Revenue Stamps of Liberia

This listing of Liberian revenues is based on Philip Cockrill’s LIBERIA Series Booklet No. 5 and No. 25, supplemented by information from Col. Rogers book and: Korn, Bryant (2011): Preliminary chronology for provisional Liberian revenue overprints. Journal of the Liberian Philatelic Society 147. - and ADDENDUM. Journal of the Liberian Philatelic Society 148.

  • Fourth Issue (Revised Design of Third Issue)

    • card proofs

      • PC83a_card_proof
        1963
      • R47_card_proof
        1960
      • R48_card_proof
        1960
      • R51_card_proof
        1960
      • R54_card_proof
        1960/1963

    • specimens

      printing order no. 14171 (10c, 25c and $1 red, dated 1960), no. 14426 (3c and 5c, 1963) and no. 14430 ($1 rose red, 1963) from American Bank Note Company archives Sep. 1990;
      engraved on unwatermarked paper perforated 12, with PVA gum.
      • PC83a_specimen
        1963
      • R47_specimen
        1960
      • R48_specimen
        1960
      • R51_specimen
        1960
      • R54_specimen
        1960/1963

    • as issued - engraved

      complete set as listed by Philip Cockrill;
      engraved on unwatermarked soft white porous paper perforated 12 (also 13 according to von Saleski).

    • as issued - lithographed

      lithographed and perforated 12, with PVA gum;
      stamps with punch holes are from the American Bank Note Company archives, Sep. 1990.
      • R47_litho
        ?
      • R48_litho
        ?
      • R51_litho
        ?
      • R53_litho
        ?
      • R54_litho
        ?

    • rouletted - dextrin gum

      lithographed and rouletted 7;
      with dextrin gum (unlike all the fourth issue stamps found in the American Bank Note Company archives, Sep. 1990).
      • R47_rouletted_dextrin_punched
        ~1960
      • R51_rouletted_dextrin_punched
        ~1960
      • R53_rouletted_dextrin
        ~1960
      • R54_rouletted_dextrin_punched
        ~1960
      • R56_rouletted_dextrin_punched
        ~1960

    • rouletted - PVA gum

      lithographed and rouletted 7;
      with PVA gum, from various printing orders found in the American Bank Note Company archives, Sep. 1990.
      • R47_rouletted_PVA_punched
        ~1960
      • R48_rouletted_PVA_punched
        ~1960
      • R51_rouletted_PVA_punched
        ~1960
      • R53_rouletted_PVA_punched
        ~1960
      • R54_rouletted_PVA_punched
        ~1960
      • R56_rouletted_PVA_punched
        ~1960
      • R57_rouletted_PVA_punched
        ~1960