Double-headed Eagle 

Double-headed Eagle
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Double-headed Eagle

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
256665
Area
Stamps
Title
Double-headed Eagle
Face value
20
Country / area
Austria
Year
1883
Month
08
Day
15
Issue group
1883 Double-headed Eagle
Order Number in Issue group
5
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Black, Grey
Exact colour
Black, Olive grey
Theme / topic
Figure, Heraldic animals, Heraldry
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
48 A 48 B 48 C 48 D
Yvert number
44
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
74 74b 74c 74d
ANK number
48
Designer/Engraver
Brendler, Karl, Macklowsky, Scharff, Anton [1845-1903]
Printing office
Österreichische Staatsdruckerei [Wenen, Oostenrijk] (Austrian State Printing House)
Perforation type
Number of teeth per 20 mm
Watermark
BRIEF-MARKEN (Sheet watermark)
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Gum
Print run
16.400.000
Dimensions / diameter
Details
This item is known in the catalogues as one of the following numbers: Michel: 48 A (olive-grey/black, harrow perforation 09½) or 48 B (olive-grey/black, harrow perforation 10) or 48 C (olive-grey/black, line perforation 09) or 48 D (olive-grey/black, line perforation 10½); Yvert & Tellier: 44 (grey, perforation from 09½ to 10); Stanley Gibbons: 74 (greenish grey, line perforation 09) or 74b (greenish grey, harrow perforation 09½) or 74c (greenish grey, harrow perforation 10) or 74d (greenish grey, line perforation 10½); Austria Netto Katalog: 48.