Protected animals. No’s 52-66
First issued for
For the no’s 65-66,
Date of issue:
Expiration date:
Design: Jean van
Noten (1903-1982)
Printer: Hélio
Courvoisier, s.a., La Chaux De Fonds, Switzerland
Paper with silk threads
Perforation: 11.5 x 12
Size no’s 52-64: 32.5 x 22.5 or 22.5 x 32.5 mm
Size no’s 65-66: 45 x 25.5 mm
The background color is only indicated
No.52 10c, green. Black buffalo-Ictiobus
No.53 20c, green. Black buffalo-Ictiobus
No.54 30c on 1,50Fr, ochre. Black buffalo-Ictiobus
No.55 40c, red. Colobus
monkey-Colobus guereza caudatus (no 207)
No.56 50c, brown yellow. Impala-Aepyceros
melampus (no 208)
No.57 1Fr, blue. Gorilla (no 209)
No.58 2Fr, blue green. Colobus
monkey-Colobus guereza caudatus (no 211)
No.59 3Fr, red. Elephant-Loxodonta
Africana (no 212)
No.60 4Fr on 3,50Fr, red. Elephant-Loxodonta
Africana (no 212/224)
No.61 5Fr, olive-yellow. Moose and zebra (no 213)
No.62 7,50Fr on 6,50Fr, red. Impala-Aepyceros
melampus (no 214)
No.63 8Fr, red. Elephant-Loxodonta
Africana (no 215)
No.64 10Fr, olive-yellow. Moose and zebra (no 216)
No.65 20Fr, panther (Panthera
Pardus) (no 216A)
No.66 50Fr, lion (Felis
leo) (no 216B)
There are several curiosities known; the most obvious are shown
below.
Shown are:
A)
Complete reversed overprint
B)
Displaced overprints
C)
Incomplete overprints
D)
Incomplete reversed overprints
E)
Lacking the metal overprint
F)
Smudged overprints
G)
Overprints on the wrong value
No.52 Complete reversed overprint
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No.64 & 65. Complete reversed overprint
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No.52. Displaced overprint (several examples)
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No. 65. Displaced overprint
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No.52. Incomplete overprint & no.52/53
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No.52/53. Incomplete reversed overprint
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No. 52/53. Lacking the metal overprint
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No.55. Smudged overprint
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No. 54. Back with smudged silver overprint ink
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OVERPRINTS ON THE WRONG VALUE
No.60. 4Fr on no 212.
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No. 57. Incomplete overprint + on wrong value (on no.205)
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