Stamps ====== August 1, 1945 DA/01 - 10 Pf. brown, grayish paper, economy gum . . . .(10,000) . . 5.--
DA/02 - 25 Pf. blue green, grayish paper, economy gum .(20,000) . . 2.50
DA/03 - 25 Pf. blue, grayish paper, economy gum . . . .(15,000) . . 3.50
DA/04 - 50 Pf. carmine red, grayish paper, economy gum .(10,000) . . 5.--
DA/02a - 25 Pf. blue green, white paper, ungummed . . . . . . . . . . 3.50
DA/03a - 25 Pf. blue, white paper, ungummed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5.--
Nos. 02a and 03a with attached sheet margin inscriptions cannot be confused with stamps from the souvenir sheets and therefore deserve about a 50% premium. Souvenir Sheets =============== Watermarks as seen from the reverse! one stamp September 1, 1945 (50,000 total sheets) DA/S01 - blue w/red center, unwatermarked, perf. 11 . . .(50,000) . . 7.50 DA/S02 - blue w/red center, watermark steps, perf. 11 (25,000)
X. rising watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.50
Y. falling watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15.--
DA/S03 - blue w/red center, watermark steps, imperf. (25,000)
X. rising watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.50
Y. falling watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7.50
DA/S04 - red w/blue center, unwatermarked, perf. 11 . . . (2,500) . . 35.-- DA/S05 - red w/blue center, unwatermarked, imperf. . . . . (2,500) . . 35.-- four stamps October 1, 1945 DA/S06 - sheet of 4 (10 Pf. brown), wmk. steps, perf. 11 (2,500)
X. rising watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.--
Y. falling watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.--
a. chamois paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.--
DA/S07 - sheet of 4 (10 Pf. brown), wmk. steps, imperf. (2,500)
X. rising watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35.--
Y. falling watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.--
a. chamois paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.--
DA/S08 - sheet of 4 (10 Pf. yellow), wmk. steps, perf. 11 (500)
X. rising watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.--
Y. falling watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.--
DA/S09 - sheet of 4 (10 Pf. yellow), wmk. steps, imperf. (500)
X. rising watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.--
Y. falling watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75.--
six stamps November 1, 1945 DA/S10 - sheet of 6, unwatermarked, perf. 11 . . . . . . .(45,000) . . 5.--
a. 25 Pf. green inverted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.--
b. 25 Pf. blue missing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.--
c. 10 Pf. brown, 25 Pf. blue and inscription missing . . . . -.--
DA/S11 - sheet of 6, unwatermarked, imperf. . . . . . . .(45,000) . . 5.--
a. 25 Pf. green inverted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.--
b. 25 Pf. blue missing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.--
DA/S12 - sheet of 6, watermark steps, perf. 11 (5,000)
X. rising watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.--
Y. falling watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.--
a. imperf. horizontally . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.--
DA/S13 - sheet of 6, watermark steps, imperf. (5,000)
X. rising watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.--
Y. falling watermark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.--
a. offset of 75 Pf. orange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -.--
b. albino impression of 25 Pf. green . . . . . . . . . . -.--
DA/S14 - sheet of 6, chamois paper, wmk. DM, perf. 11 (3,000)
W. watermark normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.--
X. watermark reversed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.--
Y. watermark inverted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.--
a. doubled horizontal perfs in middle . . . . . . . . . -.--
Z. watermark inverted and reversed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.--
DA/S15 - sheet of 6, chamois paper, wmk. DM, imperf. (3,000)
W. watermark normal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20.--
X. watermark reversed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30.--
Y. watermark inverted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40.--
Z. watermark inverted and reversed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.--
Watermarks as seen from the reverse! Other Varieties: Shade variations from light to dark are known, particularly
on the green 25 Pf. stamp on S10 and S11.
Embossing on S01-S05: C. normally centered below stamp in scrollwork,
varying distances below stamp
N. embossing omitted Embossing on S10-S15: R. at right just above red cross, varying distances
from bottom margin
L. at left just above red cross, varying distances
from bottom margin
N. embossing omitted
Premiums are warranted for L and N varieties and for embossing significantly displaced from normal placement. |
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