Printing Perforation Back Printing Paper Denomination Michel Scott SG Yvert Zumstein

First Imperforate Black & Brown Map 5K 1I 1 1 1 1A
Only Michel gives different
Imperforate Black Map 5K 1II 1 1 1 1A
catalog numbers based on
Imperforate None Map 5K 1III 1 1 1 1A
what is printed on the
11 1/2 Black & Brown Map 5K 2I 2 2 2 1B
reverse side of the stamp.
11 1/2 Black Map 5K 2III 2 2 2 1B

11 1/2 None Map 5K 2III 2 2 2 1B

Second Imperforate
Ruled lines 5K 3A 3 3A 3 2A

Imperforate
Ruled lines 10K 4A 4 4A 4 3A

Imperforate
Ruled lines 15K 5A 5 5A 5 4A

11 1/2
Ruled lines 5K 3B 6 3B 6 2B

11 1/2
Ruled lines 10K 4B 7 4B 7 3B

11 1/2
Ruled lines 15K 5B 8 5B 8 4B

Third Imperforate
Pelure 3k 6C 9 6A 9 5A
Pelure paper
Imperforate
Pelure 5K 7C 10 7A 10 6A
is also known as
Imperforate
Pelure 10K 8C 11 8A 11 7A
cigarette paper.
Imperforate
Pelure 15K 9C 12 9A 12 8A

Imperforate
Pelure 20K 10C 13 10A 13 9A
The 25K value stamp was
Imperforate
Pelure 25K 11C 13A 11A 33A 10A
never perforated 11 1/2
Imperforate
Pelure 35K 12C 14 12A 14 11A

Imperforate
Pelure 5K0K 13C 15 13A 15 12A
Some say that the 11 1/2
Imperforate
Pelure 70K 14C 16 14A 16 13A
perforation was not official
11 1/2
Pelure 3k 6A 17 6B 17 5B

11 1/2
Pelure 5K 7A 18 7B 18 6B
Scott lists these
11 1/2
Pelure 10K 8A 19 8B 19 7B
stamps as perforated
11 1/2
Pelure 15K 9A 20 9b 20 8B
"11 1/2, 9 1/2"
11 1/2
Pelure 20K 10A 21 10B 21 9B
but does not assign
11 1/2
Pelure 35K 12A 22 12B 22 11B
separate numbers
11 1/2
Pelure 5K0K 13A 23 13B 23 12B
for the different perforations
11 1/2
Pelure 70K 14A 24 14B 24 13B

9 3/4 Top
Pelure 3k 6B


5C
Michel recognizes the
9 3/4 Top
Pelure 5K 7B


6C
3 sided imperforate stamp
9 3/4 Top
Pelure 10K 8B


7C
with one side perforated
9 3/4 Top
Pelure 15K 9B


8C
9 3/4 but does not
9 3/4 Top
Pelure 20K 10B


9C
differentiate between
9 3/4 Top
Pelure 25K 11B


10C
top or bottom perforation
9 3/4 Top
Pelure 35K 12B


11C

9 3/4 Top
Pelure 5K0K 13B


12C

9 3/4 Top
Pelure 70K 14B


13C

9 3/4 Bottom
Pelure 3k 6B


5C

9 3/4 Bottom
Pelure 5K 7B


6C

9 3/4 Bottom
Pelure 10K 8B


7C

9 3/4 Bottom
Pelure 15K 9B


8C

9 3/4 Bottom
Pelure 20K 10B


9C

9 3/4 Bottom
Pelure 25K 11B


10C

9 3/4 Bottom
Pelure 35K 12B


11C

9 3/4 Bottom
Pelure 5K0K 13B


12C

9 3/4 Bottom
Pelure 70K 14B


13C

Fourth Imperforate
Watermarked 3k 15 25 15 25 14

Imperforate
Watermarked 5K 16 26 16 26 15

Imperforate
Watermarked 10K 17 27 17 27 16

Imperforate
Watermarked 15K 18 28 18 28 17

Imperforate
Watermarked 20K 19 29 19 29 18

Imperforate
Watermarked 25K 20 30 20 30 19

Imperforate
Watermarked 35K 21 31 21 31 20

Imperforate
Watermarked 50K 22 32 22 32 21

Imperforate
Watermarked 70K 23 33 23 33 22

11 1/2
Laid paper 3R 30 57 29 30 30

11 1/2
Laid paper 5R 31a 58 30 31 31

Fifth 11 1/2
Wove Paper 5K 46 76 40 47 46
The 5R value stamp of the
11 1/2
Wove Paper 20K 47 78 41 21a 47
fifth printing is classified by
11 1/2
Wove Paper 40K 48 79 42 48 48
some catalogs as a color
11 1/2
Wove Paper 50K 49 80 43 23a 49
variation and as a paper
11 1/2
Wove Paper 75K 50 81 44 24a 50
variation by others.
11 1/2
Wove Paper 5R 32b 82 45 48a 51