Picasso pigeon 

Picasso pigeon
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Picasso pigeon

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
2285069
Area
Stamps
Title
Picasso pigeon
Face value
800
Country / area
China - People's Republic
Year
1951
Month
Day
Issue group
1951 Wereldvrede
Order Number in Issue
2
Basic colour
Blue, Green
Exact colour
Blue green
Usage
Postage
Type
Perforation variety, Type variety
Theme / topic
Birds, Peace doves, Pigeons, Triangular stamps
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Picasso, Pablo (1881-1973)
Item subject
Vredesduif; ets van Pablo Picasso (1881-1974)
Michel number
114 II
Yvert number
905
Scott number
109
Stanley Gibbons number
Yang number
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Perforation
Line perforation 14
Watermark
Luminescence
Printing technique
Steel engraving
Paper
Gum
Without gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
original 12.5 perf., reprints 14 perf. After currency revaluation on March 1st 1955 reprints where prepared and put on sale to supply stocks of exhausted issues for collectors. Minor differences in design or paper distinquish the reprints