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Charity - Fruits issue, Republic of Indonesia, 1961

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1961

Issuing entity

Republic of Indonesia

The Charity - Fruits issue comprises 3 postage stamps released by the Republic of Indonesia on 20 December 1961. The StampWorld catalogue lists 3 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 361, 362, 363), printed in 3 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 20+10 S multicoloured; 75+25 S multicoloured; 3+1 R multicoloured. Catalogue notes on individual values: 20+10 S: Ananas comosus; 75+25 S: Garcinia mangostana; 3+1 R: Nephelium lappaceum. Design: Soeroso, K. Risman Suplanto & Kartono. Perforation: 12½ x 13½. 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 x 13½

Design

Design
Soeroso, K. Risman Suplanto & Kartono
Values and colours
20+10 S multicoloured · 75+25 S multicoloured · 3+1 R multicoloured

Identification

Issue date
20 December 1961
Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
LS, LT, LU
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 361, 362, 363

Catalogue references

Research required

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