Eagle 

Eagle
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Eagle

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1649691
Area
Stamps
Title
Eagle
Face value
25
Country / area
German colonies - German Southwest-Africa
Year
1897
Month
Day
Issue group
1897 Crown/Eagle
Order Number in Issue
5
Basic colour
Orange
Exact colour
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Heraldry
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Reichsadler im Kreis
Michel number
I
Yvert number
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
Designer/Engraver
Schilling
Printing office
Perforation
13½ : 14¼
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details

Stems from stocks sold in Berlin. Officially not issued in South West Africa. However, they did end up in postal traffic. Imprint in 3 words, Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika.

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