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Vesak issue, Sri Lanka, 1991

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1991

Issuing entity

Sri Lanka

The Vesak issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by Sri Lanka on 17 May 1991. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 525, 526, 527, 528), printed in 4 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: 0.75(R) multicoloured; 1.00(R) multicoloured; 2.00(R) multicoloured; 11.00(R) multicoloured. Perforation: 11¾ x 12¼. No watermark is recorded. The illustration reproduces StampWorld's catalogue image of this issue. 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
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Photograph views
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Catalogue references
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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
None recorded
Perforation
11¾ x 12¼

Design

Values and colours
0.75(R) multicoloured · 1.00(R) multicoloured · 2.00(R) multicoloured · 11.00(R) multicoloured

Identification

Issue date
17 May 1991
Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
SQ, SR, SS, ST
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 525, 526, 527, 528

Catalogue references

Research required

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