Coat of Arms - Value Before & After "SKILL" issue, Kingdom of Norway, 1867–1868
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1867–1868
Issuing entity
Kingdom of NorwayThe Coat of Arms - Value Before & After "SKILL" issue comprises 7 postage stamps released by the Kingdom of Norway on 18 June 1867. The StampWorld catalogue lists 7 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 11–15a*), printed in 7 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1Sk greyish black; 2Sk orange; 3Sk violet; 3Sk reddish violet; 4Sk blue; 8Sk carmine pink; 8Sk pink. Sheet size: 100. Perforation: 14½ x 13½. No watermark is recorded. Quantities issued, as recorded: 1Sk 2158000; 2Sk 2166300; 3Sk 1090100; 4Sk 11565600; 8Sk 19987000. 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
- Sheet size
- 100
- Perforation
- 14½ x 13½
Design
- Values and colours
- 1Sk greyish black · 2Sk orange · 3Sk violet · 3Sk reddish violet · 4Sk blue · 8Sk carmine pink · 8Sk pink
Identification
- Issue date
- 18 June 1867
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- D, D1, D2, D3, D4, D5, D6
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 11–15a*
Catalogue references
- StampWorld11–15a*
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.