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Medium:
paper; ink; adhesive
Dimensions:
7.5 x 7 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.)
Type:
Postage Stamps
Place:
Saar (League of Nations administration)
Date:
1920
Description:
Block of 9 stamps. Type I variety, flattened "S" exhibited in the center stamp.
It is position 32 of setting Ie. It differs from the flattened "S" in position 82, 83 or 92 of other setting in that the top of the "S" is concave or totally missing in this flaw. Note that the center stamp has a second flaw, a vertical cut in the "e."
25 pf.
Part of the "First Issue of the Saar: January 30, - September 15, 1920" collection compiled by Bernard P. Cohen.
Object number:
2001.2016.101.1-9
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm81ae76de8-d5c6-4a43-92d2-3771d7f86f33
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2001.2016.101.1-9