giving drink to a passenger ... 12/1/1934 issue=plebiscite 1935 d="Truth" Statue of Saint Louis church Saarbrücken ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 on=issue=1934 semi-3+2fr
3+3fr 2   12/23/1928 dkolgrn issue=1928 semi d=Almsgiving, by Schiestl, 6/1/1933 dkgrn issue=For victims of the explosion of Neunkirchen d=Scene of the Neunkirchen explosion
4fr 3   11/27/1947 ultra issue=1947 in francs d=steel workers oc=blk on=1947-16pf ... 1957 issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
5fr 15   5/21/1921 ultra&red&blk issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Burbach Steelworks, Dillingen oc=blk on=issue=1921a-25m ... 1957 yelol issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
5+2fr 1   10/29/1956 dkgrn issue=Rebuilding of memorials d=Winterberg monument
5+3fr 3   11/15/1954 issue=Social service 1954 dt=paintings (1954) d=Murillo Alley boy with melon ... 12/10/1956 dkultra issue=Social service 1956 dt=paintings (1956) d=Boltraffio La belle ferronniere
5+5fr 5   12/23/1931 dkbrnorg issue=1931 semi b d=The widows mite ... 12/1/1934 issue=plebiscite 1935 d="Elizabeth" Statue ovpt=VOLKSABSTIMMUNG//1935 on=issue=1934 semi-5+5fr
= 5fr+5fr 3   10/12/1948 issue=flood relief ... 1/11/1949 issue=youth hostels d=hikers & Ludweiler Hostel
6fr 6   11/27/1947 brnorg issue=1947 in francs d=steel workers oc=blk on=1947-24pf ... 1957 rose issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
6+4fr 2   10/1/1957 bisbrn&blk issue=welfare 1957 d=miner with lamp, 10/1/1958 issue=1958 semi d=Raffeisen
= 6fr+4fr 2   10/12/1948 issue=flood relief
8fr 1   2/15/1951 brnol issue=1949 d=posthorn & telephone
8fr+2fr 2   12/20/1949 blblk issue=Christmas 1949 d=Miracle of Moses at the rockspring, 11/10/1950 issue=public assistance
9fr 2   11/27/1947 grnol issue=1947 in francs d=harvesting sugar beets oc=blk on=1947-30pf, 4/1/1948 prusbl issue=1948 d=miner (1948 Saar)
10fr 12   4/9/1925 blkbrn d=Madonna of Blieskastel ... 1957 blgray issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
10+5fr 3   11/15/1954 issue=Social service 1954 dt=paintings (1954) d=Bronzino Maria de Medici ... 12/10/1956 issue=Social service 1956 dt=paintings (1956) d=Saskia - by Rembrandt
10fr+7fr 1   1/11/1949 issue=youth hostels
10+8fr 2   12/22/1929 blkbrn issue=1929 semi d=Pit, 1/20/1931 brnorg issue=1931 semi a d=Mother & her children
10+10fr 1   12/23/1928 dkbrn issue=1928 semi d=Charity, by Raphael
12fr 11   10/1/1949 issue=1949 official d=arms of the Saar Protectorate ... 9/13/1958 issue=Europa 1958 d=dove over E
12+3fr 2   7/25/1956 dkblgrn&graygrn issue=Olympics 1956 d=Statue of a winner by Benevent, 10/29/1956 dklil issue=Rebuilding of memorials d=Winterberg monument
= 12fr+3fr 3   12/20/1949 dkgraygrn issue=Christmas 1949 d=Healing of the lame ... 11/3/1951 olgrn issue=Volkshilfe 1951 d=Lepicie The good mother
12+6fr 3   10/1/1957 issue=welfare 1957 d=miner with jackhammer ... 10/1/1958 issue=1958 semi
12fr+8fr 2   10/12/1948 issue=flood relief
14fr 2   11/27/1947 dkviobl issue=1947 in francs d=Mettlach Abbey oc=blk on=1947-60pf, 4/1/1948 dkbrnlil issue=1948 d=foundry
15fr 39   4/2/1949 rosecar issue=Saar University 1st ... 5/6/1959 bl d=Alexander von Humboldt
15+5fr 8   11/3/1952 viobrn issue=Social service 1952 dt=paintings (1952) d="Count Stroganoff as a child" Grenze ... 10/29/1956 dkbrn issue=Rebuilding of memorials d=Winterberg monument
= 15fr+5fr 6   9/25/1949 issue=Horse Day 1949 d=Mare & foal ... 11/3/1951 dkvio issue=Volkshilfe 1951 d=Kampf In front of the theater
15+7fr 6   11/15/1954 issue=Social service 1954 dt=paintings (1954) d=Dietrich Young Baron von Maucler ... 10/1/1958 issue=1958 semi
15fr+15fr 1   4/22/1950 d=stagecoach (1950)
18fr 5   6/16/1951 redcar issue=1949 d=ceramic items ... 1957 issue=Heuss redrawn d=Heuss (1957)
18+7fr 2   11/3/1952 issue=Social service 1952 dt=paintings (1952) d="Christ Child As Shepherd" by Murillo, 11/16/1953 issue=Social service 1953 dt=paintings (1953) d=Rubens Children of the artist
= 18fr+7fr 1   11/3/1951 brncar issue=Volkshilfe 1951
18fr+12fr 2   10/12/1948 issue=flood relief
