Stamp of Memelland; 1922; definitive stamp of France of the issue 'Allegorical subjects (Type Merson)' of 1900 with twofold overprint; overprint 1: five-lines, black overprint 'MEMEL / fess / fess / 60 Pfennig / fess', 'MEMEL' and 'Pfennig' in vertical characters with serifes, 'Pfennig' with great initial letter, old currency value twofold fessed, original country name 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' single fessed; overprint 2: single line, dark blue overprint 'fess 75' Stamp: Michel No. 49 (= Memel No. 36a (= France No. 96x with overprint) with overprint); Yvert & Tellier: No. 42 (= France No. 119 wit
Stamp of Memelland; 1922; definitive stamp of France of the issue 'Allegorical subjects (Type Merson)' of 1900 with twofold overprint; overprint 1: five-lines, black overprint 'MEMEL / fess / fess / 60 Pfennig / fess', 'MEMEL' and 'Pfennig' in vertical characters with serifes, 'Pfennig' with great initial letter, old currency value twofold fessed, original country name 'REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE' single fessed; overprint 2: single line, dark blue overprint 'fess 75' Stamp: Michel No. 49 (= Memel No. 36a (= France No. 96x with overprint) with overprint); Yvert & Tellier: No. 42 (= France No. 119 with twofold overprint); AFA: No. 42 (= France No. 96 with twofold overprint) Color: red/blue with black overprint with dark blue overprint Watermark: none Nominal value: 75 (Pfennig) on 60 Pfennig on 40 Centimes Postage validity: from 27 January 1922 until 31 March 1923 (Memel stamp with 2nd overprint) . 27 January 1922 (first issue day of the Memel stamp, 2nd overprint) 14 May 1921 (first issue day of the Memel stamp, 1st overprint) 4 December 1900 (first issue day of the original stamp in France) 20 FR 1922 Memel MiNr-049 B002
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