"Return of Peace" issue, Algeria, 1963
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1963
Issuing entity
AlgeriaThe "Return of Peace" issue comprises 8 postage stamps released by Algeria on 6 January 1963. The StampWorld catalogue lists 8 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 395–402), printed in 8 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 0.05Fr multicoloured; 0.10Fr multicoloured; 0.25Fr multicoloured; 0.95Fr multicoloured; 1.00Fr multicoloured; 2.00Fr multicoloured; 5.00Fr multicoloured; 10.00Fr multicoloured. Perforation: 12½. No watermark is recorded. Quantities issued, as recorded: 0.05Fr 5.275.000; 0.10Fr 9.100.000; 0.25Fr 50.800.000; 0.95Fr 5.025.000; 1.00Fr 4.650.000; 2.00Fr 1.500.000; 5.00Fr 400.000; 10.00Fr 240.000.
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
- Values and colours
- 0.05Fr multicoloured · 0.10Fr multicoloured · 0.25Fr multicoloured · 0.95Fr multicoloured · 1.00Fr multicoloured · 2.00Fr multicoloured · 5.00Fr multicoloured · 10.00Fr multicoloured
Identification
- Issue date
- 6 January 1963
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- FP, FP1, FP2, FP3, FQ, FQ1, FQ2, FQ3
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 395–402
Catalogue references
- StampWorld395–402
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.