Issued to honor the Centenary International Postage Stamp Exhibition (CIPEX) held in New York, NY, USA, the 100th anniversary of Liberian independence and the 100th anniversary of the first postage stamp of USA.
Regular stamp: 300
Air mail stamps: C54-6
Air mail souvenir sheet: C56a
Details
Issue date | June 6, 19471 |
Designer | |
Printing method | Engraved |
Printer | E. A. Wright Bank Note Company |
Paper | Unwatermarked |
Perforation | 12½ |
Sheet size | 20 (4x5) |
Subjects | First U.S. Postage Stamps and the Arms of Liberia |
Number printed | 5c - 130,000; 12c - 50,000; 25c - 50,000; 50c - 30,000[1] |
Specimens, Proofs and Essays
According to Franklin Bruns Jr., specimens exist overprinted "Specimen" in solid red letters horizontally about 1/8th inch below the top of the stamp but I have never seen these. Below are the common variety of specimens for this issue.
First day covers
According to Franklin Bruns Jr., special first day covers from Monrovia were prepared with the wording "First Day Issue / Liberia Centennial Stamp / June 6, 1947 / Monrovia, Liberia" in four lines in the upper left corner of each envelope. These appear to have been prepared for favored Liberians only and none were made available to the Liberian Philatelic Agency despite repeated requests.
Varieties
Further reading
- "Liberia shows first U.S. stamps" / p. 10 / Journal of the Liberian Philatelic Society / Oct-Dec 2006
- "The Cipex Issue of Liberia" / pp. 53-6 / Collector's Club Philatelist / Bruns, Franklin R., Jr. / Apr 1948 / 27:2
- "Airs of the Month" / p. 336 / The Airpost Journal / Blank, Alton J. / May 1947 / v.18 no.8
- "Burbles…" / p. 60 / The Airpost Journal / Blank, Alton J. / Nov 1947