1920 Surcharges

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Details

Issue date
Designer
Printing method
Printer
Paper
Perforation
Sheet size
Subjects

Varieties

3c on 1c

• CEETS instead of CENTS (position 32)
• Triple surcharge

4c on 2c

• Diagonal lines in third bar (position 40)
• I instead of 1 in 1920 (11, 14, 38)¹,
• Double surcharge

1. In Shoemaker's article, he omits pos. 38 and states pos. 9. Neither of my two sheets have I for 1 in pos. 9

5c on 10c Buchanan

• Italic 2
• Inverted surcharge
• Double surcharge, 1 inverted
• Italic 2, italic 9, double quads

5c on 10c Greenville

• Inverted surcharge
• Double surcharge, 1 inverted

5c on 10c Harper

• Double surcharge, 1 inverted

5c on 10c Monrovia

• Double surcharge, 1 inverted

5c on 10c Robertsport

• Double surcharge, 1 inverted

Further reading

• "Use of the 1920 Surcharge on Cover" / pp. 7.8 / LPS Journal / Korn, Bryant E. / Jul-Sep 2019
• "Bogus 1920 Surcharge on Scott #177a" / p. 5 / LPS Journal / Beier, Manfred / Apr-Jun 2018
• "Liberia's Provisional Issues. The 1920 Surcharges" / pp. 232-244 / American Philatelist / Shoemaker, Robert / Mar 2010
• The Provisional Surcharged Issues 1920-1927 - Series Booklet No. 21 / Phiip Cockrill / c1980

References

See also

• 1903 Registration Issue
• 1918 Pictorial Issue
• Liberian Illustrated Stamp Identifier
• Liberian Philatelic Society Publications Subject Index
• Postage Stamps
• Surcharges and Overprints