The colours are the colour of the paper
thin bluish paper courtesy: Paul Hirsch
| XI. 1885 Definitives |
Colour proofs
Printed in black, in sheets of 30 (6 x 5 stamps) or 130 stamps (13x10)
The colours are the colour of the paper
thin bluish paper courtesy: Paul Hirsch
| 1. 1 1/2 B White | 2. 1 1/2 B Grey | 3. 1 1/2 B Yellow | 4. 1 1/2 B Chamois |
| 5. 1 1/2 B Grey-blue | 6. 1 1/2 B Rose | 7. 3B White | 8. 3B Grey |
| 9. 3B Yellow | 10. 3B Chamois | 11. 3B Grey-blue | 12. 3B Rose |
| 13. 5B White | 14. 5B Grey | 15. 5B Yellow | 16. 5B Greenish |
| 17. 5B Grey-blue | 18. 10B White | 19. 10B Grey-blue | 20. 15B White |
| 21. 15B Grey-blue | 22. 25B white | 23. 50B White |
The range of the issued duties: 7 different values :
1 1/2 Bani, 3 Bani, 5 bani , 10 bani, 15 bani, 25 bani and 50 bani.
Colour Trials. Composite Proofing Plate.
| 24. Black on Cream | 25. Green | 26. Blue on Cream |
Colour Trials Proofing Plate
Printed in sheets of 6 stamps with same value. On thick paper.
| 27. 1 1/2 B Blue on Cream | 28. 1 1/2 B Brown on Cream |
Printed in blocks of 8, with different values (1st row: 1 1/2 B, 3B, 5B and 10B
2nd row: 25B, 50B, 1L and 15B)
| 29. Dark violet | 30. Ultramarine | 31. Red |
| 32. Yellow-brown | 33. Blue | 34. Green |
| 35. Black |
Printed in big sheets of 6, with big intervals between stamps. One row 1 1/2B and one
row 3B
Another example (Courtesy: Yaman Auctions)
| 36. Blue | 37. Brown | 38. Black |
Not mentioned in Cohen:
Essay for Carte Postale Courtesy Filatelia 6/96
Proof of the impressed small arms wmk, introduced to the issue 1889
courtesy: Paul Hirsch
Bogus Specimen  |
