Women's Day issue, Afghanistan, 1961
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1961
Issuing entity
AfghanistanThe Women's Day issue is a set of postage stamps released in Afghanistan on 23 July 1961. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 561–561‑562).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 50P red/brownish black; 175P bluish green/purple. Catalogue notes on individual values: Minisheet (105 x 75mm). Perforation: 14¼ x 13½. No watermark is recorded. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Stamp of Afghanistan - 1961 - Colnect 670471 - Women s Day.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
- 14¼ x 13½
Design
- Values and colours
- 50P red/brownish black · 175P bluish green/purple
Identification
- Issue date
- 23 July 1961
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 561–561‑562
Catalogue references
- StampWorld561–561‑562
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.