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Preview of Stamps Catalogue CD : VOLUME 2 |
Shqipnija - Shqiperia - Albanien
Return To Catalogue - Albania 1916-1920 - Due, locals etc. - Italian stamps used in Albania
Note: on my website many of the pictures can not be seen! They are of course present in the cd's;
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(1 Piaster) black
Envelopes in the same design exist.
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
1 Pi | RR | RR | Also exists with primitive perforation |
With eagle overprint
10 pa violet 20 pa red and black 1 G black 2 G blue and violet 5 G violet and blue 10 G blue
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
10 pa | * | * | |
20 pa | * | * | |
1 G | * | * | |
2 G | ** | ** | |
5 G | ** | ** | |
10 G | ** | ** |
Forgeries of these stamps exist:
2 pa olive 5 pa brown 10 pa green 20 pa red 1 Pi blue 1 Pi black on red 2 Pi black 2 1/2 Pi brown 5 Pi lilac 10 Pi red
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
2 pa | RR | RR | |
5 pa | RR | RR | |
10 pa | RR | RR | |
20 pa | RR | RR | |
1 Pi blue | RR | RR | With red or blue or violet overprint: RRR |
1 Pi black on red | RRR | RRR | |
2 Pi | RR | RR | |
2 1/2 Pi | RRR | RR | |
5 Pi | RRR | RR | |
10 Pi | RRR | RRR |
Surcharged with arabic text aswell (arabic 'B')
10 pa green 20 pa red 1 Pi blue
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
10 pa | RR | R | |
20 pa | RR | RR | |
1 Pi | RRR | RR |
Surcharged with '10'
Picture reproduced with permission from: http://www.sandafayre.com/html
'10' on 20 pa red
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
10 on 20 pa | RRR | RRR |
I have seen a postcard of Turkey (20 pa red) with the same eagle overprint.
(Forged overprint, reduced size)
Attention: many forged overprints exist (among them Fournier forgeries)! For more information on these forgeries see: http://www.tughranet.f2s.com/stamps/aps/albania.htm or http://www.tughranet.f2s.com/stamps/aps/dlbeagle.htm It seems that about 95% of all the double-eagle overprints are forgeries. According to the above mentioned website maybe even many hundreds of forgers have tried to forge these stamps! This is partly due to the fact that the original stamps can be obtained very cheaply, even today.
I've been told that this is a Sperati forgery
Another fantasy overpint on a stamp of Turkey:
(Reduced size)
10 pa green and black 20 pa red and black 30 pa violet and black 1 G blue and black 2 G black
These stamps have perforation 11 1/2. The frame, value and eagle seem to have been handstamped seperately.
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
All values | ** | ** |
2 q brown and yellow 5 q green 10 q red 20 q blue 50 q violet and red 1 F brown
These stamps have perforation 14 1/2 x 14. I have seen postcards in a similar design (5 q green and 10 q red)
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
2 q to 10 q | c | c | |
25 q to 1 F | * | * |
Surcharged (1914)
5 p on 2 q brown and yellow 10 p on 5 q green 20 p on 10 q red 1 G on 25 q blue 2 G on 50 q violet and red 5 G on 1 F brown
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
5 pa on 2 q to 20 pa on 10 q | c | c | |
1 G on 25 q to 5 G on 1 F | * | * |
Overprinted '7 Mars 1461 RROFTE MBRETI 1914'
2 q brown and yellow 5 q green (violet overprint) 10 q red 20 q blue (violet overprint) 50 q violet and red 1 F brown
Value of the stamps | |||
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon | *** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare | ||
Value | Unused | Used | Remarks |
All values | ** | ** |
These stamps overprinted with 'TAKSE' and 'T' are postage due stamps. Some of these stamps (2, 5 and 10 q unsurcharged and all the surcharged ones) were overprinted with an ellipse with an arabic text. They were used locally in 1915. The surcharge exists in red, blue or black.
(Local overprint for Scutari on a postage due stamp with 'T' overprint)
Another overprint exists for Scutari (see picture below), I've seen it on the values 5 p on 2 q brown and yellow, 10 p on 5 q green, 20 p on 10 q red, 1 G on 25 q blue and 2 G on 50 q violet and red. I've only seen this overprint in red.
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