Newspaper Stamp issue, Angola, 1893
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1893
Issuing entity
AngolaThe Newspaper Stamp issue comprises 3 postage stamps released by Angola on 3 July 1893. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 24, 24A, 24B), printed in 3 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2½R purple brown; 2½R purple brown; 2½R purple brown. Catalogue notes on individual values: 2½R: Perf: 11½; 2½R: Perf: 12½; 2½R: Perf: 13½. Perforation: Different. 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
- 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
- Different
Design
- Values and colours
- 2½R purple brown · 2½R purple brown · 2½R purple brown
Identification
- Issue date
- 3 July 1893
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- C, C1, C2
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 24, 24A, 24B
Catalogue references
- StampWorld24, 24A, 24B
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.