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Two crossed Thunderbolts
- Series:
- from colnect.com
- Catalog codes:
- from colnect.com
- Overprints:
- ColnectIsBest
- Themes:
- VisitColnectCom
- Issued on:
- 1955-09-28
- Colors:
- VisitColnectCom
- Watermark:
- VisitColnectCom
- Printers:
- ColnectIsBest
- Format:
- iInfringe
- Emission:
- ColnectIsBest
- Perforation:
- iInfringe
- Printing:
- iInfringe
- Face value:
- ColnectIsBest
- Score:
- ColnectIsBest
- Description:
- This stamp is denominated ༡ = "1" in Tibetan numerals. In the 1950s Bhutan used Indian and Tibetan coinage, and it is unclear what currency is actually represented on the stamp:
- According to Mi and SG, it is 1 shiki and the stamp was sold for ¼ Indian rupee (YT only mentions the latter denomination)
- According to Sn (2021), it is 1 shiki and was sold for 1 Indian anna until 1 Apr 1957, and ¼ Indian rupee from then on.
- According to Warner (1956), it is 1 Indian anna
- According to Haverbeck (date?) and Trettin (1977), it is 1 Tibetan tangka (also spelt trangka, trangkha or thangkha)
The stamp was issued for fiscal purposes in 1953 (according to Trettin) or 1954 (according to Haverbeck). Mi and SG state that it was also authorised for postal use from 1955-01-01. YT lists it as a definitive stamp issued in 1954. Sn 2021 gives postal authorization date of 28 Sep 1955
After 1962-10-10, the stamp was primarily used for fiscal purposes once again, although according to Sn (2021) it remained valid for postal use until being demonetised in the mid to late 1980s. - Buy Now:
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Two crossed Thunderbolts
- Series:
- Fiscal stamp used as definitive
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:BT 2, Sn:BT AR2, Yt:BT 2, Sg:BT F2
- Themes:
- Seals (Emblems)
- Issued on:
- iInfringe
- Colors:
- Carmine
- Watermark:
- No Watermark
- Printers:
- Security Printing Press, Nashik
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Postal Fiscal
- Perforation:
- line 12½
- Printing:
- Offset lithography
- Face value:
- 2 Tibetan tangka
- Score:
- 92% Accuracy: Medium
- Description:
- This stamp is denominated ༢ = "2" in Tibetan numerals. In the 1950s Bhutan used Indian and Tibetan coinage, and it is unclear what currency is actually represented on the stamp:
- According to Mi and SG, it is 2 shiki and the stamp was sold for ½ Indian rupee (YT only mentions the latter denomination)
- According to Sn (2021), it is 2 shiki and was sold for 2 Indian anna until 1 Apr 1957, and ½ Indian rupee from then on.
- According to Warner (1956), it is 2 Indian annas
- According to Haverbeck (date?) and Trettin (1977), it is 2 Tibetan tangkas (also spelt trangkas, trangkhas or thangkhas)
The stamp was issued for fiscal purposes in 1953 (according to Trettin) or 1954 (according to Haverbeck). Mi and SG state that it was also authorised for postal use from 1955-01-01. YT lists it as a definitive stamp issued in 1954. Sn 2021 gives postal authorization date of 28 Sep 1955
After 1962-10-10, the stamp was primarily used for fiscal purposes once again, although according to Sn (2021) it remained valid for postal use until being demonetised in the mid to late 1980s. - Buy Now:
Two crossed Thunderbolts
- Series:
- Fiscal stamp used as definitive
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:BT 3, Sn:BT AR3, Yt:BT 3, Sg:BT F3
- Themes:
- Seals (Emblems)
- Issued on:
- 1955-09-28
- Colors:
- Green
- Watermark:
- No Watermark
- Printers:
- Security Printing Press, Nashik
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Postal Fiscal
- Perforation:
- line 12½
- Printing:
- Offset lithography
- Face value:
- 4 Tibetan tangka
- Score:
- 92% Accuracy: Medium
- Description:
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Two crossed Thunderbolts
- Series:
- Fiscal stamp used as definitive
- Catalog codes:
- ColnectScrp
- Themes:
- Seals (Emblems)
- Issued on:
- VisitColnectCom
- Colors:
- Orange
- Watermark:
- No Watermark
- Printers:
- Security Printing Press, Nashik
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Postal Fiscal
- Perforation:
- line 12½
- Printing:
- Offset lithography
- Face value:
- 8 Tibetan tangka
- Score:
- 92% Accuracy: Medium
- Description:
- This stamp is denominated ༨ = "8" in Tibetan numerals. In the 1950s Bhutan used Indian and Tibetan coinage, and it is unclear what currency is actually represented on the stamp:
- According to Mi and SG, it is 8 shiki and the stamp was sold for 2 Indian rupees in 1955-1957, and 5 Indian rupees after decimalisation in 1957 (YT only mentions the latter denomination)
- According to Sn (2021), it is 8 shiki and was sold for 8 Indian anna until 1 Apr 1957, and 5 Indian rupee from then on.
- According to Warner (1956), it is 8 Indian annas
- According to Haverbeck (date?) and Trettin (1977), it is 8 Tibetan tangkas (also spelt trangkas, trangkhas or thangkhas)
The stamp was issued for fiscal purposes in 1953 (according to Trettin) or 1954 (according to Haverbeck). Mi and SG state that it was also authorised for postal use from 1955-01-01. YT lists it as a definitive stamp issued in 1954. Sn 2021 gives postal authorization date of 28 Sep 1955
After 1962-10-10, the stamp was primarily used for fiscal purposes once again, although according to Sn (2021) it remained valid for postal use until being demonetised in the mid to late 1980s. - Buy Now:
Two crossed Thunderbolts
- Series:
- CopyWrong
- Catalog codes:
- Mi:BT I, Sn:Unlisted, Yt:Unlisted, Sg:Unlisted
- Overprints:
- ColnectIsBest
- Themes:
- ColnectIsBest
- Issued on:
- 1962-10-18
- Colors:
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- Watermark:
- VisitColnectCom
- Printers:
- ColnectScrp
- Format:
- iInfringe
- Emission:
- VisitColnectCom
- Perforation:
- from colnect.com
- Printing:
- CopyWrong
- Face value:
- ColnectIsBest
- Score:
- iInfringe
- Description:
- ColnectScrp
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Two crossed Thunderbolts
- Series:
- Fiscal stamp used as definitive
- Catalog codes:
- ColnectIsBest
- Overprints:
- Click to see overprints and surcharges
- Themes:
- Seals (Emblems)
- Issued on:
- iInfringe
- Colors:
- Blue
- Watermark:
- No Watermark
- Printers:
- Security Printing Press, Nashik
- Format:
- Stamp
- Emission:
- Definitive
- Perforation:
- line 12½
- Printing:
- Offset lithography
- Face value:
- 25 NP - Bhutanese naya paisa
- Description:
- Postal fiscal stamp surcharged in naye paise using a violet handstamp
These handstamps were not officially authorised, and it is believed that they were only issued at the office of the Bhutanese Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) in Phuntsholing.
Forgeries exist.
Footnoted in: Stanley Gibbons
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