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Note that the older design has two rows of "pearls" encircling the portraiture, yet with the greek-key borders being practically identical. The basic layout is there on both
The two stamps have a number of design elements that make them appear similar. When you look closely, they have almost nothing in common.
Different font
Value at bottom with number or in words
Large white corner letters or small coloured letters
Typographic elements in colour or white
Background to typographic elements and corner letters inverted
Plate number in design or not
No value tablets besides portrait or value tablets besides portrait
Inner frame line or no inner frame line
No inner frame or thick inner frame in typographic elements
Side ornaments are thin lines or side ornaments are pillars with chain
Corners to portrait are not broken at centre or broken at centre
Outer line of pearls to portrait frame or no outer line of pearls
Thin weak lines as background to portrait or fewer strong lines as background to portrait
Smaller portrait or bigger portrait