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”.
  • Liberian Presidents 1948-1960

    engraved by E.A. Wright Banknote Co., Philadelphia, on unwatermarked paper, perforated 12½ (1948-1950) and 12 (1958-1960).
    • regular issue

      • 313
        1948, Nov. 18
        ♦♦♦♦
      • 328
        1950
        ♦♦ - 
      • 371
        1958, Aug. 1
        ♦♦ - 
      • 371_orange
        1960?
        ♦♦ - 
      • 371_yellow_orange
        1963
        ♦♦ - 
      • 314
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦
      • 372
        1958, Aug. 1
        ♦♦ - 
      • 315
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦
      • 315a
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦♦♦
      • 316
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦ - ♦♦
      • 317
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦ - ♦♦
      • 318
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦
      • 319
        1950
        ♦♦♦
      • 320
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦
      • 321
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦
      • 322
        1950
        ♦♦♦ - ♦♦
      • 373
        1958, Aug. 1
        ♦♦
      • 323
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦ - ♦♦
      • 374
        1959, Sept.
        ♦♦ - 
      • 324
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦
      • 375
        1958, Aug. 1
        ♦♦
      • 325
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦
      • 376
        1958, Aug. 1
        ♦♦
      • 326
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦
      • 377
        1959, Sept.
        ♦♦♦
      • 327
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦
      • 378
        1959, Sept.
        ♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦
    • air post issue

      • C65
        1949, July 21
        ♦♦♦ - ♦♦
      • C118
        1958, Aug. 1
        ♦♦♦ - ♦♦