Norway 1893-1905 NORGE in Antiqua

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  • Issue Dates: 1893 - 1908
  • Engraved by: Trondsen
  • Printed by: Centraltrykkeriet (Central Printing Works) 1893-1895 or Chr. H. Knudsen 1895-1908
  • Print Process: Typo
  • Perforations: 14²:13² or 13²:12²
  • Watermark: posthorn
  • Catalogue N°s Michel 52-61; Yvert 46-57; SG (1955) 108-130; NK56-64, NK65-84

Values in öre, NORGE in Roman capitals (Antiqua). Area of colour under crown in the posthorn ring. Note: for similar stamps where the area of colour is replaced by a dotted upward line under the crown, see the 1909-1937 issues (Knudsen).

1893-1908 issues

1 öre brown-grey (Central) 1895-10 coarse perf. NK59
1 öre brown-grey (Knudsen) 1899-10 NK73
2 öre yellow-brown (Knudsen) 1899-5, 4 rings cancel. Mi53, NK74.
2 öre brown (Knudsen) 1904-1 if upright wmk, bridge in 1905, NK74.
3 öre orange-yellow (Central) 1893-8, NK56.
3 öre orange-yellow (Central) 1895-6 coarse perf., NK60.
3 öre orange (Knudsen) 1896-4, perf 13²:12², bridge at KRISTIANIA in 1897. Mi54B, NK66.
5 öre green (Central) 1893-12 coarse perf., NK61
5 öre green (Knudsen) 1898-10, NK76
10 öre rose (Central) 1895-5 coarse perf., English type cancel E89. NK62
10 öre carmine (Knudsen) 1896-4 coarse perf., NK68
10 öre carmine (Knudsen) Plate II 1899-1, NK77 II
20 öre deep ultramarine (Knudsen) 1899-1 NK79
20 öre ultramarine (Knudsen) 1899-1 NK79
25 öre lilac (Knudsen) 1901-11, used (1906) Mi58A, NK80
25 öre lilac (Knudsen) parcel postmark at KRISTIANIA in 1905. Mi58A, NK80
30 öre grey (Knudsen) 1907-4, NK81
35 öre blue-green (Knudsen) 1895-11, perf 13²:12² Mi59B, NK71
50 öre carmine-brown (Knudsen) 1901-6, perf 14²:13², DC used Mi60A, NK83
60 öre green-blue (Knudsen) 1900-8 Mi61, NK84

Multiples

A 25 öre dull red-violet (Knudsen) 1901-11 strip of 4, parcel post (box) cancelled at BERGEN in 1902