Black And White Stamps

From 1938-41 Gold Coast issued a definitive series of 12 stamps of two designs, both including a portrait of KGVI and Christiansborg, or Osu Castle. The design for the lower values is vertically formatted, and the higher values are in a horizontal format. Shown here is the 2d value (Sc #118) from this set.

Christiansborg Castle was built by Denmark-Norway in the 17th and 18th centuries. It changed hands among Denmark-Norway, Portuguese traders and the local Akwamu ethnic group before being bought (along with all of Denmark-Norway's Gold Coast assets) in 1850 by the British for 400 troy ounces of gold.

Here is the 1 Heller value from Bosnia and Herzegovina's 1910 Jubilee Pictorial Series commemorating the 80th birthday of emperor Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary. Stamp depicts Doboj, which today is in Republika Srpska.

On April 5, 1990 Denmark issued this 4.75 kr stamp (Facit #1003) to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Nyholm, later known as Copenhagen Naval Station.

Here is the 1 ore value (Facit #L25) from Denmark's nicely engraved 1934-55 postage due series.

This one colon value (Sc #C59) is from El Salvador's December 3, 1937 set of seven, identically designed airmail stamps depicting a plane flying above the Church of Panchimalco.

From wikipedia, "Panchimalco is known for its indigenous population and its festivities...(it) is considered one of the last two remaining bastions of of indigenous people or 'Indians' in El Salvador...The number was greatly reduced when forces loyal to Gen. Maximiliano Hernandez massacred up to 30,000 peasants during the Salvadoran peasant uprising of 1932 known as La Matanza."

Here is the one centimo value (Sc #406) from Paraguay's 1944 "Country Views" series. Stamp depicts indigenous Guarani people and their mail system.

Fom britannica.com, "Modern Paraguay still claims a strong Guarani heritage, and more Paraguayans speak and and understand Guarani than Spanish.."

On October 10, 1931 Spain issued a set of 10 stamps to commemorate the Third Pan-American Postal Union Congress in Madrid. Here is the 1 peseta value (Sc #498) from the set, depicting the Alcantara Bridge and Alcazar in Toledo.

Here is the I kreuzer value (Mi #2x) from Bavaria's postage due series of 1862-70. All three stamps are black and white.

And here are two Luxembourg definitives for the thread. The first is from the second German occupation series of 1940, featuring 13 stamps from the 1926-35 Grand Duchess Charlotte set, plus 3 others. It is the low value 3 pf on 15c (Mi #17).

The second stamp is from the 1965-75 Grand Duke Jean series. It is the 10 Fr value (Mi #899y, Sc #572) issued on January 9, 1975.

On August 1, 1944 Finland issued this 3.50 markka value (Facit #288) printed by copperplate recess as a a mourning stamp for President Svinhufvud (1861-1944), who died on February 29th of that year.

This March 6, 1916, 6 heller stamp of Bosnia and Herzegovina depicting Emperor Franz Josef was overprinted for use in occupied Serbia.

Here are the 16c (Sc #821) and 24c (Sc #828) values from the USA's 1938-54 "Presidents" definitive series. Scott describes the 16c Lincoln stamp as black, and the 24c Benjamin Harrison stamp as gray black.

On May 25, 1953 New Zealand issued a set of seven stamps to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom. The 8 d value (SG #717) of this set, shown here, depicts Westminster Abbey.

This July 21, 1954 Finnish 25 markka stamp (Facit #433) commemorates the birth centenary of painter Albert Edelfelt (1854-1905). Stamp shows Edelfelt's In the Outermost Archipelago (1896) in the collection of the Finnish National Gallery.

Here is the USA's March 26, 1974 10c stamp (Sc #1526) commemorating the birth centenary of four-time Pulitzer Prize winning poet Robert Frost (1874-1963).