Stamps of Liberia 1860 - 1996

In this section you can find all basic stamps and souvenir sheets issued by Liberia through 1996. If should be seen as a help for identification; therefore, stamps are organized mainly by design regardless of catalog number or intended purpose, meaning that regular, official and airmail stamps including surcharges are grouped together.
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Below each stamp are given its Scott catalog number to the left, date of issue to the right, and information about the catalog value in the middle (mint - used). Values are mainly based on Scott and Michel 2012 catalogs, and are coded by falling into one of ten price ranges, indicated by the number of diamonds: ” = below 30c, ♦♦” = 30c..99c, ♦♦♦” = $1..$2.99, ♦♦♦♦” = $3..$9.99, ♦♦♦♦♦” = $10..$29, ♦♦♦♦♦♦” = $30..$99, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦” = $100..$299, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦” = $300..$999, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦” = $1000..$2999, ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦” = $3000 and above. Catalog prices for many Liberian stamps are dubious, but at least this should give you a hint if some stamp is waste paper or your ticket to Rio!

Stamp images have a resolution of 150 dpi, except for souvenir sheets which have 100 dpi. Thus, on the average 96 dpi monitor souvenir sheets will show close to their natural size, while stamps are enlarged by 50 percent.

Crosses and Circles watermark Crosses and Circles
Rosette watermark Rosette
Watermarks
In general, Liberia's classic postage stamps were printed on paper without dedicated watermark – some are known with paper-makers watermark – but there are two exceptions: most of the early Waterlow & Sons issues are watermarked “Rosette” (not the triangle stamps), and all issues printed in Germany are watermarked “Crosses and Circles”.
  • Numerals of Value 1882-1889

    lithographed by T. F. Todhunter, London on unwatermarked paper.

    • Numerals of Value 1882

      • 22
        1882
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦♦
      • 23
        1882
        ♦♦♦♦♦ - ♦♦♦♦
    • Numeral of Value 1889

      • 32_perf14
        1889
        ♦♦♦♦
      • 32_perf12
        1891
        ♦♦♦♦
      • 32a
        1891
        ♦♦♦♦♦ - 
    • Numerals of Value & From the Coat of Arms 1885

      like the numerical issue of 1889, this set has a first, narrow printing with stamps set 2 mm apart (perf 10½ to 11½, 1c value also printed pre 1888 perf. 14) and a later, wide printing with stamps set 4 to 4½ mm apart (in 1892, perf. 12 to 14½); for color varieties and shades of this issue, see the color study.
      • 24a
        1885
        ♦♦♦
      • 24
        1892
        ♦♦♦
      • 25
        1885/1892
        ♦♦♦
      • 25_blue-green
        1892
      • 26
        1885/1892
        ♦♦♦
      • 27
        1885/1892
        ♦♦♦
      • 28
        1885/1892
        ♦♦♦
      • 29
        1885/1892
        ♦♦♦♦
      • 30
        1885/1892
        ♦♦♦♦♦
      • 31
        1885/1892
        ♦♦♦♦♦♦
    • Numerals of Value 1885 surcharged POSTAGE DUE 1892

      there are four different settings to the overprint on both the 3 cents and the 6 cents stamp; the settings of the 3 cents stamp are: 1.) left vertical frame line shifted up, right frame line down - 2.) right frame line up, left frame line down - 3.) both vertical frame lines up - 4.) like first setting, but with the ‘3’ being very close to the left frame line instead of 1 mm away; the settings of the 6 cents stamp are: 1.) left frame up, right frame down, ‘6’ very close to left frame and thin spur at right end of top frame - 2.) left frame down, right frame up, space between left frame and ‘6’ - 3.) like second setting but with the left end of bottom frame ending in a thin hook pointing outwards - 4.) left frame up, right frame down, ‘6’ very close to left frame and with short thick spur at top of left frame.
      • settings

        • J1_setting1
          1892
          ♦♦♦♦
        • J1_setting2
          1892
          ♦♦♦♦
        • J1_setting3
          1892
          ♦♦♦♦
        • J1_setting4
          1892
          ♦♦♦♦
        • J2_setting1
          1892
          ♦♦♦♦♦
        • J2_setting2
          1892
          ♦♦♦♦♦
        • J2_setting3
          1892
          ♦♦♦♦♦
        • J2_setting4
          1892
          ♦♦♦♦♦
      • inverted overprints

        • J1b
          1892
          ♦♦♦♦♦♦
        • J2b
          1892
          ♦♦♦♦♦♦