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Obverse Description
French and Malagasy text; old Malagasy woman sewing; flowering plant
Reverse Description
Back (vertical): Malagasy text; Verreaux’s sifaka lemur, grey heron, radiated tortoise, and nymphalid butterfly in jungle setting
Catalog Information
GSID:
120016
Variety:
Sig 5: Ravelojaona Prefix YD, YE
BNB #:
B309b
Pick #:
P72A
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No date Sig 1: Rajaobelina Prefix A/1 - A/22 Intro: 1983
Worth: $3 – $10
Sig 2: Randriamaholy Prefix A/25 - A/47
Worth: $3 – $10
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Replacement: Prefix Z/1 Unconfirmed
No date Sig 1: Rajaobelina Prefix A/1 - A/17 Intro: 1983
Worth: $3 – $10
Sig 2: Randriamaholy Prefix A/22 - A/46
Worth: $3 – $10
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Diagonal red SPECIMEN and DLR oval ovpts; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Replacement: Prefix Z/1
No date Sig 1: Rajaobelina Prefix A/1 - A/13 Intro: 1983
Worth: $2 – $30
Sig 2: Randriamaholy Prefix A/14 - A/18
Worth: $2 – $30
Diagonal red SPECIMEN ovpt front/back; horizontal red SPECIMEN NO # ovpt lower left; all-zero s/n
Worth: $200 – $200
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