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.

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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:

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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
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