A catalogue for advanced collectors of postage stamps, stamped envelopes and wrappers; (1890)
Collin, Henry, Calman, Henry L, Scott Stamp and Coin Company, Inc · New York : The Scott Stamp and Coin Co., Limited · leaf 6
in black, 171 5c “ (1887 issue) 172 IOC orange. I® Perforated 14. 173 IOC “ (1887 issue) 177 ic brown 174 40c blue 178 2c dark green Varieties: OFICAL instead of OFICIAL. 179 IOC red brown 175 5c purple (1887 issue) 1 76 40c blue 2“ Perforated 15. 180 sc orange 1889. 181 20c sea green Regular… … All the forgeries of the first issue, that we know of, are lithographed, while the genuine stamps are steel engraved, making it quite easy to distinguish them. Very soon after the appearance of the stamps of 1883, an Englishman, named Ross, purchased all the remainder of the stamps remaining in the…
Postage stamps · Covers (Philately)
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