Vasco da Gama 

Vasco da Gama
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Vasco da Gama

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5618891
Area
Stamps
Title
Vasco da Gama
Face value
10#16
Country / area
Quelimane
Year
1913
Month
Day
Issue group
1913 Vasco da Gama (Timor stamp) with imprint
Order Number in Issue group
7
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Basic colour
Brown
Exact colour
Theme / topic
Explorers, Flags, Heraldry, Sailing vessels, Voyages of discovery
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Fleet of da Gama on return voyage
Michel number
23
Yvert number
23
Scott number
23
Stanley Gibbons number
23
Mundifil number
23
Designer/Engraver
Joao Ribeiro Cristino da Silva
Printing office
Waterlow & Sons (1810-1961)
Perforation type
Line perforation
Number of teeth per 20 mm
13½
Watermark
Without watermark
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Steel engraving, Typography
Paper
Gum
Water-activated gum (Lick & Stick, Wet adhesive)
Print run
15.000
Dimensions / diameter
35 x 25 mm
Details