Conch Shell 

Conch Shell
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Conch Shell

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1966803
Area
Stamps
Title
Conch Shell
Face value
1
Country / area
India - Travancore
Year
1911
Month
08
Day
16
Issue group
1911 Shell [with type I imprint].
Order Number in Issue group
5
Usage
Official
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Blue, Red
Exact colour
Chalky blue, Red
Theme / topic
Heraldry
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
3
Yvert number
2
Scott number
1
Stanley Gibbons number
O5
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Stamp Manufactory [Trivandrum/India]
Perforation
12
Watermark
Conch shell
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
Red overprint, type I with rounded O (13 mm wide). Watermark type 3 cfr. Background information watermark/series