Seated Helvetia with Sword  

Seated Helvetia with Sword
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Seated Helvetia with Sword

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
7561949
Area
Stamps
Title
Seated Helvetia with Sword
Face value
25
Country / area
Switzerland
Year
1918
Month
09
Day
03
Issue group
1918 Industrial War Economy [with fat overprint]
Order Number in Issue
7
Basic colour
Black, Blue
Exact colour
Black, Blue, Light blue
Usage
Official
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Symbolism, Weapons
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
7 Ii
Yvert number
15
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
O314
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
Smooth gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
Black fat overprint: "Industrielle Kriegswirtschaft" made by Printing Ofiice Herman Stolz in Bern. Type II: Only the initials "CL" of the designer's name below the hilt. Two leaves (instead of three) below the hilt on the left side.