1947 Matilda Newport Issue
These stamps were Issued to commemorate the 125th anniversary of Matilda Newport's defense of Monrovia on December 1, 1822.
Regular stamps: 301-04
Air mail stamp: C57
Details
Issue date | December 1, 1947 |
Designer | |
Printing method | Engraved with Photogravure vignettes |
Printer | E. A. Wright Bank Note Company |
Paper | Unwatermarked |
Perforation | 12½ |
Sheet size | 25 (5x5) |
Subjects | Matilda Newport firing cannon |
Number printed | 1c - 200,000; 3c - 100,000; 5c - 60,000; 10c - 60,000; 25c - 25,000[1] |
Further reading
- "The Cipex Issue of Liberia" / pp. 56-8 / Collector's Club Philatelist / Bruns, Franklin R., Jr. / Apr 1948 / 27:2
References
1. A Century of Liberian Philately Rogers, Col. Henry H. / 1971