Children's Day issue, Afghanistan, 1961
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1961
Issuing entity
AfghanistanThe Children's Day issue is a single postage stamp released in Afghanistan on 6 July 1961. The StampWorld catalogue lists 1 stamp in the issue (StampWorld number 553).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 150P multicoloured. Catalogue notes on individual values: Minisheet (110 x 65mm). Perforation: 13½ x 14¼. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Stamp of Afghanistan - 1961 - Colnect 486090 - Children Skating.jpeg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. Identification note: compare the value, colour and perforation together; shades, perforation varieties and later printings are not separated in this entry. Details follow the StampWorld catalogue page; they have not been checked against the issuing postal administration's records.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 2
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 1
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Physical characteristics
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- 13½ x 14¼
Design
- Values and colours
- 150P multicoloured
Identification
- Issue date
- 6 July 1961
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 553
Catalogue references
- StampWorld553
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.