Lion - New Design. Dull Colors - Thin White Paper issue, Tibet, 1933–1959
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1933–1959
Issuing entity
TibetThe Lion - New Design. Dull Colors - Thin White Paper issue comprises 5 postage stamps released by Tibet in 1933–1959. The StampWorld catalogue lists 5 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 16, 17, 18, 19, 20), printed in 5 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: ½T yellowish orange; ⅔T prussian blue; 1T rose carmine; 2T red; 4T emerald green. Perforation: Pin 6-15. 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
- 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
- Watermark
- None recorded
- Perforation
- Pin 6-15
Design
- Values and colours
- ½T yellowish orange · ⅔T prussian blue · 1T rose carmine · 2T red · 4T emerald green
Identification
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- D, D1, D2, D3, D4
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Catalogue references
- StampWorld16, 17, 18, 19, 20
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.