20fr 6   11/27/1947 dkyelbrn issue=1947 in francs d=Marshal Ney oc=blk on=1947-84pf ... 9/16/1957 issue=united Europe
20+10fr 0  
25fr 7   4/1/1948 brtrd d=Saar sinuosity near Mettlach ... 1957 issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
25fr+10fr 4   12/20/1949 viobl issue=Christmas 1949 d=St. Thomas of Villanueva dividing his cl… ... 4/28/1951 d=mother & child
25fr+15fr 1   9/25/1949 issue=Horse Day 1949
25fr+25fr 1   10/12/1948 dkgraybrn d=flood scene
30fr 7   10/1/1949 issue=1949 official d=arms of the Saar Protectorate ... 9/13/1958 issue=Europa 1958 d=dove over E
30+5fr 1   3/29/1952 dkviobl issue=Olympics 1952 d=Earth hand & laurel
30+10fr 6   3/30/1952 dkultra issue=Stamp exhibition IMOSA d=Riding postman with woman & child ... 10/1/1958 issue=1958 semi
= 30fr+10fr 1   11/3/1951 dkviobl issue=Volkshilfe 1951 d=The Good Samaritan, by Bassano (1951)
35fr 2   1957 issue=Heuss redrawn d=Heuss (1957), 9/16/1957 issue=united Europe
45fr 3   2/15/1951 brnvio issue=1949 d=Der große Stiefel near Rentrisch ... 1957 dkgrayol issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
50fr 6   11/27/1947 dkgraygrn issue=1947 in francs d=Saar River near Mettlach (1947) oc=blk on=1947-1m ... 1957 redbrn issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
50fr+20fr 3   12/20/1949 issue=Christmas 1949 d=Madonna of Blieskastel ... 11/3/1951 viobrn issue=Volkshilfe 1951 d=van Dyck St Martin cuts his coat
60fr 2   6/16/1951 grnol issue=1949 d=Coal-mine Reden & surroundings, 1957 rosered issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
60+20fr 2   1/20/1931 dkorgred issue=1931 semi a d=miner (1931), 12/23/1931 issue=1931 semi b d=Saint Martin
70fr 2   1957 red issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
80fr 2   1957 ol issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
90fr 2   1957 grnblk issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
100fr 4   10/1/1949 issue=1949 official d=arms of the Saar Protectorate ... 1957 brnred issue=Heuss d=Heuss (1957)
200fr 4   4/1/1948 red d=Saar sinuosity near Mettlach ... 1957 issue=Heuss redrawn d=Heuss (1957)
300fr 1   1957 issue=Heuss redrawn d=Heuss (1957)
500fr 1   1953 issue=1952 dt=architecture (1953)

Used by 396 stamps: (See all uses as list)
Saar 5/21/1921 5c brn&prusbl issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Saar river traffic ovpt=5 cent. oc=red on=issue=1921a-25pf
Saar 5/21/1921 5fr ultra&red&blk issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Burbach Steelworks, Dillingen oc=blk on=issue=1921a-25m
Saar 5/21/1921 3fr grn&redbrn issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Presidential Residence,Saarbruecken oc=blk on=issue=1921a-10m
Saar 5/21/1921 2fr yel&vio issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=St Ludwig's Cathedral oc=blk on=issue=1921a-5m
Saar 5/21/1921 1fr brn&db issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=pottery at Mettlach oc=blk on=issue=1921a-3m
Saar 5/21/1921 75c red&blk issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Saarbruecken City Hall oc=blk on=issue=1921a-2m
Saar 5/21/1921 50c brn&dkgrn issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=coalmine shafthead oc=blk on=issue=1921a-1.25m
Saar 5/21/1921 40c ltred&blk issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=aerial lift oc=blk on=issue=1921a-1m
Saar 5/21/1921 25c red&dkbrn issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Benedictine abbey oc=blk on=issue=1921a-60pf
Saar 5/21/1921 20c gray&blk issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=signal bridge oc=blk on=issue=1921a-50pf
Saar 5/21/1921 15c ver issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=slag pile oc=blk on=issue=1921a-40pf
Saar 5/21/1921 10c olgrn&brn issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Saar River near Mettlach oc=blk on=issue=1921a-30pf-olgrn&brn
Saar 5/21/1921 10c graygrn&brn issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Saar River near Mettlach oc=blk on=issue=1921a-30pf-graygrn&brn
Saar 5/21/1921 3c blgrn&slbl issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Reden mine entrance ovpt=3 cent. oc=red on=issue=1921a-20pf
