1880 Seated Liberty

16-20

Details

Issue date	October 9, 1880 (based on earliest know usage)
Designer
Printing method	Lithographed
Printer	T. F. Todhunter
Paper	Unwatermarked
Perforation	10½
Sheet size	120 (10 x 12)
Subjects	Liberty seated

Largest known multiples

1c - block of 120[1]
2c - block of 30[1]

Surcharges and overprints

1916 Seated Liberty Surcharges

Fournier Forgeries

François Fournier is known to have forged this issue of stamps. Of all the different forgeries for this issue, the Fournier forgeries are some of the best.

Forgeries of the 1880 printing

Further reading

• "The 1880 Liberty Issue and its Postal History" / pp. 7-10 / LPS Journal / Korn, Bryant E. / Jul-Oct 2018
• "Fake Costa Rica Cancel on Scott #19" / p. 1 / LPS Journal / Beier, Manfred / Jan-Mar 2018
• "Liberia - The Printers and Dies of the 1880 and 1881 Issues" / pp. 8-11 Journal of the Liberian Philatelic Society / Wickersham, Cornelius W. / Jul-Sep 2011
• "Cancelled-to-Order and Forgery Cancellations on the 1880 First Issue Fifth Transfer Printing" / pp. 14-18 / Journal of the Liberian Philatelic Society / Korn, Bryant / Jul-Sep 2010

References

1. Apr 28-May 1 2011 / The Westpex Sale - Important Worldwide Stamps and Covers

See also

• Borrowed Designs
• François Fournier
• Liberian Illustrated Stamp Identifier
• Postage Stamps
• T. F. Todhunter