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Austrian Postage Stamps Handstamped in Black and Red issue, Albania, 1919

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1919

Issuing entity

Albania

The Austrian Postage Stamps Handstamped in Black and Red issue comprises 7 postage stamps released by Albania in 1919. The StampWorld catalogue lists 7 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 62–67), printed in 7 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2/2Q/H brown; 5/16Q/H green; 10/8Q/H rose; 25/64Q/H blue; 25/64Q/H blue; 50/32Q/H violet; 1/1.28Fr yellow/blue. Catalogue notes on individual values: 25/64Q/H: Small eagle; 25/64Q/H: Large eagle. Design: Zef Dajçi. Perforation: 12½. No watermark is recorded. The photographs come from Wikimedia Commons and show stamps of this issue; each is credited individually. 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
2
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
12½

Design

Design
Zef Dajçi
Values and colours
2/2Q/H brown · 5/16Q/H green · 10/8Q/H rose · 25/64Q/H blue · 25/64Q/H blue · 50/32Q/H violet · 1/1.28Fr yellow/blue

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
K, K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K6
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 62–67

Catalogue references

Research required

  • Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.
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