Conch Shell 

Conch Shell
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Conch Shell

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4520053
Area
Stamps
Title
Conch Shell
Face value
3
Country / area
India - Travancore
Year
1911
Month
08
Day
16
Issue group
1911 Shell [with type I imprint].
Order Number in Issue group
7
Usage
Official
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Black, Purple
Exact colour
Theme / topic
Heraldry
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
6
Yvert number
4
Scott number
O3
Stanley Gibbons number
O8
Designer/Engraver
Printing office
Stamp Manufactory [Trivandrum/India]
Perforation
12
Watermark
Conch shell
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
Black overprint, type I with rounded O (13 mm wide). Watermark type 3 cfr. Background information watermark/series