Sri Rama Varma the 1st Raja of Cochin 1895-1914. Below is an example of the type 2 official overprint with small "ON" and serifed "G" as listed in Gibbons. These stamps were only ever used officially.
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Showing posts with label Cochin Maharaja Stamps-Overprints. Show all posts
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Monday, August 8, 2011
Cochin Maharaja Stamps-Rama Varma 3rd-2 Examples of Official Overprint Varieties
Illustrated below are 2 examples of official overprint varieties on the Sri Rama Varma the 3rd 3 Anna stamp.
The examples are of the Perkins-Bacon recess printings.
The first shows (as listed in Stanley Gibbons) overprint type O9 with a circular "O" and small serifs on the "N" .The second overprint type is overprint O5 with a straight back to the "C".
Thursday, August 4, 2011
Cochin Maharaja Postage Stamps-Some Overprint Varieties
Some examples of the many varieties of overprint on Cochin Maharaja
Stamps. With some detail illustrations of stamps shown below. Click on an image to enlarge it,
then back page to return to the blog.
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