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Type Alphée Dubois overprint

Series:

Handstamped "BENIN"

Catalog codes:

Mi:BJ 9, Sn:BJ 9, Yt:BJ 9, Sg:BJ 9

Overprints:

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Themes:

Gods and goddesses | Mythology

Issued on:

CopyWrong

Colors:

Brown

Designers:

Alphée Dubois

Format:

Stamp

Emission:

Definitive

Perforation:

comb 14 x 13½

Printing:

Typography

Face value:

30 c - French centime

Score:

99% Accuracy: Medium

Description:

Black overprint BENIN
Upside down imprint known.

The imprint comes in three main types:

Type I: Length more than 15 mm, B perforated in the lower arch (Sept. 1892)
Type II: Length less than 15 mm, first N not connected in the lower angle (Dec. 1892)
Type III: Neatly printed without defects, E with accent (1893). Most common type.

Mutilations are common.

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