King Carol I 

King Carol I
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King Carol I

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1226371
Area
Stamps
Title
King Carol I
Face value
15
Country / area
Romania
Year
1889
Month
10
Day
14
Issue group
1889 King Carol I
Order Number in Issue
5
Basic colour
Brown
Exact colour
Red brown
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Heads of State, Kings
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Carol I of Romania (1839-1914)
Item subject
Michel number
74
Yvert number
74
Scott number
92
Stanley Gibbons number
220 226 232
Romfilatelia number
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
ANY Biztonsági Nyomda (2013-)
Perforation
Watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
Dry imprint of Coat of Arms on the reverse side. Glassy hard paper. This item is known in the catalogues as one of the following numbers: Michel: 74 red-brown (line perforation 11½ or 13½ or 11½: 13½ or 13½: 11½); Yvert & Tellier: 74 red-brown (perforation 13½ or 11½ or 11½: 13½); Stanley Gibbons: chestnut 220 (perforation 13½) or 226 (perforation 11½) or 232 (perforation 11½: 13 ½ or 13½: 11½); CMR: 74 brown-red (line perforation 13½ or 11½) or chocolate brown (line perforation 13½) or dark bistre (line perforation 11½ or 11½:13½).