Malaysia Stamp & Philately Reference Guide

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'RED CROSS' Surcharge


+ Issue Date     : 06/1917
+ Classification : Semi—Postal Stamp
+ Emission       : Special
+ Printer        : De La Rue & Co, Limited
+ Printing       : Photogravure
+ Watermark      : Multiple Crown CA
+ Perforations   : 14
+ Separations    : Normal Perforations
+ Gum Type       : Gum
+ Shape          : Rectangular
+ Orientation    : Vertical
RED CROSS stamps were issued between June 1917 to 1918 to support the effort during World War I.

Contemporarily sold with face value plus the surcharge.