Five Weeks in a Balloon 

Five Weeks in a Balloon
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Five Weeks in a Balloon

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
351309
Area
Stamps
Title
Five Weeks in a Balloon
Face value
1
Country / area
Monaco
Year
1955
Month
06
Day
07
Issue group
1955 Jules Verne
Order Number in Issue group
1
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Multi-coloured
Theme / topic
Animals, Authors, Commemoration, Elephants, Hot air balloon, Mammals, Vehicles
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Verne, Jules [1828-1905]
Item subject
Loxodonta africana (African bush elephant)
Michel number
512
Yvert number
427
Scott number
340
Stanley Gibbons number
529
Designer/Engraver
Dufresne, Charles-Paul [1885-1956], Minne, Bernard [1918-1999]
Printing office
Imprimerie des Timbres-Poste - France (1890-1992)
Perforation type
Comb perforation
Number of teeth per 20 mm
13
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Steel engraving
Paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
7.368.600
Dimensions / diameter
26 x 40 mm
Details