Lion rampant 

Lion rampant
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Lion rampant

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1328783
Area
Stamps
Title
Lion rampant
Face value
15#25
Country / area
Bulgaria
Year
1884
Month
Day
Issue group
1884 Lion rampant [with overprint]
Order Number in Issue
3
Basic colour
Blue, Red
Exact colour
Blue, Light blue
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Heraldic animals, Heraldry
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
23
Yvert number
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
Designer/Engraver
Kepler, Franz Mikhailovich, Kirkov, Georgy Yakovlev (1848-1929)
Printing office
Perforation
Comb perforation 14½ : 15
Watermark
Waves and Cyrillic letters
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Coated paper (Chalky, Enamel, Gloss)
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
This item is known in the catalogues as one of the following numbers: Michel: 23 I (red surcharge in typography) or 23 II (red surcharge in lithography); Yvert & Tellier: 27 (surcharge red or carmine in typography) or 27a (surcharge red or carmine in lithography); Stanley Gibbons: 44 (surcharge carmine in typography) or 44a (surcharge inverted) or 45 (surcharge vermilion in lithography).