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Heraldic Lion - Dull Colors issue, Tibet, 1912

DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.

Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1912

Issuing entity

Tibet

The Heraldic Lion - Dull Colors issue comprises 15 postage stamps released by Tibet in 1912. The StampWorld catalogue lists 15 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 1–6b*), printed in 15 design types.

Values and colours recorded for the issue: ⅙T green; ⅙T yellowish green; ⅙T emerald green; ⅓T blue; ⅓T ultramarine; ⅓T dark blue; ½T violet; ⅔T carmine red; ⅔T carmine red; ⅔T rose; 1T orange red; 1T salmon; 1S greyish green; 1S salmon; 1S carmine red. Catalogue notes on individual values: ⅔T: "POTSAGE"; 1S: 1950; 1S: 1950; 1S: 1950. Sheet size: 12. Perforation: Imperforated. 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
Sheet size
12
Perforation
Imperforated

Design

Values and colours
⅙T green · ⅙T yellowish green · ⅙T emerald green · ⅓T blue · ⅓T ultramarine · ⅓T dark blue · ½T violet · ⅔T carmine red · ⅔T carmine red · ⅔T rose · 1T orange red · 1T salmon · 1S greyish green · 1S salmon · 1S carmine red

Identification

Distinguishing features
Value, colour and perforation together
Design types (StampWorld)
A, A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, A8, A9, A10, A11
Catalogue numbers to match
StampWorld 1–6b*

Catalogue references

Research required

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