Giraffe - New Design & Perforation issue, Tanganyika, 1922–1925
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1922–1925
Issuing entity
TanganyikaThe Giraffe - New Design & Perforation issue comprises 6 postage stamps released by Tanganyika in 1922–1925. The StampWorld catalogue lists 6 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 44–49), printed in 6 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: 1Sh green/black; 2Sh dark purple/black; 3Sh black; 5Sh carmine/black; 10Sh dark blue/black; 1£ orange/black. Perforation: 14. Watermark: 4. 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
- Perforation
- 14
- Watermark (StampWorld type no.)
- 4
Design
- Values and colours
- 1Sh green/black · 2Sh dark purple/black · 3Sh black · 5Sh carmine/black · 10Sh dark blue/black · 1£ orange/black
Identification
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- G, G1, G2, G3, G4, G5
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 44–49
Catalogue references
- StampWorld44–49
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.