Stamp catalog : Stamp › Type Alphée Dubois overprint

Country:: Benin
Series:: Handstamped "BENIN"
Catalog codes:: ColnectIsBest
Overprints:: Click to see overprints and surcharges
Themes:: Gods and goddesses | Mythology
Issued on:: 1892
Colors:: Red Brown
Designers:: Alphée Dubois
Format:: Stamp
Emission:: Definitive
Perforation:: comb 14 x 13½
Printing:: Typography
Face value:: 2 c - French centime
Score:: 98% 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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