1923 Landing of First Settlers at Cape Mesurado Issue

These stamps depict the first settlers from the United States rowing toward Cape Mesurado. The ship in the background represents the U.S.S. Alligator[1].

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Details

Issue date 1923
Designer
Printing method Lithographed
Printer Reichsdruckerei - German Imperial Printing Office
Paper Watermarked - crosses and circles
Perforation 14
Sheet size 50
Subjects Landing of First Settlers at Cape Mesurado from the USS Alligator

Further reading

  • "The First Liberian Commemorative Issue of 1923 - A Follow UP" / p. 14 / LPS Journal / Korn, Bryant E. / Oct-Dec 2018
  • "The First Liberian Commemorative Issue of 1923" / pp. 13-14 / LPS Journal / Korn, Bryant E. / Jul-Sep 2018

References

1. "The U.S.S. Alligator" / p. 2 / Journal of the Liberian Philatelic Society / Hamilton, Ben / Nov 1966

See also

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