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1877 Value, surrounded by ornaments, inscription 'REPUB. DI S.MARINO BOLLO POSTALE LIBERTAS'

  2 c green
  2 c blue (1892)
  2 c red (1895)

These stamps have watermark 'Crown' and perforation 14.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 c green ** **  
2 c blue ** **  
2 c red * *  

 

1877 Arms


Front and backside of a 1 L blue stamp; note the watermark 'Crown' as can be clearly seen from the backside.

  5 c orange
  5 c olive (1892)
  5 c green (1899)
  10 c blue
  10 c green (1892)
  10 c red (1899)
  15 c red (1892)
  20 c red
  20 c lilac (1894)
  25 c red
  25 c blue (1899)
  30 c brown
  30 c orange (1892)
  40 c violet
  40 c brown (1892)
  45 c green (1892)
  65 c brown (1892)
  1 L red on yellow (1892)
  1 L blue (1894)
  2 L brown on yellow (1892)
  5 L brown on green (1892)

These stamps have watermark 'Crown' and perforation 14.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 c orange *** ***  
5 c olive * *  
5 c green * *  
10 c blue *** ***  
10 c green * *  
10 c red * *  
15 c R R  
20 c red *** **  
20 c lilac * *  
25 c red R ***  
25 c blue * *  
30 c brown R R  
30 c orange * *  
40 c violet R R  
40 c brown * *  
45 c * *  
65 c * *  
1 L red on yellow RRR RRR  
1 L blue RR RR  
2 L *** ***  
5 L R R   
Surcharged


  'Cmi. 5' on 10 c blue (1892)
  'Cmi. 5' on 30 c brown (1892)
  'Cmi. 10' on 20 c red (1892)
  '10 10' on 20 c red (1892)


(Several types of the surcharges)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 c on 10 c *** *** 6 types: *** to R
5 c on 30 c RR RR 6 types: same value
'Cmi. 10' on 20 c *** *** 5 types: same value
'10 10' on 20 c *** **  

Forgeries, example:

In the above 40 c forgery, the perforation is wrong (these stamps should be perforated 14).

Other forgeries (including overprints) can be found in 'The Fournier album of philatelic forgeries'. These forgeries have the the period after 'DIS.' significantly larger than the period after 'REP.'. The background below the labels in the right and left corners has some shading in it in the genuine stamps, this shading is almost completely missing in Fournier's forgeries. Fournier's forgeries are also unwatermarked. I've seen Fournier forgeries of the values 10 c red, 20 c red, 20 c lilac, 25 c blue, 30 c brown and 1 L blue.


Some Fournier forgeries as they can be found in 'The Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries' (images obtained thanks to Richie H. Smallwood)


Fournier forgery from a Fournier Album with 'FAUX' overprint.



Some pages from a Fournier Album.


Fournier forged cancels as obtained from a 'Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries' (reduced sizes)

The forger Sperati has made a forgery of the 65 c value (not listed in the BPA work on Sperati forgeries).

 

1894 Inauguration of new government buildings


(Reduced sizes)

  25 c brown and blue
  50 c brown and red
  1 L brown and green

These stamps have perforation 15 and watermark 'Arms of Savoie' (as used on fiscal stamps of Italy).

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
25 c ** **  
50 c *** ***  
1 L *** ***  

Remainders exist which were cancelled to order.


Typical cancel 'S.MNO' surrounded by dots

 

1899 Woman (standing), inland issue

  2 c brown
  2 c lilac (1922)
  5 c orange
  5 c olive (1922)
  10 c orange (1922)
  20 c brown (1922)
  25 c blue (1922)
  45 c red (1922)

These stamps have watermark 'Crown' and perforation 14.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 c brown ** **  
2 c lilac c c  
5 c orange ** **  
5 c olive c c  
10 c c c  
20 c * *  
25 c * *  
45 c * *  

 

1903 Number

  2 c lilac
  2 c brown (1921)

War issue (1917) overprinted '1917 Pro combattenti'

  25 on 2 c lilac

These stamps have watemark 'Crown' and perforation 14.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 c lilac ** *  
2 c brown vc c  
25 on 2 c *** ***  

 

1903 Mount Titano

80 c blue 

  5 c green
  5 c olive (1921)
  5 c lilac (1925)
  10 c red
  10 c orange (1921)
  10 c olive (1925)
  15 c green (1922)
  15 c lilac (1925)
  20 c orange
  20 c brown (1921)
  20 c green (1925)
  25 c blue
  25 c grey (1922)
  25 c violet (1925)
  30 c red
  30 c lilac (1922)
  30 c orange (1925)
  40 c red
  40 c brown (1925)
  45 c yellow
  50 c lilac (1923)
  50 c grey (1925)
  60 c red (1925)
  65 c brown
  80 c blue (1922)
  90 c brown (1923)
  1 L green
  1 L blue (1921)
  2 L violet
  2 L red (1921)
  2 L green (1925)
  5 L blue (1925)

These stamps have watemark 'Crown' and perforation 14.

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
5 c green c c  
5 c olive c c  
5 c lilac c c  
10 c red * *  
10 c orange c c  
10 c olive c c  
15 c green * *  
15 c lilac c c  
20 c orange R R  
20 c brown * *  
20 c green * *  
25 c blue * *  
25 c grey * *  
25 c violet c c  
30 c red *** ***  
30 c lilac * *  
30 c orange c c  
40 c red * * Two shades of red were issued
40 c brown c c  
45 c *** ***  
50 c lilac * *  
50 c grey * *  
60 c * *  
65 c *** ***  
80 c *** ***  
90 c *** ***  
1 L green R R  
1 L blue ** ** Two shades of blue were issued
2 L violet RR RR Only 6200 stamps issued
2 L red *** ***  
2 L green *** ***  
5 L blue R R Two shades of blue were issued 
Surcharged

  '10' on 15(?) c lilac (1941)
  '10' on 30 c orange (1941)
  '1905 15' on 20 c orange (1905)
  'Cent. 75' on 80 c blue (1926)
  'Lire 1,20' on 90 c brown (1926)
  'Lire 1,25' (red) on 90 c brown (1926)
  'Lire 2,50' (red) on 80 c blue (1926)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1905 15 on 20 c ** ** With '5' placed lower: RR
75 c on 80 c * *  
1.20 L on 90 c * *  
1.25 L on 90 c ** **  
2.50 L on 80 c *** ***   
War issue (1917) overprinted '1917 Pro combattenti'

  50 on 2 L violet

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
50 c on 2 L R RR   
Overprinted 'ESPRESSO'
  60 c violet

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
60 c * *   
Overprinted 'ESPRESSO' and surcharged

  'Lire 1,25' on 60 c violet (1927)
  'Lire 1,85' on 60 c violet (1927, with bars on 'ESPRESSO')
  'L 1,75' and bars on 'ESPRESSO' on 50 c on 25 c violet (1927)
    (non issued express stamp)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1.25 L on 60 c ** **  


A Sperati forgery of the 5 L value, the paper and the cancel are genuine

 

1907 Arms, new type

  1 c brown
  15 c black
  15 c black (larger size)

Surcharged (1918)

  20 c (red) on 15 c black (larger size)

Value of the stamps

 
vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
 
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1 c c c  
15 c ** **  
15 c (larger size) *** ***  
20 c on 15 c * *  

 

San Marino 1918 onwards and miscellaneous

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