Eagle - Value in "REAL" issue, Venezuela, 1863
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1863
Issuing entity
VenezuelaThe Eagle - Value in "REAL" issue comprises 4 postage stamps released by Venezuela on 1 November 1863. The StampWorld catalogue lists 4 stamps in the issue (StampWorld numbers 11, 12, 12a*, 13), printed in 4 design types.
Values and colours recorded for the issue: ½R orange yellow; 1R blue; 1R dull blue; 2R green. Engraving: Francisco Hernandez, Caracas. Perforation: Imperforated. No watermark is recorded. Quantities issued, as recorded: ½R 250000; 1R 200.000; 1R 200000; 2R 150.000. 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
- Perforation
- Imperforated
Design
- Engraving
- Francisco Hernandez, Caracas
- Values and colours
- ½R orange yellow · 1R blue · 1R dull blue · 2R green
Identification
- Issue date
- 1 November 1863
- Distinguishing features
- Value, colour and perforation together
- Design types (StampWorld)
- C, C1, C2, C3
- Catalogue numbers to match
- StampWorld 11, 12, 12a*, 13
Catalogue references
- StampWorld11, 12, 12a*, 13
Research required
- Confirm values, perforations and printings against Stanley Gibbons, Scott or Michel.