File:IND 1951 MiNr0087 mt B002.jpg

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DescriptionIND 1951 MiNr0087 mt B002.jpg	Stamp of the Republic of Indonesia; 1951; definitive stamp of the issue "President Sukarno" - so-called "smelt series"; portrait of the first President of the Republic of Indonesie, Achmed Sukarno (pseudonym for "Kusuo Sosrodihardjo"); stamp with any print characteristics; mint stamp Michel: No. 87; Yvert & Tellier: No. 40; Scott: No. 397 Color: slate grey blue to purple slate blue Watermark: none Nominal value: 10 Rupiah Note: The sale of the higher values of this series was restricted in the Netherlands because the pictured A.Sukarno was one of the heads of the nationalistic separatists movement since 1927 during the late colonial time. Later, in 1952, these restrictions were loosened. Postage validity: from 1 May 1951 until ? Stamp picture size (printed area): 21.5 x 28.0 mm
Date	1 May 1951 (first issue day of the stamp)
Source	scan of original
Author	Postal administration of the Ministry of Communication of the Republic of Indonesia
Permission (Reusing this file)	Public domainPublic domainfalsefalse This file is in the public domain in Indonesia, because it is published and distributed by the Government of Republic of Indonesia, according to Article 43 of Law 28 of 2014 on copyrights. There shall be no infringement of Copyright for: Publication, Distribution, Communication, and/or Reproduction of State emblems and national anthem in accordance with their original nature; Any Publication, Distribution, Communication, and/or Reproduction executed by or on behalf of the government, unless stated to be protected by laws and regulations, a statement to such Works, or when Publication, Distribution, Communication, and/or Reproduction to such Works are made; ... Reproduction, Publication, and/or Distribution of Portraits of the President, Vice President, former Presidents, former Vice Presidents, National Heroes, heads of State institutions, heads of ministries/nonministerial government agencies, and/or the heads of regions by taking into account the dignity and appropriateness in accordance with the provisions of laws and regulations. العربية ∙ Basa Bali ∙ English ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ 日本語 ∙ Jawa ∙ Minangkabau ∙ македонски ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ Sunda ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/−

Note:
At the stamps with the portrait of President Sukarno are any differences in the print at the printeries

N.V. Grafische Inrichting Johann Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem (Netherlands) (= JEH)

and

Pertjetakan Kebajoran, Jakarta (Indonesia)

at the same series (1951-53 (JEH) and 1958-63 (Kebajoran)).

For instance:
a) Generally: The print of JEH is more elegant, whereas the print at Kebajoran is rather rude.

- JEH: Photogravure with a Palatia press procedure

- Kebajoran: Rotogravure (rotary photogravure) Chambori press procedure

b) At the nominal numbers:

- JEH: smaller number lines

- Kebajoran: wider number lines

- beside of this: position of the numbers to the upper wave line of the frame

c) At the final “A” of “INDONESIA”:

- Distance between the final "A" and the frame

nearer to the right margin at Kebajoran and wider at JEH

- Distance between the right border of the upper “A” serif to the inner jag of the frame waveline:

1.25 mm at Kebajoran

1.50 mm at JEH

- The position of the “A” relating to the below margin of the print picture

- JEH: nearer to the below margin

- Kebajoran: wider to the below margin

d) At the middle bar and serif of the “E” at “INDONESIA”:

- JEH: wider bar with greater serif

- Kebajoran: small bar with more little serif