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Typographic overprint “Mechelen”, 1st
January 1922, no’s 95-99
New values on the stamps of 1915
Design: Robert Mols and Piet van Engelen
Engraving and printing: Waterlow and Sons
(London)
Perforation: 14 or 15 (15 is quite rare)
size: 24 x 31 mm or 31 x 24 mm
Sheet: 50
Circulation: 52,000 series
Overprint in black for the 5c & 30c,
red for the other values.
No.95 5c on 50c, red-brown (69), 52,000
stamps
No.95a 5c on 50c, (not in COB), retouched
riverbank
No.96 10c on 5c, green (64), 246,000 stamps
No.97 25c on 40c, carmine-brown (68),
108,000 stamps
No.97a 25c on 40c, carmine
No.98, 30c on 10c, carmine (65), 493,250
No.98a, 30c on 10c, retouched heaven
No.99 50c on 25c, blue (67), 145,350 stamps
Here are the series except the numbers 95a, 87a & 98a
Reversed overprints:
95-Cu 5c on 50c (69)
98-Cu 30c on 10c (65)
99-Cu 50c on 25c (67)
Curiosity no 98: 30c on 10c, carmine (65)
Booklet (A4): See “Booklets” on this Web.
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