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Newfoundland Issue, Newfoundland, 1932

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1932

The Newfoundland Issue issue is a set of postage stamps released in Newfoundland on 1 January 1932. The StampWorld catalogue lists 26 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 180–180‑191).

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1C green; 1C green; 2C carmine; 2C carmine; 3C orange brown; 3C orange brown; 3C orange brown; 4C purple; 5C brownish purple; 6C light blue; 10C greyish black; 10C greyish black; 14C black; 14C black; 15C reddish purple; 15C reddish purple; 15C reddish purple; 20C olive green; 20C olive green; 20C olive green; 25C grey; 25C grey; 25C grey; 30C ultramarine and further values.

Catalogue notes on individual values: Perf: 13; Perf: 14; Perf: 12½; Set   (* Stamp not included in this set). Perforation: 13½. Watermark: type 1 in the StampWorld watermark list. Engraving or printing is credited to Alfred James Downey. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Newfoundland KGV 1932 issue-2c.jpg), matched to the issue by year, country and design and checked by eye. 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

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Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.

Physical characteristics

Watermark
StampWorld type 1
Perforation
13½

Technical characteristics

Engraving or printing
Alfred James Downey

Design

Values and colours
1C green · 1C green · 2C carmine · 2C carmine · 3C orange brown · 3C orange brown · 3C orange brown · 4C purple · 5C brownish purple · 6C light blue · 10C greyish black · 10C greyish black · 14C black · 14C black · 15C reddish purple · 15C reddish purple · 15C reddish purple · 20C olive green · 20C olive green · 20C olive green · 25C grey · 25C grey · 25C grey · 30C ultramarine · 30C ultramarine

Identification

Issue date
1 January 1932
Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 180–180‑191

Catalogue references

Research required

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