1st Anniversary of Independence issue, Republic of Latvia, 1919
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1919
Issuing entity
Republic of LatviaThe 1st Anniversary of Independence issue comprises 2 postage stamps released by the Republic of Latvia on 18 November 1919. The StampWorld catalogue lists 2 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 20, 20A), printed in 2 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 10K brown/red; 10K brown/red. Catalogue notes on individual values: 10K: Wove paper; 10K: Laid paper. Design: Rihards Zariņš. Perforation: 11½. 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
- 1
- 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
- 11½
Design
- Design
- Rihards Zariņš
- Values and colours
- 10K brown/red · 10K brown/red
Identification
- Issue date
- 18 November 1919
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- D, D1
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 20, 20A
Catalogue references
- StampWorld20, 20A
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.