Liberation of Riga [thin paper] 

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Liberation of Riga [thin paper]
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Liberation of Riga [thin paper]Liberation of Riga [thin paper]

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
2986027
Area
Stamps
Title
Liberation of Riga [thin paper]
Face value
5
Country / area
Latvia
Year
1919
Month
07
Day
24
Issue group
1919 Liberation of Riga (II)
Order Number in Issue
4
Basic colour
Red
Exact colour
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Symbolism
Geographical theme
Riga
Persons theme
Item subject
De terugkeer van Riga (dochter) naar Letland (moeder) voor het silhouet van de stad Riga.
Michel number
25 y
Yvert number
34a
Scott number
49
Stanley Gibbons number
Designer/Engraver
Fibig, Julius
Printing office
Gottlieb D. Meyer, Liepaja (Libau), Letland
Perforation
Imperforate
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Lithography
Paper
Thin paper
Gum
Print run
10.000
Dimensions / diameter
18 x 23,5 mm
Details

Thin translucent paper (see second image for back of seal). Some catalogs indicate October 20, 1919 as the issue date. However, the oldest known cancellation is from August 7, 1919. The Latvian Collector is based on July 24, 1919.

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