Stamps of Liberia 1860 - 1996

In this section you can find all basic stamps and souvenir sheets issued by Liberia through 1996. If should be seen as a help for identification; therefore, stamps are organized mainly by design regardless of catalog number or intended purpose, meaning that regular, official and airmail stamps including surcharges are grouped together.
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Below each stamp are given its Scott catalog number to the left, date of issue to the right, and information about the catalog value in the middle (mint - used). Values are mainly based on Scott and Michel 2012 catalogs, and are coded by falling into one of ten price ranges, indicated by the number of diamonds: ” = below 30c, ♦♦” = 30c..99c, ♦♦♦” = $1..$2.99, ♦♦♦♦” = $3..$9.99, ♦♦♦♦♦” = $10..$29, ♦♦♦♦♦♦” = $30..$99, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦” = $100..$299, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦” = $300..$999, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦” = $1000..$2999, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦” = $3000 and above. Catalog prices for many Liberian stamps are dubious, but at least this should give you a hint if some stamp is waste paper or your ticket to Rio!

Stamp images have a resolution of 150 dpi, except for souvenir sheets which have 100 dpi. Thus, on the average 96 dpi monitor souvenir sheets will show close to their natural size, while stamps are enlarged by 50 percent.

Crosses and Circles watermark Crosses and Circles
Rosette watermark Rosette
Watermarks
In general, Liberia's classic postage stamps were printed on paper without dedicated watermark – some are known with paper-makers watermark – but there are two exceptions: most of the early Waterlow & Sons issues are watermarked “Rosette” (not the triangle stamps), and all issues printed in Germany are watermarked “Crosses and Circles”.
  • Gaboon Viper 1921 and overprints

    engraved by Reichsdruckerei (Imperial Printing Office), Berlin on paper watermarked "Crosses and Circles", perforated 13½x13.

    • registration issue

      • F20
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F21
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F22
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F22_gray
        1921
      • F23
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F23a
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ - 
      • F24
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F24a
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ - 
    • ovpt 1921

      • F25
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F26
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F27
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F28
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F29
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
    • inverted ovpt 1921

      like all triangular stamps this set was printed tête-bêche, but the overprint was set up to read the same way for the whole sheet — therefore, half of all stamps are inverts; there is also a rare variety with the ovpt being arranged vertically (up or down).
      • F25_inverted_ovpt
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F26_inverted_ovpt
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F27_inverted_ovpt
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F28_inverted_ovpt
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
      • F29_inverted_ovpt
        1921
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