Stamps of Guatemala, 1868-1900
Postage stamps
[edit]1871
[edit]Coat of arms of Guatemala. Designed and engraved by Ferdinand Joubert and typographed by the Government Mint, Paris.
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1c ochre, unused
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1 centavo, yellow-brown, mute star cancel. Mi1A
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5c brown, unused
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10c blue, unused
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20c rose, unused
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20 C, rose, numeral cancelled.
Imperforated
[edit]Do not exist used, probably from printer.
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1c ochre, unused imperforated block of four
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10 c, unused. Mi3B
Forged 1871 stamps
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1c block of four, forged stamps and cancel.
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5c block of four, forged stamps and cancel.
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10c, forged stamp and cancel.
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10c block of four, forged stamps and cancel.
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20c block of four, forged stamps and cancel.
1872
[edit]Coat of arms of Guatemala. Lithographed by Edward Matthews, London.
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4 reales dull violet, used
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1 peso orange yellow, unused
Forged 1872 stamps
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Forged 1872 issues, unused. Imprint 'Facsimile' below crest
1875
[edit]Liberty head. Printed by the Columbian Bank Note Company, New York.
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1/4 real black, used by postmark '6' of Quetzaltenango
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Medio real, blue green, unused
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1/2 real, DC used
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1 real blue, cancelled with 'B31' British postmark
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Numeral cancelled 14
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2 reales dull red, used
Forged 1875 stamps and cancels
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Forged stamps and cancels
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19th century forged cancels
1878 January 10
[edit]Guatemalan Indian head. Design and (litho) engraving by Mouchon and typographed by A. Chaix y Co. of Paris. Perforated 13 1/2.
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1/2 Real green, unused. Michel N°11.
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1/2 Real, cancelled with a black star. Yvert N°11.
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2 Reales carmine rose, used by oval numeral cancel '6' of Quetzaltenango.
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4 Reales violet, unused
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4 R, FRANCO cancelled with a blue oval.
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1 Peso ochre, unused. Mi14. Forgery
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1 Peso yellow, unused imperforate margin block of six Forgery
1879
[edit]National symbol of Guatemala the Resplendent Quetzal (symbolizing liberty) .
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1/4 real brown and green, unused
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1 real black and green, used
1881 July
[edit]Issues of 1878 and 1879 surcharged in black with the new currency.
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1c on 1/4 real brown and green, unused. Mi17.
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5c on 1/2 real green, unused
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10c on1 real brown and green, unused
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20c on 2r reales carmine rose, unused. Mi20.
1881 November 7
[edit]Green Quetzal with new currency 1 to 20 Centavos. Text UNION POSTAL UNIVERSAL - GUATEMALA (the country joined the Union in August 1881). Engraved in the American Bank Note Co.
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2 C brown, unused. Mi22.
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5 C orange, mute black cancel. Mi23.
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5 C red-orange, used by red numeral '(1)8' from Zacapa.
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10 C lilac-grey, used by mute violet circles handstamp. Mi24.
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20 C orange, unused. Mi25.
1886 July 1
[edit]Coat of arms of Guatemala, 1 to 200 Centavos. Litho, Design by Dr. E. Léon. Printed American Bank Note Co.
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20 C, violet mute cancel. Mi35.
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25 C, violet frame cancel R.. .Mi36.
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100 C, violet mute cancel. Mi39.
1887-1895
[edit]Same design, but engraved.
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1 C issue 1887, blue cancel Antigua Guatemala. Mi43.
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2 C issue 1887, blue cancel. Mi44.
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10 C issue 1891, engraved, violet cancel in 1893 from Zacapa. Mi47.
Telegraph stamps
[edit]1898
[edit]Central America Exposition stamps of 1897, overprinted.
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25c on 75c black on buff, unused
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Two 25c on 75c black on buff, used stamps
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25c on 75c black, unused
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25c on 75c black, unused strip of three
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25c on 150c black on pink, unused
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1898 issues telegraph stamps
Revenue stamps
[edit]1868
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1/2 real, used by manuscript cancel
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1/2 real, used by manuscript cancel
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2 reales, unused
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1 peso, unused
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2 pesos, unused
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3 pesos, unused
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3 pesos, unused block of four
1874
[edit]National symbol of Guatemala the Resplendent Quetzal (symbolizing liberty) on a parchment scroll bearing the date of Central America's independence from Spain.
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1/2 real unused
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1/2 real unused, overinked on thin paper
1881
[edit]National symbol of Guatemala the resplendent Quetzal (symbolizing liberty) on a parchment scroll bearing the date of Central America's independence from Spain.
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10c red brown, unused
1889
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1c brown, used
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5c green, used
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20c vermillion, used
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1p orange, unused
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5p blue, unused
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10p lilac, unused
Bogus stamps
[edit]1867
[edit]A stamp-like 5c bogus issue appeared in May 1867. Supposedly being engraved ‘proofs’ in various colors for the country’s first issue, the items depict a sailing ship in a harbor. Designed by Boston dealer Samuel Allan Taylor (a.k.a. Don Alberto de Bario), engraved by J.A.P. Wilcox, printed by the Holland Printing Company in Boston and sold by Taylor.
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Cinco cent blue and brown, perforated 11.5.