Norway 1882-1893 modified posthorn

Detail of ornament.

• Issue Dates: 09 January 1882; July 1882 - 1893
• Designed by: von Hanno
• Printed by: Chr. Johnsen (21 mm 1882-1885) and Centraltrykkeriet (20 mm 1886-1893)
• Print Process: Typo
• Perforations: 14²:13²
• Watermark: posthorn (types I, II, III or IV)
• Catalogue N°s Michel 35-47, 49-51; Yvert 35-44; Norgeskatalogen 37 I & II, 38-40, 41-48, 49-55

Values in öre, POSTHORN in sans-serif font, modified posthorn (unshaded). For Michel, stamps of the first printer (N°s 35-42) are 21 mm, of the second 20 mm (N°s 43-47). Slight differences at the top of the posthorn ring where the white "unshaded" lines meet. Differences in the printings can be determined by examining the hand-engraved small numerals after FRIM.
SUMMARY: 21 mm issues - FIRST ISSUE: 10 öre in Rose shade. White lines in the upper posthorn ring below the crown cross each other. SECOND ISSUE: 10 and 20 öre values. A color spot below the crown replaces the crossing white lines of the First Issue. All subsequent issues (sans serif POSTHORN, unshaded) have this same color spot below the crown. THIRD ISSUE: 3 to 25 öre. A color spot below the crown separates the white line in the upper posthorn ring. FOURTH ISSUE: 20 mm issue - 1 to 25 öre. A color spot below the crown separates the white line in the upper posthorn ring.

1882 - 1885 (21 mm) issues

10 öre rose 21 mm electrotype 1882-1-9 NK37 I	10 öre rose 21 mm electrotype 1882-1-9 NK37 II with white engraving line in posthorn ring next to bell
10 öre carmine-rose 21 mm electrotype 1883-1 NK38	20 öre reddish-brown 21 mm electrotype (1882-7), used in 1883. Mi40 NK39.	20 öre blue 21 mm electrotype (1883-3) NK40 II, New Plate.
3 öre orange 21 mm stereotype (1884-1) NK41	5 öre green 21 mm stereotype (1883-10) NK42	10 öre carmine/red in shade 21 mm stereotype (1884-1-2) NK43
12 öre dull olive-green 21 mm stereotype (1884-1-2) NK44	12 öre brown, 21 mm stereotype (1883-11). NK45 I	12 öre orange-brown, 21 mm stereotype (1884-2). Mi39b, NK45 II
20 öre dull blue, 21 mm stereotype, no period after M (1885-6) NK46	25 öre dull violet, 21 mm stereotype (1884-1-7). NK47

1886 - 1893 (20 mm) issues

1 öre olive-brown 20 mm Plate I (1891) NK49 I	1 öre brown-grey 20 mm Plate II (1893) NK49 II	2 öre orange-brown 20 mm (1890-3) NK50
3 öre orange 20 mm Plate I (1886-6) NK51 I	3 öre orange 20 mm Plate II (1887-4) NK51 II
3 öre orange-yellow 20 mm Plate IV (1891-8), used in 1896. Mi43a, NK51 IV	5 öre olive-green 20 mm Plate IV (1892), used in 1892. Mi44, NK52
10 öre red, 20 mm Plate II (1886-3), used at HAUGESUND in 1887. NK53 II	10 öre rose, 20 mm Plate III (1888), used at CHRISTIANIA in 1889. Mi45b, NK53 III
10 öre carmine-red, 20 mm Plate VI (1892-1), used at CHRISTIANIA in 1890s. NK53 VI	10 öre carmine-rose, 20 mm Plate VII (type 1) (1893-6), used at EIDFJORD in 1893. NK53 VII	10 öre carmine-rose, 20 mm Plate VII (type 1) (1893-6), used in 1893. NK53 VII	10 öre carmine-red, 20 mm Plate VIII, crown re-touched at right (1894-1), used in 1894. NK53 VIII
20 öre dull blue 20 mm Plate I (1886-9), used at VIGRESTAD in 1888. NK54 I	20 öre dull blue 20 mm Plate II (1888-1), used in 1889. Mi46b, NK54 II	20 öre dull blue 20 mm Plate III (1891-2), used in 1891. NK54 III
25 öre violet shade 20 mm, used. Mi47, NK55

1891-1893

The distinction between the 1 ore shades is to be confirmed.

1 ore deep olive-brown 20 mm Plate I 1891 Mi49	1 ore olive-grey 20 mm Plate I 1891 Mi49	20 mm Brown-grey Plate II 1893 NK49 II
2 ore red-brown Mi51a	2 ore yellow-brown in 1893 Mi51b