Posted 12 years ago
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These are two "Revolutionary" postage stamps printed in Vienna, Austria in 1948 for the pre-Independence Republic of Indonesia. - Indonesian representatives in New York placed an order for Repoeblik Indonesia stamps. The primary purpose of the stamps was propaganda although Indonesian officials say that they also intended to have the stamps issued in Indonesia. Most stamps were printed by the Austrian State Printer in Vienna. The spelling of Republik was misspelled as "Repoeblik" and these were then reprinted correctly offering a new variety. In addition, there were five different types of overprints (these have the first type "Merdeka Djokjakarta 6 Djuli 1949") -- Both stamps are in Mint No Hinge, Original Gum condition (MNH OG) - There is no Scott Catalog stamp numbers assigned for either.
STAMP 1 - Denomination: (3) Sen - Farmer working in the field
STAMP 2 - Denomination: (17 1/2) Sen - Portraits (right side - Benjamin Franklin)
