1863 & 1866. 2 Grote. Red, orange. Genuine Lithographed, on thin, porous, soft, white wove paper, perqe en scie, or machine-perforated 13, according to the date of issue. The quatrefoil, punched out of the center of the handle of the key, is dark. The point of the key does not touch the outline of the […]
1870. 100 Reis, Lilac. Genuine Engraved in epargne; perf. 13. The crown in center is very well done, and all the pearls on the arches of the crown can be easily counted. Beginning with the right-hand branch, the numbers are 9, 10, 5, 10, 9. The cross on the top is not so wide as […]
Postmark no. 14 of 25 in use in Togo. LOME TOGOGEBIET. In use from 1. March 1890 – 6. August 1914. Seen on the following stamps (Michel no.): V. 37 (Vorläufer) V. 39 – 51 (Vorläufer) Togo 1 – 19 Togo 21 & 22 Source: Die Postwertzeichen und Entwertungen der Deutschen Postanstalten in den Schutzgebieten […]
1862. 1S., Green. Genuine Typographed, on slightly glace paper; perf. 14, watermarked CC and crown. This stamp, though not particularly striking, is very carefully engraved. The face is shaded almost all over; there being but a small white spot at the corner of the nose, and a small blank space at the top of the […]
This cancellation was used by Fournier: BERAT 18-8-1913 SHOIPENIE
1873. 1 Peso, Rose. This is not a bad-looking stamp although it is lithographed, and it is certainly far superior to the older issues, which look so much like forgeries. The forgers have copied it pretty well, but there are a few discrepancies between the genuine and the forged which will enable the reader to […]
1843. 30, 60 & 90 Reis. These stamps have always been rather uncommon, especially the 90 Reis; but the forgeries are to be seen everywhere, and I suppose there are few of my readers who cannot remember having been taken in by them, before arriving at what I call “years of suspicion”. From the comparative […]
1873. 2, 3, 4, 8 & 16 Skilling. Officials: 4 & 8 Skilling. Genuine Engraved in épargne, watermarked with a crown; perf. 12 1/2 for the 3, 4, and 16 sk., and 13 1/2 for the others. I don’t know the reason for the two perforations. The 4 skill., unofficial, looks exceedingly like a lithograph. […]
Postmark no. 12 of 36 in use in China. PEKING DEUTSCHE POST. In use from 14. November 1900 – 15. March 1917. In November 1900 the colour is violet-black. Seen on the following stamps (Michel no.): V. 37 (Vorläufer) V. 45 – 51 (Vorläufer) China 1 -6 China 8 – 47 Kiautschou 5 – 17 […]
1843. 6 Rappen. Of this stamp there are no fewer than six types, all very puzzling to the unlearned. These types differ from each other in the position of the lines forming the oblique black network, and in the size and spacing of the letters of ZURICH. The forgers have chosen Type II. for imitation. […]