Helvetia — New Design — Value in Corners — White Paper issue, Switzerland, 1862
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1862
Issuing entity
SwitzerlandThe Helvetia — New Design — Value in Corners — White Paper issue is a set of postage stamps released in Switzerland on 1 October 1862. The StampWorld catalogue lists 10 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 19–19‑27).
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 2(C) grey; 3(C) greyish black; 5(C) brownish; 10(C) blue; 20(C) orange; 30(C) cinnabar; 40(C) green; 60(C) bronce; 1Fr golden. Perforation: 11¾. Watermark: type 1 in the StampWorld watermark list. Sheet size: 50. The illustration shows one stamp from the issue, from Wikimedia Commons (Sitzende Helvetia 5 Rp. braun (1862).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
- 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
- StampWorld type 1
- Sheet size
- 50
- Perforation
- 11¾
Design
- Values and colours
- 2(C) grey · 3(C) greyish black · 5(C) brownish · 10(C) blue · 20(C) orange · 30(C) cinnabar · 40(C) green · 60(C) bronce · 1Fr golden
Identification
- Issue date
- 1 October 1862
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 19–19‑27
Catalogue references
- StampWorld19–19‑27
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.