Sudan Military Telegraphs - 1 Milliemes

Sudan Military Telegraphs - 1 Milliemes

Year
1898
Face Value
1
Mint Value
-
Used Value
-
Print Run
-
Themes
Sites and landscapes

Catalogs References

Yvert & Tellier
SD TE12
Stanley Gibbons
SD T13

Technical Details

Colors
Bright carmine
Size
24.5 x 20.5 mm
Perforation
14
Printing
Typography
Printers
De La Rue & Co. Ltd
This purple and lilac stamp was issued for the Sudan Military Telegraph service. It features a line of camels carrying telegraph poles and equipment alongside a desert telegraph line. This specific design is a "bisect" (indicated by the vertical perforations down the center), which allowed a single stamp to be divided for lower-rate usage.