Bandung Post Office issue, Republic of Indonesia, 1953
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1953
Issuing entity
Republic of IndonesiaThe Bandung Post Office issue comprises 5 postage stamps released by the Republic of Indonesia in 1953. The StampWorld catalogue lists 5 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 131, 132, 133, 134, 135), printed in 5 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 30S bluish green; 35S violet; 40S bluish green; 45S lilac; 50S brown. Design: M. Irot. Engraving: 30S COLOUR RED. Perforation: 12½. 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
- 12½
Design
- Design
- M. Irot
- Engraving
- 30S COLOUR RED
- Values and colours
- 30S bluish green · 35S violet · 40S bluish green · 45S lilac · 50S brown
Identification
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- S, S1, S2, S3, S4
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 131, 132, 133, 134, 135
Catalogue references
- StampWorld131, 132, 133, 134, 135
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.