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Resplendent Quetzal - Inscription "CORREOS DE GUATEMALA" issue, Guatemala, 1879

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1879

Issuing entity

Guatemala

The Resplendent Quetzal - Inscription "CORREOS DE GUATEMALA" issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by Guatemala in 1879. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 15, 16), printed in 2 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: ¼R brown/green; 1R black/green. Catalogue notes on individual values: ¼R: Pharomachrus mocinno; 1R: Pharomachrus mocinno. Perforation: 12. 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
12

Design

Values and colours
¼R brown/green · 1R black/green

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
H, H1
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 15, 16

Catalogue references

Research required

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