Saar 5/21/1921 30c dpbl issue=1921b dt=scenery (1921) d=Old Bridge oc=blk on=issue=1921a-80pf
Saar official 1922 75c dpgrn&straw issue=1922 official dt=scenery (1922) ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1922-75c-dpgrn&straw
Saar official 1922 5c org&blk issue=1922 official dt=scenery (1922) d=miner (1922 Saar) ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1922-5c
Saar official 1922 20c dkbl&yel issue=1922 official dt=scenery (1922) d=Saarbruecken City Hall ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1922-20c-dkbl&yel
Saar official 1922 3c olgrn&buff issue=1922 official dt=scenery (1922) d=aerial lift ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1922-3c
Saar official 1922 30c issue=1922 official dt=scenery (1922) ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1922-30c
Saar official 1922 50c dkultra<graygrn issue=1922 official dt=scenery (1922) ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1922-50c
Saar official 1922 40c dkredbrn&dlyel issue=1922 official dt=scenery (1922) ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1922-40c
Saar official 1922 25c red&yel issue=1922 official dt=scenery (1922) ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1922-25c-red&yel
Saar official 1922 10c grn issue=1922 official dt=scenery (1922) d=Old Bridge ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1922-10c
Saar official 1922 15c brn issue=1922 official dt=scenery (1922) d=aerial lift ovpt=DIENSTMARKE oc=blk on=issue=1922-15c-brn
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Saar semipostal 10/1/1957 6+4fr bisbrn&blk issue=welfare 1957 d=miner with lamp wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar semipostal 10/1/1957 12+6fr issue=welfare 1957 d=miner with jackhammer wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar semipostal 10/1/1957 15+7fr issue=welfare 1957 d=miner with conveyor wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar semipostal 10/1/1957 30+10fr issue=welfare 1957 d=miner with Tram at elevator wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 10/5/1957 15fr dprose&blk issue=International Letter Writing Week 1957 d=two carrier pigeons wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 1/9/1958 12fr issue=Busch death 50th wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 1/9/1958 15fr issue=Busch death 50th wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 3/5/1958 15fr issue=prevent forest fires
Saar 3/18/1958 12fr d=Rudolf Diesel (1958) wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar semipostal 4/1/1958 12+6fr d=The Fox who Stole the Goose wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar semipostal 4/1/1958 15+7fr d=A Hunter from the Palatine wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 4/10/1958 15fr issue=Saarmesse 1958 wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 6/14/1958 15fr issue=Homburg 400th wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 7/21/1958 12fr issue=Turners 150th wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 8/29/1958 12fr issue=Schulze-Delitzsch 150th d=Schulze-Delitzsch wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 9/13/1958 12fr issue=Europa 1958 d=dove over E wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 9/13/1958 30fr issue=Europa 1958 d=dove over E wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar semipostal 10/1/1958 6+4fr issue=1958 semi d=Raffeisen wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar semipostal 10/1/1958 12+6fr issue=1958 semi wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar semipostal 10/1/1958 15+7fr issue=1958 semi wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar semipostal 10/1/1958 30+10fr issue=1958 semi wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 3/6/1959 15fr issue=Fugger 500th
Saar 4/1/1959 15fr issue=Greater Saarbrucken 50th wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 4/1/1959 15fr issue=Saarmesse 1959 d=hands holding merchandise wmk=DBP & rosettes
Saar 5/6/1959 15fr bl d=Alexander von Humboldt wmk=DBP & rosettes

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