Allegory 

Allegory
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Allegory

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
256029
Area
Stamps
Title
Allegory
Face value
12½
Country / area
Luxembourg
Year
1882
Month
Day
Issue group
1882 Allegory
Order Number in Issue group
6
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Blue
Exact colour
Slate-blue
Theme / topic
Agriculture, Heraldry, Trade
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
50
Yvert number
52
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
86
Designer/Engraver
Marc, A., Mouchon, Louis-Eugène [1843-1914]
Printing office
Joh. Enschedé
Perforation type
Perforated
Number of teeth per 20 mm
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
This item is known in the catalogues as one of the following numbers: Michel: 50 A (perforation 12½: 12) or 50 B (perforation 13½) or 50 C (perforation 11½: 12) or 50 D (perforation 12½); Yvert&Tellier: 52 (perforation 13½ or 12½ or 12½: 12 or 11½: 12) or imperforate; Stanley Gibbons: 86 (perforation 13½) or 86a (perforation 12½: 12) or 86b (perforation 11½: 12) or 86c (perforation 12½); Prifix: 52 (perforation 12½: 12 or 11½: 12 or 12½ or 13½).