Seated Helvetia with Sword 

Seated Helvetia with Sword
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Seated Helvetia with Sword

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
689617
Area
Stamps
Title
Seated Helvetia with Sword
Face value
70
Country / area
Switzerland
Year
1924
Month
Day
Issue group
1924 League of Nations
Order Number in Issue
6
Basic colour
Black, Purple
Exact colour
Black, Dark blue violet
Usage
Official
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Symbolism, Weapons
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
21 x 21 z
Yvert number
56 56a
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
LN22 LN22a
Zumstein number
Designer/Engraver
L'Eplattenier, Charles [1874-1946]
Printing office
Swissmint
Perforation
Comb perforation 11¾
Watermark
Cross (Swiss cross)
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Silk or Granite paper
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
This item is known in the catalogues as one of the following numbers: Michel: 21 x (granite paper) or 21 z (Chalk-surfaced paper, grilled gum); Yvert & Tellier: 56 (granite paper) or 56a (embossed paper); Stanley Gibbons: LN22 (granite paper) or LN22a (chalk-surfaced paper, riffled gum) Black overprint: "SOCIÉTÉ DES NATIONS" (League of Nations)