Lion rampant 

Lion rampant
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Lion rampant

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1328785
Area
Stamps
Title
Lion rampant
Face value
5#30
Country / area
Bulgaria
Year
1884
Month
Day
Issue group
1884 Lion rampant [with overprint]
Order Number in Issue
2
Basic colour
Blue, Brown, Red
Exact colour
Usage
Postage
Type
Stamp
Theme / topic
Heraldic animals, Heraldry
Geographical theme
Persons theme
Item subject
Michel number
22
Yvert number
Scott number
Stanley Gibbons number
Designer/Engraver
Kepler, Franz Mikhailovich, Kirkov, Georgy Yakovlev (1848-1929)
Printing office
Perforation
Comb perforation 14½ : 15
Watermark
Waves and Cyrillic letters
Luminescence
None
Printing technique
Typography
Paper
Coated paper (Chalky, Enamel, Gloss)
Gum
Print run
Dimensions / diameter
Details
This item is known in the catalogues as one of the following numbers: Michel: 22 I (red surcharge in typography) or 22 II (red or black surcharge in lithography); Yvert & Tellier: 26 (surcharge carmine or red in typography) or 26a (surcharge carmine or red in lithography); Stanley Gibbons: 41 (deep blue and brown with carmine surcharge in typography) or 42 (blue and pale brown with carmine surcharge in typography) or 43 (surcharge vermilion in lithography).