Universal Postal Union  

Universal Postal Union - Image 1
Universal Postal Union - Image 2
Universal Postal Union - Image 3
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
2446799
Area
Stamps
Title
Universal Postal Union
Face value
25
Country / area
Switzerland
Year
1900
Month
07
Day
12
Issue group
1900 Universal Postal Union [plate II]
Order Number in Issue group
3
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Blue
Exact colour
Theme / topic
Anniversary, Globe, Postal service, Postal unions, Universal Postal Union (UPU)
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
73 II
Yvert number
88
Scott number
100
Stanley Gibbons number
190
Zumstein number
79 B
Designer/Engraver
Florian, Frédéric [1858-1926], Grasset, Eugène [1845-1917]
Printing office
Max Girardet
Perforation type
Comb perforation
Number of teeth per 20 mm
11½
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Steel engraving
Paper
Gum
Print run
4.144.000
Dimensions / diameter
Details
Plate II: - stamp width above perforation: 23 mm; - hyphen between 1875 and 1900 with shoot downwards at the right side (cfr. Image 2). Control mark at the back: Impression of a dry stamp with small cross in oval made of two lines close to each other (cfr. Image 3).