Indigenous peoples, landscapes and animals, 1931. No’s 92-106

Date of issue: 25 August 1931

Expiration date: 1 September 1942

Design:

Engraving: L’Institut de Gravure de Paris (Graphical Institute of Paris)

Printing: Atelier du Timbre, Malines. (Zegeldrukkerij, Mechelen-Belgium)

Perforation: 11.5

Size: 24.5 x 34.5 mm & 34.5 x 24.5 mm

Sheet: 75

Marginal inscriptions:

Circulation: 60,000 series

 

No 92. 10c, black-gray

No 93. 15c, vermilion

No 94. 25c, lilac

No 95. 40c, green

No 96. 50c, violet

No 96a. 50c, lilac (colored paper)

No 97. 60c, pink-lilac

No 98. 75c, black-gray

No 99. 1F, carmine-red

No 100. 1,25F, yellow-brown

No 101. 2F, blue

No 102. 3,25F, brown-violet

No 103. 4F, carmine-pink

No 104. 5F, black-gray

No 105. 10F, lilac

No 106. 20F, brown

The series:

 

Proofs on paper

The series in not adapted colors

Paper size is approximately 55 x 43 & 43 x 55 mm.

The same series exist with larger margin 55 x 68 & 68 x 55mm

 

 

No 93 on thick paper, paper size 62 x 64 mm

 

Proof, paper size 35.5 x 26 mm.

 

Proofs with large margin and with blind impression “Mistere des Postes Telegraphes et Telephones” and in the middle a seal. These are popular called “Minister sheet”, because they were given to high-ranking officials within the government.

The whole series exists, paper size 15.1 x 18.2 cm

 

Proofs on silk, this is not a complete series, but there is no reason the think that the whole series does not exist:

Note: any additional information on proofs made on silk is more than welcome, please e-mail to

Guy.vanrijn@chello.be